At first glance, the letters read like those sent by any other travelling businessman to his much-loved wife and daughter.
‘In the next few days I’ll be in Lublin, Zamosc, Auschwitz, Lviv and then in the new headquarters,’ writes the 41-year-old chief executive officer of a massive pan-European corporation.
‘I’m curious if and how I will be able to phone, as it will probably be around 2,000 kilometres to Gmund. All the best, have a nice trip and enjoy your days with our little daughter. Many warm greetings and kisses!’
There is one word that immediately leaps out in this otherwise banal missive. That word is, of course, ‘Auschwitz’. For the writer of the letter is no ordinary executive on the road.
It was in fact written by one of the most notorious mass murderers in history — Heinrich Himmler.
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