The Old Oxford Friendship

Munich

A former intimacy between Legat and Hartmann is revived by a crisis that tests the trust they lost in Munich years earlier.

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Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Oxford Companions Oxford Companions from "Munich". Friendship in the College World Shared Habits Legat and Hartmann become close at Oxford, building a friendship through conversation, travel and private jokes.

Oxford Companions from "Munich". Friendship in the College World Shared Habits Legat and Hartmann become close at Oxford, building a friendship through conversation, travel and private jokes.

Friendship in the College World Shared Habits Legat and Hartmann become close at Oxford, building a friendship through conversation, travel and private jokes. Political Differences Their differing ideas about German nationalism begin to strain an intimacy that once seemed secure.

Munich’s Rupture Munich’s Rupture from "Munich". A Holiday Ends Public Violence The friends and Leyna encounter Hitler’s followers after Leyna provokes them in the street.

Munich’s Rupture from "Munich". A Holiday Ends Public Violence The friends and Leyna encounter Hitler’s followers after Leyna provokes them in the street.

A Holiday Ends Public Violence The friends and Leyna encounter Hitler’s followers after Leyna provokes them in the street. A Separation Hartmann and Leyna quarrel, while Legat leaves Munich without restoring the friendship.

Six Years of Silence Six Years of Silence from "Munich". Memory Kept at a Distance No Letters The men do not communicate after their last meeting, though Hartmann preserves old Oxford letters and a photograph.

Six Years of Silence from "Munich". Memory Kept at a Distance No Letters The men do not communicate after their last meeting, though Hartmann preserves old Oxford letters and a photograph.

Memory Kept at a Distance No Letters The men do not communicate after their last meeting, though Hartmann preserves old Oxford letters and a photograph. A Past Still Present Their silence remains an unfinished emotional fact when both return to Munich.

Recognition in Munich Recognition in Munich from "Munich". The First Glance Friends Across a Corridor Hartmann sees Legat among the British delegation but cannot speak openly at first.

Recognition in Munich from "Munich". The First Glance Friends Across a Corridor Hartmann sees Legat among the British delegation but cannot speak openly at first.

The First Glance Friends Across a Corridor Hartmann sees Legat among the British delegation but cannot speak openly at first. The Past Reopens A handshake and restrained recognition restore the connection while surveillance forces them to disguise it.

Farewell at Dawn Farewell at Dawn from "Munich". Trust Rebuilt, Future Uncertain A Shared Witness After visiting Leyna, the men speak honestly about what has happened to Germany and to their friendship.

Farewell at Dawn from "Munich". Trust Rebuilt, Future Uncertain A Shared Witness After visiting Leyna, the men speak honestly about what has happened to Germany and to their friendship.

Trust Rebuilt, Future Uncertain A Shared Witness After visiting Leyna, the men speak honestly about what has happened to Germany and to their friendship. A Final Parting Hartmann drops Legat near the hotel, saying that they can at least know they tried.

1930–1932

July 1932

1932–September 1938

29 September 1938, afternoon

30 September 1938, early morning