Heinrich Tötter

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Heinrich Tötter (* 1910 ; † 1993 ) was a German journalist .

Life

After studying newspaper science, sociology and history, Tötter first worked in Cologne and Saarland . In mid-1940 he came to the newly founded occupation organ Brussels newspaper , where he was initially responsible for the political part. On July 1, 1941, Tötter was appointed deputy editor-in-chief, and three months later he inherited August Haase as editor-in-chief of the newspaper. Unlike his predecessor, he wrote mainly about international politics and only occasionally about Belgium . In contrast to Haase, Tötter was also not noticeable for his radicalism. After the editorial office had to leave Brussels at the end of August 1944 because of the advance of the Allies, he, his deputy, leftRobert Schmelzer and another editor moved to Mönchengladbach , where the last two issues of the newspaper were produced. Following the end of the Brussels newspaper , Tötter and Schmelzer were imposed by the Gauleitung of the Kölnische Zeitung , where he was again editor-in-chief. He also wrote in 1945 for the Osnabrück "Neue Tageblatt" in the field of politics.

After the war, Tötter was successively editor-in-chief at the Osnabrück "Neue Tagespost" (1947–1955), the Hamburger Anzeiger (1955–1957), the Allgemeine Zeitung (1958–1963) and the Recklinghäuser Zeitung (1970–1971).

From 1957 to 1960 he held a teaching position for newspaper studies at the University of Mainz , and from 1967 Tötter was a lecturer in journalism at the Bundeswehr School for Inner Leadership in Koblenz . In addition, in the mid-1960s he was involved in organizing a “Bonn Round Table” with politicians.

Works

  • The failure of the German press in the battle against the Ruhr . The methods of French press propaganda and their interaction with the German left-wing press. Habil.schr. Cologne 1940
    • Book trade edition: Why we lost the battle against the Ruhr. The failure of German press propaganda in the battle against the Ruhr. The methods of the French. Press propaganda and its interaction with the German left-wing press. West German observer, Cologne 1940
  • The dialogue. A word to our friends and critics in the Brussels newspaper , April 4, 1943
  • Where does Wallonia stand ? in "Kieler Zeitung", February 24, 1944
  • Changes in Belgium, in Deutsche Zeitung in the Netherlands , March 31, 1943
  • Our November mood, in the Brussels newspaper, October 31, 1943
  • A just atonement for July 20, 1944 , in Brussels newspaper, August 9, 1944

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rolf Falter: De Brussels newspaper (1940–1944) in: Historica Lovaniensia 137, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Departement geschiedenis), Leuven 1982, pp. 64–65.
  2. ^ Rolf Falter: De Bruxelles Zeitung (1940–1944) in: Historica Lovaniensia 137, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Departement geschiedenis), Leuven 1982, p. 82. For publication up to September 2, cf. Entry for the Brussels newspaper in the catalog of the German National Library .
  3. ^ Kurt Weinhold: The story of a newspaper house, 1620-1945. A chronicle 1945-1970 . Verlag M.DuMont Schauberg, Cologne 1969, ISBN 3-7701-2478-2 , p. 293.
  4. ↑ a b Federal Archives - Central Database of Legacies: Heinrich Tötter
  5. ↑ Tötter dreams of a fascist European renewal movement in Germania throughout the west of the continent, cf. National Socialist European plans
personal data
SURNAME Killer, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1910
DATE OF DEATH 1993