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Born in 1917 in fredensborg, denmark, sven hassel joined the merchant navy at the age of 14. Having survived the horrors of the eastern front, the 27th penal regiment are posted to italy. Sven hassel was born sven pedersen in fredensborg, denmark on april 19, 1917. Sven hassel has 46 books on goodreads with 295 ratings. Legion of the damned legion of the damned series book 1. He adopted his mothers maiden name, hassel, when he began writing.

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