New book debunks myths about Himmler’s masseur, the SS chief’s ‘magic Buddha’

A Guardian Culture piece examines a new account of Felix Kersten, Heinrich Himmler’s personal masseur, who was long portrayed as a humanitarian who softened the SS leader’s policies. The article exposes Kersten’s self-serving fabrications and the fantasies surrounding his influence on Nazi decisions. It matters because it corrects a persistent historical narrative about the inner workings of the Nazi hierarchy.

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