(Rowohlt Verlag, Hamburg) May 1949(in IfZ archives).936 GOEBBELS. MASTERMIND OF THE THIRD REICH25 Statement by Erich Kempka, chauffeur, on Hitler’s last days, Bechtesgaden, Jun 20,1945 (Pennsylvania Univ. Libr., No.46M–15); USFET CIC interrogation of Gertrud Junge,Aug 30, 1946 (Trevor Roper papers, IfZ, Irving collection); and USFET special interrogationof Gerda Christian, Apr 25, 1946 (Ibid.; and NA file RG.319, IRR, XE.009487).26 USFET MISC special interrogation of SS Hauptsturmführer Günther Schwägermann,Jun 20, 1946 (NA file RG.332, Mis-Y; and Trevor Roper papers, IfZ, Irving collection).27 Korf interrogation of Axmann, Apr 27 (Hoover Libr., K Frank Korf papers); and Nuremberginterrogation of Naumann, Oct 10, 1947 (IfZ, ZS.361).28 Fritzsche is certain about the time. Interrogation of Sep 17, 1946 (StA Nuremberg,F86).29 USFET MISC special interrogation of SS Hstuf Günther Schwägermann, Jun 20, 1946(NA file RG.332, Mis-Y; and Trevor Roper papers, IfZ, Irving collection); and testimony ofFeb 16, 1948 (IfZ, F82, Heiber papers).30 Bezymenski later admitted that he had faked parts of the autopsies that he published, e.g.to conceal that Hitler had shot himself.31 The photos of JG’s corpse being viewed by Klimenko appear to show a bullet wound inthe right neck. Schwägermann told Kempka (Ich verbrannte Hitler, 127) that JG shot himself,and Magda took poison.32 In fact this is known to pathologists as the ‘pugilist’ position, common in fire victims inconsequence of the shrinking and tautening of muscles in the heat.GOEBBELS. MASTERMIND OF THE THIRD REICH 937938 GOEBBELS. MASTERMIND OF THE THIRD REICHGOEBBELS. MASTERMIND OF THE THIRD REICH 939