#Commander Hessler

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Commanders and Staff at Gettysburg with Col. Doug Douds

This is an outstanding discussion between Jim Hessler and Doug Douds on staff work at Gettysburg. Arguably, the quality of the two staffs was a major factor in Meade’s victory at Gettysburg, and indeed, arguably staff work quality was a crucial factor in the United States victory in the Civil War. The video’s description reads, “Col. Doug Douds USMC (Ret.) and US Army War College staff joins…

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Ok so that 2021 book list I mentioned earlier...it turned into 30 books because I have no self control 😬but here they are, my favorite books I read in 2021! And yeah, all of them civil war related cause what would you expect?

below the cut, I’ve included all the names with the authors so if you wanna check them out, you can!

Nothing But Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861- 1865 (Steven E. Woodworth)

Raising the White Flag: How Surrender Defined the American Civil War (David Sikenat)

Thunder at the Gates: The Black Civil War Regiments that Redeemed America (Douglas R. Egerton)

American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies

This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War (Drew Gilpin Faust)

The War of the Common Soldier: How Men Thought, Fought, and Survived in Civil War Armies (Peter S. Carmichael)

The Howling Storm, Weather, Climate, and the American Civil War (Kenneth W. Noe)

An Environmental History of the Civil War (Judkin Browning)

Meade at Gettysburg: A Study in Command (Kent Masterson Brown)

Lincoln  on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington (Ted Widmer)

Major General George H. Sharpe and the Creation of American Military Intelligence in the Civil War (Peter G. Tsouras)

Radical Sacrifice: The Rise & Ruin of Fitz John Porter (William Marvel)

Midnight in America: Darkness, Sleep, and Dreams During the Civil War (Jonathan W. White)

Rites of Retaliation: Civilization, Soldiers, and Campaigns in the American Civil War (Lorien Foote)

Let Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War & Reconstruction, 1861 - 1868 (Brooks D. Simpson)

Sickles at Gettysburg: The Controversial Civil War General Who Committed Murder, Abandoned Little Round Top, and Declared Himself The Hero of Gettysburg (James A. Hessler)

Timothy B. Smith: 

Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg

The Union Assaults at Vicksburg, May 17 – 22, 1863

The Siege of Vicksburg: Climax of the Campaign to Open the Mississippi River, May 23 – Jay 4, 1863

Caroline E. Janney:

Remembering the Civil War: Reunion & the Limits of Reconciliation

Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee’s Army After Appomattox

Elizabeth R. Varon:

Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War 

Southern Lady, Yankee Spy: The True Story of Elizabeth Van Lew, a Union Agent in the Heart of the Confederacy 

Jeffrey Wm Hunt:

Meade & Lee After Gettysburg: From Falling Waters to Culpeper Court House

Meade & Lee at Bristoe Station

Meade & Lee at Rappahannock Station

Petersburg campaign books: 

The Siege of Petersburg: The Battles for the Weldon Railroad, August 1865 (John Horn)

Richmond Redeemed: The Siege at Petersburg, the Battles of Chaffin’s Bluff and Poplar Spring Church, September 29 – October 2, 1864

Richmond Must Fall: The Richmond Petersburg Campaign, October 1864 (Hampton Newsome)

A Campaign of Giants: The Battle for Petersburg Vol. 1 (A. Wilson Greene)

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Battle of the Bulge (1965)

Basic Story: The German counterattack in the Ardennes forest in the winter of 1944.

Fan Thoughts: In their attempt to cover the entire Ardennes Counteroffensive, the writers rearranged the events and came up with fictional characters rather than depicting actual Allied leaders.  I tend to refer to this movie as a historical movie that contains almost no actual history, on top of the rearrangement of events, there are huge pieces of the offensive that are left out entirely, the tanks used for both the Germans and Americans are the incorrect types, the list goes on.  The film starts with Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Kiley (Henry Fonda) spotting a German staff car containing Colonel Martin Hessler (Robert Shaw) on a reconnaissance mission and ‘buzzing’ him to get a better picture.  After this encounter, Hessler reaches the Nazi bunker where he is briefed on the new German attack, the same one that Kiley was looking for evidence of on his reconnaissance mission, and the plan to use of German soldiers posing as Americans to hold bridges and create confusion. Kiley’s observations are brushed off, so he visits a spot on the Siegfried Line commanded by Major Wolenski (Charles Bronson), where a patrol catches some young German soldiers, Kiley concludes that the experienced soldiers have been pulled back for a new offensive, but his hunch is again written off.  The German offensive is launched, and Wolenski is overrun after leading his men to the woods near Schnee Eifel.  Sergeant Guffy (Telly Savalas) leads a group of tanks against the Panzers but is forced to retreat.  Simultaneously, the Germans saboteurs take the Our Bridge, Kiley notices that a German truck was carrying empty fuel drums, and Guffy splits the proceeds from his black markets dealings with his business partner Louise.  The sabotage by the Germans continues when they turn roadsigns so some of Wolenski’s troops go the wrong way; they are captured and instead of being taken as POWs, they are massacred, but Lieutenant Weaver (James MacArthur) manages to escape.  The saboteurs at the Our Bridge are discovered when the Americans realize the charges are set incorrectly, but this realization comes too late to stop the Panzers from crossing.  The Germans continue on to take Ambleve and capture many retreating Americans, those who escape regroup at the River Meuse.  Kiley goes out on another renaissance mission in the fog to find the German spearhead, ordering the pilot to glide to try and hear the tanks, he spots them but is then hit by the Germans and crashes.American forces face Hessler’s tanks, while Guffy meets with Weaver and they head to the fuel depot, however the German saboteurs also head to the depot to capture it.  As shown by this extremely long summary, this is a very long film that would have benefitted from having several scenes trimmed or removed entirely.  Additionally, the scenes vary wildly in brightness and color; the outdoor shots are often at ‘night’ so they were filmed during the day and a filter was placed over them, which removes contrast and makes the action difficult to see.  These dark scenes are juxtaposed by almost overly bright indoor shots that have the classic 60s film look of large sets with bright colors.  For instance the Nazi bunker scenes all look like they belong in James Bond film from the same era.  While this may be considered a classic, in fact I actually watched this on the “Turner Classic Movies Greatest Classic Films Collection” DVD, the historical inaccuracies and long runtime keep this film from being an engaging watch.

Warnings: wartime violence (mostly bloodless), one civilian is executed

Available On: Amazon Prime, Vudu, iTunes, YouTube, Google Play, Sling TV

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ヘスラー指揮官

初描き。資料が少なすぎて悲しい。

2015

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U-107 comming home.

U-107 sank 39 Allied ships, in addition to damaging another four ships. The U-boat was launched on 2 July 1940, based at the U-boat port of Lorient, with a crew of 53 under the initial command of Günther Hessler. She was later commanded, in order, by Harald Gelhaus, Valker Simmermacher and her final commander, Karl Heinz Fritz (wiki)

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The villains from 1984′s Space Sheriff Shaider, the Fushigi World Fuuma (不思議界フーマ). Not shown in this picture is their true leader, Great Emperor Kubilai (大帝王クビライ) who is just a head mounted on a wall when the series begins.

The day to day commander is Priest Poe (神官ポー) who is in the insert there wearing the fancy disco-ball hat with the two horns.  Though male, Poe dresses and acts as a woman.

Field Commander Hessler is in the center of the picture there dressed in black with red accents.  He is, as his name suggests, responsible for commanding the minions of the Fuuma when they are on missions in the outside world.

He is aided by the five young women on either side of him, the Girls Army. These are color-coded, highly trained kunoichi agents.  The team consits of:

Girl 1:

Girl 2:

Girl 3

Girl 4:

and Girl 5:

Their numbers are the only names they are ever given.

The lowest of the low in the Fuuma are their foot soldiers, the Miracler Combatmen (戦闘員ミラクラー).

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Day 1715: Daniel Hessler

One of the mobsters working for Paulie Longo and transformed by the White Magician. Daniel had been little more than small time muscle for the gang. Promoted to superhuman enforcer to carry out the mob bosses will.

Thus under orders to kill Steve Trevor and Etta Candy, Daniel drove out of town to the pairs tour and flight lesson service. He arrived in his new form. That of a multi armed squid demon capable of stretching his limbs to incredible length.

Attempting to kill the pair, Daniel would be stopped by Wonder Woman who succeeded in catching him in the magic lasso. Diana would command Daniel to reveal who he was working for, unaware that the White Magician had implanted a curse into the transformation that would kill anyone who tried to reveal the truth.

However the magic lasso posessing the power of overpowering any spell and exorcising demons, shattered the White Magicians hold over Daniel Hessler and returned him to his true form. The mobster quickly revealing to Diana who his boss was and the White Magicians contribution.

With Diana in the know, she dropped Daniel off with the police who would put Daniel into witness protection in exchange for his testimony against Longo and the White Magician. With Thomas Rudolph unaware that there was a case building against him that would put him away for life.

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German Naval History: The U-boat War in the Atlantic 1939-1945 :: Great Britain Ministry Of Defence (Navy) & Gunter Hessler soon to be presented for sale on the super BookLovers of Bath web site!

London: HMSO, 1992, Hardback in Slip Case.

2nd impression, first edition 1989 thus. Contains: Chronological tables [1]; Diagrams; Maps; Tables; Maps in folder [5]; Appendices [4];

From the cover: Gunter Hessler (a son-in-law of Donitz) was given free access to the war diaries and other primary sources of the German Navy to write a history and analysis of the German U-boat offensive in the Atlantic. It covered many aspects, such as general strategy, signals intelligence, tactics and weapons, adopting a largely German viewpoint. It also investigated Allied countermeasures and the response of the U-boat Command. Written …

Introduction by: Andrew J. Withers

Very Good in Very Good Slip Case. Map folder is sunned at the spine.

Black boards with Silver titling to the Spine. [X] 151 pages. Index. 12″ x 8¼”.

Of course, if you don’t like this one, may I excite you with my selection contained in Military Naval catalogue?

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more than a game the story of crickets early years john major harperpress 9780007183647

quayside bristol the city and its port in recent years frank shipsides robert wall redcliffe press 1872971962

flora britannica the definitive new guide to wild flowers plants and trees richard mabey sinclair stevenson 18561937721

irek mukhamedov the authorised biography jeffery taylor fourth estate 185702074x

the opium eater selections from the autobiography thomas de quincey the cresset press

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Champions in Conflict The Bath Rugby Revolution Dick Tugwell Robson Books 1 86105 213 8

for fuhrer and fatherland ss murder and mayhem in wartime britain roderick de normann sutton publishing 0750912820

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The horror version of Babylon Berlin is not a therapy session

Netflix has released a new German-language original. We are talking about the mysterious history series Freud, which was created as a German-Austrian-Czech co-production. At the center of the story is a young Sigmund Freud, who is still far from changing the world with his thinking.

We have the first three episodes of Freud at the Berlinale 2020 seen and have come to the conclusion that the creation of 4 blocks-Mastermind Marvin Kren well worth a look. Below we have summarized the most important impressions of the series for you.

Key Facts About the Freud Netflix SeriesAll eight episodes of Freud's first season were directed by Marvin Kren. He also wrote together with Stefan Brunner and Benjamin Hessler the scripts.

Robert Finster embodies the young Sigmund Freud. He is considered a charlatan by most people and uses one or two white lies to assert his theories. Freud is a co-production by Satel Film and Bavaria Fiction. The series was commissioned for ORF and Netflix. It is the first project of its kind.

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Freud

Although Freud presents a fairly unused location with Vienna in the 1880s, the series does not appear so independent at first glance, on the contrary: the models are clearly recognizable, especially when you look at the historical series of the past years, especially that local prestige project Babylon Berlin.

The Netflix series Freud has many series models

The backdrop is a key protagonist here – and Marvin Kren stages old Vienna just as consciously (just much more creepy). There is also a pinch The Alienist and The Knick, after all, we are also dealing with crimes and crossing medical borders, which can have devastating consequences.

And then there is the scary Showtime series Penny dreadful. Especially when the young Sigmund Freud tries to use the medium Fleur Salomé (Ella hull) Exploring the hidden abysses of the subconscious become memories of those soaked in fantasy and mystery elements Eva GreenSeries awake.

Freut keeps groping for the horror, which makes for some really nasty, extremely unpleasant scenes. Marvin Kren obviously has fun trying different genre set pieces in his Netflix series. In the end, however, the focus in the foreground is society in Vienna at the end of the 19th century.

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Freud

While Sigmund Freud – preferably with the support of cocaine – is busy breaking the rules, Marvin Kren tells of a city that is sinking into a fog of uncertainty. First, cruel murders cause turmoil. It doesn't take long for the gap between progress and tradition to emerge as the greatest threat in the cobbled streets.

Freud should let old Vienna speak more

In order to illuminate the social and political aspects of the series, Marvin Kren advances the police inspector Alfred Kiss (Georg Friedrich) to the foreground. As a raging personality, this is introduced, almost like a villain. Little by little, however, he turns out to be a tragic, lost figure hiding behind commanding words.

Alfred Kiss is the remnant of a war that has drawn his face and continues to torment his soul all these years later. Where Sigmund Freud looks into the subconscious of Fleur Salomé with curiosity, he would only be frightened by the dark abysses that open up for Alfred Kiss. Hopefully the series will explore more of it.

Season 1 of Freud has been available on Netflix since March 23, 2020.

How do you like the Netflix series Freud?

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2023 Civil War Institute Day Five

Today was Day Five, the final day, of the 2023 Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College’s Summer Conference. Photo by Al Mackey We began with Gettysburg Battlefield tours with the theme, “Following in the Footsteps of Gettysburg’s Fallen Commanders.” Chuck Burkell led a “General John F. Reynolds” tour. Supervisory Ranger Chris Gwinn led a “Colonel George Willard” tour. Jim Hessler led a…

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Summer’s best travel books 2019

Books are essential items to pack for summer travels, right next to the sunscreen and shades. They may not protect you from UV rays, but they help map itineraries, decode cultural mysteries, give historical context, and, most of all, send your imagination soaring to places you never dreamed you’d go.

These 12 recently published books—set in places from Hawaii to Zambia—challenge you to take a break from the overwhelming options of your streaming service to focus on the simple, summery act of reading (or listening to) words on a page.

Fiction

Mistress of the Ritz, by Melanie Benjamin Paris’s Hotel Ritz, which opened on the Place Vendôme in 1898, is legendary for its hospitality and refined glamour. But in this inspired-by-true-events WWII tale, hotel manager Claude Auzello, and his American wife, Blanche, go from hosting the likes of Coco Chanel and F. Scott Fitzgerald to dealing with Nazi commandants, who use the hotel as a headquarters when they occupy the French capital.

The Floating Feldmans, by Elyssa Friedland Take a big dysfunctional family, reunite them for the first time in 10 years on a Caribbean cruise ship they can’t escape, and add endless buffets, blindfolded pie-eating contests, and impromptu conga lines on the sundeck. What could possibly go wrong? Both cruising fans and skeptics alike will get a laugh out of this story of a family trying to stay afloat.

Summer of 69, by Elin Hilderbrand Ideal to tuck into a beach tote, Hilderbrand’s nostalgic novel evokes 1969 Nantucket, where the Levins annually spend the summer in a historic family home. Their island traditions—takeout from Susie’s Snack Bar at the end of Straight Wharf, beach afternoons at Ram Pasture—are set against a backdrop of national change: civil rights marches, anti-war protests, Woodstock, and the Apollo 11 moon landing.

The Old Drift, by Namwali Serpell This epic novel following the lives of three intertwined families spans a history of Zambia, from the birth of the nation to its near future. Prepare to be surprised by inventive storytelling and settings that range from Victoria Falls to the Zambia National Academy of Science.

The Department of Sensitive Crimes, by Alexander McCall Smith Although set in Malmö and elsewhere around Sweden, and centered on a special crimes investigative team, this mystery novel isn’t Nordic noir like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Instead, expect breezy wit and articulate characters solving mysteries in Scandinavian locales, from the astonishingly prolific author of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.

Nonfiction

Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World, by Jeff Gordinier Food writer Gordinier accompanies Danish superstar chef René Redzepi on his global road trip seeking perfect meals and innovative ways of cooking, from tortillas in Oaxaca to foraged mushrooms in Sydney. This smorgasbord of a tale will have travelers tasting every meal with renewed appreciation.

La Passione: How Italy Seduced the World, by Dianne Hales Hales landed in Italy on a whim years ago—and fell hard for everything about the place. Since then she’s “homed in on specific passions”: Florence for art, Rome for antiquities, Assisi for saints, Piedmont for wines, Milan for fashion, and Emilia-Romagna for “its food and fast cars.” She proves an enthusiastic tour guide through an Italophile’s Italy.

The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution, by Peter Hessler Hessler moved to Cairo with his wife and twin daughters in 2011, just as the revolutionary wave known as the Arab Spring arrived in Egypt. Personal and political are intertwined as he studies Egyptian Arabic, travels to archaeological digs at Abydos, and learns about local culture with the help of Sayyid, an insightful neighborhood garbage collector.

Ten Years a Nomad, by Matthew Kepnes You know him on social media as Nomadic Matt. Matt Kepnes’s 118K followers on Twitter turn to him for his candid insights, budget-saving tips, and an infectious curiosity about the world. This memoir of 10 years on the road gets to the heart of why he travels—and why he came home.

A Death in the Rainforest: How a Language and a Way of Life Came to an End in Papua New Guinea, by Don Kulick Anthropologist Kulick spent some 30 years visiting an isolated community in Papua New Guinea: trying to learn the language and the culture, making friends and watching children grow, but also dodging ambushes and witnessing deep changes to the villagers’ way of life. In the foreword, he acknowledges his white male privilege and the risks of “speaking for” others. But, “if anthropology as a way of approaching the world has a single message,” he writes, “it is that we learn from difference.”

Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure, by Monisha Rajesh Rajesh has a serious obsession with trains. She traveled 25,000 miles around India on 80 trains for her first book. Here, she boards the Eurostar from London’s St Pancras station to travel 45,000 miles on trains through Russia, China, Japan, Canada, the U.S., North Korea, and beyond. “Trains are rolling libraries of information,” she writes, “and all it takes is to reach out to passengers to bind together their tales.”

Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, The World’s Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West, by David Wolman and Julian Smith Wolman and Smith lasso a little-known story of how three native Hawaiian cousins stunned the early-1900s rodeo world by winning the world championship in steer roping. Their success brought to American attention the culture of the paniolo, the Hawaiian cowboys who had been herding cattle on the islands since the late 1700s.

Amy Alipio is senior editor of National Geographic Travel.

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Harrison ‘Respected By The Troops’ In New Orleans

When New Orleans’ police superintendent resigned in 2014, the mayor promoted  commander Michael Harrison, 45, over more senior officers to run the force. Union leaders called it a slap in the face. Some saw the move as intended to curry favor with the churches; Harrison preached on Sundays. Five years later, Harrison has won over rank-and-file officers while navigating tough reforms under a federal consent decree, the Baltimore Sun reports. Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh chose him to lead the city’s police department. “He’s well liked as a person; he’s respected by the troops,” said Eric Hessler, attorney for the Police Association of New Orleans, the officers’ union. “He was a good police officer. He did his job, and he did it the way it was supposed to be done.”

In 27 years on the force, Harrison, 49, rose from a patrol officer. He earned a reputation as an approachable commander, someone who doesn’t shy from the public and who cares for his cops. Last year, a survey of 281 officers found 80 percent believed he was leading the department in the right direction. Jason Rogers Williams, New Orleans City Council president, said, “He was widely respected and widely appreciated in poor communities as well as affluent.” Harrison formed a specialized unit to suppress gun violence. New Orleans last year had its fewest homicides in 47 years. Harrison’s biggest task was  implementation of a federal consent decree. The U.S. Department of Justice faulted police for unconstitutional tactics, from bad stops and racial profiling to excessive force and failing to investigate crimes against women. “There was relatively little drama,” said criminologist Peter Scharf of the LSU School of Public Health in New Orleans. “Mike has been exceptionally skilled at implementing a very tough, monitored, performance-driven consent decree process.” In Baltimore, he would find himself in the same position.

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Aqua, by Sven Elverfeld, à Wolfsburg... Summum Gastronomique

Sven Elverfeld Restaurant AQUA © Uwe Spörl

Situé à Wolfsburg en Allemagne, dans l’enceinte du luxueux Ritz-Carlton dont les murs appartiennent au groupe VW, le restaurant Aqua, 3 étoiles Michelin, est une incontournable table de haute gastronomique reconnue mondialement grâce au talent de Sven Elverfeld et ses équipes. A découvrir absolument...

Dans le contexte insolite de Volkswagen Autostadt à Wolfsburg en Basse-Saxe, siège mondial de VW, le restaurant Aqua, dans l’enceinte de l’hôtel Ritz-Carlton 5*, est un des temples de la gastronomie allemande. Ainsi, le fleuron hôtelier du Groupe Ritz-Carlton, dirigé avec panache par Edith Gerhardt, sert d’écrin à l’une des meilleures tables d’Europe et du monde. Dans cette belle ambiance tout en épure et design, avec son architecture en forme de cercle ouvert, ses 170 chambres et suites haut de gamme, dont la décoration est signée par le célèbre designer américain Elliott Barnes (directeur de l’Agence Andrée Putman jusqu'en 2003), le restaurant Aqua resplendit de mille feux.

Restaurant AQUA © Uwe Spörl Jouxtant le site Volkswagen de Wolfsburg et son Musée de l’auto, avec en toile de fond l’imposante « kraftwerk 1930 » (usine électrique qui alimente le site), la «Gläserne Manufaktur» (usine de verre inaugurée en 2002) composée de 2 tours d’environ 48 m de haut, signées par l’architecte Gunter Henn, l’hôtel Ritz-Carlton et son restaurant gastronomique Aqua semblent émerger d’un univers surréaliste surtout la nuit tombée. Ouvert en 2000, l’hôtel et le restaurant rencontrent un succès phénoménal. A la tête du restaurant Aqua depuis l’ouverture, Sven Elverfeld, talentueux chef de cuisine formé à belle école, honore la gastronomie allemande. Nanti de 3 étoiles au Guide Michelin, Sven Elverfeld a donné avec brio ses lettres de noblesses au Ritz-Carlton de Wolfsburg. Entre nouvelle cuisine allemande (moderne deutsche Küche) et cuisine européenne contemporaine, philosophie et savoir-faire sont au rendez-vous. Initié à la pâtisserie dans ses jeunes années, Sven a eu la chance de forger son éthique gastronomique au plus haut niveau auprès des plus grands ou dans de belles institutions: Dieter Müller (à Bergisch-Gladbach), Humperdinck à Francfort, Hessler à Maintal et Gutsschänke à Schloss Johannisberg dans le Rheingau entre autres. En 1998, il œuvre avec succès pour le groupe Ritz-Carlton dans les Emirats Arabes Unis au restaurant La Baie à Dubaï jusqu’en 2000, année au cours de laquelle il prendra finalement les commandes du restaurant Aqua à Wolfsburg. Talent oblige, le restaurant Aqua est couronné d’étoiles. La première est octroyée dans le Guide Michelin 2002, la seconde dans l’édition 2006 et la consécration en 3e étoile arrive dans l’édition 2009 sans compter une pluie d'«Awards» reçus au fil des ans et le Gault&Millau qui le sacralise à 19/20.

Aqua - The Ritz-Carlton, Wolfsburg © Gary Schmid A travers les baies vitrées du restaurant Aqua, paysages verdoyants et apaisants, plans d’eau réfléchissants et scintillements de shows lumineux au loin, donnent le ton à une atmosphère féerique, idéal pour apprécier la cuisine de Sven. Figure de proue de la haute gastronomie allemande, il transgresse avec talent les codes et interprète de façon ludique des grands classiques culinaires (toutes ses recettes sont d’ailleurs détaillées et agrémentées de superbes photos dans un ouvrage intitulé «Sven Elverfeld»). Contemporain et relaxant, le restaurant Aqua est une parfaite scène gourmande pour ce chef créatif et technicien. Au programme deux menus: Visions et Impressions, 4 à 6 plats ou 7 à 10 plats... avec en option des Weinreise de « haute volée ». A l’accueil et à l’orchestration du service Jimmy Ledemazel, le maître de salle, un français maîtrisant parfaitement l’art du bien recevoir (lauréat avec son équipe du meilleur service en salle en Allemagne lors de nombreux Awards). A la sommellerie, c’est Marcel Runge, un passionné qui coordonne les fameux Weinreise  de Aqua (accords mets & vins). Son point fort, c’est les Rieslings, entre autres. Il aime surprendre le convive par de parfaits mariages en totale harmonie avec la fabuleuse cuisine de Sven. Côté cuisine, le menu Impressions est un rêve gourmand éveillé. En amuses-bouches, les snacks: Olive de Kalamata caramélisées ; veau mijoté Tafelspitz, herbes vertes, oeuf ; ombre chevalier, laitue et sésame ; Burger Aqua - Wagyu beef, miso et les oignons printaniers; Anguille "fumée et marinée" - Tom Kha Gai, Peanut & concombre.

Presentation on the plate of Saddle of lamb from Muritz, cooked in hay, Topinambur, ricotta, herbs & hazelnuts © Uwe Spörl A faire suivre par le foie gras et raisins, crème de chèvre, noix et sorbet Riesling; Le maquereau à queue jaune mariné, escabèche, radis, poivre, estragon et avocat grillé: Truite de Luneburg Heath, Asperges de Neubokel, velouté jambon , petits pois et rhubarbe; Raie et calamars de l'Atlantique, sauce rouille, chicorée de Catalogne (Puntarelle); Sole de Bretagne, beurre de pistache-noisette, salsifis et sésame noir; Boulette d'agneau bouillie et ris d'agneau "Bolognese", fregola, pancetta et radicchio; Selle de chevreuil d'Altmark, chou, salami, moutarde, baie de sureau et baies; Sélection du fromage de notre chariot; Sorbet à la crème de Champagne "Edition Ruinart Rosé"; Groseilles et pollen de fenouil et Burrata, stock de groseilles bois et pommes de terre et pour la finale sucrée: Mangue, citron et café, "almond-taco", fraise et épicéa, chou - crème vanille de Tahiti vanilla & gelée de cassis, un dessert proposé par le chef Pâtissier Fabian Fiedler, fantastique ! Dans l’esprit de Sven, la main sera légère sur le sucre. Tout est dit, l’excellence est au rendez-vous. Comment ne pas craquer pour autant de plaisirs gourmands.

Tuna & foie gras, Wakame seaweed, ponzu & iced plum © Götz Wrage Soucieux de bénéficier de la meilleure qualité, Sven fait appel à de petits producteurs des terroirs allemands comme pour ces petits pousses de céleri qu’il travaille en ce moment. Pour Sven, le goût est l’élément primorial en cuisine. «Une belle présentation, cela n’est pas suffisant! Et pour cela, la mise au point des recettes est un élément très important, cela peut prendre du temps pour trouver l’équilibre gustatif. L’exigence est toujours là pour nous guider et nous sommes toujours à la recherche de produits de très haute qualité. Et je remercie tous nos fournisseurs qui contribuent à cette chaîne de l’excellence. En effet, pour moi, la vrai star c’est le produit. Et dans la haute gastronomie, nous n’en sommes que les humbles serviteurs. Sans bon produit, pas de bonne cuisine!» nous confie-t-il. En ce qui concerne les prix des menus, le premier menu Visions est à 160 euros en version 4 plats, 195 euros pour 6 plats. Le menu Impressions débute à 215 euros (7 plats), 230 euros (8 plats) et 250 euros (10 plats), le tout hors boissons. Pour les WeinReise, il faudra compter entre 80 et 175 euros selon le menu choisi. Des prix très abordables pour un 3 étoiles Michelin. Et comme on dit en Allemagne: «Das schmeckt nach mehr!» A noter: Le restaurant Aqua a reçu le Trophée European Hotel Awards by Références 2018 « Restaurant d'hôtel de l'année », parrainé officiellement par le Champagne Collet, lors de la cérémonie de remise à Strasbourg en mars 2018 pendant le Salon Egast. Restaurant Aqua - Sven Elverfeld - Ritz-Carlton The Ritz-Carlton, Parkstraße 1, 38440 Wolfsburg, Allemagne Tél, +49 5361 606056 Internet: restaurant-aqua.com Menus: Visions: à partir de 160 euros Impressions: à partir de 215 euros WeineReise (accord mets et vins): à partir de 80 euros

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