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Aus Victor Klemperers Tagebüchern 1933 und 1945. Die Tagebücher dokumentieren den Aufstieg und den Untergang des Faschismus in Deutschland aus der persönlichen Perspektive Klemperers. Ergänzt um die Ereignisse nach der Machtübergabe. (Non-official)
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28. November 1940

#Antisemitismus #Propaganda #Goebbels #Hitler #Holocaust

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28. November 1940 Antisemitische Propaganda Der antisemitische Propagandafilm "Der ewige Jude" wird in Berlin vorgestellt. English: November 28, 1940 Antisemitic Propaganda The antisemitic propaganda film "The Eternal Jew" is presented in Berlin.
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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November 28, 1942 Steinitz gave me a razor blade (they disappeared from the shops days ago; for a long time one could only buy them individually). And then something grotesque: a cigarette packet full of teeth. Teeth are a scarce commodity; Eichler ran out long ago, so that for many months Eva has been running around with a huge gap in her mouth; he was going to write to Eva as soon as he had the materials, and never wrote. A dental technician, who had worked with the cemetery gardener, deposited this packet there - now Eichler is to pick out what can be used and pay the going price for it. But he must not know where the goods come from. Secret teeth from the Jewish cemetery; it sounds as gruesome as a fairy tale[.]
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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27. November 1938

#VictorKlemperer #Tagebücher #NS #Nationalsozialismus
#Faschismus #Antisemitismus #Haussuchung #Willkür #Gängelei

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27. November 1938 Am Vormittag des 11. zwei Gendarmen und ein »Dölzschener Einwohner«. Ob ich Waffen hätte? Bestimmt meinen Säbel, vielleicht noch das Seitengewehr als Kriegsandenken, ich wüßte aber nicht, wo. »Wir müssen Ihnen suchen helfen.« Stundenlange Haussuchung. Eva beging im Anfang den Fehler, dem einen Gendarm ganz harmlos zu sagen, er möge in den reinen Wäscheschrank nicht mit ungewaschenen Händen greifen. Der Mann schwer beleidigt, kaum zu beruhigen. Ein zweiter, jüngerer Gendarm benahm sich freundlicher, der Zivilist war der schlimmste. »Dreckstall« usw. Alles wurde durchwühlt, Kisten und von Eva gezimmerte Aufbauten wurden mit dem Beil aufgebrochen. Der Säbel wurde in einem Koffer auf dem Boden gefunden, das Seitengewehr nicht. English: November 27, 1938 On the morning of the eleventh two policemen accompanied by a "resident of Dölzschen." Did I have any weapons? Certainly my saber, perhaps even my bayonet as a war memento, but I wouldn't know where. We have to help you find it. The house was searched for hours. At the beginning Eva made the mistake of quite innocently telling one of the policemen he should not go through the clean linen cupboard without washing his hands. The man, considerably affronted, could hardly be calmed down. A second, younger policeman was more friendly, the civilian was the worst. "Pigsty", etc. They rummaged through everything, chests and wooden constructions Eva had made were broken open with an ax. The saber was found in a suitcase in the attic, the bayonet was not found.
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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26. November 1944

#Himmler #Auschwitz #Konzentrationslager #KZ #Todesmärsche #Dachau #Bergen-Belsen #Aktion1005

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26. November 1944 Auflösung grenznaher KZ Himmler ordnet die Einstellung der Vergasung und deren Spurenbeseitigung in Auschwitz an. Die Häftlinge sollen in die KZ Dachau und Bergen-Belsen gebracht werden. English: November 26, 1944 Dissolution of border concentration camps Himmler orders the cessation of gassings and the removal of all traces of the killings at Auschwitz. The prisoners are to be transferred to the Dachau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps.
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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26. November 1940

#VictorKlemperer #Tagebücher #NS #Nationalsozialismus
#Faschismus #Antisemitismus #Mangel #Rationierung #Brot #Freundlichkeit #Widerstand

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26. November 1940 Das Brot: Vogel hat jetzt eine Verkäuferin. Ich bitte Vogel sen. um ein halbes Brot ohne Marken. Er flüstert: »Um Gottes willen verlangen Sie das nie von unserem Fraulein.« Die Verkauferin (an Stelle des zum Arbeitsdienst geholten Jungen) steht im Nebenraum. Der Alte sehr laut: »Also erst die Marken.« Nimmt meine Karten und die Schere, schneidet in der Luft. Gibt sie mir zurück, bringt mir das Brot, flüstert: »Sie machen mir sonst den Laden zu.« English: November 26, 1940 Bread: Vogel now has a sales assistant. I ask Vogel Sr. for half a loaf without coupons. He whispers: "For God's sake never ask the girl for that." The girl (in place of the boy who has been taken away for Labor Service) is standing in the back room. Old Vogel very loud: "So the coupons first." Takes my cards and the scissors, cuts the air. Gives them back to me, fetches the bread, whispers: "You could get my shop closed down."
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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25. November 1941

#Ausbürgerung #Reichsbürgergesetz #Enteignung #Arisierung #Antisemitismus #Deportation #Staatsbürgerrecht

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25. November 1941 Ausbürgerung und Enteignung Mit der 11. Verordnung zum Reichsbürgergesetz wird in Deutschland die Ausbürgerung und Enteignung von bereits deportierten und zur Deportation bestimmten Jüdinnen und Juden ermöglicht. English: November 25, 1941 Denaturalization and Expropriation With the 11th decree to the Reich Citizenship Law, the denaturalization and expropriation of Jews already deported and those designated for deportation is made possible in Germany.
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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November 25, 1938 Before I went I had just heard from Natscheff that the night before the synagogue here had been "spontaneously" burned to the ground and Jewish windows smashed. I do not need to describe the historic events of the following days, the acts of violence, our depression. Only the immediately personal and what concretely affected us.
November 25, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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24. November 1936

#VictorKlemperer #Tagebücher #NS #Nationalsozialismus
#Faschismus #Antisemitismus #Propaganda #LTI

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24. November 1936 Systematischer Gebrauch der Anführungsstriche als Mittel der Verächtlichung: Seit Wochen darf die Zeitung in der spanischen Sache nur noch schreiben »Regierung«, »Kabinett«, »Minister«, wenn von den »Roten« (milde Fassung) oder den roten Horden die Rede ist. Für Demonstranten heißt es »Kundgeber«. English: November 24, 1936 Systematic use of quotation marks as a means of rendering contemptible: In the Spanish business the newspaper has for weeks only been allowed to write "government," "cabinet," "minister," when the talk is of the "Reds" (mild version) or the red hordes. For protesters it says "proclaimers".
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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23. November 1944

#VictorKlemperer #Tagebücher #NS #Nationalsozialismus
#Faschismus #Antisemitismus #Theresienstadt #Schicksale

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23. November 1944 Im Hause wohnt ein uralter weißhaariger, weißbärtiger, klapprig schleichender alter Jude, Grünbaum, 88 Jahre. Ich sah ihn einmal unten, als Frischmann noch frisierte, ein andermal von seiner ein Dutzend Jahre jüngeren Frau auf der Straße geführt. Vor ein paar Wochen schien er im Sterben. Katz kam häufig und beschrieb mir drastisch, wie geschwollen er von der Wassersucht sei. Der Mann wurde gesund, und in der Nacht zum 22. November starb seine Frau am Schlaganfall. Jetzt ist der hilflose Alte ganz allein und wird wohl nach Theresienstadt gebracht werden, sofern man sich nicht den Umweg erspart und ihn schon im Polizeipräsidium beseitigt. English: November 23, 1944 In our house there lives an ancient white-haired, white-bearded Jew, capable only of creeping shakily along, Grünbaum, eighty-eight years of age. I saw him downstairs once, when Frischmann was still hairdresser; another time being led along the street by his twelve-years-younger wife. A couple of weeks ago he seemed to be dying. Katz came frequently and described to me most graphically how swollen by edema he was. The man recovered, and during the night of November 21-22 his wife died of a stroke. Now the helpless old man is quite alone and will presumably be sent to Theresienstadt, that is, if they don't save themselves the detour and do away with him at police headquarters.
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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22. November 1942

#Nationalsozialismus #NZ #Propaganda #Stalingrad #Sowjetunion #Russland #Wehrmacht #RoteArmee

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22. November 1942 Stalingrad Die Rote Armee schließt die deutsche 6. Armee mit um die 300.000 Soldaten in Stalingrad ein. English: November 22, 1942 Stalingrad The Red Army encircles the German 6th Army, with approximately 300,000 soldiers, in Stalingrad.
November 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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November 22, 1933 A certain depression and resignation everywhere. The government appears to be stabilized, the other countries are getting accustomed to it, allow themselves to be impressed, give way.
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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21. November 1940

#Nationalsozialismus #NZ #Propaganda #Gleichschaltung #Presse #Medien #Wochenschau #Staatssender

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21. November 1940 Kontrolle der Medien Die bisher von vier Gesellschaften produzierten Wochenschauen werden zur "Deutschen Wochenschau" unter der Kontrolle von Goebbels zusammengefasst. English: November 21, 1940 November 21, 1940 Control of the Media The "Wochenschau" newsreels previously produced by four companies are combined to form the "German Weekly Review" under the control of Goebbels.
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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21. November 1942

#VictorKlemperer #Tagebücher #NS #Nationalsozialismus
#Faschismus #Antisemitismus #EvaKlemperer

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21. November 1942 Eva ist immerfort unterwegs, heute wieder vor- und nachmittags. Zu den Einkäufen tritt allerhand Hilfsdienst für die Barackenleute. Sie näht ihnen Bettsäcke, befördert ihnen (Im- und Export) dies und jenes. Dabei ist sie vergrippt und übermüdet. Ich frage mich ganz egoistisch, was aus uns wird, wenn sie zum Liegen kommt. Ich darf nur eine Stunde einkaufen, ich darf keine Straßenbahn benutzen, und unsere Küche liegt im Keller. Ich frage mich hundertmal täglich, wer von uns beiden schwerer zu tragen hat. Es mag sich die Waage halten. English November 21, 1942 Eva is constantly on the go, today again in the morning and the afternoon. In addition to the errands, she is helping the barracks people in all kinds of ways. She sews bedding for them, conveys (import and export) this and that for them. Yet she has a cold and is overtired. I ask myself quite selfishly what will happen to us if she has to stay in bed. I am allowed to go shopping for only an hour, I am not allowed to use the tram, and our kitchen is in the cellar. I ask myself a hundred times a day which of the two of us has to bear a heavier burden. There is perhaps a balance.
November 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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20. November 1938

#Nationalsozialismus #NZ #Justitz #Unrechtstaat #Terrorstaat

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20. November 1938 Ausweitung politischer Straftaten Die für politische Straftaten an den Oberlandesgerichten eingerichteten Sondergerichte sind auch für kleinere Straftaten zuständig und können politische Soforturteile fällen. English November 20, 1938 Expansion of Political Offenses The special courts established at the Higher Regional Courts for political offenses are also responsible for minor offenses and can issue immediate political judgments.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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November 20, 1934 On Wednesday, November 14, the swearing of the oath: "Loyalty to the Führer and Chancellor of the Reich Adolf Hitler." About 100 people; the second group. I was "not present" at the first oath-taking during the holidays, in the hope of perhaps avoiding it altogether. It was not to be. The ceremony, cold and formal as possible, lasted less than two minutes. We spoke the words in chorus after the rector, who had first of all reeled off: "You swear eternal loyalty; I am duty bound, to draw your attention to the sanctity of the oath." And afterward: "You must put your signature to the oath on a printed form." And: "I conclude with a triple Sieg Heil." He shouted "Sieg" - and the chorus bellowed "Heil!" and crowded toward the forms. Among those who swore were Janentzky, Kuhn, Stepun, Beger ... They are as good National Socialists as I am.
November 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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19. November 1937

#Nationalsozialismus #NZ #Appeasement #Chamberlain #UK #Grossbritannien

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19. November 1937 Appeasement unter Chamberlain In einem Treffen mit Hitler erklärt ein Gesandter Chamberlains in bezug auf die deutschen Expansionsabsichten, dass Großbritannien eine Veränderung der Grenzen in Europa auf friedlicher Basis tolerieren werde. English: November 19, 1937 Appeasement under Chamberlain In a meeting with Hitler, an envoy of Chamberlain declared, with regard to German expansionist intentions, that Great Britain would tolerate a change of the borders in Europe on a peaceful basis.
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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19. November 1942

#VictorKlemperer #Tagebücher #NS #Nationalsozialismus
#Faschismus #Antisemitismus

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19. November 1942 Gestern und heut entfernte Eva Namen und Exlibris aus all den Büchern, die ich von Evakuierten zu treuen Händen oder eigenem Besitz hierhabe. Jedes dünnste Heft wäre sonst »asozialer« Raub, Sabotage, genügend Grund für ein Todesurteil. English: November 19, 1942 Yesterday and today Eva removed names and ex libris from all the books that evacuees have given me for safekeeping or as presents. Otherwise even the thinnest booklet would be "anti-social" theft, sabotage, sufficient grounds for a death sentence.
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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18. November 1941

#VictorKlemperer #Tagebücher #NS #Nationalsozialismus
#Faschismus #Antisemitismus #Polen #Russland #Deportationen

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18. November 1941 Die Nachrichten über Judenverschickungen nach Polen und Rußland lauten von verschiedenen Seiten katastrophal. Brief von Lissy Meyerhof an uns, von dem Kölner Voß an Kätchen Sara, mündliche Berichte. Wir hören manches. English: November 18, 1941 The news of the Jewish deportations to Poland and Russia sounds catastrophic from several sources. Letter from Lissy Meyerhof to us, from Voss in Cologne to Katchen Sara, word-of-mouth reports. We hear quite a lot.
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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17. November 1939

#Nationalsozialismus #NZ #Widerstand #Prag #Tschechoslowakei #Böhmen #Mähren #Studenten #Universitäten #Bildung

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17. November 1939 Studentenproteste in Prag Nach Studentenprotesten gegen die deutsche Besatzung und die Schließung tschechischer Einrichtungen des Hochschulwesens werden bei Razzien in Studentenheimen bis zu 1.300 Studierende ohne Gerichtsverhandlung ins KZ Sachsenhausen verschleppt. Neun Führer von Studentenorganisationen werden ohne Prozess hingerichtet. English: November 17, 1939 November 17, 1939 Student protests in Prague Following student protests against the German occupation and the closure of Czech higher education institutions, up to 1,300 students are deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp without trial during raids on student dormitories. Nine leaders of student organizations are executed without trial.
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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17. November 1942

#VictorKlemperer #Tagebücher #NS #Nationalsozialismus
#Faschismus #Antisemitismus #Shoah #Ghetto #ZeissIkon

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17. November 1942 Eva war heute bei Reichenbachs: Auch sie müssen in die Baracken. Frau Reichenbach, beide Füße in Gips, wurde für transportfähig erklärt. Aber zum Barackenabort bedarf es einer Wanderung über bestenfalls sandigen, oft verschlammten Hof. English: November 17, 1942 Eva visited the Reichenbachs today: They, too, have to go to the barracks. Frau Reichenbach, both feet in plaster, was declared fit to travel. But it is a long walk across a yard, which is sandy at best, and often muddy, to reach the barracks latrines.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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16. November 1940

#Nationalsozialismus #NZ #Warschau #Ghetto #Genozid #Polen #OnegSchabbat

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16. November 1940 Abriegelung des Warschauer Ghettos In der Nacht auf den 16. November 1940 beginnen die deutschen Besatzungstruppen das Ghetto in Warschau hermetisch abzuriegeln. English: November 16, 1940 Sealing off the Warsaw Ghetto On the night of November 16, 1940, the German occupation forces began to hermetically seal off the ghetto in Warsaw.
November 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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15. November 1944

#VictorKlemperer #Tagebücher #NS #Nationalsozialismus
#Faschismus #Antisemitismus #Shoah #Medizin #Berufsverbot #Ärzte #Rassegesetze #Schulmedizin

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15. November 1944 Zu Haus herrschte bedrückte Stimmung, weil nun Frau Cohn mit ernstem Fieber erkrankt ist und von ihrem Mann infiziert scheint. Eine Bedrohung für uns alle hier in der dreigeteilten Wohnung. Ein arischer Arzt ist wesentlich schwerer aufzutreiben als Katz, der seinerseits Frau Cohn nicht behandeln darf. English: November 15, 1944 There was a depressed mood at home, because now Frau Cohn has fallen ill with a high temperature and appears to have been infected by her husband. A threat to us all here in this apartment shared by three parties. An Aryan doctor is much harder to get hold of than Katz, who is not allowed to treat Frau Cohn.
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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14. November 1939

#Nationalsozialismus #NZ #Rationierung #Bezugskarte #Kleidung #Reichskleiderkarte

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14. November 1939 Reichskleiderkarte Der Kauf von Kleidung wird im Deutschen Reich durch Bezugskarten geregelt. English: November 14, 1939 November 14, 1939 Reich Clothing Ration Card The purchase of clothing in the German Reich is regulated by ration cards.
November 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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November 14, 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 be violated. I do not believe that it really was infringed. It was anyway unnecessary for two reasons: 1) It is enough that everyone believed in the violation and was therefore afraid; 2) the correctness of the result as announced was already guaranteed, since the Party dominates everything without opposition. I must also acknowledge that millions were made drunk by the weeks of boundless and boundlessly mendacious "propaganda for peace," which was countered by not a single printed or spoken word. For all that: When the triumph was published yesterday: 93 percent vote for Hitler! 40 1/2 million "Yes," 2 million "No" - 39 1/2 million for the Reichstag, 3 1/2 million "invalid" - I was laid low, I almost believed the figures and held them to be the truth. And since then we have been told in every possible key: this "election" is recognized abroad, "all of Germany" is seen to be behind Hitler, [the foreign powers] admire Germany's unity, will be conciliatory toward it, etc., etc. Now all of it makes me drunk, I too am beginning to believe in the power and the permanency of Hitler. It's dreadful. On top of everything else "London says": What especially commanded admiration was that even in the concentration camps most had voted "Yes." But that is undoubtedly either a matter of falsification or compulsion. But what good is the rational "undoubtedly"? If I have no choice but to read and hear something everywhere, it is forced upon me. And if I can hardly guard against believing it - how shall millions of naive people guard against it? And if they believe, then they are indeed won by Hitler and the power and the glory are really his.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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13. November 1944

#Nationalsozialismus #NZ #Rassegesetze #Winter #Ausgrenzung

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13. November 1944 Letzte Verordnung gegen Jüdinnen und Juden Den Jüdinnen und Juden im Deutschen Reich wird der Aufenthalt in Wärmehallen verboten. English: November 13, 1944 November 13, 1944 Final decree against Jews Jews in the German Reich are banned from accessing heated halls.
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM