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Re: Hitler: The Face of Anti-Tribalism
DIR By: antihellenistic
Date: March 22, 2025, 4:08 am
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Hitler's Actual Foreign Policy was Total War against Europe and
Western Civilization without Compromise
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> The world war is not over. Now the second act is beginning.
For 67 years we have no longer had a war on two fronts?!??, but
only one front at present. This can change in a short time.?!8 I
did not undertake the education of the people, the building of
the Wehrmacht and the rearmament without having the will to
strike from the outset.?4 With this instrument I won the Polish
campaign, which is one of the most important in German history.
[Page 414]
>
> My person is irreplaceable at this time. An assassination
attempt can happen at any moment. It is my decision and my
unalterable will to wage war until total annihilation—anything
else is unworthy of a soldier. The enemy must be defeated (loud
and intense shouting). Time works in favor of the enemy. The
balance of power can only worsen for us. The war must be fought
to the extreme; I would rather let the nation perish [Page
415]
>
> ...
>
> I doubted for a long time whether I should strike first in the
East and then in the West. Basically, I didn't set up the
Wehrmacht so as not to strike. The decision to strike was always
in me. Sooner or later I wanted to solve the problem.
Inevitably, it was decided that the east would be brought to a
standstill first. [Page 1423]
>
> - Transcript of Hitler's address to the commanders-in-chief on
23, 11. 1939 [Reich Chancellery|
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Source :
1. Tagebucher Eines Abwehroffiziers 1938-1940 by Helmuth
Groscurth Page 414 and 415
2. Hitler - Reden und Proklamationen 1932 - 1945 vol 1-4 by Max
Domarus Page 1423
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Re: Hitler: The Face of Anti-Tribalism
DIR By: antihellenistic
Date: March 22, 2025, 8:56 pm
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Hitler's plan to drag Germany into total war with the West had
already begun in 1933.
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> “…rearmament was the overriding and determining force
impelling economic policy from the earliest stage. Everything
else was sacrificed to it. In the 6 years between January 1933
and the autumn of the Munich crisis, Hitler’s regime raised the
share of national output going to the military from less than 1%
to almost 20%. Never before had national production been
redistributed on this scale or with such speed by a capitalist
state in peacetime.”
--- End Quote ---
Source :
The Wages Of Destruction The Making And Breaking Of The Nazi
Economy by Adam Tooze Page 659
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> Curt Liebmann recorded Hitler's words [from the speech
delivered on February 2, 1933] as follows:
>
> "We might fight for new export markets; or we might – and this
would be better – conquer new Lebensraum in the East and
Germanize the territory ruthlessly."
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Source :
David Irving, Hitler's War and The War Path Page 18
HTML https://archive.org/stream/AdolfHitlerCollection/Hitler%27s%20War%20-%20David%20Irving_djvu.txt
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> “The next 5 years in Germany must be devoted to the rearmament
of the German people. Every publicly supported job creation
scheme must be judged by the criterion of whether it is
necessary from the point of view of the rearmament of the German
people. This principle must always and everywhere stand in the
foreground.”
>
> — Hitler to his Ministers, 8 February 1933.
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> "Hitler told military leaders in early February 1933, it was
pointless trying to boost exports; the only way to a long-term,
secure recovery of the German economy was through the conquest
of ‘living-space’ in the East, and preparations for this now had
to take priority over everything else."
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Source :
The Third Reich in Power, Richard J. Evan Page 337 and 346
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Re: Hitler: The Face of Anti-Tribalism
DIR By: antihellenistic
Date: March 24, 2025, 8:14 am
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> During World War II at least 13.5 million people were employed
as forced labourers in Germany and across the territories
occupied by the German Reich. Most came from Russia, Ukraine,
Belarus, Moldavia, the Baltic countries, France, Poland and
Italy. Among them were 8.4 million civilians working for private
companies and public agencies in industry, administration and
agriculture. In addition, there were 4.6 million prisoners of
war and 1.7 million concentration camp prisoners who were either
subjected to forced labour in concentration or similar camps or
were ‘rented out’ or sold by the SS. While there are numerous
publications on forced labour in National Socialist Germany
during World War II, this publication combines a historical
account of events with the biographies and memories of former
forced labourers from twenty-seven countries, offering a
comparative international perspective.
--- End Quote ---
Source :
von Plato, A., Leh, A., & Thonfeld, C. (Eds.). (2010). HITLER’S
SLAVES.
HTML https://doi.org/10.3167/9781845456986
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Re: Hitler: The Face of Anti-Tribalism
DIR By: antihellenistic
Date: March 24, 2025, 9:48 pm
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Hitler's Personality
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> Goebbels was very displeased with Hitler's silence. In early
August 1943, he complained that the Führer had "somehow
disappeared into the clouds." He added, "This is not good for
the course of the war. Considering how often the Führer spoke
before the German people during good times, it is even more
necessary now in difficult times!" [Page 526]
>
> ...
>
> Goebbels was worried about Hitler's lack of human contact,
saying that it was ‘a tragedy that the Führer has isolated
himself from life like this … He can no longer relax and just
sits in his bunker, working and brooding. If only he could be
moved to a different environment for a change!’ Goebbels did not
seem to understand that Hitler actually felt very comfortable in
the role of the lonely and self-sacrificing military leader.
This was part of his strategy to reinforce his pretense,
especially in difficult situations, of being a superb military
commander. [Page 528]
>
> The dictator was very proud of his intelligent pet and felt
annoyed if the animal sniffed his guests. The affection he
showed towards his dog was in line with the hatred and contempt
he harbored towards his fellow humans. "Speer, I will only have
two friends throughout my life, Miss Braun and my dog," he
repeatedly told his armaments minister since the fall of 1943,
as if already anticipating the end of his life. [Page 529]
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Source :
Hitler: Downfall, 1939-1945 - Volker Ullrich Page 526, 528, 529
Recall :
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> “The human is an evil animal of prey. Two small innocent
animals were deprived of life to provide a glutton with a
gourmet dish. I believe I shall become vegetarian one day.’
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Source :
He Was My Chief: The Memoirs of Adolf Hitler's Secretary by
Christa Schroeder (1908-1984) Page 131 and 157
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Re: Hitler: The Face of Anti-Tribalism
DIR By: antihellenistic
Date: March 25, 2025, 7:25 am
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Re: Hitler: The Face of Anti-Tribalism
DIR By: antihellenistic
Date: April 1, 2025, 8:36 pm
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> German troops occupy a burning Russian village during
Operation Barbarossa, summer 1941. Hitler intended the campaign
to be a ‘war of annihilation’. Civilians suffered at the hands
of the German Army, and none more so than Soviet Jews whose
persecution began almost immediately.
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Source :
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Re: Hitler: The Face of Anti-Tribalism
DIR By: antihellenistic
Date: April 1, 2025, 9:11 pm
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Hitler was not a Pacifist and Peacemaker, he Wanted Total War of
Annihilation against Western Civilization
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> Hitler's mood would hardly have improved when he learned that
the German people had showered Chamberlain with ovations as he
travelled in an open car through the streets of Munich. As
Schmidt noted, the enthusiasm for Chamberlain carried an
"undertone of criticism of Hitler" as the one who had led the
world to the brink of a major war.'" Relief that armed conflict
had been averted was palpable everywhere, and only hardcore
Hitler admirers such as the Wagners ascribed this fact to the
Führer's "genius."'* Reports by SPD-in-exile observers told a
quite different story. They too described an overwhelming public
feeling of joy that an international affair had once again ended
happily, but they warned that this was not a lasting peace, but
a "temporary ceasefire that will only last a few months or one
or two years at the most." One report from south-western Germany
read: "Despite the great triumph Hitler has achieved, the
enthusiasm even among the most fanatical supporters of the
regime is not as great as it was with the annexation of
Austria."»»
>
> Hitler was deeply disappointed by the popular longing for
peace that manifested itself in the days surrounding the Munich
Agreement. “There is no way I can wage war with this people,” he
is said to have complained.** He drew his own conclusions from
the pacificist mood of the population in a confidential speech
to selected representatives of the press on 10 November 1938.
His years of peaceful rhetoric, he said, had led to the false
conclusion that the regime wanted to preserve peace "under all
circumstances." It was therefore necessary to recalibrate the
German people psychologically and make it clear that there were
things which, should they not be achieved by peaceful means,
would have to be pushed through by force."
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Sumber :
Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939 by Volker Ullrich Page 745 - 746
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Re: Hitler: The Face of Anti-Tribalism
DIR By: antihellenistic
Date: April 2, 2025, 11:36 pm
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Another historical political fact that demonstrates Hitler's
desire to attack another country, Poland before the outbreak of
World War II during 1st September 1939
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> H [Hitler]. (In a loud voice): If even the smallest incident
occurs, I will crush Poland without warning, so that not a trace
of Poland remains afterward. I will strike like lightning with
the full force of a mechanized army, of which the Poles have no
knowledge. Listen to me carefully!
>
> B [Burckhardt]: I hear you. I know that this will mean a
general war.
>
> H. (with deep emotion and almost pleading): Then so be it. If
I have to go to war, I would rather fight today than tomorrow. I
will not wage war like Germany under Wilhelm II, which was
constantly plagued by guilt for not fully utilizing its military
power. I will fight mercilessly to the last moment. (A brief
pause) I said to Lloyd George: "If you had been a corporal in
the last war and I a minister, you (meaning England) would be in
a different situation today than you are now."
>
> [Page 341]
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- Hitler's Conversation with Carl Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss
diplomat and historian in Adlershorst, a large teahouse above
the Berghof, 11th August 1939
Source:
1. "Meine Danziger Mission: 1937-1939" – Carl Jacob Burckhardt,
Pages 341-342
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2. Hitler 1936–1945: Nemesis by David Irving Page 202
HTML https://archive.org/details/hitler193645neme0000kers_n4x3/page/202/mode/2up?q=general+war
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> In the anti-Polish campaign, the Führer has now set the
intensity level at 80%. So, this is already approaching the
final stage. Ciano will meet with the Führer today. Dietrich
will provide me with information shortly. He departed last
night.
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— Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels, August 12, 1939
Source:
Die Tagebücher von Joseph Goebbels, Volume 7, July 1939 – March
— Elke Fröhlich (ed.), 1998, DE GRUYTER SAUR, Page 64
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Re: Hitler: The Face of Anti-Tribalism
DIR By: antihellenistic
Date: April 3, 2025, 4:29 am
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After invading Poland, Hitler wanted to go to war with all of
Europe.
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> Record of a Secret Speech by Hitler to Reich and Gau Leaders
at the Reich Chancellery, Berlin, October 24, 1939
>
> Federal Archive – Military Archive, Freiburg/Br. N 104/3.
Copy, unsigned. At the end, a handwritten note by Groscurth:
"Chief GSt"
>
> From a reliable source, I have learned the following:
>
> On Saturday, the 21st of this month, a meeting of the Reich
and Gau leaders took place at the Reich Chancellery at the
invitation of the Führer. No one else participated in this
discussion besides those mentioned. After dinner, the Führer
gave a four-and-a-half-hour speech in which he discussed recent
events and his plans for the future.
>
> He first spoke about the visit of Sven Hedin, who had come to
him on behalf of the King of Sweden to inform him that
Chamberlain wanted his latest speech to be understood as an
indication that he wished to keep the door open for further
negotiations under any circumstances. Chamberlain was fully
prepared for a peace conference. However, Germany had to make a
certain gesture to provide him with an opportunity to withdraw
from the situation. The specific area in which this gesture was
made—whether regarding Poland, Czechoslovakia, or elsewhere—was
initially irrelevant.
>
> Hitler responded that such things were out of the question. He
would soon deliver a "knockout punch" to the English from which
they would not recover. The conversation was then broken off
without any result.
>
> For the future, the Führer declared the following:
>
> In about 14 days, he would be ready to launch a major
offensive in the West. He was aware that the Maginot Line was a
completely outdated structure that could no longer offer
significant military resistance. Therefore, it was to be
expected that an attack on it would be successful.
>
> At the same time, a major attack on England would take place
using all available means. He would publicly announce to the
world that he would adhere to international regulations and
would not use prohibited combat agents or weapons. In reality,
however, he had no intention of considering any restrictions.
Accordingly, he would also attack open cities.
>
> Once he had forced England and France to their knees, he would
once again turn to the East to establish clear conditions there,
as the current circumstances had thrown everything into disorder
and confusion. It had been shown that the Russian army was of
little value, that the soldiers were poorly trained and
equipped. Once he had achieved this goal, he would proceed to
create a Germany as it once existed, meaning he would
incorporate Belgium and Switzerland.
>
> In this discussion, the Führer granted the Gauleiters
unlimited authority over their respective areas. They were
authorized to take action against anyone who engaged in
defeatism, regardless of whether the individual was a uniformed
officer or not. [1]
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...
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> The Führer spoke about our war aims. If it has already begun,
then all existing problems must be fully resolved. He intends to
abolish the Treaty of Westphalia signed in Münster-and he wants
to destroy it in Münster too. That's our big goal. If that
succeeds, then we can close our eyes in peace. - Joseph
Goebbels, Propaganda Ministry, 17th November 1939 [2][3]
--- End Quote ---
Source :
1. Tagebücher eines Abwehroffiziers 1938-1940 by Helmuth
Groscurth Page 385
2. Die Tagebücher von Joseph Goebbels, Band 7, Juli 1939 - März
1940 by Elke Fröhlich Page 197 - 199
3. Hitler : Downfall 1939-45 - Ullrich, Volker, 1943 Page 61 and
62
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Re: Hitler: The Face of Anti-Tribalism
DIR By: antihellenistic
Date: April 4, 2025, 10:48 pm
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Hitler Had Prepared Germany for War and Territorial Expansion
Since 1933
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> ...rearmament was the main force driving economic policy from
its earliest stages. Everything else was sacrificed to this end.
In the six years between January 1933 and the fall of the Munich
crisis, the Hitler regime increased the share of national
production allocated to the military from less than 1% to almost
20%. Never before had national production been redistributed on
such a scale or with such speed by a capitalist state in
peacetime.
--- End Quote ---
Source :
The Wages of Destruction: The Making and Breaking of the Nazi
Economy by Adam Tooze Page 692
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