Detlef Vogel

Detlef Vogel
Born	1942 (age 81–82) Germany
Occupation(s)	Historian, author, editor
Academic work
Era	20th century
Institutions	Military History Research Office (MGFA)
Main interests	Modern European history,military history,historiography
Notable works	Germany and the Second World War

Detlev Vogel(born 1942) is a German historian who specialises in the history ofNazi GermanyandWorld War II.He has been a long-time employee of the GermanMilitary History Research Office (MGFA).Vogel was a contributor to two volumes of the seminal workGermany and the Second World Warfrom the MGFA.

Historian of Nazi Germany

Vogel's research intotreasonin Nazi Germany, in partnership withWolfram Wette,was the first such project undertaken in Germany. Their resulting bookThe Last Taboo(2007) showed that, based on the documents examined so far, the soldiers acted mostly out of ethical motives and none of their actions caused harm to civilians or military personnel.It played a role in bringing about the legislative change in 2009 Germany, when theBundestagpassed legislation officially rehabilitating military personnel judged "traitors" by the military justice system during World War II.

Selected works

In English

• Germany and the Second World War
  • Vol. III:The Mediterranean, South-East Europe, and North Africa 1939–1942,withGerhard SchreiberandBernd Stegemann
  • Vol. VII:The Strategic Air War in Europe and the War in the West and East Asia 1943–1944/5,withHorst BoogandGerhard Krebs

References

• Deggerich, Markus (2009)."Will Germany Finally Rehabilitate Nazi-Era 'Traitors'?".Stern Online.RetrievedDecember 22,2016.
• Weinlein, Alexander (2009)."Verspätete Gerechtigkeit: NS-Unrecht Rechtsausschuss billigt einstimmig die Aufhebung der Urteile wegen »Kriegsverrat« [Belated Justice]".Bundestagweb site(in German).

External links

• Online learning site forThe Last Taboo,via theLernen aus der Geschichteweb site (In German)