Hosenfeld akaberekerwa mumhuri yemudzidzisi wechikoro weRoma Katurike aigara pedyo neFulda. Hupenyu hwemhuri yake hwaive nehunhu hwechiKaturike, uye basa rechiKristu rerudo rakasimbiswa panguva yedzidzo yake. Akafuridzirwa neCatholic Action uye basa rezvemagariro rakafuridzirwa neChechi, asi zvakare nekuteerera kwePrussian, nekuteerera kweGerman, uye, panguva yemuchato wake, nekuwedzera kwekunyarara kwemukadzi wake, Annemarie. Akafuridzirwawo neWandervogel kufamba uye vateveri vayo. Kubva 1914, akaona basa rinoshanda muHondo Yenyika Yekutanga, uye mushure mekukuvara zvakaipisisa muna 1917 akagamuchira Iron Cross Second Class. Mubvunzo: Ndeipi sangano rechitendero rakamukurudzira zvakanyanya?
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