Jan Valtin

German spy, Communist spy, Writer, American Soldier (1905–1951)

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Lived 1905–1951, aged 46Germany

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1905–1951
Aged 46

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Updated 2026-06-19

Richard Julius Hermann Krebs, better known by his alias Jan Valtin, was a German writer during the interwar period. He settled in the United States in 1938, and in 1940 wrote his bestselling book Out of the Night.

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Jan Valtin
wikipedia · tr.wikipedia.org
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جان فالتين
wikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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Jan Valtin
wikipedia · de.wikipedia.org
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