A Soldier's Legacy

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A Soldier's Legacy ({{langx|de|Das Vermächtnis}}) is a novel by German author Heinrich Böll, published in 1982 (translator: Leila Vennewitz).[https://www.amazon.com/Soldiers-Legacy-European-Classics/dp/0810112027 A Soldier's Legacy at Amazon.com]{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/23/books/lieutenant-schelling-how-he-died.html|title=LIEUTENANT SCHELLING, HOW HE DIED|work=The New York Times|year=1985|first=Joel|last=Agee}}

Written in 1948, the narrator writes about his dead friend Schelling, revealing his murder by the hated captain Schnecker.{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/heinrich-boll-10/a-soldiers-legacy/ |title=A Soldier's Legacy |work=Kirkus Reviews |accessdate=22 August 2018}}