Evening star., 1940-04-20
Hitler
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acknowledging the cheers of throng
OF Berliners gathered before the
Fuehrer's official residence.
Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
Goering, head of Germany's air
force; Grand Admiral Erich Raeder,
chief of the navy, and Col. Gen.
Walther Won Brauchitsch, COM
mander in chief of the army,
brought Hitler the congratulations of
the fighting services.
Goering reported astonishing sue
cess" in the metal collection which is
the German peoples birthday gift to
Hitler.
In the midst of the conference the
shouts and songs of the crowd out
side the chancellery were heard and
the Fuehrer stepped to a balcony.
The cheers of the excited crowd in
creased as he repeatedly and smil-
ingly gave the Nazi salute.
1t was explained that Hitler would
spend the remainder of the day with
his closest friends and coworkers.
War News OFF Front Pages.
Germany celebrated the birthday
with the controlled Nazi press elimi-
mating all war news from the front
pages to devote the space exclusively
to eulogy of the Fuehrer.
The keynote was sounded by the
Reich press chief, DR.. Otto Dietrich,
who wrote in Hitler's own newspa-
per, Voelkishcher Beobachter, that
the Fuehrer is a genius" living a
century ahead of his time.
Other NaZi leaders addressed the
people similarly. Marshal Goering.
whom Hitler has named to succeed
him in event he should die, pledged
the air force to do everything in its
power until the war lends with vic
tory which safeguards the Reich of
Adolf Hitler and the eternal life of
the German people" The command
ers of the army and navy made SINH
lar announcements.
Hess Promises New Colonies.
Rudolf Hess. the Fuehrer's deputy
party leader, who has been named
next to Goering in the line of sue
cession, told the nations youth in a
radio address that "the world will
open to you after the great struggle
which we are waging presently has
been won"
Hess said that Germany, shorn of
her overseas possessions following
the World War, will again possess
colonies after this war"
I'm those German lands youth will
find plenty of opportunity for work
and adventures. Those of you who
feel the blood of Vikings pulsate
through your veins can undertake
discoveries on our own German ter
ritory."
Dietrich Delivers Eulogy.
Dietrich in his eulogy of Hitler
said the Fuehrer had accomplished
tasks about which former genera
tions had only dreamed. This, he
said, had won the Fuehrer the un-
shakable confidence of the nation
And this confidence" he said,
docs not only belong to the Fuehrer
today as political leader and
statesman, but equally as a soldier
and commander in chief" Praising
Hitler's military ability, Dietrich
said the strategy of the lightning
war in Poland for the first time re-
vealed to us that the art of con-
Quoting war in our day has also
been revolutionized"
sThe jump into England's North
Sea flank is now gradually
convincing the world that a new
epoch of war strategy has begun"
Dietrich said, adding that England
was on the way to being eliminated
as a sea power.
AS usual on this birthday ami
versary, large crowds of Berhners
assembled in front of the chan
celery, beginning long before mid
night, last night. At the stroke of
midnight thousands of arms went
up in Nazi salute, together with
loud cheers of eve congratulate our
Fuehrer."
Huge masses of flowers from all
parts of the country transformed
the chancellery into a veritable
garden. Red swastika flags draped
buildings throughout the capital
and pictures of Hitler, surrounded
by flowers, were to be seen in almost
every store window.
Scores of birthday promotions in
the army and navy and in the air
and police forces were announced
in the newspapers.
ROME, April 20 UP.-King Victor
Emmanuel, Premier Mussolini and
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano sent greetings to Adolf Hitler
today on his 5lst birthday ami
versary. All newspapers published
brief greetings to the Fuehrer, who
was praised for infusing high war
time spirit among the Germans.