The Wolves - The Nazis Author:Hans Hellmut Kirst Germany: 1932-1945. The years of The Wolves. — Alfons Materna - a quiet, humane man - watched with shock and disbelief as the Nazi plague descended on his Prussian countrymen. Before long, storm troopers roamed freely, menacingly, through the streets of his village. — Transformed by violence and death, aided by a handful of courageous friends, he ... more »set in motion an intricate schedule of harassment that soon had the Nazi Wolves lunging at each other's throats.« less