HL
Dr Heinz Peter Longerich, professor of modern German history at Royal Holloway. Defence expert. Two reports: Hitler’s role in the persecution of the Jews and The systematic character of the National Socialist policy of extermination.
Where they spoke
| Day | Date | Turns | First line | Chapters spoken in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 24 | 23 Feb | 651 | L0044 | Peter Longerich sworn — defence's third historian witnessTranslation of 'Vernichtung' and 'Ausrotten''Ausrottung' in Hitler's speechesLongerich's glossary — Nazi euphemisms for murderProscription of 'liquidierung'; 'Umsiedlung' as deportation'Vernichtung' in Clausewitz + Robert LeyHitler's and Nazi leaders' antisemitism + MadagascarAfternoon — was the German attack on the Soviets preventive?Reliability of the Ordnungspolizei decodes |
| Day 25 | 24 Feb | 589 | L0020 | Longerich recalled — IfZ manuscripts + Karl WolffCrematoria for disease vs exterminationSecondary sources + Bach-Zelewski war crimesEyewitness accounts + Hitler's knowledgeMüller letter — Hitler's awareness, 'Frühjahr' translationAfternoon — Wolff document administrative detailHistorical knowledge of the Final SolutionRosenberg press conference + 'Ausmerzung'Timing of the Final Solution |
| Day 26 | 28 Feb | 487 | L0009 | Procedural opening + Longerich's corrections from previous dayLongerich: prior-day correction on Himmler 30 November 1941 phone call'Vernichtung durch Arbeit'Rampton cross-examines LongerichAltemeyer/Bruns correspondenceIrving's submissions + concerns |