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Sven Hassel

Sven Hassel was the pen name of the Danish-born Børge Willy Redsted Pedersen known for his novels about German soldiers fighting in World War II.
In Denmark he used the pen name Sven Hazel.He is one of the bestselling Danish authors, possibly second only to Hans Christian Andersen.

Hassel claimed his authorship was based on being a veteran of the German Wehrmacht who had fought in the Battle of Berlin in 1945 until he surrendered to the Soviets. However, numerous post-war investigations have proved his claims to be false and outright fabrications. In fact Hassel (as Pedersen) was a Danish criminal who did join the German Army but was incarcerated for having lied about his convictions. He was not captured in Berlin because he was in prison in Denmark. In the post-war period he gave a false testament which led to the arrest and imprisonment of innocent people.

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Born 19 April 1917
Died 21 September 2012

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  • Cover of: The legion of the damned

    First published in 1953 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Monte Cassino

    First published in 1966 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1980 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1979 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1960 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Comrades of war

    First published in 1968 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1974 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1973 — 3 editions
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    First published in 1976 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Los vi morir

    First published in 2005 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: SS General

    First published in 1972 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Camaradas del Frente

    First published in 2004 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Liquidate Paris
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    First published in 1982 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The commissar

    First published in 1985 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Assignment Gestapo (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Bloody Road to Death
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    First published in 1977 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Legion of the Damned
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    Cover of edition legionofdamned0000hass First published in 1980 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1990 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Commissar
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    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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Born 19 April 1917
Died 21 September 2012

Subjects

Fiction, war & military, Fiction, World War, 1939-1945, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Campaigns, Fiction, historical, general, Russia (federation), fiction, Germany, fiction, Italy, fiction, War stories, Danish fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Military campaigns, Cassino, Battle of, Cassino, Italy, 1944, English fiction, Fiction, general, Germany, Germany. Heer, Kampanie i bitwy, Niemcy, Niemcy. Wehrmacht, Poland, fiction, Powieści, Soviet union, fiction, Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943

Places

Russia (Federation), Rosja, Western Front

People

Julius Heide, Porta, Sven, The Legionnaire, Tiny

Time

1939-1945 (Wojna światowa)

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  • OLID: OL146382A

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March 17, 2025 Edited by Alan Tamborini Edited without comment.
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