Hans-Dieter Lange (20 June 1926 – 18 May 2012)[1] was a German TV journalist and anchorman of the East German newscast Aktuelle Kamera.
Hans-Dieter Lange | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 June 1926 |
| Died | 18 May 2012 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Biography
editLange was born in Elbing (Elbląg), Germany. After passing his Abitur he started to attend the stage school in Danzig. In 1944, he was drafted to the Wehrmacht and became a Canadian prisoner of war in 1945. Until 1946 he was deployed as an ambulanceman for the UNRRA at Bergen-Belsen DP camp.[2] Lange worked as an actor at the theaters of Hildesheim and Bonn and started to work for the East German radio in 1950 and the East German TV station in 1963. Until 1990 he presented the main newscast Aktuelle Kamera.
References
edit- ^ Der Ruhige der »AK« Neues Deutschland 23 May 2012 (in German)
- ^ biography (in German)
External links
edit   | This article about a German journalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |