Willi Bredel was born on May 2, 1901 in Hamburg, Germany. He was a writer, known for
Dein unbekannter Bruder (1982),
Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse (1954) and
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse (1955). He was married to Maj Olson. He died on October 27, 1964 in East Berlin, German Democratic Republic.