Fiction: The tragic life of Albrecht von Haar in Journal format by Peter Bakke

I decided to visit my parents. We have an old ancestral home in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps near Munich.

My monotonous  train ride from Berlin to Munich was interrupted in Nurnberg when four tough SA Brownshirts boarded the train and sat in the row in front of me.  They entertained themselves by pulling out their wallets and sharing pictures. At first I thought the pictures were of girlfriends, but I overheard one of the Stormtroopers say, “Isn’t he good looking?”

I leaned forward a bit, pretending to retrieve a section of my newspaper. This is when I caught a glance of one of the pictures. It was a handsome young man. A member of the SA party met my glance and immediately gave me a cold, hard stare. This is when I decided I would find a seat elsewhere, farther away from these scar-faced thugs.

My father the WWI  general will be interested to know that Hitler’s SA tolerates open homosexuality. But this is no surprise as it is headed by Ernst Roehm.

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I made my first drop off of information to Mr. Menzies and his friends.

I was rather nervous as I roamed about in the Tiergarten at dusk with my small package.

The chestnut tree was exactly where Menzies had said it would be, just off the bridle path in the Rosengarten near the marble statue of the Empress Auguste Viktoria. I carefully set the parcel down behind the tree between two great folds of bark and quickly walked away.

Then, about 100 meters away, I marked the back of a specific bench with a bit of chalk.

A brief descritpion of my information: The Nazis are using a special device to encode their communications amongst their leadership. The device looks like a large, over-sized typewritter. It is manufactured here in Berlin by a company named Cipher Machines located at 2 Steglitserstrasse. Rumor has it that the Nazi’s are using a commercial version of the cipher machine, but that the military is working on an electrified version. If the Nazis take control of the government, they will have access to the more sophisticated version. Where it is manufactured, I do not know.

I have a source that tells me Hitler commented that the Reichstag  building is ugly and hideous. More remarkable, Hitler claims it looks like a Jewish synagogue and should be burnt to the ground.  Only then, he said, will Germany be free from “foreign influence.”

Hitler made it clear in Mein Kampf that he despises all parliaments dating back to his days in Vienna. But this statement is beyond the pale. This is a direct attack on the Wiemar Republic and democracy in Germany. While I am no fan of the Republic, I do not advocate arson and the destruction of democratic institutions.

I cannot release Hitler’s damnable opinion to the newspapers because it was said in confidence to a very small group of individuals at the Albon Hotel and my source would be exposed

January 1932, Berlin

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Rumor: Hitler may marry Winifred Wagner, widow of Siegfried Wagner. She calls Hitler “USA” – for Unser Seliger Adolf – ‘our blessed Adolf’

January, 1932. I met with Rudolph Hess this afternoon at my apartment. We had a wide-ranging discussion. Today, Hess wanted to steer most of the conversation toward diffusing the ‘misunderstood’ racial policies of the Nazis. He said to pay little attention to  what Hitler says on the subject, but I countered with the many hateful Jewish references in Mein Kampf, which I just finished reading. Hess tended to shrug off the statements, suggesting that Hitler was trying to satisfy a certain small segment of the Nazi party and other ultra-nationalists who  need to hear such things in order to win votes. Hess tried to assure me that the vocal racists were not the majority in his party. Certainly Germans could see that.

I reminded Hess that I myself am one quarter Jewish on my mother’s side.

“You see! I am a Nazi and I am happily consorting with you, my good Albrecht! Plus you know I love your father, my favorite professor.”

But as we wrapped up our discussions, I was not sure who was trying to influence whom in our relationship. Hess is a big fan of the British (he abhors the Russians and French, as do I) and is convinced we will never go to war with England again. He knows I have many friends in Britain. Perhaps he is is trying to shape my view of the Nazis, knowing I will pass along neutral tidbits to my British contacts.

I myself, on the other hand, want to know more about the inner workings of the National Socialists with the hope I can help keep them from seizing power from Hindenburg.

I did get one bit of useful information from Hess. He indicated that Hitler is preparing one of the most modern presidential elections ever. Hitler plans to fly across all of Germany, using air transport as a means to visit several distant cities in one day. A brilliant idea I must confess, unfortunately, considering old man Hindenburg will not likely move an inch from his estate in Prussia during the election. He’ll try to run everything from his palace and rely heavily on his stature of  “Hero of Tannenberg.”

We ended our meeting in our usual way by comparing horoscopes and downing some schnapps. Hess made a a point of letting me see his new Mercedes, a gift from Hitler.

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Leon Trotsky calls Hitler a blowhard: “In every war the enemy tries to exaggerate its strength to impress the enemy. Hitler is just as good a braggart as Napoleon was. but his pretensions will be come true only the minute that the proletariat takes faith in them.”

Hitler hit back in Munich, calling Roman Catholics and others that oppose him “tools of Bolshevism.”

He continued, “The bourgeoisie, do not seem to realize that Bolshevism is shaking the foundations of civilization. Victory for Bolshevism would mean the end of all — including religion — and a relapse into barbarism. If our movement were wiped out today Germany would be Bolshevist tomorrow!

“On to victory. Comrades, we march into 1932 as fighters so that we may leave it as victors! Long live our ever beloved German people! On to victory like knights without fear or blame we will charge—through Hell, Death and Damnation!”

This is typical Hitler rhetoric.

The Communists and the Nazis go at it daily with frequent fatalities on both sides. Trotsky sent a recent message to German Communists, trying to bolster their efforts to take over Germany. What a mess we are in. Communists on one side, Nazis and ultra-nationalists on the other and the ineffective Wiemar Republic in the middle. Lord help us all.

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January 1932. I was getting ready for bed this evening when I received a call from a fellow named Clyde Menzies. He spoke German well, but betrayed a slight British accent and seemed  more than a bit anxious on the phone. He wanted to meet me immediately at a local cafe. I told him I was indisposed, but he was insistent and mentioned that he was an acquaintance of my English friend the Duke of Hamilton. This immediately got  my attention and I agreed to meet him at a small cafe on Unter Linden.

It turns out that Menzies is a British agent. Or so he says. Why he would tell me this is a bit of a  mystery, but he indicated that, like me, Englishmen in high places are concerned about the rise of Hitler and that I have been identified  as a bone fide source of intelligence. No doubt they are aware of at least some of my contacts.

Menzies wants to set up several  drop off spots in the Tiergarten whereby I can pass along information that I deem important enough to share with Lord Hamilton and his political friends. Menzies did not go into much detail, he seemed distracted, but instead left me a sheaf of papers to read regarding simple techniques for leaving documents in safe places in the gardens. I am to burn these papers within 24 hours.  I must  memorize three drop off points and the matching methods of indicating to Menzies I have something valuable to share.

Before departing company, I was suddenly seized with the terror that Menzies was actually a Nazi, perhaps an emissary of Himmler or Goring, trying to infiltrate my contacts. I therefore asked him several pointed questions regarding our supposed common acquaintance, the Duke. These questions were as mundane as the squadron of aeroplanes Hamilton commanded (602 Glasgow),  his favorite dish when in London (lamb with red currant jelly), and whether Hamilton had ever been to Vienna and when (yes, 1928). I was satisfied with his answers.

At least for now.

I am truly now in the middle, caught between my Western friends and Nazi fanatics who seem hell bent on taking over my country. I must be extra careful if I work with the British. I am concerned for my family’s safety, as well as my friends and confidants.

I got home after midnight and could hardly sleep. I am typing this at daybreak, wondering if I have been contacted by friend or foe.

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January, 1932. I have just received a copy (from a covert source) of Heinrich Himmler’s  Marriage Law for the members of the S.S. (Shutzstaffel). It stipulates that the bloodlines of members remain ‘pure’ by demanding that future wives prove they have no Jewish or Slavic blood in their genealogy dating back to 1750.  Each member who wishes to get married must obtain a  marriage certificate from Himmler himself, or presumably his office. This is blatant selective breeding. Himmler is practicing eugenics with his own Waffen SS men. This is yet another bizarre instance the Nazi belief in the sanctity of German blood.

The S.S. has been  bound by their word of honor never to reveal this law. I, however, have my methods, means and many contacts who wish to expose (dare I say, embarrass) the Nazis at every possible opportunity. I will discuss this with a few confidants and family, but will not publicly expose Himmler’s Marriage Law, at least not at this time. One has to pick the best place and time to strike at one’s enemy.

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