Thomas Vogel (born 1959) is a German military historian and author. He is lieutenant-colonel in the

German Armed Forces The (, ''Federal Defence'') are the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. The is divided into a military part (armed forces or ''Streitkräfte'') and a civil part, the military part consists of the four armed forces: German Army, ...

and a senior fellow of the

Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr The Bundeswehr Centre of Military History and Social Sciences (''Zentrum für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr'', abbreviated as ZMSBw) is a German research institution focused on military history and social sciences. Lo ...

Education and career

Vogel submitted his doctoral dissertation on Medieval History in 1994. By 1997, he was a permanent member of the Military History Research Office (MGFA) (since 2013, the

) in

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. As MGFA project manager and co-author, Vogel created three touring exhibitions: ''Military Resistance against Hitler and the Nazi Regime'', ''History of the Bundeswehr from the Beginning to 2005'', and ''History of the Armed Bundeswehr Missions Abroad''. His research covers the collection of letters and diaries of the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the German Army (1935–1945), ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmac ...

army captain

Wilm Hosenfeld Wilhelm Adalbert Hosenfeld (; 2 May 189513 August 1952), originally a school teacher, was a German Army officer who by the end of the Second World War had risen to the rank of ''Hauptmann'' (captain). He helped to hide or rescue several Polish p ...

, who was an eye-witness to the occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany during World War II. Vogel is an editorial staff member of ''Militargeschichte. Zeitschrift fur historische Bildung'' (Military History: Journal of History Education) and ''

Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift The ''Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift'' (English: ''Military History Journal'') is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal covering military history. It is published by Walter de Gruyter on behalf of the Center for Military History and Socia ...

'' (Journal of Military History) both published by the Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr. With a shift in the Institute's Department for Historical Research, Vogel works on military integration and coalitions during both world wars.

Works

* ''Fehderecht und Fehdepraxis im Spätmittelalter am Beispiel der Reichsstadt Nürnberg (1404–1438)'' (''Freiburger Beiträge zur mittelalterlichen Geschichte''. Bd. 11). Lang, Frankfurt am Main u. a. 1998, . * (Ed.): ''Aufstand des Gewissens. Militärischer Widerstand gegen Hitler und das NS-Regime 1933 bis 1945. Begleitband zur Wanderausstellung des Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamtes''. Im Auftrag des Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamtes, 5. Auflage, Mittler, Hamburg u. a. 2000, . * (Ed.): ''Wilm Hosenfeld: "Ich versuche jeden zu retten". Das Leben eines deutschen Offiziers in Briefen und Tagebüchern''. Im Auftrag des Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamtes, DTV, München 2004, . * With

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(Eds.): ''Perspektiven der Militärgeschichte. Raum, Gewalt und Repräsentation in historischer Forschung und Bildung'' (''Beiträge zur Militärgeschichte''. Bd. 67). Im Auftrag des Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamtes, Oldenbourg, München 2010, . * With , (Eds.): ''Der Erste Weltkrieg 1914–1918. Der deutsche Aufmarsch in ein kriegerisches Jahrhundert''. Im Auftrag des Militärgeschichtlichen Forschungsamtes, Bucher, München 2014, .

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vogel, Thomas 1959 births Living people German military historians German historians of World War II German male writers Military History Research Office (Germany) personnel 20th-century German historians