Wolfgang Mittmann
Wolfgang Mittmann (born March 26, 1939 in Trebnitz , Silesia ; † February 12, 2006 in Beiersdorf , Brandenburg ) was a police officer of the People's Police and a writer who published crime literature as a part-time and then full-time after the fall of the Wall. He became known for his criminal history books, including the series "Great Cases of the People's Police".
Life
Wolfgang Mittmann initially made a career as a people's police officer and was captain of the GDR criminal police until the fall of the Berlin Wall . After the abolition of military ranks in the People's Police, he was retired as Chief Detective Inspector. Then he worked as a crime writer. In 1971 he had already published detective novels in the GDR for the publishers Das Neue Berlin , Neues Leben and the military publishing house of the German Democratic Republic . His books dealt with spectacular or even today mysterious crimes from the time of the GDR , which Mittmann researched and re-enacted in detail. In 1991 Wolfgang Mittmann was co-editor of the complete bibliography "The Criminal Literature of the GDR". He also wrote crime stories , novels and radio plays .
Works
- "Mord in der Heide" , Verlag Neues Leben Berlin 1984, Kompass-Taschenbuch, Volume 318
- “The crime literature of the GDR. 1949 - 1990 " , Akademie-Verlag Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-05-001856-9 . together with Reinhard Hillich
- "Wanted. Large cases of the People's Police ” , Eulenspiegel Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-359-00788-3
- “Call the MUK. Murder Stories from the GDR ” , Das Neue Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-360-01211-9
- "Tatzeit" , Das Neue Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-360-00854-5
- “Action Roland. Hunt for a woman murderer ” , Das Neue Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-360-00870-7
- "Time of the act. Part 1 and 2 ” , Das Neue Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-360-00895-2
- "Mordverdacht" , Das Neue Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-360-00962-2
- “Gladow gang. Die Revolverhelden von Berlin ” , Das Neue Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-360-01228-3
- "Suspicion of murder. Large cases of the People's Police Volume 3 u. 4 “ , Das Neue Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-360-01244-5
- "The secret K1 of the GDR cases, facts, investigators" , Militzke 2006, ISBN 3-86189-749-0
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Mittmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview with Wolfgang Mittmann
- Obituary in the Lausitzer Rundschau
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SURNAME | Mittmann, Wolfgang |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1939 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Trebnitz , Silesia |
DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 2006 |
Place of death | Beiersdorf , Brandenburg |