Hitler's Grandfather Was A Jew

Hitler's Grandfather Was A Jew SECRET DOSSIER NOW CLAIMED TO BE REASON FOR NAZI HATE Book Review By Bookmark HITLER'S grandmother was a servant maid in the Rothschild mansion in Vienna, and his mother was the illegitimate daughter of a Rothschild. That is the psychological explanation of Hitler's fanatical hatred of the Jews and his brutal treatment of the Austrian Rothschilds. At least Herr Hansjuergen Koehler says so, and he professes to have worked for several years as one of the chiefs of the Gestapo, and had direct orders to recover at any cost the fatal file that contained a record of Hitler's life. IF what he says is true that file was responsible for the cowardly murder of Chan- cellor Dolfuss, for the mys- terious disappearance of Chancellor Schuschnigg, and for the invasion that led to the incorporation of Austria within the Third Reich. Chancellor Dolfuss had the Austrian records searched for information concerning Hitler's parentage and his youth. A copy of every document was prepared for him, and Dolfuss wrote a minute across the file stating that it would be valu- able to future historians be- cause it explained Hitler's burning hatred of the Jews. Dolfuss in- tended to use the knowledge if Hit- ler became troublesome to Austria, but before he could publish any- thing he was murdered. The file passed to Schuschnigg, who continued the work started by Dolfuss. He knew very well that this file had an immense im- portance for Hitler. Hadn't it already cost the life of a Chan- cellor of Austria? And Schusch- nigg wanted to continue his in- vestigations in the most danger- ous directions. His collection was in two parts. The first consisted of documents trying to elucidate the origin of Johanna Hitler, the Fuehrer's grandmother, and the facts of when and how the Hitlers came to Upper Austria. The second part contained docu- ments referring to the mysterious suicide of Hitler's niece, Greta Raupal. Schuschnigg had succeeded in finding out more about this tragic affair than anyone else, although even he could not dis- cover all the motives and details. Like Dolfuss Schuschnigg kept this file as his trump card, and let it be known to Hitler that he would pub- lish the con- tents as a White Book if Hitler persisted in interfering with the sov- ereign rights of Austria. The file was hidden in a strongroom in Schuschnigg's house, and while Madame Schuschnigg lived no Nazi sqy could get into the Chancellor's study. She was acci- dentally killed in a motor accident —at least it was said to be acci- dental—and soon afterwards a beautiful Nazi spy, the Countess Vera Fugger-Czernin, was intro- duced to the Chancellor by the notorious von Papen. She won the heart of Schusch- nigg, and in the midst of her elaborate intrigues with von Papen and Gestapo agents to steal the file she discovered that she in turn loved the lonely Chancellor. It was too late for her to draw back, but she was cunningly per- suaded by von Papen that the only way to save Schuschnigg's life was to deliver the file. This she did—to von Kettler, von Papen's secretary—on the day the Chancellor went to the famous meeting with Hitler at Berchtes- gaden. Historians and publicists describ- ing the tragedy of Austria main- tained that the catastrophe was caused by Schuschnigg's acceptance of Hitler's invitation. The Fuehrer received him, their version ran, as a real dictator, he showed him brutally the mobilisation plan of the German troops, and then pre- sented him with his ulti- matum. According to the author the truth was quite different. The fate of ancient Austria was in a woman's hand. After many delays Schusch- nigg decided to go to the fatal meeting. He went calmly and com- posedly, because he knew he could balance Hitler's exaggerated de- mands. Schuschnigg knew that Hitler realised what a fatal weapon that dossier could be. Should the Aus- trian Government publish the documents in a White Book it would deal Hitler a mortal blow. Even if it did not succeed in bringing him to fall (it was hardly probable that such a book could be smuggled into Germany in large numbers) any Nazi movement abroad would be discredited in the merciless light of cold facts. Schuschnigg, of course, had no idea what was going on behind his back. He behaved in a rather superior manner, and according to the author, Heydrich, a Gestapo chief, told him that Hitler seemed to be nervous. Hours went by while Hitler waited for the arrival of the fatal file. In the afternoon Hitler broke off the conference; he re- fused to continue the discussion until von Kettler arrived. Shock For Schuschnigg At last news came that Kettler's car had reached the frontier, and . . . The fate of Austria was sealed. About 11 p.m., when the accursed documents arrived at Berchtesgaden, the discussions be- gan again. " . . . and if you do not fulfil my conditions German troops will occupy Austria," Hitler ended. And now tragi-comedy followed. Schuschnigg replied . . . alluded cautiously to the publication of a "White Book" which would . . . "Consist of empty papers." Hitler interrupted him ruthlessly. He walked to a cupboard in the wall, opened it . . . and Schuschnigg paled. He recognised the file which he thought safely in his own study. A few hours later the Nazis took possession of Austria and Schusch- nigg became a prisoner. And now for another sidelight on this story of treachery and crime. Von Papen's secretary was shadowed by the Gestapo (directed from Vienna at that moment by the professed author of this sen- sational book). It was found that he had had the documents secretly photographed by order of von Papen, so a few days later his bat- tered body was dragged out of the Danube. The author adds that only four living persons—Schusch- nigg (he may be dead), Signor Mussolini (through whom a copy was sent by Schuschnigg to Hitler), Heydrich (chief of the political branch of the Gestapo), and him self—have actually seen the docu- ments, but he has reason to be- lieve that von Papen sent a photo- graphed copy to London, and is al- lowed to live until the Gestapo finds some way of recovering it. Then von Papen is doomed. That is a brief summary of one of the many sensational stories in this book, "Inside the Gestapo" (published by the Pallas Publish- ing Company Ltd., London, and received by us through Gordon and Gotch Ltd.). The book is said to have been written by Hansjuergen Koehler, who says that he escaped from Germany, knowing that sooner or later he would die for the knowledge that he possessed. He predicts that he is signing his own death warrant by the publication of the book, being certain that the Gestapo, active in every country in the world, will get him sooner or later. Based On Facts The cautious reader may be par- doned for having his doubts whether Herr Koehler ever belonged to the Gestapo, for a man who played such a prominent part in the crimes that are related would hardly recoil so obviously in the telling of them. Unquestionably, the book is based on facts, because it is well documented, and many of the incidents and the persons mentioned could be checked bv other records. It is not inexcus- able to think that the author is a British Intelligence Service man. who probably knows more about the workings of the Gestapo than most of its own agents know. In any case, his character studies, more particularly those of the masters of the Gestapo, ring true. Take for example his description of the mediaeval monster—Himmler. "Sensitive Soul" "Never under any circumstances," Heydrich told the author, "are any women or children related to pri- soners to be admitted to our Chief. It is our full responsibility that he should not be brought in contact with them." Then, he added with a queer little smile: "Heinrich is a sensitive soul." Naturally this surprised Koehler. Heinrich Himmler, Chief of the Ger- man Police, master of the dreaded S.S. in the whole Reich, did not impress him as a particularly sen- sitive or sentimental being. He describes Himmler as hav- ing a forbidding, rather unpleasant face, and the fact that he wears pince-nez makes him look like a school inspector suffering from severe chronic indigestion. Himmler's mental qualities could not be called very brilliant. But he always had known how to hide this fact behind a front of nauseat- ing servility in the presence of his Fuehrer. Also he was incredibly unscrupu- lous: he could be blind, deaf, and dumb whenever there was an un- pleasant task to do. Sadistic Weakling It is rather ironical that Himm- ler is considered by all his friends, and also by Hitler, as "extremely honest" and "rather sensitive." No doubt he is a pedant and a prig whom the smallest speck of dust, a slightly tarnished button can send off into a terrible rage. "I have seen him show signs of the deepest distress on seeing an inkstand or a file out of the usual military precision on his desk," writes Koehler. "His sub- ordinates often tremble when they spill a drop of ink, or if some papers slip from their hands." Rather than a man of iron, as his subordinates maintain, Koehler says Himmler is a sadistic weak- ling and an unscrupulous syco- phant. His suave flattery, his cun- ning sense of intrigue have made him more dangerous than any strong "go-getter" could be. The book is full of sensational stories. It tells of a father who was betrayed innocently by his twelve-year-old daughter, to whom he was devoted, and emphasises that the Gestapo has voluntary or involuntary spies in every home in Germany; it tells of the horrors perpetrated by the Gestapo in con- centration camps, where men are beaten to death every day; it re- veals how men who are wanted by the Gestapo are kidnapped from foreign countries; and amazing stories are told of the Nazi spy sys- tem and sabotage system in Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland, and how the Nazi spy system operates in every country in the world, all ready to carry out active sabotage in event of war. "Inside the Gestapo" is a book of extraordinary revelations, revealing the sordid brutality of Nazidom and its devilry in probing into the cran- nies of German life. Most readers will agree that a party which organised such a soul-destroying horror should be held accursed throughout the whole world and down the ages yet to be. HITLER : His rage, because of the secret file, is said to have been responsible for the murder of Dolfuss and the Gestapo's in human treatment of Schusch nigg. Help HITLER : His rage, because of the secret file, is said to have been responsible for the murder of Dolfuss and the Gestapo's in- human treatment of Schusch- nigg. SCIWSCIIMGC : His trump card failed.