[Literarischer Nachlass] 1914-1918

A collection of letters, manuscripts, poems, and clippings from the estate of Julius Fuerst (1896-1918), transcribed by his sister, Dr. Kaete Pulewka-Fuerst.Die Pflichten des Kompagniefuehrers im Felde; 1918, 15 pages : a description of the tasks of the military leaders in war time."Jude" und Jude; undated, 17 + 4 pages : a treatise on 3 different kinds of Jews in Germany: "Eastern European Zionists", "uprooted assimilationists" and "national-German Jews" with which the author identifies. Fuerst refers especially to his experiences in the "Wandervogel" - youth movement. Also included is an answer to this letter by Lieutenant Ludwig Zeise, who describes himself as strongly influenced by anti-Semitism.Two war letters by Fuerst to his friends; 1916-1918, 10 + 8 pages, partly published in "Das Reich", Juli 1916 (vol.2).Transcript of a letter from Lieutenant Zeise to Fuerst's girl-friend Trude K. in, informing her about Fuerst's death; 1918, 3 pages.Poems by Julius Fuerst; undated, 32 pages.Printed reactions to an article by Fuerst in "Fuehrerzeitung fuer die deutschen Wandervogelfuehrer"; 1916.Julius Fuerst was born in Koenigsberg in 1896. He volunteered as a soldier in World War I and died in battle in 1918