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Hugo von Hofmannsthal (detail)

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Person

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Very soon after the start of the war, the author Hugo von Hoffmannsthal attracted attention with his patriotic publications. In order to avoid military service, he had himself transferred to the Press Service of the War Welfare Office.