Karl-Heinz Reintgen
Lt. Karl-Heinz Reintgen was an officer in the German Army, with the rank of lieutenant during World War II.
Reintgen started his radio career as early as 1935. Among other commands during WW-II he was in charge of the German Army's Soldatensender Radio Belgrade, situated in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. After the war he entered the Süddeutsche Rundfunk in 1962. He build up the tv programm »Aktuelles Fernsehen«. In 1968 he was promoted Editor-in-chief for all radio and tv programms. From 1971 until 1980 he was the vize Intendant of the SDR. Shortly before his 75. birthday, he hied on 17.9.1990.
He is credited with making the tune "Lili Marleen" by Lale Anderson a war-time theme for troops on both sides by playing it every evening at 9.55 PM.[1]
In 1976 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit (German: Bundesverdienstkreuz).
References
- ^ Leibovitz, Liel; Miller, Matthew (2009). Lili Marlene : the soldiers' song of World War II (1st ed.). New York: W.W. Norton & Co. p. 201. ISBN 9780393065848.
- ^ http://www.saarland-biografien.de/Reintgen-Karl-Heinz
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