Question: What type of novel was the piece of literature that featured a German Army Captain born in 1895 and inspired the film The Pianist? 
Sentence (from "08/15 (1954 film)"): The term "08/15" (nill-eight/fifteen, German: "Null-Acht/Fünfzehn" ) refers to the German Army's standard machine gun, the 08/15 (or MG 08 model 15), by far, the most common German machine gun deployed in World War I.
Relevant evidence: No