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the Story of a Young Soldier in Hitler's Wehrmacht'. 'My story is not about the rise and fall of the third Reich. My story is about me. I am neither famous nor infamous, neither a dazzling success nor a dismal failure. I am a plain and ordinary human being who was too young to be a hero.' Ollie Weiss, the author's name for himself, was born in 1924 in a small town in Germany. When his father dies on the first day of school, Ollie feels deserted in an unfair, harsh world. He joins the Hitler Youth at ten and begins to greet his mother with 'Heil Hitler' instead of 'Good morning'.When Ollie signs up for the infantry he is willing to die for his beloved Fuhrer, the saviour of his Fatherland. But his years of brainwashing quickly wear off as he reaches the brink of insanity defending a corridor west of Stalingrad. Ollie's god has betrayed him and his world is turned upside down. too Young to be a Hero is an extraordinary true story of survival, moral conflict and of heartache.

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Rick Holz was born in a small town in Germany in 1924, to a father who told him glorious stories from the Great War and a mother who never understood him. When his father dies on the first day of school, little ""Ollie"" feels deserted in an unfair, harsh world. He joins the Hitler Youth at ten and begins to greet his mother with ""Heil Hitler"" instead of ""Good morning"". At seventeen, the young patriot can barely wait to sign up for the infantry and fight for his beloved Fuhrer, the saviour of his Fatherland. But his years of brainwashing quickly wear off as he reaches the brink of insanity defending a corridor west of Stalingrad. His God has betrayed him and his world is turned upside down. Too Young to be a Hero is his story.

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