https://irving.video/videos/watch/d7cb4c3c-b9c4-47e8-afc6-6c08214fcc4c OverviewTelevised debate between historian David Irving and two academic critics regarding his book Hitler's War. Irving defends his central claim that no documentary evidence proves Hitler ordered or even knew of the systematic liquidation of European Jews until late 1943, while his opponents—Professor Robert Waite and Gerald Fleming—challenge both his evidence and his interpretive method. The discussion centers on documentary interpretation, the meaning of Nazi euphemisms, and the logistics of the deportation program. Topics coveredIrving's claim that no documentary evidence exists of Hitler's knowledge or orders regarding Jewish massacres 00:03:01, The "thousand dollar challenge" and Irving's evidentiary standards for wartime documents versus postwar testimony 00:04:07, A chain of documents allegedly showing Hitler issuing vetoes against liquidation, 1938–1943 00:05:00, Himmler-Heydrich telephone conversations and the interpretation of specific incidents 00:06:02, The Greiser letter of 21 November 1942 and Hitler's statement to "act according to your own judgment" 00:08:00, The July 1942 document ordering that the Eastern territories be "freed of all Jews" 00:11:02, The logistical implausibility argument: why Hitler would deport six million Jews across wartime distances 00:12:01, Key momentsIrving states: "There is a chain of important documents, starting in about 1938, going right through to 1943, indicating, firstly, that Adolf Hitler was issuing vetoes, saying, this is not to be done to the Jews, they are not to be liquidated" 00:05:00, Fleming counters with a direct quote from the Greiser letter: Hitler told him "do as you think best" regarding the Jews while aware that 55,000 had already been killed between December 1941 and September 1942 00:09:02, Irving poses the central logistical question: "Why the hell is Adolf Hitler picking up six million Jews in Western Europe at a time in the middle of the war when they lack transports, space even to ship guns and troops to the Eastern Front? And he's shipping these six million Jews thousands of miles across to the East and then he's bumping them off" 00:12:01, SourceRecorded for the David Frost Show in 1977, a British television program. The moderator is David Frost, interviewing Irving alongside two academic respondents: Professor Robert Waite (Williams College) and Gerald Fleming (Surrey University). Original broadcaster: London Weekend Television or equivalent UK broadcaster of the era. 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 02:06:55 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/d7cb4c3c-b9c4-47e8-afc6-6c08214fcc4c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://irving.video/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.