Maximilian Bernhard Domarus (1911–1992) was a German writer, historian, researcher, archivist, translator, and publicist. Domarus is best known for his historical work on the

Third Reich Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

and the speeches of

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

. Domarus was the author and editor of the 3,400-page, four volume set entitled '' Hitler: Speeches and Proclamations 1932–1945: The Chronicle of a Dictatorship''. Domarus' work is generally considered the most essential and reliable resource on the speeches of Hitler and a unique chronicle of the Third Reich. However, there were also chronological mistakes in the first original Edition. These were later used in the unmasking of

Konrad Kujau Konrad Paul Kujau (27 June 1938 – 12 September 2000) was a German illustrator and forger. He became famous in 1983 as the creator of the so-called Hitler Diaries, for which he received DM 2.5 million (€2,421,020 in 2020 terms, adjusted for ...

's forged 'Hitler Diaries'.

Bibliography

* Domarus, M. (1990). '' Hitler: Speeches and Proclamations 1932 – 1934. The Chronicle of a Dictatorship. V1.'' * Domarus, M. (1992). '' Hitler: Speeches and Proclamations 1935 – 1938. The Chronicle of a Dictatorship. V2.'' * Domarus, M. (1996). '' Hitler: Speeches and Proclamations 1939 – 1940. The Chronicle of a Dictatorship. V3.'' * Domarus, M. (2004). '' Hitler: Speeches and Proclamations 1941 – 1945. The Chronicle of a Dictatorship. V4.''

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