Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau [SEP] inception
Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau
Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau (1849–1934) was founded by the German Bernhard Wolff (1811–1879), the editor of the "Vossische Zeitung" and founder of the "National-Zeitung" (1848-1938).
It was one of the first press agencies in Europe and one of the three major European telegraph monopolies until the World War II-era, along with the British Reuters and the French Havas. In 1865, they formed a European news cartel.
Western front. Here he was a company commander and was promoted to lieutenant. The death of his friend August Macke affected him deeply and led to a change in his attitude toward war. A severe nervous breakdown in 1916 put an end to the front assignment. Instead, he was detached to the Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau. Erdmann worked for this company in Amsterdam as a translator. In 1916 he married Elisabeth Macke, "née" Gerhardt, the widow of his friend August Macke. Three children were born out of this marriage