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Cornelius Rost was born on 27 March, 1919 in Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria, is an A german escapee. Discover Cornelius Rost's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?

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Occupation Printer
Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 27 March, 1919
Birthday 27 March
Birthplace Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria
Date of death 18 October, 1983
Died Place Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Nationality Austria

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1919

Cornelius Rost (27 March 1919, Kufstein, Austria – 18 October 1983, Munich, Germany) was an Austrian drafted into the German army as a soldier in World War II who allegedly escaped from a Soviet Gulag camp in Chukchi Peninsula, Siberia.

His supposed experiences were the basis for a book, a television series, and a film.

Later research strongly indicates that Cornelius Rost's escape story is not true.

Rost was born on 27 March 1919 in Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria.

He was living in Munich when the Second World War broke out, and during the war, he was captured by the Soviet Army.

1942

By his own statement, made in 1942, he held the rank of private, although Clemens Forell, his alias in his novel, was depicted as a Wehrmacht officer.

1947

According to the Munich registration office, Rost returned from war imprisonment in Russia on 28 October 1947.

1953

In 1953, he started working in the in-house printing division of the Franz Ehrenwirth publishing house in Munich.

After ruining numerous book covers, Rost said that he had been made color blind by being imprisoned in Soviet lead mines.

Seeking an explanation, Ehrenwirth learned of Rost's prisoner of war experiences.

Sensing a good story, Ehrenwirth asked Rost to write down his recollections.

Rost's script was of very poor quality, but Ehrenwirth was keen on the story and hired professional writer Josef Martin Bauer to get the material into shape.

Allegedly fearing a possible backlash by the post-war Allied authorities, Rost agreed to an oral interview only after being granted the use of the alias Clemens Forell.

1955

Bauer then processed the eight hours of taped material into his famous 1955 So weit die Füße tragen (As far as my feet will carry me).

1959

In 1959, Rost's story was the subject of a six-part television adaption, starring the German character actor Heinz Weiss.

When it was first aired, it quickly became Germany's first television blockbuster.

1960

In the 1960s, Rost used some of his recollections in his own paperback, Unternehmen Konterbande (Mission Contraband), but it was never printed or published.

Bauer's novel, however, was translated into at least 15 languages and is still being re-published.

1983

Rost died on 18 October 1983 and was interred at Munich's Central Cemetery.

Almost 20 years after Rost's death, Ehrenwirth's son Martin revealed Rost's true identity to radio journalist Arthur Dittlmann, who researched the life of Bauer for a radio feature-documentary for the author's 100th birthday anniversary.

2001

In 2001, it was remade as the film As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me, starring Bernhard Bettermann as Forell.

Added to the story was a duel between Forell and a Soviet officer who was chasing him, ending in a showdown on a bridge on the Soviet-Iranian border.

Many scenes feature characters speaking Russian and other foreign languages, without any subtitles; the intention was to convey to German and other non-Russian viewers the feeling of helplessness experienced by the protagonist with his limited knowledge of Russian.

Currently Rost's escape story is widely dismissed.

In addition to numerous factual errors (e.g., the supposed lead mine in the Chukchi Peninsula never existed), key points in his tale cannot be verified (e.g., his repatriation via Iran).

2010

After many years of research, in three broadcasts on Bayerischer Rundfunk on April 2, 3 and 4, 2010, the journalist Arthur Dittlmann concluded that Rost's descriptions cannot be true.

As a result, within Germany today, Rost's tale is widely regarded as "eine Fälschung" (a fake).