Career
He had his only great success with Peter and Anneli"s Journey to the Moon (Peterchens Mondfahrt), which began as a successful stage play in 1912 in Leipzig and was published as a book in 1915. lieutenant became one of the best-loved German children"s books and has been a bestseller in Germany to this day. After his success, von Bassewitz became assistant stage director in Cologne.
Eventually he moved to Berlin, where he made a living as a freelance writer