| |

David Irving released from Austrian prison

By David Irving ∙ December 20, 2006

Last updated on
David Irving shackled by Austrian police

British author, David Irving with pen and book in hand while shackled by Austrian thought-police

T

his latest news comes directly from David Irving's Focal Point Website: http://fpp.co.uk/online/

December 20, 2006: David Irving was released on probation and freed from prison, after his appeal in court, on the morning of December 20, 2006.

The remainder of his 3 year imprisonment has been converted to a suspended sentence. Later that day, the British historian was returned to jail in a detention centre for foreigners, from where he awaits extradition straight back to the UK, tomorrow.

Author

  • David Irving

    David John Cawdell Irving was born on March 24, 1938, in Essex, England, the son of a Royal Navy Commander. After education at London University, he spent a year working in a steel mill in Germany, where he perfected his fluency in the language. His first book, the best-selling The Destruction of Dresden, was published in 1963, when he was 25 years old. This was followed by many others. His books have appeared in a range of languages. Several have been serialized in prominent periodicals. He has contributed articles to some 60 British and foreign periodicals including the Daily Telegraph and the Sunday Express in Britain, and Stern and Der Spiegel in Germany.

    Read more about him here.

    View all posts

Bibliographic information about this document: n/a
Other contributors to this document: n/a
Editor’s comments: n/a

Similar Posts

Irving’s Defeat in London, “Holocaust Denial,” and Austria’s Haider

The 'Dangerous' David Irving The historian David Irving has lost his libel suit against Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books. Mrs. Lipstadt had called Irving “one of the most dangerous spokesmen for Holocaust denial.” In a devastating ruling, Judge Charles Gray declared Irving a “racist” and “anti-Semite” who distorts historical facts in order to portray Adolf…

Book Announcements

Confessions of a Holocaust Revisionist Authored by Bradley R. Smith Bradley R. Smith, Confessions of a Holocaust Revisionist, 4th, annotated edition, Armreg Ltd., London, 2024, 132 pages, 9”×6” paperback, ISBN: 978-1-83640-000-4. In August of 2024, the resurrected Committee for Open Debate on the Holocaust decided to republish in new editions all the books that CODOH’s…

David Irving Interview: An Independent Mind (Part 1 of 2)

The English Centre of International PEN reviewed the film approvingly: THE final interview, and arguably the most controversial, was with the historian David Irving. While he still vehemently denies accusations of racism, anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial, Irving conceded that he had voiced "doubts and scepticism" about Auschwitz during a speech he had given in Austria…

Smith’s Report, no. 155

This document is currently only available as a download. Please see the meta information below for the download link. Author Bradley R. Smith Bradley R. Smith was born in Los Angeles on February 18, 1930. At 18 he joined the army and in 1951 served with the infantry in Korea where he was twice wounded….