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'''Guido Knopp''' (born ], ], in ], ]) is a ] journalist, author and ].


He is a well known historian in Germany, mainly because he has produced a great number of TV documentaries, predominantly about the "]" and ], but also about other topics, such as ]. '''Guido Knopp''' (born 29 January 1948 in ], ]) is a German journalist and author. He is well known in Germany, mainly because he has produced a great number of TV documentaries, predominantly about the "]" and ], but also about other topics, such as ].


== Life and work ==
After gaining his doctorate degree in ] and ], Knopp worked as a newspaper editor at the ] and the ]. In 1978 he took up employment at the German TV station ]. Since then, he has produced many documentaries about the Nazi dictatorship like ''Hitlers Helfer'' ("Hitler's helpers"), ''Hitler-Eine Bilanz'' ("Hitler-taking stock") or ''Die SS: Eine Warnung der Geschichte'' ("The SS: A warning of history"), but also for example ''Vatikan'' (about the power of the popes) or ''Kanzler: Die Mächtigen der Republik'' (about Germany's post-war federal chancellors)<ref> "Knopp, Guido: Porträt" (Knopp, Guido: A Portrait), 2003</ref>. He also hosts a weekly show on German television, usually broadcast on Sundays, called "History". In 1999 he produced a series called "100 Jahre - der Countdown", which sums up the whole 20th Century year by year and is still sometimes broadcast, mainly during holidays, by the German Government TV station ]<ref></ref>. After earning his doctoral degree in ] and ], Knopp worked as a newspaper editor at the ] and the ]. In 1978 he took up employment at the German TV station ]. Since then, he has produced many documentaries about the Nazi dictatorship like ''Hitlers Helfer'' ("Hitler's Henchmen"), ''Hitler-Eine Bilanz'' ("Hitler-taking stock") or ''Die SS: Eine Warnung der Geschichte'' ("The SS: A warning from history"), but also, for example, ''Vatikan'' (about the power of the popes) or ''Kanzler: Die Mächtigen der Republik'' (about Germany's post-war federal chancellors).<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630175121/http://www.mdr.de/riverboat/738077.html |date=30 June 2007}} "Knopp, Guido: Porträt" (Knopp, Guido: A Portrait), 2003. </ref> Knopp hosts a weekly German television program, usually broadcast on Sundays, called ''History''. In 1999, he produced a series called ''100 Jahre – der Countdown'', which sums up the whole 20th century, year by year, and is still sometimes broadcast during holidays by the ].<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080125035710/http://www.phoenix.de/100_jahre_der_countdown/12742.htm |date=25 January 2008}}</ref> For the publication of his book ''Top Spies – Traitors in the Secret War'' (1994), Knopp worked with the German ] and several retired spies to present their personal story and explain their work to a broad public.<ref>, amazon.de; {{ISBN|3-442-12725-4}}</ref>


⚫ Knopp's history films are often criticised for presenting the ] too superficially and for "editing history" to play down the role of the German public in building and supporting ]'s regime.<ref>, tagesspiegel.de. 25 September 2006.</ref><ref>, zeit.de. October 2004. Accessed 5 May 2022. </ref> He was condemned for rewriting history by leaving out the role of the ] (former German Army) in the cruelties of ].<ref>"Alle waren Opfer" ("Everyone was a victim"). No. 48/2006, '']'', 23 November 2006.</ref><ref>"Unter Wölfen" ("Amongst Wolves"). ''] Magazine'', 28 November 2006.</ref> In 2004, a group of international historians warned that documentaries like the ones produced by Knopp could reduce important historic facts to mere ].<ref></ref>
For the publication of his book "Top Spies - Traitors in the secret war" (1994) Knopp worked with the German ] and several retired spies to present their personal story and explain their work to a broad public<ref>, ISBN 3-4421-2725-4</ref>.


⚫ In 2003, Knopp pleaded for ] to be featured in the '']'' list of greatest Germans, compiled by ZDF-TV.<ref>, quote: "Das ZDF, mein Sender, hat im Herbst des Jahres 2003 nach dem besten Deutschen der Geschichte gefragt. Ich habe für Konrad Adenauer gekämpft, weil er den geschlagenen demoralisierten Deutschen nach dem Krieg ein neues Selbstbewusstsein gegeben hat." ("The ZDF, my station, was asking in autumn 2003 for the best German in History. I fought for Konrad Adenauer, because he gave the defeated demoralized Germans new self-consciousness after the war.")</ref> In 2004, he received the ] and the ]n and European TV award for his work. He teaches ] at the Gustav-Siewerth-Akademie in Weilheim-Bierbronnen (]) and lives in ]. His publishing house is the German ] group (] group).<ref>, randomhouse.de. Accessed 5 May 2022. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215200319/http://www.randomhouse.de/author_new/author.jsp?per=3576 |date=15 February 2008}}</ref> In 2008 Knopp worked on a movie about failed Hitler assassin ].<ref>, JungeWelt.de. 21 January 2008.</ref>
⚫ Guido Knopp's history films are often attacked as presenting the ] too superficially and as "editing history" so as to play down the role of the German public in building and supporting the ] regime.<ref></ref><ref></ref>. Knopp has been criticized for rewriting history by leaving out the role of the ] (German Army) in the cruelties of ]<ref>]: Alle waren Opfer (Everyone was a victim). No. 48/2006 of 23 November 2006</ref><ref>Unter Wölfen (Amongst wolves). ] Magazine, 28 November 2006</ref>. In 2004 a group of international historians warned that documentaries like the one's produced by Knopp could reduce important historic facts to mere ]<ref></ref>.

In 2004 he received the ] and the ]n and European TV award for his work.

Today he teaches ] at the Gustav-Siewerth-Akademie in Weilheim-Bierbronnen (]) and is living in ]. His publishing house is the German ] group (] group)<ref></ref>.

In 2008 Knopp is working on a movie about the failed Hitler assassin ]<ref></ref>.

==Trivia==
⚫ * In 2003 Guido Knopp plead for ] to be featured in the '']'' list of greatest Germans, compiled by ZDF TV<ref>, quote: "Das ZDF, mein Sender, hat im Herbst des Jahres 2003 nach dem besten Deutschen der Geschichte gefragt. Ich habe für Konrad Adenauer gekämpft, weil er den geschlagenen demoralisierten Deutschen nach dem Krieg ein neues Selbstbewußtsein gegeben hat." (The ZDF, my station, was asking in autumn 2003 for the best German in History. I fought for Konrad Adenauer, because he gave the defeated demoralized Germans new self-consciousness after the war.")</ref>.

==External links==
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==Published books== ==Published books==
* ''Hitler's Holocaust.'' Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2700-3 * (1998) ''Hitler's Henchmen''. Sutton Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7509-3781-5}}
* (1998) ''Hitler's Henchmen.'' Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3781-5 * (2001) ''Hitler's Holocaust''. Sutton Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7509-2700-3}}
* (2002) ''Hitler's Hitmen.'' Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2602-3 * (2002) ''Hitler's Hitmen''. Sutton Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7509-2602-3}}
* (2003) ''Hitler's Women.'' Routledge. ISBN 0-415-94730-8 * (2002) ''Hitler's Children''. {{ISBN|0-7509-2732-1}}
* ''Hitler's Children'' ISBN 0-7509-2732-1 * (2003) ''Hitler's Women''. Routledge. {{ISBN|0-415-94730-8}}
* (2207) ''Die Wehrmacht: Eine Bilanz'', ]. ISBN 978-3-570-00975-8 * (2007) ''Die Wehrmacht: Eine Bilanz''. ]. {{ISBN|978-3-570-00975-8}}
* (2008) '']''. ]. {{ISBN|978-0-750-9260-1-0}}.
* (2002) In German ''Die SS: Eine Warnung der Geschichte.'' ("The SS: A historical warning") {{ISBN|3-570-00621-2}}, In Swedish ''SS - ondskans redskap'' ("SS - the tool of evil") {{ISBN|9789185377244}}
* (2007) In German ''Göring – Eine Karriere'' ("Göring - A career") {{ISBN|3-570-00891-6}}


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Latest revision as of 07:16, 31 December 2023

German journalist and author (born 1948)
Guido Knopp

Guido Knopp (born 29 January 1948 in Treysa, Hesse) is a German journalist and author. He is well known in Germany, mainly because he has produced a great number of TV documentaries, predominantly about the "Third Reich" and National Socialism, but also about other topics, such as Stalinism.

Life and work

After earning his doctoral degree in history and political science, Knopp worked as a newspaper editor at the Welt am Sonntag and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. In 1978 he took up employment at the German TV station ZDF. Since then, he has produced many documentaries about the Nazi dictatorship like Hitlers Helfer ("Hitler's Henchmen"), Hitler-Eine Bilanz ("Hitler-taking stock") or Die SS: Eine Warnung der Geschichte ("The SS: A warning from history"), but also, for example, Vatikan (about the power of the popes) or Kanzler: Die Mächtigen der Republik (about Germany's post-war federal chancellors). Knopp hosts a weekly German television program, usually broadcast on Sundays, called History. In 1999, he produced a series called 100 Jahre – der Countdown, which sums up the whole 20th century, year by year, and is still sometimes broadcast during holidays by the Phoenix television station. For the publication of his book Top Spies – Traitors in the Secret War (1994), Knopp worked with the German Federal Intelligence Service and several retired spies to present their personal story and explain their work to a broad public.

Knopp's history films are often criticised for presenting the Third Reich too superficially and for "editing history" to play down the role of the German public in building and supporting Hitler's regime. He was condemned for rewriting history by leaving out the role of the Wehrmacht (former German Army) in the cruelties of World War II. In 2004, a group of international historians warned that documentaries like the ones produced by Knopp could reduce important historic facts to mere infotainment.

In 2003, Knopp pleaded for Konrad Adenauer to be featured in the Unsere Besten list of greatest Germans, compiled by ZDF-TV. In 2004, he received the Goldene Kamera and the Bavarian and European TV award for his work. He teaches journalism at the Gustav-Siewerth-Akademie in Weilheim-Bierbronnen (Baden-Württemberg) and lives in Mainz. His publishing house is the German Random House group (Bertelsmann group). In 2008 Knopp worked on a movie about failed Hitler assassin Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg.

Published books

See also

Footnotes

  1. MDR TV Archived 30 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine "Knopp, Guido: Porträt" (Knopp, Guido: A Portrait), 2003.
  2. Phoenix TV, 100 Jahre – der Countdown Archived 25 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Top Spione. Verräter im geheimen Krieg", amazon.de; ISBN 3-442-12725-4
  4. Der Tagesspiegel, tagesspiegel.de. 25 September 2006.
  5. Die Zeit, zeit.de. October 2004. Accessed 5 May 2022.
  6. "Alle waren Opfer" ("Everyone was a victim"). No. 48/2006, Die Zeit, 23 November 2006.
  7. "Unter Wölfen" ("Amongst Wolves"). Spiegel Magazine, 28 November 2006.
  8. German Who is Who
  9. "Die Botschaft von Hambach – Verpflichtung für heute!", speech of Guido Knopp., quote: "Das ZDF, mein Sender, hat im Herbst des Jahres 2003 nach dem besten Deutschen der Geschichte gefragt. Ich habe für Konrad Adenauer gekämpft, weil er den geschlagenen demoralisierten Deutschen nach dem Krieg ein neues Selbstbewusstsein gegeben hat." ("The ZDF, my station, was asking in autumn 2003 for the best German in History. I fought for Konrad Adenauer, because he gave the defeated demoralized Germans new self-consciousness after the war.")
  10. Short biography, randomhouse.de. Accessed 5 May 2022. Archived 15 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  11. Marktschreier des Tages: Tom Cruise/Guido Knopp (Pitchman of the Day: Tom Cruise/Guido Knopp), JungeWelt.de. 21 January 2008.

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