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German historian
Detlef Brandes (born 1941) is a German historian who is known for his writings on the history of the Czech lands. He teaches modern history at the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and heads the Institute for the History and Culture of Germans in Eastern Europe there.
Dietmar Neutatz and Volker Zimmermann (eds.): Die Deutschen und das östliche Europa. Aspekte einer vielfältigen Beziehungsgeschichte. Festschrift zum 65. Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Detlef Brandes. Klartext Verlag, Essen 2006, ISBN3-89861-629-0.