Heiger Ostertag
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Dr. Heiger Ostertag is a German novelist.
Born in 1953 in Itzehoe
, he joined the German Air Force after finishing high school and trained as an officer in flight specialties. Afterwards he attended the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg
, Germany
, where he majored in Scandinavian Studies, German Philology and History. Ostertag worked as a lecturer in Munich
and conducted research at the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office as Colonel. He has been teaching in southern Germany for many years and has published widely. As a novelist, his work has attracted nationwide attention.
Plus many trade journal publications.
Born in 1953 in Itzehoe
Itzehoe
Itzehoe is a town in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.As the capital of the district Steinburg, Itzehoe is located on the Stör, a navigable tributary of the Elbe, 51 km northwest of Hamburg and 24 km north of Glückstadt...
, he joined the German Air Force after finishing high school and trained as an officer in flight specialties. Afterwards he attended the Albert Ludwig University in Freiburg
Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In the extreme south-west of the country, it straddles the Dreisam river, at the foot of the Schlossberg. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Breisgau region on the western edge of the Black Forest in the Upper Rhine Plain...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, where he majored in Scandinavian Studies, German Philology and History. Ostertag worked as a lecturer in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and conducted research at the German Armed Forces Military History Research Office as Colonel. He has been teaching in southern Germany for many years and has published widely. As a novelist, his work has attracted nationwide attention.
Fiction
- 1991 Flugschar (Air Fleet)
- 2005 Fallender Schatten (Falling Shadow)
- 2006 Fliehende Zeit (Fleeing Time)
- 2007 Was bleibt (The Journey of Jusup W.)
- 2007 Fließende Nebel (Flowing Fog)
Non-fiction
- 1990 Education, Elite ideals, Purposes, and Reality in the Officer Corps of the German Empire 1871 - 1918
- 1992 Selected Military Operations and their Historic Bases
- 1993 Military History
- 1993 Potsdam. State, Army, Residence
Plus many trade journal publications.