Heinz Lorenz
Heinz Lorenz (7 August 1913 – 23 November 1985) was German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's Deputy Chief Press Secretary during World War II.
Biography
A native of Schwerin, he studied law and economics at the universary. He left school and in 1930 obtained a job as a press photographer for the German Telegraph office. In 1934 became a junior editor with the Deutsches Nachrichtenbüro DNB (German News Service).[1] In 1936, he transferred to the Press Office and worked under Otto Dietrich, Press Chief of the Nazi Party.[1] He became a reserve officer and served as Hauptschriftführer of the DNB from late 1942 onwards.
In 1945, Lorenz became the deputy press attaché in the
On 28 April 1945, Lorenz provided Hitler with confirmation that Heinrich Himmler had contacted and attempted peace negotiations with the western Allies through Count Folke Bernadotte.[1]
During the pre-dawn hours of 29 April, Hitler ordered that three copies of his
Post-war
Lorenz made it to the west. He was travelling under a false identity when arrested by the British in June 1945. Lorenz told interrogators who he really was and produced the original of Hitler's will and testament that he had kept hidden in the lining of his jacket.
See also
Citations
- ^ a b c d e f Joachimsthaler 1999, p. 293.
- ^ Joachimsthaler 1999, p. 131.
- ^ de Boer 2021, pp. 117–118.
- ^ Eberle & Uhl 2005, p. 424.
- ^ de Boer 2021, pp. 117–118, 125.
- ^ de Boer 2021, p. 131.
References
- de Boer, Sjoerd (2021). Escaping Hitler's Bunker: The Fate of the Third Reich Leaders. Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-52679-269-3.
- Eberle, Henrik; Uhl, Matthias, eds. (2005). The Hitler Book: The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin from the Interrogations of Hitler's Personal Aides. New York: Public Affairs. ISBN 978-1-58648-366-1.
- ISBN 978-1-86019-902-8.