Wolfgang Loeff
Wolfgang Loeff (born July 2, 1895 in Berlin , † October 17, 1954 in Rendsburg ) was a German writer and publicist .
Life
Wolfgang Loeff studied law at the Friedrich Wilhelms University in Berlin. In 1924 he became editor of the Christian Berlin newspaper “ Der Reichsbote ”. In 1929 Loeff switched to the nationalist newspaper “ Stralsunder Tageblatt ” as editor-in-chief . He held this position until 1931 and then worked as a freelance writer. In May 1933, Wolfgang Loeff was elected to the board in the wake of the National Socialist conformity of the " Protection Association of German Writers ". He settled in Berlin-Wilmersdorf .
The stories and novels by Wolfgang Loeff have mainly militaristic content. During the Second World War, many of his publications appeared as field post editions for the German Wehrmacht .
After the war Loeff lived in Rendsburg in Schleswig-Holstein. In the Soviet occupation zone , the majority of Loeff's publications were placed on the list of literature to be discarded.
Publications
- The Grand Admiral , novel about Alfred von Tirpitz , 1934
- The Ingenious Fool , novel, 1935
- Gneisenau , story about August Neidhardt von Gneisenau , 1935
- Skagerrak , story about the Skagerrak battle , 1936
- Die Reiter von Deutsch-Südwest , narrative about the protected area German South West Africa , 1936
- Derfflinger , story about SMS Derfflinger , 1936
- Bismarck , story about Chancellor Otto von Bismarck , 1936
- The general without war , novel about Alfred von Schlieffen , 1936
- The Hushed Hours , Novella, 1936
- The Child of the Madonna , novella, 1936
- Moltke , story about Helmuth von Moltke , 1937
- Krupp , story about Alfred Krupp , 1937
- The Pirate Captain , children's book, 1937
- Be tough , Tine , Roman, 1938
- Hollandine , novel, 1938
- German sailing in 2000 years , 1938
- Men who made history , youth book 1938
- England without a mask , 1939
- Uhlans on patrol , 1939
- Battle cruiser in fire , 1939
- The last man of the "Cologne" , on the sinking of the SMS Cöln , 1939
- Three German soldiers , 1940
- Genius and hard work lead German men to success , 1942
- Men of German history: Bismarck, Moltke, Krupp, Scheer, Hindenburg , 1944
- Espionage , 1950
- Follies and Follies of a Beloved , 1958
As editor or co-editor
- Tanks, mines and torpedoes . Experiences made by officers and men of our navy during the World War, 1934
- Propeller over the enemy . War experiences of German air fighters, 1934
- Aviators and airmen in the world war . Self-reports by German air fighters, 1936
- The aviation of our time . Self-reports by German airmen and pilots, 1936
literature
- Kürschner's German Literature Calendar : 1943 .
- German Literature Lexicon .
- Stephan Sehlke: Educators - Pastors - Patriots. Biographical handbook on print material for children and young people by authors and illustrators from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania from the beginning up to and including 1945 , 2009, ISBN 978-3-8370-9497-8 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Loeff in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Detlev Brunner : Stralsund - A city undergoing system change from the end of the German Empire to the 1960s . Publications on SBZ / GDR research in the Institute for Contemporary History. Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-486-59805-6 . Page 10.
- ↑ Archive for the History of the Book Industry , Volume 21, Bertold Hack, Reinhard Wittmann , Marietta Kleiss, 1980, ISBN 3-598-24818-0 . Page 617.
- ^ List of literature to be sorted out , Berlin: Zentralverlag, 1946.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Loeff, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th October 1954 |
| Place of death | Rendsburg |