Historical figure

Gerd Heidemann

Born 1931

Journalist for Stern magazine 20th century Germany

Journalist who bought the "Hitler Diaries" from Kujau and sold them to Stern. He was convicted of fraud in the same case.

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Explaining Hitler: The Search for the Origins of His Evil Ron Rosenbaum · Random House · 1998 Discussed in Hitler's Diary: When a Major Magazine Was Fooled by Fake Volumes
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Selling Hitler: The Story of the Hitler Diaries Robert Harris · Faber & Faber · 1986 Discussed in Hitler's Diary: When a Major Magazine Was Fooled by Fake Volumes

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Crime & Illegal History Germany

Hitler's Diary: When a Major Magazine Was Fooled by Fake Volumes

In April 1983, West German magazine Stern announced it had found Adolf Hitler's personal diary. According to the magazine, the documents consisted of about 60…

1983 3 min read 10 Nov 8, 2026

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