▁and ▁French , ▁going ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁Met z , ▁where ▁her ▁family ▁owned ▁a ▁small ▁department ▁store . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁nur se ▁for ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross , ▁at ▁first ▁in ▁Met z ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁where ▁her ▁family ▁moved . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁she ▁trained ▁as ▁a ▁singer ▁and ▁actor ▁at ▁the ▁Clara ▁Lion ▁Conserv atory ▁in ▁Frankfurt . ▁ ▁Writing ▁as ▁Adri enne ▁Thomas , ▁she ▁drew ▁on ▁her ▁Red ▁Cross ▁experiences ▁for ▁her ▁semi - aut obi ographical ▁anti - war ▁novel ▁Die ▁K atr in ▁wird ▁Sold at ▁( K atr in ▁Be comes ▁a ▁Sold ier ), ▁the ▁di ary ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁Jewish ▁girl ▁serving ▁behind ▁the ▁German ▁lines ▁as ▁a ▁relief ▁worker . ▁Pub lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁translated ▁into ▁six teen ▁languages . ▁When ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Thomas ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁go ▁into ▁ex ile ▁and ▁her ▁writ ings ▁b anned . ▁After ▁living ▁in ▁Austria , ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁she ▁eventually ▁settled ▁in ▁Vienna ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁Die ▁K atr in ▁wird ▁Sold at : ▁ein ▁Roman ▁aus ▁Els ass - L oth r ingen ' ▁( K atr in ▁Be comes ▁a ▁Sold ier : ▁a ▁novel ▁from ▁Als ace - L or raine ). ▁Berlin : ▁Pro py lä en - Verlag , ▁ 1