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Biography
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Erika Mertke
Real name: Erika Erna Schirmer
Erika Schirmer (born July 31, 1926 as Erika Erna Mertke in Nettkow, Germany (today: Czerwieńsk, Poland)) is a German writer and former kindergarten teacher and special education teacher. Most notably known for her popular GDR-children's song "Kleine weiße Friedenstaube", written in 1948.