Rüdiger Overmans
Rüdiger Overmans | |
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| Born | 6 April 1954 (age 71) Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Alma mater | Bundeswehr University Munich 1974–1977 Bundeswehr University Hamburg Ph.D. 1986 |
| Notable work | Deutsche militärische Verluste im Zweiten Weltkrieg |
Rüdiger Overmans (born 6 April 1954 in Düsseldorf) is a German military historian who specializes in World War II history. His book German Military Losses in World War II, which he compiled as leader of a project sponsored by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, is one of the most comprehensive works about German casualties in World War II.