Matthias Uhl

Matthias Uhl (born 1970) studied history, political science and East European history in Halle and Moscow, earning his doctorate in 2000. From 2001 to 2005, he was a research associate at the Institute of Contemporary History; he subsequently worked at the German Historical Institute in Moscow. His research focuses on the history of the Cold War and Soviet military, security and intelligence history. As an editor or co-editor, he published, among other works, “Das Buch Hitler” (2005), which was translated into 29 languages, and “Die Organisation des Terrors. Der Dienstkalender Heinrich Himmlers 1943–1945”.