Which war did Dumézil serve in?
World War II
World War I
Vietnam War
None
Answer
Dumézil served in the French army during World War II, from 1939 to 1940. He was captured by the Germans and spent the rest of the war in a prisoner-of-war camp. His experiences in the war influenced his later work on comparative mythology, as he became interested in how different cultures respond to war and other forms of violence.
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