Helmut Schmidt vs Kurt Vonnegut
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Compare the life timelines of Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015) and Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 85 years, from 1922 to 2007.
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Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015)
- — Born in Hamburg Verified
- — Served in the German armed forces during the Second World War Verified
- — Married Hannelore Glaser Verified
- — Graduated in economics from the University of Hamburg Verified
- — Elected to the Bundestag Verified
- — Directed the emergency response to the North Sea flood in Hamburg Verified
- — Appointed Minister of Defence Verified
- — Became Chancellor of West Germany Verified
- — Became co-publisher of Die Zeit Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified
Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007)
- — Born in Indianapolis, Indiana Verified
- — Enrolled at Cornell University Verified
- — Enlisted in the United States Army Verified
- — Captured at the Battle of the Bulge and held as a prisoner of war in Dresden Verified
- — Studied anthropology at the University of Chicago Verified
- — Worked in public relations for General Electric in Schenectady, New York Verified
- — Published his first novel, Player Piano Verified
- — Published Slaughterhouse-Five Verified
- — Married photographer Jill Krementz Verified
- — Died in Manhattan, New York Verified