Louis de Wohl’s wartime astrology service

Record summary

Louis de Wohl, a German-born novelist and astrologer, worked with British wartime authorities in a role later described as using astrology to analyze or counter German predictions. Public accounts claim he produced horoscopes for Adolf Hitler and generals and advised psychological-warfare planning, though the precise institutional status and practical influence of his work are disputed. The case matters because it places occult expertise inside wartime bureaucracy rather than treating it only as private belief. Researchers should compare memoirs, official records, press accounts, and later biographies.