Hans Hellmut Kirst
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Birth Date 5 December 1914
Death Date 23 February 1989
Personal Name Hans Hellmut Kirst
Alternate Names
- Hans Hellmut KIRST
- Hans Helmut Kirst
- H. H. Kirst
- Hans H. Kirst
- Hans Hellmutt Kirst
Hans Hellmut Kirst was a German novelist and the author of 46 books, many of which were translated into English. Kirst is best remembered as the creator of the "Gunner Asch" series which detailed the ongoing struggle of an honest individual to maintain his identity and humanity amidst the criminality and corruption of Nazi Germany.