Gerhard Hertel (1924 - 2007) was a German tax official,
local politician and local historian.
Although Hertel already showed a great interest in history
during his school years, he started a commercial apprenticeship after finishing
school, interrupted by him being drafted into the Wehrmacht and sent to Moldova
in 1941. He did not return to his hometown until 1945 after the war. There he
began to work at the tax office Freudenstadt, became a local politician and
amateur historian.
Gerhard Hertel wrote several books as well as numerous
essays and narratives, which mainly concerned the history of Freudenstadt. In
the book 80 Years of Experiences, Views,
Insights, published in 2006, he has succeeded in combining his
autobiography with the history of the city, thereby completing his life's work.
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