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Walter Julius Bloem
1898–1945
A German writer who published under the pen name Kilian Koll, he moved between literature, film writing, and military life in a turbulent era. His story is tied closely to the political and cultural tensions of Germany in the first half of the twentieth century.
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The soul of the moving picture
by Walter Julius Bloem
About the author
Born in Barmen on October 22, 1898, Walter Julius Bloem was the son of the novelist Walter Bloem. He became known as a writer under the pseudonym Kilian Koll, and his work included novels, stories, radio plays, and film-related writing.
Bloem's life was deeply shaped by war. He served as an officer in both World War I and World War II, and sources also describe service in Freikorps units, work as a pilot in the interwar years, and later membership in the SS. His best-known work is often noted as Urlaub auf Ehrenwort (1937), a novella that was later adapted for film.
Accounts of his final years are stark and uncertain. Reference sources describe him as missing in Berlin in 1945 and generally presumed dead that year. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the pages reviewed.