Forged papers that caused a scandal when they were published as real in 1983 will be given to national archive
Adolf Hitler
In 1983, the magazine, published by Hamburg-based Gruner + Jahr, caused an international sensation after releasing excerpts from the 60-volume diaries, despite early misgivings about their authenticity. Michael Hollmann, president of Germany’s federal archives, described the diaries as “a shameless attempt to give the brutal crimes of National Socialism a human veneer, which struck a chord in 1980’s society.” The diaries will be on permanent display in the city of Koblenz, in western Germany, and be available to academics and the general public in accordance with the law.
The reputation of English historian Hugh Trevor-Roper, who specialised in Nazi history and was an independent director of the Times, was damaged after he declared the works to be authentic. Writing in the Times in April 1983, he said he believed that the accounts of some historic events might even have to be revised as a result of the diaries. But at the press conference to advertise their publication, Trevor-Roper said he was no longer convinced they were genuine.
Among the early doubters was the Holocaust denier David Irving, who asked how Hitler had managed to write his diary after his arm had been injured in the unsuccessful 20 July 1944 plot to kill him. Another doubter said it was a puzzle that Hitler, who had suffered from palsy and wrote in pencil as a result, had penned the diaries in ink.
As a result of the investigation, Germany’s renowned Nannen prize for journalism was last year renamed Stern prize. It is due to be awarded this week under its new name for the second time.
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