Victor Klemperer served as a censor at the 'Prüfstelle Leipzig des Buchprüfamtes beim Oberbefehlshaber Ost' during the First World War, as recorded in his diaries.
Sources
- Die Giftschränke der Deutschen Bücherei (blog.dnb.de)
- https://www.ossietzky.net/artikel/victor-klemperer-als-militaerzensor/ (ossietzky.net)
- https://klempererindenmedien.wordpress.com/klemperer-und-zensur/ (klempererindenmedien.wordpress.com)
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