Wolfgang Bauer (born 1970) is a German journalist and reporter for Die Zeit, who has won many prizes including the Prix Bayeux Calvados for War Correspondents.

He has worked in the Arab world for many years, including in war zones in Syria and Libya.

[2] The Afghan platoon leader who was questioning the suspect then had an American soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division, turn on and gun the truck's engine.

[2] In a separate incident he reported he had seen an agent of the Afghan intelligence service beat a suspect with a rifle butt, while questioning him.

[3] Major Chris Belcher, speaking on behalf of the Department of Defense, stated that he was unaware of the incident.