Heinrich Heim
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Heinrich Heim was a lawyer
and NSDAP Ministerialrat
who transcribed and co-published with Werner Jochmann transcripts of Adolf Hitler's
informal talks, known colloquially as Hitler's Table Talk
. Heim's version of the table talk
was published in 1980 under the title Adolf Hitler Monologe im Führerhauptquartier 1941-1944. Heim's edition relied upon the original German
notes, recorded by Heim from 5 July 1941 to mid March 1942, and August-September 1942. According to German historian Clemens Vollnhals, from a "source-critical
point of view, the most reliable version of the Table Talk remains Werner Jochmann's edition of 1980."
Heinrich Heim was born in Munich
, Bavaria
from a distinguished family of lawyers. His father was a judge at the Bavarian Supreme Court, and a member of the Bavarian Court. Raised in Zweibrücken
, Germany
, Heim studied law at the University of Munich. After graduation Heim was hired by a law firm, where he worked with lawyer Hans Frank
, who would later became a high-ranking official in Nazi Germany
. Heim primarily represented the interests of a relief fund headed by Martin Bormann
. From 1939 to 1943 Heim worked as an aid to Bormann, which later lead to his notable work recording Hitler's informal conversations.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and NSDAP Ministerialrat
Undersecretary
An under secretary is an executive government official in many countries, frequently a career public servant, who typically acts as a senior administrator or second-in-command to a politically-appointed Cabinet Minister or other government official...
who transcribed and co-published with Werner Jochmann transcripts of Adolf Hitler's
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
informal talks, known colloquially as Hitler's Table Talk
Hitler's Table Talk
Hitler's Table Talk is the title given to a series of wartime conversations and monologues delivered by Adolf Hitler, which were transcribed from 1941 to 1944...
. Heim's version of the table talk
Table talk
Table talk is a species of memoir in which a collector records impromptu comments by some famous person , in anticipation of their lasting value...
was published in 1980 under the title Adolf Hitler Monologe im Führerhauptquartier 1941-1944. Heim's edition relied upon the original German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
notes, recorded by Heim from 5 July 1941 to mid March 1942, and August-September 1942. According to German historian Clemens Vollnhals, from a "source-critical
Source criticism
A source criticism is a published source evaluation . An information source may be a document, a person, a speech, a fingerprint, a photo, an observation or anything used in order to obtain knowledge. In relation to a given purpose, a given information source may be more or less valid, reliable or...
point of view, the most reliable version of the Table Talk remains Werner Jochmann's edition of 1980."
Heinrich Heim was born in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
from a distinguished family of lawyers. His father was a judge at the Bavarian Supreme Court, and a member of the Bavarian Court. Raised in Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach river.- Name :Zweibrücken appears in Latin texts as Geminus Pons and Bipontum, in French texts as Deux-Ponts. The name derives from Middle High German Zweinbrücken...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Heim studied law at the University of Munich. After graduation Heim was hired by a law firm, where he worked with lawyer Hans Frank
Hans Frank
Hans Michael Frank was a German lawyer who worked for the Nazi party during the 1920s and 1930s and later became a high-ranking official in Nazi Germany...
, who would later became a high-ranking official in Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
. Heim primarily represented the interests of a relief fund headed by Martin Bormann
Martin Bormann
Martin Ludwig Bormann was a prominent Nazi official. He became head of the Party Chancellery and private secretary to Adolf Hitler...
. From 1939 to 1943 Heim worked as an aid to Bormann, which later lead to his notable work recording Hitler's informal conversations.