Sönke Neitzel (born 26 June 1968) is a German

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who has written extensively about the

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. He is editor of the

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''German History in the 20th Century'' and has written several books such as ''Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing and Dying; The Secret Second World War Tapes of German POWs'' based on recordings of German POWs held at Trent Park which he wrote with Harald Welzer. Neitzel edited the book ''Tapping Hitler's Generals'' (with Harald Welzer).List of Publications
from Neitzel's personal website (in German)

Early life and career

Neitzel was educated at the

University of Mainz The Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz () is a public research university in Mainz, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany. It has been named after the printer Johannes Gutenberg since 1946. it had approximately 32,000 students enrolled in around 100 a ...

and is currently Professor of Military History at the

University of Potsdam The University of Potsdam is a public university in Potsdam, capital of the state of Brandenburg, northeastern Germany. The university is mainly situated across three campuses in the city. Some faculty buildings are part of the New Palace o ...

, having moved there from the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

in 2015. He has also held posts at the

University of Karlsruhe The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; ) is both a German public university, public research university in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, and a research center of the Helmholtz Association. KIT was created in 2009 when the University of Ka ...

University of Bern The University of Bern (, , ) is a public university, public research university in the Switzerland, Swiss capital of Bern. It was founded in 1834. It is regulated and financed by the canton of Bern. It is a comprehensive university offering a br ...

, and the University of Saarbrücken in Germany and Switzerland,Biography
from Neitzel's personal website (in German) and was briefly Professor of Global Security at the

University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as ''Glas.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals; ) is a Public university, public research university in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded by papal bull in , it is the List of oldest universities in continuous ...

in 2011/12. Since September 2006 he has been married to , director of and daughter of historian .

References

External links

Professional page at Potsdam"Military History 3.0"
since 2016, Neitzel has been teaching military history and the cultural history of violence at the

. (In German) 1968 births Writers from Hamburg 20th-century German historians Living people German male non-fiction writers Academics of the London School of Economics 21st-century German historians Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz alumni {{Germany-historian-stub