Heinz Höhne (also Hoehne) is a German journalist who specializes in Nazi and intelligence history. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Born in Berlin in 1926 and educated there until he was called to fight during the last months of the Second World War. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including After the war, he studied journalism in Munich and went on to work for various newspapers as a freelance reporter. Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. In 1955, the weekly magazine Der Spiegel hired him, where he joined the foreign staff of the magazine and eventually took charge of the Anglo-American department. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Der Spiegel (pronounced /deːɐ ˈʃpiːɡəl/ German for "The Mirror" is a German weekly Magazine, published in Hamburg It is while employed for Der Spiegel that he became famous for his exploits. Heinz's controversial efforts in covering unexploited areas of Nazi history earned him renown as his painstaking efforts exposed and elucidated missing pieces of the Nazi puzzle. His most famous of these works is titled The Order of the Death's Head: The Story of Hitler's SS. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the (Der Orden unter dem Totenkopf: Die Geschichte der SS). This work first appeared in 1967, and many other notable works subsequently followed, such as his 1971 revisionist study of the Soviet Unions's spy network entitled Codeword: Direktor. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. In 1976, Höhne went on to write Canaris, a radical interpretation of Hitler's spymaster, who was in charge of the Abwehr. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Abwehr was a German intelligence organization from 1921 to 1944
Another notable work from Höhne is Krieg im Dunkeln (1985), which examines the centuries old relationship between Russian and German intelligence collection. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Since his retirement, Heinz Höhne has worked on a complete history of the Third Reich. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers The first volume of this, Gebt mir vier Jahre Zeit, appeared in 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Höhne presently resides in Hamburg with his wife. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany
Bibliography
- The Order of the Death's Head: The Story of Hitler's SS. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the (Der Orden unter dem Totenkopf: Die Geschichte der SS). First published in 1967.
- Codeword: Direktor. (1971)
- Canaris (1976)
- Krieg im Dunkeln (1985)
- Gebt mir vier Jahre Zeit (1996)
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