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An RG in Wolf’s clothing

alter was born in Graz, Austria, on October 5th, 1939, just in time for WW2. His father, who was half Slovenian, was conscripted at age 40 into the German army and sent to the Russian front, where he was captured and sent to a Russian prison for ten horrifying years. Mrs Wolf, a Slovene, took her children to Yugoslavia, where young Walter was required to contribute to the household coffers by working whatever jobs he could find. It was 1951 before his father was released from prison, and when he returned he took the family to West Germany, and in 1958, to Canada. Walter spoke no English and claimed he learned the language by watching Hollywood western movies at the local cinema. Working first as an elevator

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