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Tag Archives: Victor Klemperer
Klemperer – Oct. 1933
“I delivered a fierce speech to Blumenfeld on the duty of inner readiness, on the duty not to let hate slacken for even an hour.” — October 22, 1933 Reminds me of this quote.
Klemperer – Nov. 1933
“The extravagant propaganda for a ‘Yes’ vote. One very commercial vehicle, post office van, mailman’s bicycle, on every house and shopwindow, on broad banners, which are stretched across the street — quotations from Hitler are everywhere and always ‘Yes’ for … Continue reading
Klemperer – Nov. 1933
“On Sunday I voted ‘No’ in the plebiscite, and I also wrote ‘No’ on the Reichstag ballot paper. Eva left both slips empty. That was almost a brave deed, because the whole world expects the secrecy of the ballot to … Continue reading
Klemperer – Feb. 1934
“I then asked her, since she had just come from Berlin and was relating how the very young Jewish generation had left the country, what people there in her circle thought about the situation. Prompt reply: they believe the worst … Continue reading
Klemperer – June 1934
“The ‘people’s chancellor’ was recently in Dresden for the ‘Reich Theater Week’. For several days. As prescribed, forests of swastika flags hung in the streets all week long, newspapers printed articles: ‘The Thrilling Experience of Dresden’ and so on. But … Continue reading
Klemperer – July 1934
Klemperer discusses the infamous “Night of the Long Knives”, or Rohm Revolt, which occurred on June 30 and July 1, 1934. On those two days, Ernst Rohm and other high-up SA guys were shot on Hitler’s orders. Hitler thought they … Continue reading
Klemperer – Language of the 3rd Reich – July 1934
Klemperer starts to get serious about studying, actually studying, the language of the Nazis. This becomes his new life work, since, as a writer, he feels he cannot work on anything else, at least while Hitler is still in power. … Continue reading
Klemperer – Aug. 1934
“I do not know whether history is racing ahead or standing still. On the last day of June, the St. Bartholomew’s Eve [the Night of the Long Knives], at the end of July, the Austrian affair, the murder of Dollfuss, … Continue reading
Klemperer – Aug. 1934
“Hindenburg died at nine o’clock. A little like the death of Franz Joseph. For a long time no more than a name and yet a last counterweight, which now falls away. The people may see it like that too. Only … Continue reading
Klemperer – Aug. 1934
“Hindenburg dies at nine o’clock on the 2nd of August, one hour later a ‘law’ of the Reich Government of August 1 appears: The offices of the President and the Chancellor are united in Hitler’s person, the army (Wehrmacht) will … Continue reading