Helmuth Euler

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Helmuth Euler (born November 29, 1933 in Werl ; † March 4, 2020 Unna ) was a German non-fiction author , photographer and filmmaker .

Life

Helmuth Euler studied photography and film technology in Cologne, he graduated as a qualified engineer and master photographer. In 1959 he opened a photo cinema business with a studio in Werl , which he later rented out. In 1961 he made the first color documentary film with sound about Werl, with the title Werlorama. Euler lived in Werl and was married to the photographer Henriette Euler.

Works

Helmuth Euler was a non-fiction author focusing on the bombing of the dams and the war.

  • Werl under the swastika. Brown everyday life in pictures, texts, documents. Self-published, Werl 1983.
  • Decision at the Rhine and Ruhr in 1945. Photo report World War. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-87943-728-9 .
  • When Germany's dams broke. Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-87943-367-4 .
  • Werl, tell old photos. Sutton 2007, ISBN 978-3-86680-116-5 .
  • Water war. May 17, 1943: Roll bombs against the Möhne, Eder and Sorpesta dams. Motorbuchverlag 2007, ISBN 978-3-613-02789-3 .
  • Secret disasters. May 17, 1943: Roll bombs against the Möhne, Eder and Sorpesta dams. Self-published 2019, ISBN 978-3-613-04238-4 .
  • WERL through the ages. Our city at Salzbach Geiger-Verlag, Herbstein 2019, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-3-86595-325-4 .


  • Euler made films for WDR . In 1961, the first color documentary film with sound was shot about Werl, with the title Werlorama.

Web links

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  1. ↑ Stadtarchiv Werl, Coll. Citizens "E"
  2. ↑ Westfalenpost
  3. ↑ Photographer master
personal data
SURNAME Euler, Helmuth
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German non-fiction author, photographer and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Werl
DATE OF DEATH 4th March 2020
Place of death Unna