Heinz Hohne

Education

Born in Berlin in 1926, Höhne was educated there until he was called to fight during the last months of the Second World War. After the war, he studied journalism in Munich and went on to work for various newspapers as a freelance reporter.

Career

In 1955, he was hired by the weekly magazine Der Spiegel, where he joined the foreign staff of the magazine and eventually took charge of the Anglo-American department. Heinz"s efforts covered Nazi history. His work is entitled (Der Orden unter dem Totenkopf: Die Geschichte der Steamship).

This work first appeared in 1967, and other works subsequently followed, such as his 1971 revisionist study of the Soviet Union"s spy network entitled In 1976, Höhne went on to write Canaris, an interpretation of Hitler"s spymaster, who was in charge of the Abwehr.

There are a number of references to Höhne"s work on the Steamship by other historians who have written works on the Nazis. Most recently, Adrian Weale"s work, Army of Evil: A History of the Steamship frequently cites Höhne"s The Order of the Death"s Head: The Story of Hitler"s Steamship challenging some of the assertions found therein.

Another work from Höhne is, which examines the centuries-old relationship between Russian and German intelligence. After his retirement, Heinz Höhne worked on a history of the Third Reich, the first volume of which, Gebt mir vier Jahre Zeit, appeared in 1996.

His book The General Was a Spy: The Truth about General Gehlen and his spy ring received a less than glowing review from a Central Intelligence Agency analyst.

Works

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  • Canaris

    (What emerges in this definitive biography is a panoramic ...)

  • Codeword: Direktor

    (GERMAN SPIES LED BY RUSSIAN TO FIGHT THE NAZIS)

  • Codeword Direktor
  • ' Gebt mir vier Jahre Zeit.' Hitler und die Anfänge des Dritten Reiches.
  • Codeword: Direktor; the Story of the Red Orchestra