https://irving.video/videos/watch/b2f14abd-9118-44d2-8b96-121e22935b41 OverviewInterview recorded in Warsaw on 8 March 2007, in which Irving discusses his then-forthcoming biography of Heinrich Himmler. He outlines his source materials—private diaries, letters, and personal documents held in American and British archives—and presents his interpretation of Himmler as an organizing genius and the principal architect of the Holocaust, with particular emphasis on documentary evidence regarding Himmler's autonomy from Hitler. Topics coveredIrving's documentary sources for the Himmler biography, including private diaries and correspondence 00:00:00, Himmler's administrative achievements and personal characteristics before 1939 00:01:02, Hitler's assignment to Himmler in 1939 of the task of resettling and reorganizing European populations 00:04:02, Irving's argument that Himmler initiated the Holocaust independently of Hitler 00:05:01, Material motivations behind the deportations, including housing shortages and Jewish property confiscation 00:06:01, Albert Speer's role in the expulsion of Jews from Berlin and collaboration with Himmler on labor and industrial projects 00:07:02, Documentary evidence from Himmler's speeches suggesting he deliberately concealed the operations from Hitler 00:11:01, Key momentsIrving describes finding Himmler's private correspondence with his mistress (1938–1944) and observing that most documentation ended up in American hands after occupation of southern Germany 00:00:00, Irving notes Himmler achieved the SS, the industrial empire, and "the Holocaust" by age 44, characterizing him as "something of an organizing genius" 00:01:02, Irving presents Himmler's statement to Karl Wolf: "I'm doing something that Adolf Hitler, the messiah of the coming 2000 years, must never hear about" 00:05:01, SourceRecorded in Warsaw, Poland on 8 March 2007. The interviewer is not named in the transcript, though the recording appears to be a structured one-on-one interview. Original publisher or broadcaster is not identified in the available metadata. About this archive: irving.video preserves the lectures, interviews, and TV appearances of historian David Irving. All videos are captioned, every transcript is searchable. Books at irvingbooks.com. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:06:44 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://irving.video https://irving.video/lazy-static/avatars/217f0272-12b9-4650-9c50-a2b60755061b.jpg https://irving.video/videos/watch/b2f14abd-9118-44d2-8b96-121e22935b41 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.