Sönke Neitzel

Who is Sönke Neitzel?

Sönke Neitzel is a German historian who has written extensively about the Second World War.

Neitzel is Professor of History at the London School of Economics, having also held posts at the University of Mainz, University of Karlsruhe, University of Bern, and the University of Saarbrücken. From September 2011, he is Chair of Modern History at the University of Glasgow.

He is editor of the journal German History in the 20th Century and has written several books such as Soldaten: On Fighting, Killing and Dying: The Secret Second World War Tapes of German POWs. Neitzel edited the book Tapping Hitler's Generals.