Doctor Goebbels: His Life & Death

Führerhauptquartier 1941-1944 (Munich, 1980) 295.4 Darré diary, Feb 8, 1937, lunch. ‘Der Spötter des Dritten Reiches.’5 Magda told Count Ciano (Ciano diary, May 21, 1939) that dinner with Hitler was stupendouslyboring.6 Friedelind Wagner, Nacht über Bayern (Munich, 1947).7 Traudl Humbs MS.8 Capt. Herbert Friedrichs, interview, Nov 19, 1972, and letter to author, Apr 4, 1989; inhis diary, Jan 31, 1938 JG notes one dinner: ‘Frau von Dirksen goes rabbiting on, purerubbish. I’m furious with her. The Führer is much too indulgent toward her.’9 Auguste Behrend, op. cit., No.19, May 10, 1952.10 Diary, Jun 13, 1941.11 Hanfstaengel, report on JG for Pres. Roosevelt, Jul 16, 1943 (FDR Libr. PSF box 126)12 Affidavits by Karl Bodenschatz, Wilhelm Brückner, and others in the Irving collection,IfZ.13 Interviews of naval adjutant Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer in 1967.14 Karl-Wilhelm Krause, 15ff.15 Ibid., and Hans Leo Martin, Unser Mann bei Goebbels (Neckargemünd, 1973).16 Diary, Feb 24, 1937: ‘Greeted everywhere most warmly by the people.’17 Minute by Stevenson, FO., Jun 15, 1937, citing former diplomat Count AlbrechtBernstorff (FO.371/20733); Bernstorff was shot after the July 1944 plot.18 Diary, Dec 1, 12, 13, 1937. ‘One has to make an example of him.’19 Traudl Humbs MS.20 Julius Streicher diary, Nov 13, 1945; by kind permission of Karl Höffkes.21 Diary, Aug 15, 1937.22 Darré diary, Feb 22, 1938.23 This was on Apr 24, 1937. Hans Kehrl, Krisenmanager im Dritten Reich (Düsseldorf, 1973),82ff. JG’s diary, May 1, 1937 puts a different gloss on it: he had been ‘cordially welcomed’everywhere. He then admitted that the ‘ill-disciplined’ Kreisleiter had all muttered againsthis speech and he was going to draw the necessary conclusions. ‘I tick off [Ley] again aboutthe Vogelsang scandal.’ On Jun 13, 1937, he said it was the last time he would make such aspeech. ‘The Kreisleiter are little demigods,’ he wrote on Jan 11, 1938, still furious aboutthe humiliating episode.GOEBBELS. MASTERMIND OF THE THIRD REICH 42324 Diary, Dec 25, 1937: he listens to the broadcast of his conversations with the children aspresents are handed over.25 Ibid., Dec 5, 1937. The first day of the 1937/8 WHW raised 8·5m marks, 32.5 percentmore than the year before.26 ‘Material received by the Minister of Propaganda,’ Libr. of Congress, film reel 20, containers43, 44.27 Diary, Oct 30, 1937.28 Illustrierter Beobachter, Oct 21, 1937.29 Kurt Prager to Magda Goebbels, Nov 7, 1937 (Libr. of Congress, loc.cit.).30 Kirkpatrick to Strang, FO., Jan 12, 1938 (PRO file FO.371/21660). He traded in theMaybach for a Horch, then a 200hp Mercedes (diary, Oct 26, 1937; Jan 1, Feb 19, 1938);Ogilvie Forbes to Eden, Jan 4, 1938 (PRO file FO.371/21671).—For more detail on theRMVP’s cars 1935–43 see BA file R.55/418.31 Diary, Mar 21, 24, 1937.32 Ibid., Mar 31, Apr 2, 1937.—Hans Günter Hockerts, Die Sittlichkeitsprozesse gegenKatholische Ordensangehörige und Priester 1936/37. (Mainz, 1971).33 Ibid., Apr 4–6, 1937.34 Ibid., Apr 6, 7, 13, 1937.35 Ibid., Apr, 26, 29, 1937.36 Ibid., Apr 30, 1937.37 Ibid., May 1, 1937.38 Ibid., May 4, 1937.39 Ibid., May 12, 13; further church trials that summer, ibid., Jul 1, 4, 1937.40 Ibid., May 25–6, 1937; this claims that Hitler, cruising with him off Schwanenwerder,gave him tips for the speech.41 Sir Nevile Henderson to F.O., May 29, 1937 (PRO file, FO.371/20727).42 Diary, Jun 14, 1937.43 Ibid., Jun 3, 4, 1937.44 Ibid., Aug 1, 4, 1937.45 Ibid., Aug 7, 1937.46 Ibid., Aug 8, 13, 1937.47 Ibid., Dec 22, 1937; Jan 15, 1938.48 Gestapo Nuremberg to Gestapo Berlin, Sep 23, 1938, with attachments; the open lettercirculated in Eichstätt Oct 3–15, 1937 (NA film T81, roll 184, 3495ff).49 Diary, Oct 5, 9, 16, 1937.50 Ibid., Aug 11, 12, Oct 27, 1937.51 Ibid., Mar 3, 8, 10, 11; and Dec 31, 1937, further allegations about Funk.52 Ibid., Oct 7, 8, Nov 5, 1937.53 Unpubl. diary, Mar 7, 1938.54 Diary , Feb 3, May 5, Jun 4, 30, Sep 21, 1937, Oct 9, Dec 3, 1937; Jan 13; unpubl. diary,Mar 16, May 18, Oct 5, 1938, Mar 16, Jun 23, 1939, etc.55 Diary, Mar 3, 1937.56 Lochner to his children, Dec 5, 1937 (State Hist. Soc. of Wisconsin: Lochner papers,box 47).424 GOEBBELS. MASTERMIND OF THE THIRD REICH57 See Yivo files G.58, G.60; and JG diary, Dec 3, 1937.58 Ibid., Mar 6; German FO circular to all missions, Apr 24, 1937 (NA film T120, roll4673, 4420).59 Diary, Oct 26, 1937.60 Ibid., Dec 9, 1937.61 Ibid., Sep 11, 13, Oct 6, 14, 1937; on the Jewish-organized boycott of German films inthe USA see JG’s unpubl. diary, Mar 15, 16, 1938.62 Diary, Mar 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 1937.63 Ibid.Mar 17, 1937.64 Ibid., Mar 20, 21, Apr 17, Aug 3, 19, 20, 1937.65 Ibid., Jan 2, 1937.66 Ibid., Jan 10, 13, 17, 26, 1937.67 Ibid., Feb 14, 1937.68 Ibid., Feb 24, 1937.69 Ibid., Feb 10 and 18; the flooring at Lanke stank of creosote and was having to berenewed (diary, Jan 4, 1937).70 Other writers have assumed this famous incident occurred in 1938; but Fröhlich hadsold his villa by Sep 1937 (cf JG diary, Sep 5, 1937). Lida Baarova has stated that it occurredwhile she was filming ‘Patrioten’. Filming began late in Jan 1937 (diary, Jan 26), and heshowed the film to his family on Apr 20, 1937 (diary). I have preferred to follow her version(see notes to previous chapter) than Fröhlich’s.71 Diary, May 16, 1937.72 Ibid., Jul 27, 1937.73 Author’s interview of Lida Baarova, Salzburg, Jul 4, 1993. ‘I had not gone … the wholeway. Noch nicht ganz.‘74 Author’s interview of Lida Baarova, Salzburg, Jul 4, 1993.75 Ibid.76 Stan Czech, op.cit.; otherwise based on her testimony.77 Baarova interviews, especially with WDR and with the author.78 Diary, Feb 25, 1937; the actress was Irene von Meyendorff.79 Ibid., Feb 28, 1937.80 Ibid., Feb 2, Mar 3, Apr 3, 13; she may be referred to in the entry of Mar 22, 1937 abouta grey Sunday at Lanke: ‘But indoors it is warm and comfortable… Sat as model. Gossiped.Read until late. Then stayed out at Bogensee. And a long, beneficial sleep.’81 Ibid., Feb 10, 17, 1937.82 Ibid., Mar 21, 22, Apr 13, 16,