Sönke Neitzel

Sönke Neitzel
Neitzel in 2011
Born (1968-06-26) June 26, 1968
Alma materUniversity of Mainz
Scientific career
FieldsMilitary history
InstitutionsUniversity of Potsdam
London School of Economics

Sönke Neitzel (born 26 June 1968) is a German historian who has written extensively about the Second World War. He is editor of the journal 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).