Armin Fuhrer

Armin Fuhrer (* 1963 in Düsseldorf ) is a German journalist and publicist.

Life

Fuhrer studied history , political science and public law at the Universities of Göttingen and Hamburg . During his studies he gained his first journalistic experience as a freelancer for two Hamburg newspapers. He then attended the journalism school of the Axel Springer Verlag before Fuhrer joined the daily newspaper Die Welt in 1994 . There he worked until the end of 2000, among other things, as a domestic affairs editor and parliamentary correspondent. At the beginning of 2001, Fuhrer switched to the news magazine Focus , where he initially worked as a capital correspondent in Berlin and until 2015 as an editor in the Investigation department.

In addition to his journalistic activities, he published several books. His publications focus on recent German history, but he also devotes himself to current political events. In 2006 he published a biography of the future German President Christian Wulff , the second edition of which appeared in 2010.

Fonts

• 1968. One year changes Germany . Palm, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-944594-83-5 .
• with Norman Haß: A friendship for Europe. The long road to the Elysée Treaty . Olzog, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-7892-8214-0 .
• Herschel. The assassination attempt by Herschel Grynszpan on November 7, 1938 and the beginning of the Holocaust . Berlin-Story-Verlag, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-86368-101-2 .
• Death in Davos. David Frankfurter and the assassination attempt on Wilhelm Gustloff (= Zeitgeschichte series, Vol. 9). Metropol, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-86331-069-1 .
• with Stefan Appelius : Renew the operating system. Everything about the pirate party. Berlin-Story, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-86368-056-5 .
• Ernst Thalmann. Soldier of the proletariat. Olzog, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-7892-8236-2 .
• Hitler's games. Olympia 1936 in Berlin. Be.bra, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-89809-089-6 .
• Christian Wulff. The biography. 2nd updated edition. Olzog, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-7892-8267-6 .
• with Heinz Schön : Erich Koch, Hitler's brown tsar. Gauleiter of East Prussia and Reich Commissioner of the Ukraine. Olzog, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-7892-8305-5 .
• Who shot Benno Ohnesorg? The Kurras case and the Stasi. Be.bra, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-89809-087-2 .
• No trace of dictatorship? Myths and facts about the GDR. Olzog, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-7892-8309-3 .
• The death voyage of the "Gustloff". Portraits of survivors of the greatest shipping disaster of all time. Olzog, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-7892-8235-5 .
• Christian Wulff. The marathon man. Olzog, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-7892-8167-0 .
• Erich Koch. Hitler's brown tsar: Gauleiter of East Prussia and Reich Commissioner of Ukraine. Lau-Verlag, Reinbek 2017, ISBN 978-3-95768-190-4 .
• Goering's NSA: The "Research Office" in the Third Reich. The unknown story of the largest Nazi intelligence agency. Lau-Verlag, Reinbek 2019, ISBN 978-3-95768-194-2 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Armin Fuhrer in the catalog of the German National Library
• Armin Fuhrer's website