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What did Otto Hahn do during World War I?

  • Served with a Landwehr regiment and a chemical warfare unit

  • Worked as a medic

  • Worked in a munitions factory

  • Was a war correspondent

Answer

During World War I, Otto Hahn served with a Landwehr regiment on the Western Front, and with the chemical warfare unit headed by Fritz Haber on the Western, Eastern and Italian fronts. He earned the Iron Cross (2nd Class) for his part in the First Battle of Ypres.
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