Jochen Kretschmann
Jochen Kretschmann (* 1932 in Berlin ) is a German book author.
The retired locomotive driver of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in the GDR writes on topics related to the railway . He reports on his own experiences in the driver's cab, especially with steam locomotives, and presents the series he drives.
In 1947 he started as an apprentice at the Deutsche Reichsbahn, after two heart attacks he was retired in 1988. He was encouraged to write by the writer Mikhail Scholochow , whom he met as a member of a delegation in the Soviet Union.
The main subject of his stories are the experiences with colleagues, superiors, soldiers of the Red Army , local functionaries of the SED as well as events on his trips.
Kretschmann's stories are understandable even for non-experts and give an insight into the work at the Deutsche Reichsbahn.
Jochen Kretschmann was also a member of the “Circle of Writing Workers”.
Books
- Fire - water - coal . transpress, VEB Verlag for Transport, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-344-00268-6
- Fire - water - coal . Railway Courier Themes 7, EK Verlag, Freiburg 1992
- Call of the steam sirens . Transpress Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-71121-4
- Bock reserve continues . Transpress Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-71176-1
Web links
- Literature by and about Jochen Kretschmann in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Berliner Zeitung "The man with the note under his cap"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kretschmann, Jochen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin , German Empire |