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Gareth's Diary Germany 1933
Gareth's Coverage of the Frankfurt Nazi Rally
The following 3-pages show legible images from Gareth's unique personal diary notes of his trip to Germany in February 1933, when he became the first foreign journalist to fly with Hitler on 23rd February 1933 after Hitler became Chancellor on 30th January 1933.
Afterwards, there is a page of his description of attending a Nazi Rally of 25,000 hysterical supporters, whilst sitting just a few feet from Hitler on the stage.
Finally, there is a link to a private & illuminating conversation with Goebbels at dinner in a 5-star hotel, after the rally, where Goebbels told Gareth that the Nazis would never give up power - just four days before the burning of the Reichstag.
[Historically, one should note that just 10-days after this meeting with Goebbels & Hitler, Gareth had arrived in Moscow, before setting-off on his off-limits trek within Ukraine (sleeping on peasants' floors), in order eventually, to expose the famine in Berlin on the 29th March 1933.]
However, one should remember that these were diary notes of a journalist - so, I would strongly suggest you first read Gareth's published articles (and use them in conjunction with my transcriptions of his hand-writing and occasionally almost illegible, blunt-penciled scribbles:
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Gareth Flies with Hitler:
Gareth describes Hitler as a middle-class grocer and Goebbels as a South Wales Miner:
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For Gareth's Diary Notes CLICK HERE
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For a downloadable PDF of images of Gareth's dairy notes CLICK HERE
- For an online, legible version, then please CLICK HERE to view a PDF facsimile of Gareth's diary of flying with Hitler.
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For Gareth's corresponding published newspaper article; entitled 'With Hitler Across Germany' Click Here [N.B. In his published article he presciently changes his initial diary note of from; 'If this aeroplane should crash, the whole history of GERMANY would change' to 'If this aeroplane should crash then the whole history of EUROPE would be changed.'!]
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Gareth Attends a Nazi Rally at Frankfurt in Hitler's Entourage
Here, he describes Hitler's oratory with Lloyd George and the pandemonium & hysteria of a 25,000 crowd
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For Gareth's Diary Notes CLICK HERE
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For a downloadable PDF of corresponding images from Gareth's diary notes of the Nazi rally - CLICK HERE
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For Corresponding Newspaper articles:
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For "Beginning of German Fascism" CLICK HERE
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For "Primitive Worship Of Hitler" CLICK HERE
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Gareth Private Interview at dinner with Goebbels after the Frankfurt rally
Here, four days before the burning of the Reichstag, Gareth is informed that the Nazis will never give up power: (but, was is purely coincidental?)
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For Gareth's Diary Notes CLICK HERE
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For a downloadable PDF of corresponding images from Gareth's diary notes of his interview with Goebbels - CLICK HERE
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In 2010 Dr Toby Thacker of Cardiff University, an historical expert on Goebbels, discovered that Gareth had indeed made a memorable impression on Goebbels, as Goebbels referred to Gareth within his own personal diary - To view a transcript of Goebbels' diary entry CLICK HERE.
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[For academic completeness (of all images of this diary), then CLICK HERE for untranscribed, preceding pages of the dairy]
For a full list of Gareth's German articles documenting the rise of Fascism articles between 1933 & 1934; including his incredulity at Hitler's anti-Semitic policies & his incisive take on the 'Night of the long Knives, the please CLICK HERE
To see un-transcribed images of all of Gareth's historically important, Soviet diaries, then please CLICK HERE
Gareth's Coverage of the Frankfurt Nazi Rally
[TRANSCRIPT OF ALL DIARY PAGES ABOVE FROM NAZI RALLY AT FRANKFURT - 23/2/1933]
Bodyguard marching outside the hotel.
Police surrounded.
Hitler chauffeur cried when Hanf. [Hanfstaengl] played Nazi funeral? march [probably a musical score perhaps played on hotel room piano].
Hall has been full since 12 [For 8 hours].
Da???ithian now that reality is here. Adventure is over. Engagement before; now wedding. [the First time that Hitler had spoken in Frankfurt, since his election.]
25,000 [in hall]
[PAGE 2]
Meeting
Sat in car. Crowd outside in tumult– police gesperrt [spaced out]
Then the Fuhrer came out in a brown uniform.
Whistled full speed ahead – first Hitler’s car, then two open cars with bodyguard (black & silver); then our car. Rapidly through streets. Shouts; ‘Heil Hitler’.
Vast hall; we rush in - Swastikas outside illuminated - through crowds up the stairs to ante-chamber; photographs; Hitler there – now a different man
[PAGE 3]
…firm glare – determination, greets all. All around are in uniform.
From the hall gedampfle??? [Some Nazi song] bounds; shouting; one imagining what a crowd there must be there.
Hanfstengl, Delmer & I go inside. Never seen such a crowd.
Hundreds & hundreds of flags – red – red – tumultuous.
The storm troops are marching in with their banners. Shouts.
Then ‘Steel Helmets’ with old imperial banners; regimental banners. Every inch packed.
Nazi band underneath. Very high. Twice the size of Eisteddfod pavilion [traditional Welsh festival].
Notices.
Masses of young people waving little flags.
On the platform high up – black& silver bodyguards.
Then HITLER outstretches hands.
Pandemonium - five to ten minutes.
[PAGE 4]
HYSTERIA
I stand just a couple of feet away. Hitler flabbily waves his hand.
Young school girls shout – fair-haired.
On each side I have one of Hitler’s bodyguards.
Hitler begins – calm, deep voice – gets louder and louder, higher and higher.
Tremendous applause.
He gets excited.
His points are cleverer than I imagined
Something/sometimes[?] Shrivels & then expands.
Completely false picture of past 14 years.
Complete lack of knowledge of the effect of world conditions. The old system is to blame for everything.
Imagine the enthusiasm of an Eisteddfod:
Add
+ National Passion
+ 14 Years defeat
+ Humiliation
+ Wants of Middle Classes
+ Inflation
+ War Guilt [Clause - i.e. Reparations]
Imagine LG [Lloyd George]:
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without wit
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without intellectual play [PAGE 5]
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without gift of colour
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without literary or biblical allusions
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without the smile
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without the twinkling eyes
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without the hush & sudden drop of voice
But with the Fuhrer:
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with more shouting
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with more continued emotion
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with more demagogy – less light & shade.
On the table 6 small pieces of paper with rough notes in pencil [next page], a silver watch; he rarely looks at the notes.
Folds arms, trembles.
Points out – right hand; tremblingly.
Less variation of gesture.
L.G [Lloyd George] is more of an artist (Mixture e.g. Macbeth – ‘Knocking at Hell's gate') [Shakespearean comic relief, Porter scene.]
Hitler – melodrama (Schiller [Robbers])
L.G. plays the whole scale of a Beethoven symphony
Hitler – Military march (Wagner)
However, irony; but not subtle
Transcription & Scans © 2008-09 Nigel Linsan Colley. All Rights Reserved.