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by Dr. joseph Goebbels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7by SS Generalmajor ju lius Schreck t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the German People by Dr. Otto Dietrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19as an Orator by Dr. joseph Goebbles ....................................... 7

of the FUhrer by General Wilhelm Bruckner .............................. 5as Statesman by Dr. joseph Goebbels ...................................... 4

the German Worker by Dr. Robert Ley ................................. 56the Arts by Dr. joseph Goebbels ...................................... 4

of the FUhrer by Albert Speer, Architect .................................. 2Hitler and His Roads by Inspector General Fritz Todt, Doctor of Engineering .............. 8

r Hitler (radio speech to the German nation on the FUhrer's birthday)Dr. joseph Goebbels ....................................................... 85

the Wehrmacht by First Lieutenant Foertsch .............................. tby Baldur von Schirach. . ................................ 05

SS General Major julius Schaub, The FUhrer in Landsberg Prison ......... 26


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1 J 1 n r r U t n r ~

M any misunderstandings still prevail - throughout the world and even in Germany - on the concept of propaganda. Since these misconceptions are so ingrained and for the most part based onprejudices, they are difficult to clear up. Since the end of the war, the German nation in particular hasbeen taught an object lesson on this subject. It is impossible to imagine a better or more powerful lesson. In a relatively short time span historically, propaganda has become extremely important inGermany; today there is more than enough proof of the fact that imperial Germany was overthrown bythe onset of Marxist propaganda. It is also clear that the Marxist-democratic regime was overcome solely because the idea of National Socialism and National Socialist propaganda countered Marxism with asuperior new order and efficiency.

Even propaganda must be mastered. It is absolutely useless to assign this job to just any bright personwho happens to be available as the need arises. As with all great art, it requires uniquely qualified people who usually found a school through which they render their art form acceptable. The common misconception that propaganda is dishonorable or inferior must also be dispelled. As with everything elsein life, it depends entirely on how it is used and what it contributes in practical terms to the world. Inthis sense, propaganda has nothing at all to do with promotion. At its best, propaganda allows situations and people to speak for themselves. Propaganda ensures that if something is worthwhile, its fullvalue is brought to l ight and explained.

Good things and great people speak for themselves. One must value them and no t place restrictions onthem. The most important characteristic of particularly successful propaganda is that nothing is omittedand nothing is added that is not essential to the subject in question. The characteristics of situations orpersonalities are to be clearly, powerfully, simply, and naturally lifted out of the confusion of current topics, so that these pOints are understandable and obvious to the masses of people who shall be movedand won over.

National Socialism and its principal representatives lend themselves naturally to this art. And they haveworked hard to learn and apply their art. They have accomplished this through untiring and extremelyclose contact with the people and by progressively refining their skills to the highest level. Moreover,the FUhrer himself was the greatest teacher of propaganda. It is a little-known fact that for quite a whileearly in the history of the party the FUhrer held no office other than that of Director of Propaganda.

His ingenious mastery and management of this office left upon the party a unique intellectual, organizational, and political marlc


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he heart. Initial ly the masses saw him from a distance only as a pol itician and statesman. The pure-human side of him remained in many ways in the background.

world recognizes Hitler as the creator of National Socialist doctrine and the organizer of theas the pioneer of a new European order; as the guide to peace and to the wel-

of nations. But untold millions all over the world know that behind all of this there is the excitingof the man Adolf Hitler - even if they have only a rough idea of what this means.

great simplicity and the simple greatness radiating from his person completely and compellinglynot only every German, but also touch every foreigner who possesses good instincts. Today he

no doubt be described the world over as the man who is most deeply and clearly rooted in theand mood of these modern times, and who because of this, has within himself the ability to re

as no other can.

order to completely appreciate this side of him, one mustsee him as a person in addition to politicianAnd this book shall be a guide. This book provides insight into his personality, brought

love and veneration from his closest colleagues and oldest comrades. In this book, the authors offerof this great man that has not previously been seen. Al l of the contributors to this

known the Fuhrer for many years, right down to the last detail, and thus have come tohim more and more each day. It is thiscperspective that makes this book valuable.

e FUhrer appears in this book as a person with an immediate connection to all the issues of our times.will gladly grasp this chance to see the FUhrer up close, thereby getting closer to him

it is particularly gratifying that this book will be easily available and affordable. This will giveof German readers access to it. May this book hereby begin its felicitous and successful path to

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Th e Fiihrer promotes aviation by example.

IDq.e lJ1iiqr.er'!i IDrau.elnBy 55 Brigade Captain Julius Schreck t

1\rever before has a prominent statesmanbecome so thoroughly acquainted with his

country and people as Adolf Hitler. Whether byautomobile, airplane, or train, his travels alwayspromote a thorough acquaintance with his nation.Even at the beginning of his movement, he hadthe foresight to recognize the importance of rapidtransportation, particularly the automobile; he uti-lized rapid transportation despite his quite modest

The great political battles for power proved thatthe Fuhrer was far ahead of all his adversaries dueto the motorization of his retinue . At that time ,there were not always throngs of cheering peoplesurrounding the Fuhrer. During the campaignyears we experienced some trips that were verydifficult, and we were only able to secure a pathby using presence of mind and force. No reportsof troub le ahead could prevent the Fuhrer from


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surrounded by thou-of incited comrades. But

after time we experiencedw their raised fists sank under

of the f Uhrer, how theyup and realized that thisquite different than

always been described toHow m any misguidedworkers looked then for

e first time into the eyes of then who was supposed to be

adversary, only to becomesupporters of hisright then and there?

alone could have accom-marveL A.nd thus

years after he seizedhe was able to say ,else is there a statesman

myself who , after threeof governing, does no t

to fear going out amonge people - just as [ did back

"this very day when his workgovernment busqness allow

m , rather than staying in his, the FUhrer drives ou t into

e country to be among the. Once again he sits in his

and makes appear-here and there. One day

e Fiihre,: in Franconia . A//he \1'(/1" lII elll o -al ill I-lil/po l/s/eill (knowlI as rim1colliall

i/:':er/a l1d). he will be in the Ruhr District, the nextin Baden, WUrttemberg, Saxony, EastPrussia, or on the coast. In short , thereis no region to which he has no t journeyed at one time or another. Sittingat the steering wheel behind thewindshield I suddenly hear amazedand enthusiastic cries such as "it'sHider! " or " the FUhrer is here!" Oftenpeople do not even notice who hasjust driven through the city. Not untilthe convoy has passed do the threeblack cars attract at tention.And then , all of the sudden , they realize who has just driven by . The chil-


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are quick to gather becausethe news has spread throughthe streets. We often end upstopping so that the FUhrercan shake hands with enthusi-astic supporters, accept Aow-ers, or sign a Few cards.Anyone who has had the luckto be near the Fuhrer constant-ly For ten straight years, as Ihave been, and to experiencehis many trips with him willnever Forget the thousands ofsights seen over the years.

be able to share these dayswith him.The Fuhrer takes major tripsonly in open cars, which heleaves open during officiabusiness even when it ra 'nsHe always has the sameresponse to the advice of hisentourage, "As long as the SAmen and other Formationshave to stand in the rain, thenwe can also get wet."Thousands of people wit-nessed how he, hatless and ina brown shirt wi.th no coatreviewed the SA march at thereintegration of the Saar; howhe spoke to the waiting crowdin the pouring rain during theelection campaigns inStralsund fol1owing a nighflight at three o'clock in themorning; and how he drove inthe rain through Holstein tothe Adolf Hitler Polder, soakedwithout thinking of himselfbecause the SA men also stoodin the rain.Even in his first car he sabeside his driver. Today, fifteenyears later, as Chancellor of theReich, he still sits next to hisdriver.

In Iris travels tlrroliglr Germany. the Fiihrer preters an opel/ car


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Julius Schreck, died May 16, 1936


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IDqr National ~ o r i a l t a t ~ r r m a n morkrr's ,artybibs furrlllrll to Juitus ~ r ~ r r r k

National Socialist Movement bids farewell today to Julius Schreck. It bids farewell toWone of its oldest and most loyal members. It bids farewell to one of its best and most irre-placeable members. It bids farewell to one of its most unassuming members, one who want-ed nothing for himsel f and gave everything for Germany and the FUhrer.

When called upon to fight for Germany he stood at the front, abroad during the World War, aswell as at home.

His veneration and love for the FUhrer were boundless. His concern for the FUhrer indefatiga-ble, his consideration for the protection of the FUhrer judicious.

His essence radiated faithfulness to the end. His presence spread a feeling of security amonghis party comrades in difficult times of conflict.

His judgment of people was faultless; his affection was unconcealed, as were his aversions. Atough old soldier with a warm heart. Feared by his adversaries, loved by all who counted himas one of them, admired as a fatherly friend by his subordinates.

He had the good fortune of enjoying his FUhrer's deepest trust. The movement lowers its flagsto pay its last respects to Julius Schreck. It thereby vows to him that his manner and spir it willbe a model to the youth and to future generations, through which he shall serve the move-ment far into the future for the benefit of our great National Socialist Germany.

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Trip through th e Harz MOllntains. The Fiihrer can also be light-hearted.


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On a trip In the German countryside. Hittpoltstein(knovm as Franconian S'vvitzerland)


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Th e Fiih rer in all airp/wle'iso sets the travel route himself, for the Fuhrer

to use side streets and to experienceaway from the main traffic

.to be simpler, when the Fuhrer was not yet as

known as he is today. Back then it was some-possible to spend the night in an inn or to have

without being recognized. Today it's differ-News of the Fuhrer's approach spreads throughand cities along our way like a brush fire.

people joyfully pass on the news to the nextby telephone. Then the residents of the town ,

have never seen their Fuhrer, start waiting toHitler when his car arrives. These are upli fting

and sometimes you wish you were a poetto find the words that adequately describe the

little occurrences as we experience them.we come through a town . Everyone is there,

and old , clubs andmothers with children instreet through

quickJy becomes a sea ofMembers of the League of

try to bring the carbut time is of the

the Fuhrer mustat a specific

hundreds of thousandsfor h im at the scheduled

big muscularjumps onto the car's radia

one bound - it is theblacksmith. Now the

the Fuhrer's hand. Women hold ingchildren are not able to approach.They hold their l ittle ones ,Germany 's future, high above theenthusiastic crowd, as if to say "youbelong to him!"In order to describe great men, youmust also see the small things .Here is one of hundreds ofepisodes. It is around 10 o'clock atnight as the Fuhrer's car is drivingtoward Wurzburg after a parade inMeiningen. There, in the head-lights, are two marching SA men.The Fuhrer orders the car to bestopped . Where do they want togo , they are asked. 'To the nexttrain station. My comrade can no

longer walk and we still have three hours to go .""WeU, get in the car!" They have no idea whose gueststhey are. We ask them about this and that. Whetherthey have seen the Fuhrer yet? "Yes, today at theparade." The car stops; we have reached the destina-tion. The FUhrer, who is sitting in front, calls them andhands each a gift of money. There, in the dark of thenight, a small beam of light falls on the Fuhrer's face .Both of the SA men stare. Is that not the Fuhrer who isspeaking to them? Yes, it is! They are too joyful andshocked to speak. I hit the gas, and the Mercedestakes off into the dark night. As we go around a bendwe see the tw o still standing on the country roadmotionless under the effect of what they have justexperienced .The great and di f ficul t election campaigns of that timerequired that the Fuhrer make the most of his time,and so he also traveled by air. That was a t ime when


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people still distrusted airplanes.For weeks on end he would flyfrom city to city without regardfor wind or weather.Looking back, it's a bit frighten-ing to remember the manyflights in storms, at night, or infog. It really says something thatthe FUhrer's departure was neveronce postponed when he usedthe plane during the electioncampaign. Every scheduled ra 'llystarted on time - and sometimesthere were four or five in differ-en t German cities in one day.Often the Fuhrer was urged no tto take one flight or another. Buthis answer was always, "I will flywhenever necessary, even in astorm." How the oppositionnewspapers would have loved itif the set flight plan had beendelayed or if a scheduled rallyhad been canceled. But Hitlerdid not do them this favor.One flight from FUrth to Frankfurtparticularly stands out in mymemory. The old Rohrbach, thefirst plane the Fuhrer used backthen, was anchored with gaso-line drums. An unusually intensestorm raged across all ofGermany. Takeoff restrictionsapplied for general air traffic.Only with effort could you stayon your feet. Everyone shook hishead as the FUhrer boarded the AIJOve Nllrelll!Jerg in a D-2(jOO. Arrival at the 1934 National Socialist P a r ~ F Congress.

plane. Yet a few minutes lateit was fighting its way up. Thmachine's forward progreswas laborious, through thunderstorms and squalls, winand snow. The plane oftepitched downward, so thathe heads of some of the passengers hit the ceiling, butwent well throughout. Oncthe plane had to make aemergency landing far awafrom its final destination. Thassembly was set to begin i


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and the worst of the storm .convoy immediately roared off in the direction

Lubeck. Somewhere near Eutin we were able tothe Fuhrer traveling toward us in a rented

and we were still I able to get him to Kiel on.

though the FUhrer uses the train now andovernight travel in order to save time. his

love is still the automobile. which he oncerevealed Germany to him. And he equal-

Iy loves his Ju 52 under the command of FlightCaptain 55 Colonel Baur. who no doubt ranks asone of the foremost masters among flight captains.The most enjoyable activity for the FUhrer is driving through the German countryside in his car afterweeks of strenuous work. The greatest days for meare when I am allowed to si t behind the wheel todrive the fuhrer through the fortunate. peacefulcountry as I once did through battle and hardship.

AI Biickeberglor the 1934 harvestlestival.


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While traveling throllgh East Prussia, th e Fiihrer visits a farmer alld his fa mily.

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i j ' Ihe relationship of the German people to theWFlihrer has always been a source of joyouspride for the Germans and a source of amazementfor foreigners. Nowhere in the world is there suchfanatic love of millions of people for one man - alove which despite everything is not exaggeratedor frenzied, but which arises from a deep andgreat devotion , an infinite trust, like the trust chil-dren sometimes place in a very good father.Infatuation lasts a few years, but once love fromthe heart of hearts has bloomed , it is indestructi-ble and lasts for centuries. It is like a great, pow-erful l ight that never dims. This love did not flareup suddenly. It was not sparked by unexpected orstirring events , bu t it has grown slowly and insistently . It does not break free with a raging impetu-ousness at some single occasion, but it is alwaysthere at every moment and within every German ,whether at occasions that fill his heart with pride,whether he is standing with hundreds of thou-sands of other comrades in front of the FUhrer, or

fies the words: "Hitler is Germany - Germany isHitler." Never has a man been closer to the heartsof the people than this man, who himself has comefrom the people. He is not an outsider, bu t wasborn one of the people . He has felt the deprivationof the people, and he has lived the life of the peo-ple. If today someone were to ask the name of theunknown German soldier, the whole Germannation would answer: Adolf Hitler!He was the conscience of the nation. The sufferingand the defiance of a downtrodden nation criedout from his lips and in him the will of all ofGermany to live became word and deed in thehour of the country's deepest humiliation. AdolfHitler has never said a word that the nation wasnot thinking in its heart of hearts. He has neverdone anything that the entire nation did no t wantto do . He was not, is not, and never will be a dic-tator forcing his personal opinion or his desire forpower upon the nation . He really is just the FUhrer,and that is the highest praise one can give any


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first time in history.l'ies the secret of the inde-

of Adolf Hitler and his- the guarantee that the

not be. For it is no longer the

Adolf Hitler, it is no longerand no longer the road

that expresses Itselfis the German nation

f that expresses itself in him.loves itseJf, in

it follows its most secretin him its most daring

become reaUty. Everyfeels this andof it Adolf Hitler is a

to no one, and no one isto the Fuhrer. Workers

farmers speak with him;prize winners and artists,

and dreamers, happyand despairing men speak

h.im, and each and every oneown language , he

understood inEverything is natural and

and no one i6 shygreat m an. No one is

to fo:llow. No one isbut evelyone is cal'led,

as one would be called by hisconscience. He has no

but to follow, should heto be guilty and unhap-

in his own heart. Thus, whathappens voluntarily,no nation on the face of this

more freedom than theso the nation does not tire of

to the words of theand even if the party

in Nuremberg wereas long, the people wouldthere on the last day andto him as raptly as they I'ison the first. He could travel'

throughout Germanythe people would wait along-the roads day in and day out

On the day of the rellnion with the Saar

Enthllsiaslll for the F i i h r r ~ 5 presence at the Hall1btllg docks


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She wanls Ihe Fiihrer's hand.

Everyone wanls to shake the Fuhrer's hand.

And if they had to, they woulgive their lives, just as hundredof his party comrades did in thyears of the struggle.There have been emperors ankings, sovereigns and populaheroes; usurpers and terroristwise and great rulers leadinnations; but there has never beesimply: the Fuhrer. This is uniquin the whole world, and it is aamazing stroke of luck for thGerman nation. Without undestanding th ,s, one can understannothing about the German people. One will not understand wheyes sparkle , why voices cry ouwhy arms wave in the air, whhearts beat faster when AdoHitler stands in front of thGerman people. And from thesexternal signs, which meremake visible the constant anmysterious affinity between thnation and the Fuhrer, Hitler drawstrength for new works , just as thpeople draw strength from thsight of him .This becomes especially deawhen German youth and thFuhrer are face to face. Anyonwho has been with the Fuhrer fany period of time, who haaccompanied him for days anweeks and months, has a storeunforgettable images,One time between Stettin anPasewalk, a good ten kilometefrom any town, a group of younGermans stood in storm and rain the middle of a country roabecause they had heard fromsomewhere that the Fuhrer woulbe coming along this road todaDay turned to evening, and whethe Fuhrer's car with its tw o escocars raced along the road yocould see a throng far aheaamong the trees lining the roadDrawing closer, you could see ththe throng was a crowd of chi


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stop the convoy with hand signal1. Althoughwas short, the Fuhrer gave the order to stop,

immediately the car was surrounded by abouthundred children who jumped on the running

crawled up on the radiators and hoodsorder to peer through the windshields to try

the FUhrer.

Th e older generation trusts th e Fiihre/:had well and truly examined all three

particularly clever boy finally discoverede Fuhrer. He shouted as loud as he could, "Here

come here!" And then the fussescorting commando had to inter

because some of the boys even tried to

make room for a girl dressed all in wh ite. She curtsied lo w and recited some verses she had writtenabout how happy the young people were to seethe Fuhrer. Finally, she presented Adolf Hitler witha small basket of wonderful, red apples. Deeplytouched, the Fuhrer stroked her blond hair, and thegirl - overwrought with joy and happiness - sud-

denly began to cry. Slowly theline of cars eased away fromthe crowd of children, and for along t ime you could seethrough the rear windshield thesmall figures waving their flagsin farewell.Always and at all the assemblies it is the youth that standsin the front rows. The wellbehaved, modest ones stay justas the teachers or the standardbearer places them, straight asan arrow, all in a row , withoutmoving an inch . Others, moredaring, hang from the limbs oftrees, si t on monuments andbuilding cornices, or stand likea line of l iving statues on highfactory walls. They populateflagpoles and jan tern posts,and when the Fuhrer passes bythey fill the air with their cries ofjoy. A favorite place for theyoung people to wait for theFuhrer is in front of the curves,where they set themselves upso cleverly that the cars areforced to drive as slowly aspossible. An even better placeis a construction site on a secondary road, for they are surethat here the Fuhrer will have todrive by at a walking pace, andthat they will certainly be ableto catch him. It almost alwaystakes quite a bi t of effort to getaway because whenever the

road in front of the car seems clear, the cheeringchildren run from the back of the car to the fi"ont andblock the way again.Once in a city in southern Germany on the eveningof one of the Fuhrer's assemblies, tens of thousandsof Hitler Youth members lined the streets. The wider


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tie, to push. At first the youthful torch-bearers inthe front row tried to hold back the onslaught, butthen they were pushed along, running, swingingtheir torches, and lighting up the interior of thecars. Because of this sheer enthusiasm and lovethe FUhrer and his escort ended up swallowinglarge amounts of smoke. It was fortunate that thecars were not set on fire.It took a good quarter of anhour to free the Fuhrer from thisenthusiastic crowd of youngsters.It is interesting to see the seriousness and eagerness withwhich young people try to photograph the FUhrer. They standwith their tiny cameras, theirfingers on the shutter release,trembling with nervousnessand excitement. Obviously theyneed a lo t of luck to be able toget a picture at all with thesecameras. And yet we find agood likeness in an amazingnumber of these photographs.Even here , luck seems to be onthe side of youth because moreexperienced amateur photographers often complain that theysimply cannot get a goodopportunity for a picturebecause of the general enthusiasm and crush of peoplearound the FUhrer.

the first time.Flags Autter from rooftops, and gables and garlands are strung across the streets. The wholetown is decorated. And then the f uhrer arrives - awhirlwind seems to pass through the crowd. Hereand there ripples appear in the long line of thesecurity troops, people begin to jostle and push,

While traveling through UpperSelesia, the FUhrer is welcomedby a small town, and a l ittle girlhas the honor of presenting himwith a bouquet of Aowers. Sheis supposed to recite a briefpoem, and she manages to getthe first line out without faltering. But then in her excitementshe ioses the thread and afterlooking around several times A pic/lire /aken dl/ring /h e 1932 eiec/ion in Hesse.helplessly, she takes the Aowers, stretches up onher tiptoes toward the Fuhrer, presses the Aowersinto his hands and says, "H-h-hitler, here you are,f-f-f-forgot everything!" and runs off.There is a street. It is closed off and people arecrowded close together. They are waiting, some

arms are raised toward the Fuhrer, there is laughter and tears, both expressing joy and enthusiasm.The women hold up their children whose littlearms rise above the crowd. With sparkling eyesand smiles, they add their voices to the enthusiastic cries of "Heil Hitler." The women look at the


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t fear and dread.letter that a girl doing her compulsory

a farm wrote to her parents: "... I mustanother page. What I am going to write now

bound to make you happy. Imagine, my dears,seen the FUhrer, imagine that, the Fuhrer!"

are expressed in these four: "Imagine that, the Fuhrer!" How her pride

r what she has experienced shines through, howis the love of this chi 'ld of the German nation

Here is the fulfillment of a wish thatgirl probably never even had the courage to

the other one. 'They're waving!" cry out both inunison. And the Iine of cars actually stops andwaits until the men, who are running by now, havereached it. "Where are you coming from? Whereare you going? Get in!" Both men are wide-eyedwith amazement when they see that it is the Fuhrerwho has stopped on a country road and invitedtw o camp workers to get in. He asks them allabout their lives, and he wants to know everydetai'l of what it is like in the work camp. Then theyreach the small town. The cars stop. As they leave,the Fuhrer says to one of them, "It is about to rain.

Visiting Ihe ReillsdollviclilJls

gift of fate. Fate gave her the ultimatein the midst of her agricultural service year, a

with the Fuhrer. "Imagine what that... "d this is the way it is everywhere - in Bavaria

and in the Rheinland.a Palatine country road tw o workers are walkg to the next town . The work camp is way out in

a long way from the railroad station.t both men are cheerful and whistling because

are going home on leave after months of

Don't you have a coat?" "I don't have a civil'ian coat,my Fuhrer. I was unemp:! oyed for a long time ."Then the Fuhrer takes off his gray traveling coatand puts it around the shoulders of his comrade.And before the man can say a word of thanks, theprocession of cars races off into the distance.Somewhere a group of young factory workers linesup for roll call. The FUhrer inspects the row andlooks deep into the eyes of each young man. Headdresses one. "Are you a member of the party?" -"No!" - "Are you an SA man?" - "No, I belong to theLabor Front." - "Where were you before?" the


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speak. Everyone's gaze is upon him. An embar-rassing moment. But the FUhrer takes the youngman's hand, holds it, and says, "But today you areall with me, my boys." And blushing, the youngworker answers, "By God, you can depend on that,my Fuhrer!"50 many images - all bearing witness to the close-

The crowd of many thousands listens quietly andreverently. The plaintive me1od es search ou t theFUhrer. And the FUhrer hears the music. The FUhrerhas the man brought to him, speaks to him, andlistens to the story of his life. "I have been unem-ployed for four years now," the disabled man finally says. "My FUhrer, can you find a way for me earn

a wage and provide food for myfamily again?" The Fuhrer wavesto one of his aides. Two quicktelephone calls later the Fuhrersays, "Report tomorrow to suchand such and you can beginwork immediately." The newsspreads as if on wings through-out the waiting crowd. Loudovations that seem endlessswell up in the direction of theFuhrer.Another unforgettable day waswhen the Fuhrer went to thefuneral of the victims of a catastrophic explosion in Reinsdorf.The coffins of the fallen heroesof the work camp were lined upin a long row. Flags fluttered athalf-mast, mourners with blac

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