Max von der Grün (May 25, 1926 - April 7, 2005) was a German novelist.
Max von der Grün was born in Bayreuth and grew up in Mitterteich. After a clerical apprenticeship, he became a paratrooper during World War II in 1944. He was captured by U.S. forces near Quimper (France) and became a prisoner of war, spending three years in prison camps in Scotland, Louisiana, Texas, and New Mexico.
After his release, he worked as a bricklayer, and from 1951 ...
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Date of birth:
- May 25, 1926
Date of death:
- Apr 7, 2005 (age 78 years)