Theodor von Zeska

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Theodor "Theo" Johann Friedrich von Zeska (born July 5, 1894 in Flensburg , † January 27, 1965 in Stuttgart ) was a German writer and civil servant .

Life

After attending school, Zeska joined the Prussian army . From 1914 to 1918 he took part in the First World War.

From July 1, 1930 to February 29, 1932, Zeska worked as an editor for the parliamentary special service and the economic statistics department of the Association of German Iron and Steel Industries in Berlin. He then worked from March 1 to August 20, 1932 as the Berlin representative of the Lüdenscheider Generalanzeiger in Westphalia.

On August 20, 1932, Zeska joined the editorial team of the Wireless Service (Dradag) department of the Reichsrundfunk Gesellschaft . On September 30, 1932, he was appointed deputy chief editor of the wireless service and representative at the press department of the Reich government.

On April 1, 1933, Zeska was taken over as a consultant with responsibility for "Political Information Service" in Department IV (Press) of the recently formed Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda . At the same time he resigned from the editorial office of the wireless service.

On July 1, 1934, Zeska moved to the Reichswehr Ministry as a clerk .

During the Second World War , Zeska was used as a lieutenant colonel and major in the high command of the Wehrmacht . He also presented some propaganda books about the course of the war.

Fonts

As an author :

  • The Book of the Army , Bong, Berlin 1940.
  • The Greater German War of Freedom. The campaign in Poland , Mittler, Berlin 1940.
  • The German soldier experiences Holland , Delta-Verlag, The Hague 1941.
  • The Netherlands. Seen in German , Hillger, Berlin-Grunewald 1942.
  • The fight against England and France in 1939 , Mittler, Berlin 1940.
  • The struggle against the Western powers in the first quarter of 1940 and the conquest of Norway , Mittler, Berlin 1941.

As editor :

  • Comrades through thick and thin - soldiers tell , Stuttgart 1936 (with a foreword by August von Mackensen )

literature

  • Ulrich Heitger: From time signals to political means of leadership , 2003.

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personal data
SURNAME Zeska, Theodor von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zeska, Theodor Johann Friedrich von (full name); Zeska, Theo von (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and civil servant
DATE OF BIRTH July 5, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH Flensburg
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 1965
Place of death Stuttgart