A deal with Nazi dictatorship?: Himmler's alleged peace emissaries in autum 1943.
TitleA deal with Nazi dictatorship?: Himmler's alleged peace emissaries in autum 1943.
Author
Call numberp940.53/005
Object number09145
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherSage
Year of publication
1995
MaterialLoose-leaf
NotesArticle from the journal 'Journal of contemporary history' Vol.30, 1995 pp411-430
Description
This article examines a supposed initiative by Himmler to negotiate a compromise peace with the West in late 1943 based on the diaries of Felix Kersten, physician and masseur to Himmler. According to his account he met an American, Abram Stevens Hewett, President Roosevelt's personal representative, in Stockholm but by the time Himmler agreed to negotiate it was too late. Kersten's account conflicts with Schellenberg's account.