Willi Ph. Knecht
Willi Phillip Knecht also Willi Ph. Knecht (born February 24, 1929 in Düsseldorf ; † February 17, 2005 in Berlin ) was a German sports journalist.
Knecht was the sports editor of the RIAS Berlin and the sports information service . He was particularly considered to be a good connoisseur of GDR sports. According to the tasks of his employer, the United States Information Agency , financed from the budget of the CIA , he carried out targeted propaganda against the GDR during the Cold War . He wrote regularly for the Germany Archives . The WorldCat lists 139 contributions from him.
Individual evidence
- ^ Arnd Krüger (1990): Puzzle Solving: German Sport. Historiography of the Eighties. In: Journal of Sport History 17 (2), 261-277. PDF accessed on January 18, 2017.
- ^ David G. Coleman (2000): Eisenhower and the Berlin Problem, 1953-1954. In: Journal of Cold War Studies 2 (1), 3-34.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Servant, Willi Ph. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knecht, Willi Phillip (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sports journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 2005 |
| Place of death | Berlin |