Sebastian Haffner was born on December 27, 1907 in Berlin, Germany as Raimund Pretzel. He was a writer and actor, known for Generale - Anatomie der Marneschlacht (1977), Mein Kampf mit Hitler - 'Machtergreifung' 1933 (2013) and Auf der Lesebühne der Literarischen Illustrierten (1966). He died on January 2, 1999 in Berlin.