- Operation Greif and the Trial of the “Most Dangerous Man in Europe.”
Operation Greif and the Trial of the “Most Dangerous Man in Europe.” A disheveled George S. Patton reported to Dwight Eisenhower with unsettling news from the front. “Ike, I’ve never seen such a goddamn foul-up! The Krauts are infiltrating behind our lines, raising hell, cutting wires and turning around road signs!”1 Such was the characteristic response in the aftermath of Operation Greif, orchestrated by Germany’s top commando, Otto Skorzeny. Through his actions during the Ardennes Offensive of , and his acquittal while on trial, Skorzeny effectively utilized disinformation and covert operations to both earn his credibility and infamous reputation. Born in Vienna in , Skorzeny led a mundane life during the years of the First World War. Despite his inability to concentrate on his studies, he managed to graduate in from the Technischen Hochschule in Wien with an engineering degree.2 His participation in the Schlagende Verbindungen (dueling societies) during his academic career gave Skorzeny the reputation of being a fierce fighter and resulted in his characteristic scars that covered both sides of his face
- The private diaries of Heinrich Himmler, transcribed by Kurt Bertrams: his student years (PDF, Kb);
- Diary of Heinrich Himmler, Dec - Dec 31, The original was provided to David Irving on loan by collector R C Schneider, of Longboat Key, Florida. It begins with a few entries from First transcribed by David Irving ; he donated colour photographs (of each page with entries) to the Bundesarchiv Koblenz. Transcribed again with minor corrections as we get wiser, Friday, August 3, (PDF, Kb);
- The private diary of Himmler's wife Marga pdf, MB. Translated into English; edited and annotated by David Irving | German original text (pdf; extracts only)
- Our transcription of Himmler's pocket diary Feb - Aug Mostly locations, a few names
- Pocket diary of Heinrich Himmler, (pdf, 16MB) courtesy of the late James Townsend | David Irving's new transcript of Himmler's pocket diary
- Our dossier on Marga Himmler
- A Nuremberg lawyer questions Himmler's wife
- On Oct 31, Himmler wanted Germany's Jews allowed to emigrate without obstacles. A letter to Hitler's adjutant
- May 2, Himmler's knowledge of the Warnen peoples (a memo by him, in private hands)
- History: a little
Himmler
September 19,For me, as a reader of WW2 history for over 40 years, the figure of Heinrich Himmler looms large. At one point the 2nd most powerful individual in the 3rd Reich. A veritable minister for everything. But oddly one of those characters who I had never really read about in too much depth. So with Peter Padfield’s biography I had high hopes of learning as to what made this sinister individual tick. I have, unfortunately, finished this lengthy book feeling let down by what I can only describe as a lost opportunity.
He quotes from Himmler's diary and with that builds a "psychological profile" quoting everyone from Hugh Trevor-Roper to Buddhist thought to build his (obvious) disdain for Himmler's mental state. This was not what I was expecting but I found it initially extremely interesting. Added in between all this "psychological profiling" was a short history of various other terrors perpetrated in the name of ideology. Witch hunts in Bavaria odd years previously through to the Spanish Inquisition and how they equated to "public demands" (my words) to "find a scapegoat for social frustration" (Padfield's words). Padfield quotes Trevor-Roper and Henry Kaman inGabrielHeimler
Mauerspringer
“Amazingly, I was a citizen of the West and the East at the same time. Looking at it in a self-critical or humorous light, you could say I was the Wall Jumper.”
Interview
Gabriel Heimler was born in Paris in He grew up in France and with his grandparents in Hungary. Heimler studied art in Paris before moving to Halle in East Germany, then in to West Berlin. His painting “Mauerspringer” (The Wall Jumper) addresses the possibility of overcoming borders.
Gabriel Heimler in the interview
Roundabout relocation from Paris to West Berlin
First encounters between East and West Berliners
How did you get involved in the East Side Gallery?
Encounters with antisemitism
The "Wall Jumper" in the world
What does German unification imply?
A monument for the whole world
"The East Side Gallery is…"
Heimler’s painting “Mauerspringer” (The Wall Jumper) shows a man jumping across the Berlin Wall from West to East Berlin. To Heimler, however, the direction of the jump was less significant than the idea of surmounting the wall. The man in the painting symbolizes
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