In The Garden Of Beasts Part 29

Chapter 44: The Message in the Bathroom.

1 "He was entirely calm and fatalistic": Wheeler-Bennett, "He was entirely calm and fatalistic": Wheeler-Bennett, t.i.tan t.i.tan, 462.

2 "Woe to him who breaks faith": Wheaton, 443. "Woe to him who breaks faith": Wheaton, 443.

3 On the medicine chest: Jones, 173. On the medicine chest: Jones, 173.

4 "beautiful Rhineland summer day": Diels, 419. "beautiful Rhineland summer day": Diels, 419.

Chapter 45: Mrs. Cerruti's Distress.

1 "During the last five days": Dodd, "During the last five days": Dodd, Diary Diary, 11516.

2 "the situation was much as it was in Paris": Ibid., 116. "the situation was much as it was in Paris": Ibid., 116.

3 "by the example of his magnetism": Martha Dodd, "Bright Journey into Darkness," 18, 21, Box 14, Martha Dodd Papers. "by the example of his magnetism": Martha Dodd, "Bright Journey into Darkness," 18, 21, Box 14, Martha Dodd Papers.

4 Under Stalin, peasants had been forced: Riasanovsky, 551, 556. A personal note here: While I was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, I took two wonderful courses from Riasanovsky's brother, Alexander, who on one noteworthy evening taught me and my roommates how to drink vodka Russian-style. It was his delightful lecture style, however, that had the greater influence, and drove me to spend most of my time at Penn studying Russian history, literature, and language. Under Stalin, peasants had been forced: Riasanovsky, 551, 556. A personal note here: While I was an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania, I took two wonderful courses from Riasanovsky's brother, Alexander, who on one noteworthy evening taught me and my roommates how to drink vodka Russian-style. It was his delightful lecture style, however, that had the greater influence, and drove me to spend most of my time at Penn studying Russian history, literature, and language.

5 Tour No. 9, the Volga-Caucasus-Crimea tour: "Detailed Schedule of Tour No. 9 for Miss Martha Dodd," Box 62, W. E. Dodd Papers. Tour No. 9, the Volga-Caucasus-Crimea tour: "Detailed Schedule of Tour No. 9 for Miss Martha Dodd," Box 62, W. E. Dodd Papers.

6 "Martha!" he wrote, indulging his pa.s.sion: Boris to Martha, June 7, 1934, Box 10, Martha Dodd Papers. "Martha!" he wrote, indulging his pa.s.sion: Boris to Martha, June 7, 1934, Box 10, Martha Dodd Papers.

7 "I never plotted the overthrow": Martha to Agnes Knickerbocker, July 16, 1969, Box 13, Martha Dodd Papers. "I never plotted the overthrow": Martha to Agnes Knickerbocker, July 16, 1969, Box 13, Martha Dodd Papers.

8 "It was the hottest day": Cerruti, 153. "It was the hottest day": Cerruti, 153.

9 "seemed self-confident": Dodd, "seemed self-confident": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 140.

10 "You and Dr. Goebbels": Dodd, "You and Dr. Goebbels": Dodd, Diary Diary, 116.

11 "She sat by my father": Dodd, "She sat by my father": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 141.

12 "Mr. Amba.s.sador, something terrible": Ibid., 141. "Mr. Amba.s.sador, something terrible": Ibid., 141.

13 She found this astonis.h.i.+ng: Cerruti, 153, 157. She found this astonis.h.i.+ng: Cerruti, 153, 157.

14 "Temperature 101 and in the shade today": Moffat, Diary, June 29, 1934. "Temperature 101 and in the shade today": Moffat, Diary, June 29, 1934.

15 The three men undressed and climbed in: Ibid. The three men undressed and climbed in: Ibid.

16 "Presumably the Amba.s.sador has been complaining": Phillips, Diary, June 15, 1934. "Presumably the Amba.s.sador has been complaining": Phillips, Diary, June 15, 1934.

17 "well and in extremely high spirits": Moffat, Diary, July 17, 1934. "well and in extremely high spirits": Moffat, Diary, July 17, 1934.

Chapter 46: Friday Night.

1 That Friday evening, July 29, 1934: For this chapter I relied on the following sources: Birchall, 203; Evans, That Friday evening, July 29, 1934: For this chapter I relied on the following sources: Birchall, 203; Evans, Power Power, 3132; Gallo, 33, 38, 106; Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 51115. For a lengthy excerpt of Kempka's account, see Noakes and Pridham, 21214.

PART VII: WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED.

Chapter 47: "Shoot, Shoot!".

1 "strolled serenely through the streets": Adlon, 207. "strolled serenely through the streets": Adlon, 207.

Hedda Adlon, wife of the Adlon's proprietor, liked driving about town in her white Mercedes, and was said to keep twenty-eight Pekinese dogs. De Jonge, 132.

2 "It was a beautiful serene blue day": Dodd, "It was a beautiful serene blue day": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 141.

3 "Rohm," Hitler barked: Various and varying accounts of this episode appear in the literature. I relied on Kershaw, "Rohm," Hitler barked: Various and varying accounts of this episode appear in the literature. I relied on Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 514; Noakes and Pridham, 21314; and Stra.s.ser, 250.

4 "It is never safe to despise a telephone call": Birchall, 193. "It is never safe to despise a telephone call": Birchall, 193.

5 "dead tired-[could] weep": Schultz, Daily Logs, July 5, 1934, Box 32, Schultz Papers. "dead tired-[could] weep": Schultz, Daily Logs, July 5, 1934, Box 32, Schultz Papers.

6 One of the most alarming rumors: Birchall, 198. One of the most alarming rumors: Birchall, 198.

7 At the Hotel Hanselbauer, Rohm got dressed: Noakes and Pridham, 213. At the Hotel Hanselbauer, Rohm got dressed: Noakes and Pridham, 213.

8 "You have been condemned to death": Kershaw, "You have been condemned to death": Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 514.

9 "As I followed Daluege": Gisevius, 150. "As I followed Daluege": Gisevius, 150.

10 He looked troubled: Dodd, He looked troubled: Dodd, Diary Diary, 117.

Chapter 48: Guns in the Park.

1 "our heads giddy": Dodd, "our heads giddy": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 142.

2 "to his great sorrow": Office of Der Stabschef der S.-A. to Dodd, June 29, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers. "to his great sorrow": Office of Der Stabschef der S.-A. to Dodd, June 29, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers.

3 "In view of the uncertainty of the situation": Dodd, "In view of the uncertainty of the situation": Dodd, Diary Diary, 117.

4 A wooden leg: German Office of Foreign Affairs to Dodd, May 28, 1935, Box 47, W. E. Dodd Papers. A wooden leg: German Office of Foreign Affairs to Dodd, May 28, 1935, Box 47, W. E. Dodd Papers.

Chapter 49: The Dead.

1 "unbearable tension": Quoted in Gallo, 257. "unbearable tension": Quoted in Gallo, 257.

2 "For weeks we have been watching": Birchall, 2057; Gallo, 257. "For weeks we have been watching": Birchall, 2057; Gallo, 257.

3 No one knew exactly how many people lost their lives: I constructed this paragraph and the one following from an array of sources: Hugh Corby Fox, Memorandum, July 2, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers; H. C. Flack, Confidential Memorandum, July 7, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers; Wheeler-Bennett, No one knew exactly how many people lost their lives: I constructed this paragraph and the one following from an array of sources: Hugh Corby Fox, Memorandum, July 2, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers; H. C. Flack, Confidential Memorandum, July 7, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers; Wheeler-Bennett, Nemesis Nemesis, 323; Gallo, 256, 258; Rurup, 53, 223; Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 515; Evans, Power Power, 3436; Stra.s.ser, 252, 263; Gisevius, 153; Birchall, 20; Metcalfe, 269.

4 One target, Gottfried Reinhold Trevira.n.u.s: Gallo, 255; Martha offers a slightly different account in her memoir: One target, Gottfried Reinhold Trevira.n.u.s: Gallo, 255; Martha offers a slightly different account in her memoir: Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 155.

5 "To the king of Siam": Adlon, 2079. "To the king of Siam": Adlon, 2079.

6 poor Willi Schmid: s.h.i.+rer, poor Willi Schmid: s.h.i.+rer, Rise Rise, 224n. See also Birchall, 207; Evans, Power Power, 36; Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 515.

7 Providently, he was in America: Casey, 340; Conradi, 143, 144, 148, 151, 157, 159, 163, 16768; Providently, he was in America: Casey, 340; Conradi, 143, 144, 148, 151, 157, 159, 163, 16768; New York Times New York Times, July 1, 1934.

8 "against the background of a blood-red sky": Gisevius, 160. "against the background of a blood-red sky": Gisevius, 160.

9 In a radio address propaganda chief Goebbels: Birchall, 205. In a radio address propaganda chief Goebbels: Birchall, 205.

Chapter 50: Among the Living.

1 "It was a strange day": Dodd, "It was a strange day": Dodd, Diary Diary, 117.

That Sunday, the Jewish newspaper Bayerische Israelitische Gemeindezeitung Bayerische Israelitische Gemeindezeitung, still in operation-it would continue until 1937-published cautionary advice for its readers, urging them, according to one historian's account, "to show more reserve, tact and dignity and to behave impeccably in public places so as not to offend."

That Sunday afternoon, Hitler held a tea party at his chancellery for members of his cabinet, various ministers, and their families. Children were invited. Hitler at one point walked to a window overlooking the street. A crowd gathered below roared its approval.

The ever-present Hans Gisevius was there as well. Hitler spotted him and raised his hand in greeting. Gisevius wrote, "It occurred to me that if he could read my innermost thoughts, he would have me shot." Dippel, 150; Gallo, 269; Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 516; Gisevius quoted in Gallo, 270.

2 They drove past the entrance very slowly: Dodd, They drove past the entrance very slowly: Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 14243.

3 The story, pieced together later: Evans, The story, pieced together later: Evans, Power Power, 33; Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 176, 516.

4 Accounts vary: Evans, Accounts vary: Evans, Power Power, 33; Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 516; Gallo, 270; s.h.i.+rer, Rise Rise, 221; Noakes and Pridham, 215.

After Rohm's murder, Hitler claimed that the SA chief's h.o.m.os.e.xual practices had come as a complete surprise to him. A new joke promptly made the rounds in Berlin: "What will he do when he finally finds out about Goebbels's club foot?"

Another joke began circulating at about the same time: "It is only now that we can realize the full significance of Rohm's recent address to n.a.z.i youth, 'Out of every Hitler Youth, a Storm Trooper will Emerge.'" Grunberger, 332, 335.

5 As a reward: Wheaton, 452. As a reward: Wheaton, 452.

6 "The "The Fuhrer Fuhrer with soldierly decision": Noakes and Pridham, 216; see slightly different version in Wheeler-Bennett, with soldierly decision": Noakes and Pridham, 216; see slightly different version in Wheeler-Bennett, Nemesis Nemesis, 325.

7 "Lebst du noch?": Dodd, "Lebst du noch?": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 151.

Chapter 51: Sympathy's End.

1 "The diplomats seemed jittery": Fromm, 17172. Fromm claimed that after the purge she briefly took to carrying a revolver, but then threw it into a ca.n.a.l. Dippel, 150. "The diplomats seemed jittery": Fromm, 17172. Fromm claimed that after the purge she briefly took to carrying a revolver, but then threw it into a ca.n.a.l. Dippel, 150.

2 Dodd and his wife stood at the entrance: Dodd, Dodd and his wife stood at the entrance: Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 157.

3 "Der junge Herr von Papen": Ibid., 158. "Der junge Herr von Papen": Ibid., 158.

4 "a certain fine beauty": Ibid., 157. "a certain fine beauty": Ibid., 157.

5 "The sight of these clothes": Cerruti, 157. "The sight of these clothes": Cerruti, 157.

6 "to bring her my heartiest greetings": Wilhelm Regendanz to Mrs. Dodd, July 3, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers. "to bring her my heartiest greetings": Wilhelm Regendanz to Mrs. Dodd, July 3, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers.

7 "When she spoke of her son": Dodd, "When she spoke of her son": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 16365.

8 "Arrived safe and sound": Ibid., 165. "Arrived safe and sound": Ibid., 165.

9 "We have replied to them": Moffat, Diary, July 5, 1934. "We have replied to them": Moffat, Diary, July 5, 1934.