David Irving's Relations
with the German Federal Archives Bundesarchiv and
Bundesarchiv-Militärarchiv
[All items are in German unless
otherwise stated]. OVER
the years from 1965 onwards David Irving donated to the
German Federal Archives originals or copies of vital
historical documents he had obtained during his researches.
In July 1993, the ministry of the interior ordered him
banned from the archives "in the interests of the German
people". Mr Irving asked for his documents back. 550 kilos
of these documents were returned to him in England in 2003,
but vital components were missing (e.g. the Canaris-Lahousen
Fragments). In the real interests of the German people, Mr
Irving continued to connect the BA with owners of original
wartime documents, particularly of Adolf Hitler,
Alfred Rosenberg, Hans Frank, and the SS. In
2003 the chief of the archives ordered this secret
collaboration to end and instructed his officials to have no
further contact with Mr Irving. |