Evening star., 1941-03-17
Text of HitIer's Speech
Fuehrer in Memorial Service Says England
Will Fall Despite Aid From Any Source
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That which could not be done in
four years of indescribable sacrifice
in the World War was accomplished
in a few weeks: The crushing Of
the British French front.
Despite the conclusion of the
guilty British Prime Minister of
that time, the year 1910 will go down
in history as one of the most de-
cisive and significant. Because in
this year there was a shift of power
of truly historic importance. If in
the year 1918 we could have had
only portion of this success the
World War would have been won.
Today German forces stand
throughout the world, men and ma
terial strengthened to an incon.
ceivable degree, ready to complete
joyfully and confidently that which
was begun in the epochal year Of
1940
The Will of Heroic Ancestors.
So we approach with still greater
right than in 1910 the German he
roes of the past. All of us remem-
Der what they accomplished and en-
dured in the World War. But we
bow before their sacrifice, ourselves
no longer unworthy. As the German
divisions started the advance In the
West today's memorial service has
its most fitting beginning, because
in countless soldiers cemeteries in
the West victorious sons stood for
moment of tribute at the graves
Of their heroic fathers.
The German people have recov-
cred everything which once was sac
rif1ced in a foolish delusion. So to-
day we can recall with ightened
hearts the sacrifice of life in the
World War But in the illustrious
events of the present we must not
overlook the vast spiritual powers
for which the German people and
its soldiers must thank the heroiSm
of their ancestors.
The soldiers of the World War did
not fall in vain. If at that time the
sacrifice was not Immediately
crowned by success their heroic con-
duct left a heritage which an ever
worthy German generation will prize
with deepest emotion and which
paralyzes the memories Of our en-
emies.
II Is perhaps this consciousness
of strength which enabled the Ger
man people today to achieve such
greatness. The people feel they are
carrying out the will of heroic an
cestors.
Italians Objectives the Same.
Beside the dead of the World War
lie now the fallen in continuation
of this battle. And again as then
the sons of our people lie in dis
tant places, in the sea everywhere
as courageous fighters for their great
German home. 1t is the same Ger
man man-be it in World War work
or in the present fight which had
been thrust upon us-who risks and
gives his life to win for his people
a greater future, a surer peace, q
better organization and human
comradeship than that given us by
the dictators of Versailles.
But we think also of the italian
soldiers, who as allies also must
give up their lives in distant parts
of the world. Their ideals and OBJ
jectiveS are the same as ours: The
world is not here for few people
and an order based eternally on the
distinction between the haves and
the have-nots does not exist any
more because the have-nots have
determined to lay claim to their
portion of Gods earth.
The home front, too, in this wal
must make greater sacrifice than
formerly. The heroism of the home
front contributes its bit to the most
decisive battle in German history
And here 1t is not only the man who
must show the power Of his resist
ance, but the woman, too. The ma
ton has become q battling unity
and not because they sought this
fight, but because 1t was forced on
them.
Behind us lies q winter Of work,
What remained to be improved has
been done. The German Army Ia