Documents on the Fight for Real History
  David Irving’s Libel Action against The Observer and Gitta Sereny
In 1996 Austrian-born journalist Gitta Sereny published in The Observer an article about David Irving’s biography Goebbels. Mastermind of the Third Reich. She also published the article in other newspapers worldwide.
British writer David Irving claims that the article libels him.
Sereny and Lipstadt: The Libel Actions briefly Explained
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Index
- Gitta Sereny has had a bee in her bonnet about Elke Fröhlich and Mr Irving for over twenty years (S. Times, Jul 24, 1977)
 Gitta Sereny: Building up defences against the Hitler wave, New Statesman, July 7, 1978- New York Times, Nov 30, 1982: “Professor Challenges Material in Article in Times Magazine” — Sereny is accused of plagiarism
- When Gitta Sereny poured newspaper bile over the revised edition of Hitler’s War, in November 1991 Mr Irving protested to the editor
- In July 1992 she fell for forged documents about Odilo Globocnik, planted on her by Peter Stahl (alias Gregory Douglas)
- Answers to a French journalist’s list of questions, Jul 1992
- 1992-1994: The Observer slipped into the habit of smearing David Irving and ignoring his requests for space to reply . . .
- Aug 12, 1992: Mr Irving instructs his solicitor to proceed against The Observer over a libel by Chaim Bermant
- The Observer had to retract an attack on Mr Irving, Jan 17, 1993
- Prof. Gordon A Craig reviewed Sereny’s biography, Albert Speer: His Battle with Truth, in 1995
- Extracts from Gitta Sereny’s article published in The Observer
- David Irving’s Initial Letter of Complaint
- David Irving’s Statement of Claim issued on May 1, 1996 with a Writ alleging Libel in the Sereny article
- Gitta Sereny’s letter to The Times, November 16, 1996
- Sereny’s lawyers order David Irving to remove items from this Website, May 25, 1998
- New York Times profile of Sereny, August 1998
- High Court hearing in David Irving’s action against The Observer
- Guardian Newspapers Ltd coverage of the preceding David Irving vs Deborah Lipstadt libel action
- The Observer’s reluctance to publish letters of correction
- The Observer smears Mr Irving again: “Sikorski and book pulping” | His reply
- Gitta Sereny, cheque-book journalist: an Epiphany? Auschwitz “not a death camp” after all
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