Hans-Günter Richardi (born 1939,

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

) is a German author and journalist, residing in

Dachau , , commandant = List of commandants , known for = , location = Upper Bavaria, Southern Germany , built by = Germany , operated by = ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) , original use = Political prison , construction ...

Life

Richardi, a long-time editor of the

Süddeutsche Zeitung The ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' (; ), published in Munich, Bavaria, is one of the largest daily newspapers in Germany. The tone of SZ is mainly described as centre-left, liberal, social-liberal, progressive-liberal, and social-democrat. History ...

, was very engaged in his books on the history of

Nazism Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Na ...

. For his research, the author has received several awards. He is a carrier of the Order of Merit of the International Dachau Committee and the Public Service Medal of the city of Dachau, and an honor and board member of the International committee of Dachau. The first Dachau guide was written by him. Another one of Richardi's intensively researched topics is the

Transport of concentration camp inmates to Tyrol The transport of concentration camp inmates to Tyrol refers to a transfer of 139 high-profile prisoners ('' Prominenten'') of the Nazi regime in the final weeks of the Second World War in Europe from Dachau Concentration Camp in Bavaria to South ...

at the hands of the SS in

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous province , image_skyline = , image_alt ...

on 30 April 1945. He co-founded the contemporary Braies history archiveZeitgeschichtsarchiv Pragser Wildsee
/ref> at the Hotel Braies, where the odyssey of prominent prisoners ended.

References

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