David Irving, the controversial British historian, punished for a lie the Holocaust came to Mragowo with a group of his fans will go away to visit the headquarters of the Third Reich leaders.
Irving is accompanied by a dozen American tourists (?), whose money is used to guide him to the death camps and places associated with Nazism. As a base he has chosen local hotel. Most likely on Friday, heading off to the nearby ruins of wartime headquarters of SS commander Heinrich Himmler, code-named "Hochwald" in Pozezdrzu and Adolf Hitler's headquarters in Gierłoż.
The historian was surprised by the presence of journalists at the hotel.So far he has successfully avoided direct meetings with them. He would not disclose details about Friday's tour, said only that he intends to visit seven sites. Perhaps the headquarters of the high command of the army code-named Anna in Mamerki and accommodation field-office chief of the Reich by Hans Lammers Radziejach near Ketrzyn.
Provincial Police Headquarters in Olsztyn has already sent to the district commands in Mragowo and Kętrzyn information that their actions may be present in the visit of controversial historian. The police have to be prepared for the fact that during the visit there may be a demonstration or picketing.
Against Irving's visit in Poland, among others, stood Association "Open Republic", which applied to the IPN for the initiation of investigation against him considering his denials of Nazi crimes.
Isabella Niedźwiedzka, from the press office of Warmia and Mazury stressed that the Irving is treated as an ordinary tourist, however pending a possible criminal offense, police will get involved.
Irving, as he revealed on his blog, have already visited Poland in July this year. He was incognito to learn and prepare for the planned fans expedition route. He was in "Wolf's Lair" and Hochwald. He planned to visit a German extermination camp in Treblinka, but that day the museum was already closed.
Irving is in Poland since Monday. He says that his trip has a "study character' and is expected to continue until September 30. He added that he had come "as a guide for tourists and lecturers."
Irving told AP that his group was already in Treblinka and intends to visit three other, former death camps. According to him, a group composed of British, Americans and Germans returns to their countries on Sept. 30. He did not reveal how many people are in the group or if his members have paid for the opportunity to tour with him as a guide of the Nazi concentration camps.
Irving's stay in Poland and his public announcements is investigated by IPN. The Institute is ready to "procedural steps" if Irving denies crimes of the Nazis. According to the law of the IPN,who "publicly, and contrary to the facts," denies the crimes of the Nazi or Communist, is subjected to a fine or a penalty of up to three years in prison.
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