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This book, first published in English translation in 1947, is the fascinating autobiography of Dr. Felix Kersten, a Russian-born Finnish osteopath who tended to Heinrich Himmler in Germany during World War II and who contended he had obtained some amelioration of treatment of Jews and others.
Set in Nazi Germany, Massaging Himmler tells in verse the remarkable story of a little-known humanitarian, Dr Felix Kersten. Kersten was a Finnish-born therapeutic masseur who found himself at the centre of the Nazi web, treating Reichsführer Heinrich Himmler (head of the SS and the Gestapo) for stomach cramps, which sometimes rendered him unconscious, and which no other practitioner could relieve. Dr Kersten massaged Himmler daily during the war, sometimes in multiple treatments. He took no fee for his services to the Reichsführer, but used his influence to secure the release of tens of thousands of prisoners. Accused of collaboration at the end of the war, he worked tirelessly to clear h...
Story of Dr. Felix Kersten, manual therapist to Himmler, and his strange influence to save lives during World War II.
Tells the story of Felix Kersten, a physical therapist who became Heinrich Himmler's personal physician, and his influence over Himmler to join a plot to overthrow Adolf Hitler.
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The story of Felix Kersten, the Finnish doctor who attended Heinrich Himmler, and who is credited by the author with saving lives of many intended victims.
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Felix Kersten is a masseur in Europe who has treated powerful industrials and royal families. Word spreads of his magical hands. One day he receives a call from someone who wishes to become his patient. Yet this is no normal man. This is one of the most feared men in Germany and in history: Heinrich Himmler. During his time treating Nazi officials, Kersten will have to survive threats to his life from Gestapo chiefs who accuse him of conspiracy and treason. If Kersten survives such threats he just may achieve the most unlikely operation in the Second World War: the rescue of thousands of Jewish prisoners from execution.