Gerald Fleming (historian)

German-British historian

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Gerald Fleming, born Gerhard Flehinger (May 11, 1921 - February 25, 2006) was a German-British historian.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Gerhard Flehinger was born in Mannheim. In 1927, he moved with his family to Baden-Baden.^[2]

In the summer of 1935, he and his brother were sent to England where they studied at King's College, Taunton. Both brothers spoke no English when they arrived in England.^[2]

Career

Fleming retired from Surrey University in 1982. In his retirement, he dedicated himself to Holocaust research.^[2]

In 1984, His book Hitler and the Final Solution was published. The book contained evidence from his extensive work in archives that demonstrated the culpability of the Nazi leadership in the planning and managing of the Holocaust.^[2]

Some of his research was done in archives in Riga, Latvia in 1982, when the country was still part of the Soviet Union. The country’s Jewish population of 90,000 was largely eliminated during the German occupation.^[2]

Awards and honors

In 1993, he was awarded an honorary doctorate and made a master of the University of Surrey.^[2]

Personal life

With his wife Winnie he had two daughters.^[2]

Books

Hitler and the Final Solution (1984)^[3]

References

^ "Gerald Fleming". The Times.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h de Reuck, Anthony (March 30, 2006). "Obituary: Gerald Fleming". The Guardian.
^ Leuchter, Sara (1985). "The Holocaust in History: Eyewitnesses to Terror". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 68 (3): 204–209. JSTOR 4635904.