Sauckel proposed leaving the Jewish skilled workers in the Government-General (Poland), Hitler agreed but (Sep 20–22) ‘reiterated the importance of pulling theJews out of the munitions plants in the Reich’. (Hitler–Speer conferences, IWM file FD.3353/45). But Himmler noted on Oct 9, 1942 that he was ‘collecting the [Jewish] so-called munitionsworkers’ in Poland and replacing them by Poles (NA film T175, roll 22, 7359f).21 Unpubl. diary, Sep 30, 1942.22 Tiessler, note, Oct 5, 1942 (NA film T81, roll 676, 5851).23 Thierack note on discussion with JG, Sep 14, 1942, about ‘destruction of anti-sociallives’ through work, especially Jews, Poles, gypsies, Czechs and miscellaneous Germans(ND: 682–PS, IMT, vol.v, 496f).24 Tiessler, note, Oct 31; noted by JG on Nov 5, 1942 (ibid., 5845ff).—Thierack notifiedBormann, ‘the legal system can only be of limited assistance in disposing of the members ofthis race.’ (Reitlinger, 176; Reuth, 507).25 Note on meeting at RSHA on Final Solution of the Jewish Problem, top secret, Oct 27,1942 (NA film T120, roll 780, 1943ff).26 MinConf., Nov 3, 1942.27 Telex from [Regierungsrat Walter] Koerber [chief of Hauptreferat Schnelldienst in domesticpress dept.] to Generalgouvernement press office, and RPA in Warsaw, No.65, Sep 7,1942 (Yivo, Occ E2–72).28 Schmidt-Leonhardt’s report of Nov 11 is in Yivo file Occ E2–107. On Nov 15, 1942Himmler wrote to Lammers about briefing Hitler on ‘the developing situation in theGeneralgouvernment’ (NA film T175, roll 122, 7770); deputy gauleiter Albert Hoffmann(eastern Upper Silesia) had briefed JG on the disturbances in the Generalgouvernementearlier (unpubl. diary, Sep 25, 1942).29 Prause (Gutterer’s pers. Referent) report to JG, Feb 15; identical wording in his reportof Feb 22, 1943 (Yivo, Occ E2–12).,30 Klimonski (?) to JG, Apr 10, 1943 (NA film T81, roll 671, 9447f)31 Note that Otto Dietrich claimed ignorance of the transportation (interrogation, Oct 1,1947. NA film M.1019, roll 13).32 Himmler to Müller, Nov 30, 1942 (NA film T175, roll 68, 4325).GOEBBELS. MASTERMIND OF THE THIRD REICH 73133 The Times, Nov 24, Dec 4, 7, 21, 1942; SS Sturmbannführer Brandt to Kaltenbrunner,Feb 22, 1943 and shorthand note (NA film T175, roll 68, 4398; and roll 18, 1550).34 RMVP radio monitoring service, summary on Allied agitation on the Jewish problem inGermany, Dec 18, 1942 (BA file R.55/1270).35 Unpubl. diary, Dec 17, 19, 1942 (NA film T84, roll 262).36 RMVP radio monitoring service, summary on Allied ‘crusade’ to save the Jews, Dec 22,1942 (BA file R.55/1270).37 Unpubl. diary, Dec 17, 1942.38 Diary, Dec 8, 1942.39 On the fight between JG and Dietrich, see CSDIC(WEA) BAOR Report PIR.8, Sep 10,1945, Otto Dietrich (NA file RG.219, IRR, file XE, 003812); the numerous interrogationsof Dietrich in StA Nuremberg, Rep.502, D36 and lawyer Dr Friedrich Bergold’s files (Rep501, LV G B.—Kurt Dittmar, interrogation, Nurember Oct 14, 1947 (NA file RG.260, box15); Heinz Lorenz, ND: NG.4331; Hans Fritzsche stated in interrogation, StA Nuremberg,Sep 27, 1946, F86, that he quit because of Dietrich’s dishonest reporting in Oct 1942 andwent to the front.40 Interrogations of Sündermann, NA film M.1019, roll 72; and Nov 10, 1947 (IfZ, ZS.747);Max Amann, testimony of Dec 18, 1947 (IfZ, ZS.809); interrogations of Gutterer on Oct24 ajnd Dec 12, 1947 (NA film 1019, roll 23); and of Paul K Schmidt, Oct 28, and Nov 4,12, and 14, 1947 (NA film M.1019/64).41 Hitler’s 13-point decree was dated Aug 23, 1942. Longerich, 114.42 MinConf., Sep 18, 1942.43 Ibid., Sep 21, 1942.44 Unpubl. diary, Sep 23, 1942 (DI film ; original in IfZ).45 Ibid., Sep 27, 1942.
Goebbels46 Ibid.47 See the PWE report of Oct 1 on Hitler’s and JG’s speeches of Sep 30 (PRO file FO.371/30928) and FO telegram No.5908 to Washington, Oct 2 (ibid) and analysis of Oct 19, 1942(/30927); also the NYT report of Oct 1, and the comment by A O McCormick, ibid., Oct19, 1942.48 Unpubl. diary, Sep 29, 1942.49 Ibid., Sep 28, 1942.50 Semler, ‘diary, Mar 25, 1941.’—Dr Rudolf Semler, born in Ulm on Dec 31, 1913,replaced Hallensleben as JG’s press officer in Jan 1941 (JG diary, Dec 22, 1940, Jan 5,1941); according to Semler’s ‘diary,’ he was presented to JG on Dec 31, and started worktwo days later. During 1942 he served in the army, and returned from the Stalingrad front toJG’s staff in Nov 1942. He went missing in 1945. Dr Helge Knudsen of Berlingske Tidende,Copenhagen, obtained the mansucript from Semler’s wife and brought it to London whereit was published as Rudolf Semmler [sic], Goebbels—The Man Next to Hitler (Westhouse, London,May 1947). In correspondence with this author Knudsen has insisted on the diary’sauthenticity; many misdated entries suggest however that the source should be used withcaution. E.g. the diary describes JG with his children on ‘Mar 25, 1941’: but they had beenevacuated to Austria months before (cf JG diary, Mar 23: ‘All I miss now is the children.’) On‘Apr 1, 1941’ Semler records Stalin’s embrace of Krebs, which occurred however on Apr 12732 GOEBBELS. MASTERMIND OF THE THIRD REICH(cf. JG diary, Apr 14). On ‘Aug 28’ Semler refers to a meeting ‘yesterday’ with Hitler whichin fact occurred in Aug 18, 1941; Semler puts Mussolini’s overthrow on ‘Jul 21, 1943,’instead of Jul 25; JG’s trip to HQ on Jul 27 instead of Jul 26; the air raid on Berlin on Nov21, instead of Nov 22, 1943. He describes JG’s ‘Apr 1944’ foreign policy memo to Hitler,which is however none other than JG’s memo of Sep 22, 1944 (BA file NL.118/106); heputs the false start of the V–1 attack on London on ‘Jun 9, 1944’, instead of Jun 12/16. Ibelieve that the diary was compiled probably in 1945 from notes or memory.51 In BA file NL.118/106. See the cartoon series in NYT, Oct 25, and the report in NYT,Oct 30, 1942.52 A copy of the film by the Deutsche Wochenschau Gesellschaft is in the author’s possession.53 Behrend, op. cit., No.8, Feb 23, 1952.54 See the private letter by Col. Helmuth Groscurth, Oct 4, 1942.55 The SD reported on Oct 26, 1942 (NA film T175, roll 24, 7888f) that a majority ofGermans favoured doing a deal with the Soviet Union.56 Martin, 34.57 Fritzsche interrogation, Nov 13, 1947 (StA Nuremberg, F86).58 In
