Wolf Mittler

Wolf Mittler ( born January 1, 1918 † 11 November 2002 in Munich) was a German journalist and radio host.

He became internationally known initially as an English speaker of the purpose of propaganda designed during the Second World War radio program Germany Calling. There he gained among listeners in the United Kingdom and the United States a certain popularity, because he spoke very good English, had a sometimes humorous style and later had to align POWs greetings home. He was one of the presenters, who were known in the United Kingdom under the contemptuous nickname Lord Haw -Haw.

1943 Wolf fled mediator to Italy and was arrested by the Gestapo. Under adventurous circumstances he managed to escape and later entry into Switzerland.

After the war, Wolf Mittler was a popular presenter for radio and television at the Bayerischer Rundfunk. Highlights of his career have included 1962, the simultaneous translation of the Cuba speech by John F. Kennedy in 1969 and the first manned moon landing live from Houston. 1965 attended and accompanied by order of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the German - French Youth trip from Paris to Munich, which took place under the auspices of then Prime Minister Alfons Goppel and state-wide attention learned through daily reporting on the radio.

Most recently, he spoke to old age traffic reports on Bayern 3 Wolf mediator was an avid sports pilot. He was married twice.

Radio documentaries

  • Thomas Gevaert / Peter Simon: "Wolf Seal - A radio reporter caught in the middle "; (Includes the last interview with Wolf Mitter ) Production: Southwest Broadcasting 2000; First broadcast: September 5, 2000 at SWR 2
  • Thomas Gevaert / Peter Simon: " Now Charlie, you sing it! - German Propaganda Swing in the Greater German broadcasting "; ( Insights into Wolf mediator role in the development of propaganda broadcasts to the band " Charlie on his Orchestra ". ) Production: Southwest Broadcasting 2000; First broadcast: April 4, 2000 on SWR 2
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