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ARTS: Guenter Grass admits to having once belonged to SS

It's said that confession cleanses the soul, but Germany's most celebrated writer has been made to feel decidedly dirty since admitting he was a member of Hitler's notorious Waffen SS in his teens. Guenter Grass's admission coincides with the publication of his autobiography - and fellow Nobel Prize winner Lech Walensa has accused him of a publicity stunt. Both of them have honorary citizenship of the Polish city of Gdansk - and Walensa has threatened to resign his title because - in his words - "I don't want to be in the same club with such a person".

ITN Source | August 18, 2006Watch more videos from ITN Source

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