Harry Giese

Harry Giese (2 March 1903 – 20 January 1991) was a German theatre and voice actor born in Magdeburg, Province of Saxony. He is best known for providing voiceovers on German newsreels during the Second World War especially Die Deutsche Wochenschau which was shown weekly in cinemas. The newsreel presented the latest news from war time fronts using film from cameramen working with the Wehrmacht. Giese provided the voice-overs for Ufa Tonwoche and Die Deutsche Wochenschau from October 1939 to the end of the Second World War.

This article is about the German actor. For the Australian public servant, see Harry C. Giese.

Harry Giese
Harry Giese as speaker for Die Deutsche Wochenschau (English: The German Weekly Newsreel) (1941).
Born(1903-03-02)2 March 1903
Magdeburg, Province of Saxony, German Empire
Died20 January 1991(1991-01-20) (aged 87)
Berlin, Germany
OccupationActor

During the war Harry Giese was known as the "Großdeutscher Sprecher", or "Greater German Spokesperson".

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