▁expectation ) ▁and ▁medieval ▁and ▁modern ▁French ▁literature . ▁His ▁approach ▁was ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁herm ene ut ics ▁of ▁Hans - Ge org ▁G ad amer . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁and ▁education ▁J auss ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Gö pping en , ▁Wür ttemberg , ▁Germany , ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁in ▁Const ance , ▁Germany . ▁His ▁family ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁long ▁line ▁of ▁teachers . ▁His ▁religious ▁background ▁was ▁p iet ism . ▁J auss ’ s ▁G ymnasium ▁studies ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Ess lingen ▁and ▁Ge is lingen ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁J auss ▁spent ▁two ▁winter s ▁on ▁the ▁Russian ▁Front ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁SS ▁( SS - N r . ▁ 4 0 1 . 3 5 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁W affen - SS . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁" SS - F rei will igen - Leg ion ▁Nieder lande ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁Ober st urm führ er ▁in ▁the ▁" 1 1 th ▁SS - F rei will igen - Leg ion ▁Nord land ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁Haupt st urm führ er ▁in ▁the ▁SS ▁reserve . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁" 3 3 rd ▁W affen - G ren ad ier