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capitulation of the German armed forces in Denmark
and Norway.”
This day was, Himmler declared, the bitterest
of his life.
It was agreed that I should return to Sweden as
quickly as possible and, through Schellenberg,
let Himmler know the result of his move. Before
going, I touched on two further questions. I told
him that the executions in Denmark must cease;
he must himself realize that they could only add
fuel to the already burning hatred that the Danes
felt towards Germany and the Germans. And I
referred once more to the question of freeing King
Leopold of Belgium. In both instances Himmler
promised to grant my wish.
We departed from the Legation. It was about
half-past three in the morning. Himmler insisted
on driving the car himself, for he was now
returning to the Eastern front. As luck would have
it, he had no sooner started than he ran into the
barbed wire that surrounded the building, and we
had a terrific job to get the car clear. Our
Secretary of Legation, Torsten Brandel, and our
attaché, Count Axel Lewenhaupt, who witnessed
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