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OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
Research and Analysis Branch
Appendices to
R & A No. 3114
NAZI PLANS TO DOMINATE EUROPE
7 August 1945
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APPENDICES Page
A. Classification of Principal Sources Quoted 1
B. Reichstag Election Results, 1920-1933 5
C. Speech by Hitler, 30 January 1944 8
D. Civil Affairs Handbook: Communications and Control of Public
Opini on 9
E. Nazi Party Program 10
F. Nazionalsozialistische Bibliographie 15
G. Wehrmacht Personnel in Nazi Agencies 16
H. Report of a Conversation held in the Reich Chancellery on
5 November 1937, 19
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Germany _.
Government
Deutsche Justiz.
Das Recht des Generalgouvernements,
Reichsgesetzblatt.
Verordnungsblatt des Reichsstatthalters im Reichsgau Wartheland.
Official NSDAP publications
Nationalsozialistische Briefe - published by the Pressepolitisches Amt
of the Reichspressestelle of the N5DAP.
Nationalsozialist sehe Parteikorrespondenz - same.
NS Presse Korrespondenz - same.
Nationalsozialistisches Jahrbuch - ed. in collaboration with the
Reichsleitung of the NSDAP.
Organisationsbuch der NSDAP - Zentralverlag des NSDAP.
Partei Statistik - edited by the Reichsorganisationsleiter der NSDAP.
Deutsches Recht - published by the NS Rechtswahrerbund.
Das Archiv - magazine edited by Ernst Jaenicke, head of the Gau Press
Office, Berlin, and published by Kurt Jahncke, Ministerial
Counsellor in the Reich Ministry for Propaganda.
Die SS, Geschichte, Aufgabe und Organisation - Gunter d'Alquen
(Commissioned by the Reich Leader of the SS), Berlin, 1939
Die SA - Ernst 3ayer (Commissioned by the SA High Command), Berlin,1938.
Das Programm der NSDAP - Gottfried Feder (Feder was the official
interpreter of the Party program), Munich, 1933.
publications by Persons whose Government Positions Rendered them Official
Werner Best - Die Deutsche Polizei, Darmstadt, 1940 (Best held a
leading position in the Gestapo).
-'ürossraumorlnung und Grossraumverwaltung", in
Zeitschrift für Politik, 1941. (Best was German
delegate in Denmark at the time of publication).
- "Grundlagen einer deutschen Grossraumverwaltung", in
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Werner Daitz - Der Weg zur vBlkischen Wirtschaft und zur Europäischen
Grossraumwirtschaft, Dresden, 1938. (Daitz had been
deputy for economic questions in the Party leadership
since 1931, and was in the Foreign Political Office of
the Party).
- Deutschland und die Europäische Grossraumwir t schaf t .
- Aussenhande lppol i t ik und Ost raumpol i t ik
Emil Ehrich - Die Auslandsorganisation der NSDAP, Berlin, 1957
(Ehrich held the position of Gauamtsleitur and Personal
Assistant of the Gauleiter of the Auslands-Organisation
of the NSDAP).
Joseph Goebbels - Vom Kaiserhof zur Reichskanzlei, Munich, 1937.
" i->cr ^griff - Aufsätze aus der Kampfzeit, 1936,
Hermann Göring - Aufbau einer Hation, Berlin, 1934.
- Reden und Aufsätze, Munich, 1942.
Adolf Hitler - Mein Kampf.
Alfred Rosenberg - Der Rcichsparteitag der NSDAP, Munich, 1927.
(Rosenberg was one of the earliest adherents of
the Party and the editor for a long period of the
party newspaper Völkischer Beobachter).
- Der Mythus des 20 Jahrhunderts, Munich, 1933.
Arthur Seyss-Inquart - "Die politische Aufgabe des Reichskommissars",
in Zeitschrift, für völkische Verfassung und
Verwaltung, 1942, vol. VII« (Seyss-Inquart
was ReichsStatthalter in the Ostmark and
Reichskommissar der besetzten niederländischen
Gebiete),
Franz Alfred Six - Probleme des Europäischen Grossw*rtSchaftsraumes,
Berlin, 1943. (Head of the Vllth Office of the
Security Service of the Reichsführer SS, and at the
same time head of the Kulturpolitische Abteilung
in the Foreign Office),
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D. Semiofficial
Das Deutsche Führerlexikon, Berlin, 1934 (Party-approved biographies).
Maj. H. Foertsch - Die Wehrmacht im Nationalsozialistischen Staat,
Kuno Horkenbach - Das Deutsche Reich von 1918 bis Heute (written with
the help of Reich and state authorities), Berlin,
1935.
Johann von Leers - Kurzgefasste Geschichte des Nationalsozialismus,
Bielefeld and Leipzig, 1933 (Published with the
approval of the party official Examination Com
mission for the protection of IIS Literature).
E. Newspapers
Inasmuch as all German newspapers after 1933 were controlled by Nazi
Government or Party agencies, they may be classified as at least semi
official sources.
F. Unofficial
The Nazi Conspiracy in Spain - edited by the editors of The Brown
Book of the Nazi Terror (Contains many
official documents),
I Paid Hitler - Fritz Thyssen, New York and London, 1941.
II. Other Official Government Publications
A. Austria
Das Braunbuch - Hakenkreuz gegen Oesterreich, ed. by the Bundes
Kanzleramt, Vienna, 1933.
Beiträge zur Geschichte und Vorgeschichte der Julirevolte, edited on
the basis of official sources, Bundeskommissariat
für Heimatdienst, Vienna, 1934.
B. Czechoslovakia
German Imperialism and Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Information Service,
London, 1943.
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III, Collections of Speeches
N. H. Baynes - The_ Speeches of _Adolf Hitler, 1942.
Gordon W. Prange - Hitler'w '.Tords, American Council on public Affairs,
1944.
My Hew Order - edited by Raoul de Roussy de Salles, Hew York, 1941,
Nazi Guide to Nazism, edited by Rolf Tell, Washington, 1942.
Thus Speaks Germany - edited by Coole and Potter, Uevr York, 1941,
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APPENDI: B: R_J.CK5TAG ELECTION RESULTS, 1920-1933 (Number of Votes i n Thousands)!
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NSDAP (DVFP) Deutsohnnt. V o l k s p a r t e i Deutsche V o l k s p a r t e i
Deutsche S t a a t s p a r t e i (and Dem.) Zentrum Bayer. VP (and Christi. VP) Eeutsch. Landvolk (and CN3LVP) Deutsche Bauernpa.rtei Lan&bund Wirtschaftspartei (and Bay. BE) Beutsch Hannov. Partei Other Parties
Sozialdem. P a r t e i USPD Kommunist. P a r t e i
Grand To ta l
June 1920
4,249 3,919
2,333 3,245 1,232
212 319 332
6 , i o 4 5,o46
529
Hay 1924
1,912 5,696 2,694
1,655 3,9l5-
946
571!-693 319
1,165
6,oo2
3,693
Dec. 1924
907 6,20^
3,049
1,919 4,112 1,13^
499 1,005
262 R97
7, Sol
,709
Hay 1922
olC ^ ,321 2,679
1,505 3,712
94s 521 421
Sept . 1930
199 1,397
' 19^ 1, w
9,153
37264
6,409 2,452 1,572
1,322 4,127 1,059 1,102
339 194
1,362 144
1,696
2,577
4,592
J u l y 1932
13,7^-5 2,177
436
• , "571 4,529 1,192
90
its 46
602
7,959
5,222
Nov. 1932
n , 7 3 7 2,959
661
336 4,230
149 105 110
64 749
7,242
5,920
Mar. 1933
17,277 3,136
432
334-4,424 1,073
114 _23
~ 7 329
7,121
4,242
22,192 29,275 30,225 30,7^7 3 M 6 5 36,274 35,^62 39,332
1. F igu re s t rken from S t a t i s t i s c h e s Jahrbuch für das Deutsche Reich.
(Number of S e r t s for Each P a r t y )
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NSDAP (DVFP) Deutschnat. Volksprrtei Deutsche Volkspartei
Deutsche Staatspartei (and Dem.) Zentrum Bayer. VP (and Christi. VP) Deutsch. Lajidvolk (and CIIBLVP) Deutsche Bauernpartei Landbund (a.nd tfurtt. B&WD) Wirtschaftspartei (and Bay.BB) Deutsch-Hrnnov. Prrtei
Sozialdem. Partei USPD Kommunist. Partei
Other Prrties
Totais
June I92O
s 39 64 21
iL r—
5
102 24 4
Mny 1924
32 5
2o
Dec. 192^
6^ 16
10 10
5
100
62
4
14 103 51
32 69 19
o
131
45
May 19 20
12 73 5̂
^ 02 16 10 2 3 23 3
153
Sept. 1930
107 4-1 30
20 66 19 19 6 3 23 3
14-3
77
18
July 1932
230 37 7 4 75 22 1 2 2 2
133
39
Nov. 1932
196 52 11
2 70 20
3 2 1 1
121
100
Mer. 1933
2gg 52 2
7 lg
2 1
120
gl
4
5̂9 472 9̂3 £1 577 60S 584 647
1. According to Strtiptisches Jahrbuch Mr das Deutsche Reich 1920-1933.
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NSDAP (DVFP) DNVP (Deutschnationale Volkspartei) DVP (Deutsche Volkspartei)
Staf.tspf.rtei (Dem. P.)-Zentrum (Chr. VP) Bayer. VP Deutsches Lrndvolk (CMELVP etc.) Beut sehe Bauernpartei Wirtsehrft spartei
SPD USPD KPD
June 1920
May 192^
Dec. 192^
May 19 20
Sept. 1930
July 1932
Nov. 1932
Mar. 1933
13.9
6.5 19.5 9.2
3.0 20.5 10.1
2.6
0.7
IS.3 7.0 4.5
37.3 5-9 1.2
33.1 ?•§ 1.9
M-3.9-, g.o1
1.1
11.6
4.5 13.4 3.2
13.6 3.Ö
M2
12.1 3.1
3-« 11. ß 3.0
1.0 12.5 3.2
1.0 11.9 3.1
0.9 11.2 2.7
2.9 1.6 U-.5
3.2 0.3 —' — — — 0.3
3.3
2.9 1.6 U-.5 3-9 Q~Ä
0.3
21.6
lg.s 1.7
20.5 O.o
26.0 0.3 9.0
29,0
10.6
2̂ .5
13.1
21.6 20.4
16.9
12.3
12.3
TT Kampffront Schwärz-Weiss-Rot 2. Incl. Volksrechtpartei
NSDAP Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei Dem. P. Demokratische Partei Chr.VP Christliche Volkspartei Bayer.VP Bayerische Volkspartei CNBLVP Christi. Natl. Bauern- und Landvolkspartei SPD Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlrnds USPD Unabhängige Sozialdemokratische Partei KPD Kommunistische Prrtei Deutschlands DVFP Deutsch Völkische Freiheits-Partei
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APPENDIX Ct SPEECH B,Y HITLER
See Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service of the Federal Com
munications Commission, 31 January 1944s Text of speech 'oy Hitler,
30 January 1944, on the eleventh anniversary of the Nazi party's seizure
of power,
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APPENDIX D:
CIVIL AFFAIRS HANDBOOK; COI-mi I CAT IONS AND COHTROL 0_F PUBLIC^ OPINION
Reference is to Army Service Forces Manual M 356-12, Section 12,
4 April 1944.
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APPENDIX E: NAZI PARTY PROGRAM
The program of the German Workers' Party is limited
as to period. The leaders have no intention, once the
aims announced in it have been achieved, of setting up
fresh ones, in order to ensure .•the continued existence
of the Party by the artificially increased discontent
of the masses.
1. We demand the union of nil Germans, on the
basis of the right of the self«determination of
peoples, to form a Great Germany.
2. We demand equality of rights for the Gorman
People in its dealings \vith other nations, and aboli
tion of the Peace Treaties of Versailles and St,
Germain.
3. We demand land aid territory (colonies) for the
nourishment of our people and for settling our surplus
population.
4. None but members of the nation may be citizens
of the State. None but those of German blood, whatever
their creed, may be members of the nation. No Jew,
therefore, may be a member of the nation.
5. Anyone who is not a citizen of the State may
live in Germany only as a guest and must be regarded
as being subject to the alien laws.
6. The right of voting on the leadership and legisla
tion is to be enjoyed by the citizens of the State alone.
We demand, therefore, that all official appointments, of
"'uatever kind, whether in the Reich, the provinces, or
small conmunities, shall be granted to citizens of
State alone. We oppose the corrupt parliamentary
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custom of the State of filling posts merely with a view
to party considerations, and without reference to
character or cap acity.
7. We demand that the State shall make it its
first duty to promote the industry and livelihood of
the citizens of the State. If it is not possible to
nourish the entire population of the State, foreign
nationals (non-citizens of the State) must be excluded
from the Reich«
8. All further non-German immigration must be
prevented. We demand that all non-Germans who entered
Germany subsequent to 2 August 1914, shall be required
forthwith to depart from the Reich.
9. All citizens of the State shall possess equal
rights and duties.
10. It must be the first duty of every citizen of the
State to perform mental or physical work. The activities
of the individual must not clash with the interests of
the whole, but must proceed within the framework of the
community and must be for the general good.
11. Abolition of Incomes unearned by work. Abolition
of the thralldora of interest.
12. In view of the enormous sacrifice of life and
property demanded of a nation by every war, personal
enrichment through war must be regarded as a crime
against the nation. We demand therefore the ruthless
confiscation of all war profits.
13. We demand the nationalization of all businesses
ich have (hithertoc) been '-'.amalgamated (into Trusts).
14., We demand that there shall be profit-sharing
the great industries. ST? ."I'D TUT;
ill e i tiJ J.
15. We demand a generous development of provision .
for old age.
16. We demand the creation and maintenance of a
healthy middle class, immediate coi-amunali^aticn of
wholesale warehouses, and their lease at a low rate
to small traders, and that the most careful considera
tion shall be shown to all small purveyors to the State,
the provinces, or smaller communities.
17. We demand a land-reform suitable to cur national
requirements, the passing of a law for the confiscation
without compensation of land for communal purposes,
the abolition of interest on mortgages, and prohibition
of all speculation in land.
18. We demand ruthless war upon all those whose
activities are injurious to the common interest. Common
criminals against the nation, usurers, profiteers, etc.,
must be punished with death, whatever their creed or
race,
19. We demand that the Roman Law, which serves the
materialistic world order, shall be replaced by a
German c ommon 1aw.
20. With the aim of opening to every capable and
industrious German the possibility of higher education
and consequent advancement to leading positions the
State must consider a thorough reconstruction of our
national system of education. The curriculimi of all
education establishments must bo brought into line.
with the requirements of practical life. Directly the
ind begins to develop the schools must alia at teaching
ie pupil to understand the idea of the State (State
•ciology). We demand the education of' specially gifte"
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occupation, at the expense of the State.
21. The State must apply itself to raising the
standard of health in the nation by protecting mothers
and infantsj prohibiting child labor, and increasing by
bodily efficiency/legally obligatory gymnastics and
sports, and by extensive support of clubs engaged in
the physical training of the young.
22. We demand the abolition of mercenary troops and
the formation of a national army.
23. Wo demand legal warfare against conscious
political lies and their dissemination in the Press. In
order to facilitate the creation of a German national
press v;c demand:
(a) that all editors and contributors to news
papers employing the German language must be
members of the nation;
(b) that special permission from the State shall
be necessary before non-German newspapers may
appear. These need not necessarily be printed in
the German language}
(c) that non-Germans shall be prohibited by law
from participating financially in or Influencing
German newspapers, and that the penalty for
contravention of the law shall be suppression of
any such newspaper, and immediate deportation of
the non-German involved.
It must be forbidden to publish newspapers
which do not conduce to the national welfare. We
demand the legal prosecution of all tendencies In
art and literature of a kind likely to disintegrate
our life as a nation, and the suppression of
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mentioned requirements.
24. V7e demand liberty for all religious denominations
in the State, so far as they aro not a danger to it and
do not militate against the morality and moral sense of
the German rac e.
The party, as such, stands for positive Christianity,
but does not bind itself in the matter of creed to any
particular confession. It combats the Jewish-materialist
spirit within and without us, and is convinced that our
nation can achieve permanent health from within only on
the principle; the common interest before self-interest.
25. That all the foregoing requirements may be
realized wc demand the creation of a .strong central
power of the Reich. Unconditional authority of the-
politically central parliament over the entire Reich
and its organization in general.
The formation of Diets and vocational Chambers for
the purpose of executing the general laws promulgated
by the Reich in the various States of the Confederation.
The leaders of the Party swear to proceed regard
less of consequences -- if necessary at the sacrifice of
their lives -- toward the fulfilment of the foregoing
Points.
Munich 24 February 1920
(Translated from G. Feder, Hitler's Official Program and
its Fundamental Ideas, London, 1938, pp. 38-43.)
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APPENDIX F; IUTI0IIAL50£IALISTI5CJ1E BIBLIOGRAPHIE
Reference to nationalsozialistische Bibliographie, Berlin, September
1940. (A single issue is attached to Copy 1; other issues should be
obtainable ,in Europe).
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APPENDIX G - WEHRMACHT PERSONNEL IN NAZI AGENCIES1
llerraann von Hanneken
G. d. Inf. (General of Infantry); c-in-c. Denmark
Oct. 1942 to Feb. 1945.
Generalbevollm. f.d. Eisen, u. Stahlbewirtschaftung
bein Beauftr. f. d. 4-J-Plan (until July 1942)
(Plenipotentiary of Iron arid Steel Economy to the
Delegate for the 4-Year Plan)
1 St. Yd.. AR (First Deputy Chairman of Board) .
Preuss. Elektrizitats A G Berlin.
SudetenlandT Bergwerks A G Brux.
Sudetenland. Triebstoffwerke A G Brux.
2 St. Vd. AR (2nd Deputy Chairman of Board)-
Preuss. Bergwerks u.
Hütten A G Berlin
Saargruben A G, Saarbrücken
AR (Director) - Alpine Montan AG Hermann Goring,
Linz Bergwerksges. Hibernia
AG - Berne
Undersecretary of State, Minister of Economics.
Wolfgang Erdmann -
Genlt. (1945) (Major General)
Armaments Inspector, Speer Ministry 1944
Kurt V/aeger
G. d. Art. (General in the Artillery)
Liaison with the 4-Year Plan and Army in Speer
Minis try
Erhard Milch
G.f.m. (Field Marshal)
Deutsche Lufthansa 1926 to 1933
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I.Iember Industrierat des Reichsmarschalls f.d.
Fertigung von Luftzeuggerate (taken over June
1944 by Speer) Industrial Council of the
Reich Marshal for the Production of Aeronautical
Equipment), simultaneously dissolved Gauluft-
" ' zeugmeister (Gau Air Equipment) offices and set
up Chef. d. Techn, Lufrustung (Chief of Technical
Air Armament) inside the German Air Force.
Deputy to Speer since 1944.
Gottlob Berger
SS General
1942 - Chief of Central Dept. Railroad Security
of SS.
1925-30 connected with Arm/ General Staff.
Dr. Wilhelm Schubert (born 1395)
Gen, d. El. - Gen. of the Air Force
Directorate of Defense Economics, RLII (1942) - was
connected with factory producing motorized equip
ment before being reactivated in Army.
Georg Thomas ,
G. d. Inf. (ret. October 1944)
Ilil. Economics and Armaments Office OKW 1936-42
Mil. Economics Office Hay-Nov. 42
Special Advisor on Military Economics OKW Nov.
42 to Oct. 44.
1912-1922 - AEG in Bochum, Bahnabteilung (Railroad
department)
1930 Pres. Berlin ' erkehrs Ges. (BVG)
Vice Pres. - Intern. .'_ss. of Roads and Tram-
cars
Member - Werberat d. Deutsche Wirtschaft
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In 1942 was .7R (Director)
A G Roichswerke Hermann Goring Berlin
Kontinentale Ol AG "
Rheinmetall-Borsigs AG "
Vor einigte aluminium Werke :.G "
Carl Bolle
Oberstlt z . V. (Lt. Colonel')
V o r s t a n d (Heraber of t h e Hanc.gement Board) -
D e u t s c h e " /ä f fen u . M u n i t i o n s f a b r i k e n AG-, B e r l i n
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APPENDIX H
REPORT OH A CONVERSATION HELD III THE REICH CHANCELLERY ON 5 NOVEMBER 1957 FROM 4:15 to 8:30 P.M. '
25 June 1945
The summarized document is an authenticated copy of the original.
The certification of the authenticity is signed by a colonel of the
General Staff whose name is illegible. The original report is signed
by Col. Hessbach whose name appears among the persons reported to be
present and who apparently acted as reporter. The document carries the
heading reproduced in the heading of this summary.
The report itself is dated 10 November 1937. The statements of
the participants are reported in the third person. From the length of
the document it is apparent that the conversations are reported in ab
breviated form and it is probable that the order of the subject discussed
has been rearranged in order to follow the logical sequence of ideas.
Neither content nor style of the document could justify any doubt con
cerning its authenticity,
It is not apparent for whose use the report was made nor where
the document was found.
The conversations dealt with two subjects: (1) with the general
policy of the German Empire and (2) with concrete questions of armament,
Only the content of the first part of the conversation is reported; of
the second part nothing but the general subject is mentioned.
The following were present: Hitler, Minister of T.ar Von Blomberg,
the Chief Commanders of the three branches, Von Fritsch, Von Raeder, and
Goering, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Von Neurath, and Col. Hossbach.
Hitler opened the conversation by saying1 that "his succeeding
statements were the result of long reflections and of the experience
of his 4jjr years of government. He said that he wanted to explain to
the gentlement present his basic ideas about the possibilities and
Quotation marks in the following summary indicate that the summarized document is quoted literally, not that it is a direct quotation of the speeches.
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necessities of the development of our situation in the field of foreign
policy and that he wished that in the interest of a long range German
policy, these statements should be regarded as his testamentary legacy
in case of his death,
Hitler began his speech by stating that the aim of German policy
was to secure and maintain the mass of the people and to increase then.
lie said that consequently the problem to be dealt with was the problem
of space and that the German people had a claim for greater living space.
He expressed the opinion that autarchy in the field of food could not be
achieved and that it would not be possible to secure the feeding of the
German population by participating in world trade because in case of war
the sea lanes would be dominated by England.
Hitler went on to say that "the history of all periods — Roman
Empire, British Empire — had shown that expansion of space was possible
only by breaking of resistance and with risks; that set-backs would be
unavoidable; that neither in earlier times nor today had space without
a master existed; and that he who attacks always encounters the possessor."
He continued by saying that one could not expect England and France to
return the colonies, that the English Empire was not as strong as the
Roman Empire and that it showed signs of weakness which he enumerated.
He said that France's position was tomewhat stronger,
Invoking the examples of Frederick the Great and Bismarck, Hitler
said that "in order to solve the German problems, there exists only the
way of force, which is never without risks,"
Hitler continued by saying that "starting from the resolution to
apply force with risks onu was faced with the questions of 'when' and
'how.' He said that three eventualities must be distinguished."
CASE 1, Period 1943 to 1945.
Hitler said that after this period the situation would change to
•many's disadvantage; that by that time the rearmament would be finished
would become gradually obsolete from then on. In addition, the re-
mcnt of the other nations would gradually increase and it might happen
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that there would not be enough foreign exchange to buy food for the popula
tion. He said that "the actual situation in the years 1943/1945 could
not be foreseen but that it was certain that we (i.e., the Germans) could
no longer wait" and that "if the Fuehrer would still be alive, it was his
unchangeable decision to solve the question of the German space at the
latest by 1943/1945."
CASE 2. Hitler said that he would take action against Czechoslovakia
in case the social tensions in France should develop into a political crisis
and paralyze the French Army.
CJVGE 3. This is the case of France being involved in a war which
prevents her from taking action against Germany. In this case a common
frontier with Hungary must be achieved by the elimination of Austria and
Czechoslovakia, Hitler said that "he believed that, in all probability,
England and, presumably, France too had already secretly written off
Czechoslovakia and had accepted the fact that this question would be
solved by Germany."
Hitler continued by saying that by the incorporation of Czecho
slovakia and Austria, food for 5 to 6 million people would be gained if
2 million were forced to emigrate from Czechoslovakia and 1 million from
Austria. In addition it would be possible to form 12 additional divisions,
He said that Italy would not oppose the incorporation of Czechoslovakia
and that her position toward Austria could not be foreseen. If one should
act with sufficient speed neither Poland nor Russia would interfere.
He said that he would take action against Czechoslovakia as soon
as France was paralyzed by civil war,
He went on to say that Germany was interested in the continuance
of the Spanish Civil 7,"ar and of the tension in the Mediterranean. He
wanted to induce Italy to remain in the Balearic Islands, which would
cause a war between France and England on the one side and Italy on the
3r, Hitler described the strategic possibilities of this war and ex-
Hitler always used the word "Tschechei" which has a disparaging meaning in German,
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pressed the belief that it would be waged mainly in North Africa, He
said that he would solvu the Czech and Austrian problem during this war.
England would not dare to begin a v/ar with Germany, and without England
France would not declare war either.
Hitler concluded by saying that the sudden attack-'- on Czechoslovakia
must bo carried out with lightning speed,
In the following conversation Blomberg and Fritsch indicated that
France would be strong enough to wage an offensive war in the West even
after having declared war on Italy and that the Czechoslovakia!! fortifica
tions were very strong. Fritsch stated that ho had ordered a study of
operations against C?echoslova3cia with a view to overwhelming these forti
fications.
Ilourath indicated that he was not convinced of the probability of
a war between Italy and France and England,
Goering regarded it as necessary to prepare the liquidation of
"our military enterprise in Spain," Hitler assented but reserved for
himself the decision of the rieht moment for this measure,
1, In the German text the word "Ueberfall" is used« 2. In the original the vrord "blitzartig schnell" is put into quotation
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