Ludwig Renn

Ludwig Renn
Ludwig Renn in 1954
Born
Arnold Friedrich Vieth von Golßenau

(1889-04-22)22 April 1889
Died21 July 1979(1979-07-21) (aged 90)
Resting placeZentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
NationalityGerman
OccupationAuthor
Political partySocialist Unity Party (1947–)
Communist Party of Germany (1928–1947)
Military Service
Allegiance Second Spanish Republic
German Empire
Service / branchSpanish Republican Army
Imperial German Army
Years of service1936–1937
1911–1918
Unit
Battles / wars

Ludwig Renn (born Arnold Friedrich Vieth von Golßenau; 22 April 1889 – 21 July 1979) was a German author. Born a Saxon nobleman, he later became a committed communist and lived in East Berlin.