German memoirists
Armin D. Lehmann
Armin Dieter Lehmann (23 May 1928 – 10 October 2008), was a Hitler Youth courier in the Führerbunker towards the end of Adolf Hitler's life, leaving shortly after Hitler committed suicide.
Armin Dieter Lehmann (23 May 1928 – 10 October 2008), was a Hitler Youth courier in the Führerbunker towards the end of Adolf Hitler's life, leaving shortly after Hitler committed suicide.
Felix von Luckner
Felix Graf von Luckner (born Dresden, Germany, 9 June 1881, died Malmö, Sweden, 13 April 1966) was a German nobleman, navy officer, author and noted sailor who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel...
Felix Graf von Luckner (born Dresden, Germany, 9 June 1881, died Malmö, Sweden, 13 April 1966) was a German nobleman, navy officer, author and noted sailor who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel...
Gad Granach
Gad Granach (March 29, 1915 – January 6, 2011) was the son of German actor Alexander Granach known for his roles in Ninotchka, and For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Gad Granach (March 29, 1915 – January 6, 2011) was the son of German actor Alexander Granach known for his roles in Ninotchka, and For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Günter Grass
Günter Wilhelm Grass is a German-Kashubian novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Günter Wilhelm Grass is a German-Kashubian novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Hilde Domin
Hilde Domin (27 July 1909 – 22 February 2006), whose real name was Hilde Palm (née Löwenstein), was a German lyric poet and writer.
Hilde Domin (27 July 1909 – 22 February 2006), whose real name was Hilde Palm (née Löwenstein), was a German lyric poet and writer.
Ivar Lissner
Ivar Arthur Nicolai Lissner was a German journalist and author, and a Nazi spy, born to a German-Jewish father, Robert Lissner, and Charlotte Gensz in Riga, Latvia.
Ivar Arthur Nicolai Lissner was a German journalist and author, and a Nazi spy, born to a German-Jewish father, Robert Lissner, and Charlotte Gensz in Riga, Latvia.
Joerg Deisinger
Joerg Deisinger is the former bassist and a founding member of the German ‘80s melodic rock band, Bonfire.
Joerg Deisinger is the former bassist and a founding member of the German ‘80s melodic rock band, Bonfire.
Johanna Schopenhauer
Johanna Schopenhauer, née Trosiener (July 9, 1766 – April 17, 1838), was a German author.
Johanna Schopenhauer, née Trosiener (July 9, 1766 – April 17, 1838), was a German author.
Jörg Deisinger
Jörg Deisinger is the former bassist and a founding member of the German ‘80s melodic rock band, Bonfire.
Jörg Deisinger is the former bassist and a founding member of the German ‘80s melodic rock band, Bonfire.
Kristina Söderbaum
Beata Margareta Kristina Söderbaum (b.
Beata Margareta Kristina Söderbaum (b.
Leni Riefenstahl
Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl was a German film director, actress and dancer widely noted for her aesthetics and innovations as a filmmaker.
Helene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl was a German film director, actress and dancer widely noted for her aesthetics and innovations as a filmmaker.
Lorenz Schwietz
Lorenz Schwietz was Royal Prussian executioner from 21 June 1900 to 29 January 1914.
Lorenz Schwietz was Royal Prussian executioner from 21 June 1900 to 29 January 1914.
Marie d'Agoult
Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny, Vicomtesse de Flavigny, was a French author, known also by her married name and title, Marie, Comtesse d'Agoult, and by her pen name, Daniel Stern.
Marie Catherine Sophie de Flavigny, Vicomtesse de Flavigny, was a French author, known also by her married name and title, Marie, Comtesse d'Agoult, and by her pen name, Daniel Stern.
R. G. Waldeck
Rosie Goldschmidt Waldeck (August 24, 1898 – August 8, 1982) born Rosa Goldschmidt, also known as Rosie Waldeck and by several other variants of her name, was the author of several w...
Rosie Goldschmidt Waldeck (August 24, 1898 – August 8, 1982) born Rosa Goldschmidt, also known as Rosie Waldeck and by several other variants of her name, was the author of several w...
Ursula Thiess
Ursula Thiess was a German film actress who had a brief Hollywood career in the 1950s Thiess began her career on the stage in her native Germany and by dubbing female voices in American films a...
Ursula Thiess was a German film actress who had a brief Hollywood career in the 1950s Thiess began her career on the stage in her native Germany and by dubbing female voices in American films a...
Wilhelm Adam (soldier)
Wilhelm Adam was a German army officer who served in the Bavarian Army, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht.
Wilhelm Adam was a German army officer who served in the Bavarian Army, the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht.
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia was a Prussian princess and composer.
Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia was a Prussian princess and composer.
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