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NEWS > EVERYONE ELSE >NAZI MEMOIR MAY REVEAL IF HITLER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOLOCAUST
NAZI MEMOIR MAY REVEAL IF HITLER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOLOCAUST
October 30 2009
Celle, Germany – There has been many great and defining conflicts in human history. The Crusades, the Macedonian wars, the Mongol Conflicts, the U.S. Civil War are all examples of conflicts that altered the course of history and helped to forge the 
modern world as we know it. Of all of those battles though, there are few that, arguably, compare to the Second World War. That conflict, though still fresh in the scope of human history so fundamentally altered the course of history that it will likely come to be regarded as the most important in history.
Now the death of a major player in the conflict, Fritz Darges who was a member of Hitler’s inner circle, has finally shed new light on the nature on the conflict, and who may have been responsible for the atrocities that came to light once the bombs stopped falling. A former lieutenant colonel in the German army, Darges for a time had direct access to Hitler before being pushed to the Eastern Front. Now, with his death at the age of 96, his memoirs will likely shed new light on the secrets of the war, and whether or not Hitler was in fact responsible for the holocaust.
“There has long been a debate amongst historians and scholars as to who actually created and facilitated the Holocaust. Many people have pointed to Heinrich Himmler as the chief architect of that conflict but that has never been completely accepted. We all know that Hitler’s directives started the war, but the events that occurred after the start of the conflict have long been debated,” said Scrape TV Historical analyst Lars Luger. “Many have viewed Hitler as a man just kind of caught up in the tide of the war. Yes, he invaded Poland, yes, he created the SS, and yes, he ordered the concentration camps. These are pretty much accepted across the board but the thinking has been that he allowed a lot to happen because he was just powerless to stop the momentum. This memoir may finally shed new light on that one way or the other.”
Estimates of between 12-15 million civilians were killed in concentration and extermination camps, the majority of which were killed due to their ethnicity. The
largest ethnic group killed during the exterminations were by far Jews, who lost six million people and were nearly eradicated.
“Hitler has come to be known as the embodiment of evil, the worst that humanity can produce, and it’s possible that this memoir will confirm or disconfirm that notion. If he was in fact responsible for the Holocaust, whether simply allowing it or actively pursuing it then that perception will hold and justifiably so,” continued Luger. “It could also exonerate him and give history a whole new view of the man. People tend to be a lot m ore complicated then people give them credit for, even maniacs and that could be the case for Adolf Hitler.”
Despite being close to Hitler, almost seventy years ago, it’s believed that Darges impressions of the leader might in fact be a little skewed by the passing of time and his personal affection for the leader.
“Of course we could all be getting excited over nothing. It could be a poorly written memoir with no real insight. After all he was 96 when he wrote it and even if his memory was on his personal feelings were likely a little affected by his personal experience,” continued Luger. “Generally speaking a person has to have a little more credibility in order for their work to be accepted as historical fact. This guy was a Nazi after all, so...Anyways, I guess we’ll see.”
Hitler’s remaining relatives, most of whom live in the United States under assumed names, are reportedly eagerly awaiting the biography in hopes of coming out of hiding.
Emil Uliya, International Correspondent
NEWS > EVERYONE ELSE >NAZI MEMOIR MAY REVEAL IF HITLER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HOLOCAUST
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