Wolfram Wette

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Wolfram Wette
Wette in 2008
Born	(1940-11-11) 11 November 1940 (age 83) Germany
Occupation(s)	Historian, author, editor
Awards	Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Academic work
Era	20th century, World War II
Institutions	Military History Research Office University of Freiburg
Main interests	Modern European history, military history, historiography
Notable works	Germany and the Second World War The Wehrmacht: History, Myth, Reality

Wolfram Wette (born 11 November 1940) is a German military historian and peace researcher. He is an author or editor of over 40 books on the history of Nazi Germany, including the seminal Germany and the Second World War series from the German Military History Research Office (MGFA).

Wette's 2002 book, The Wehrmacht: History, Myth, Reality has been translated into five languages and deals with the issue of Wehrmacht criminality during World War II and the legend of its "clean hands". In 2015, Wette was a recipient of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the only federal honour awarded to German citizens for exceptional achievements.