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children! I have instructed my air force to limit their attacks to military objectives. However, if the enemy should conclude from this that he might get away with waging war in a different manner he will receive an answer that he'll be knocked out of his wits! Last night for the first time regular soldiers of the Polish Army fired shots on our territory. Since 5.45 a.m. we have been returning their fire. From now on, every bomb will be answered by another bomb. Whoever fights with poison gas will be fought with poison gas. Whoever disregards the rules of human warfare can but expect us to do the same. I will carry on this fight, no matter against whom, until such time as the safety of the Reich and its rights are secured! For more than 6 years now I have been engaged in building up the German armed forces. During this period more than 90 billion Reichsmark were spent building up the Wehrmacht. Today, ours are the best equipped armed forces in the world and they are far superior to those of 1914. My confidence in them can never be shaken. If I call upon the Wehrmacht and if I ask sacrifices of the German people and, if necessary, unlimited sacrifices, then I am in the right to do so, for I myself am just as ready today as I was in the past to make every personal sacrifice. I don't ask anything of any German which I myself was not prepared to do at any moment for more than four years. There shall not be any deprivations for Germans in which I myself shall not immediately share. From this moment on my whole life shall belong more than ever to my people. I now want to be nothing but the first soldier of the German Reich. Thus I have put on once again the coat which has always been the most sacred and dearest to me. I shall not put it aside until after victory-or I shall not live to see the end. Should anything happen to me in this war, my first successor shall be Party member Goering. Should anything happen to Party member Goering, his successor shall be Party member Hess. To these men as your leaders you would then owe the same absolute loyalty and obedience that you owe to me. In the event that something fatal should happen to Party Member Hess, I am about to make legal provisions for the convocation of a senate appointed by me, who shall then elect the worthiest, that is to
these men as your leaders you would then owe the same absolute loyalty and obedience that you owe to me. In the event that something fatal should happen to Party Member Hess, I am about to make legal provisions for the convocation of a senate appointed by me, who shall then elect the worthiest, that is to say the most valiant among themselves. As a National Socialist and a German soldier I enter upon this fight with a stout heart! My whole life has been but one continuous struggle for my people, for its resurrection, for Germany, and this whole struggle has been inspired by one single conviction: faith in this people! One word I have never known: capitulation. And if there was anybody who'd think that hard times are ahead of us I'd like him not to forget the fact that at one time a Prussian king with a ridiculously small staff confronted one of the greatest coalitions ever known and came forth victoriously after three campaigns because he possessed that strong and firm faith which is required of us in these times. As for the rest of the world, I can only assure them that a November 1918 shall never occur again in German history. I ask of every German what I myself am prepared to do at any moment: to be ready to pay with his life for his people and for his country. Whoever believes to have a chance to evade this patriotic duty directly or indirectly, shall perish. We will have nothing to do with traitors. We all are acting only in accordance with our old principle: our own life matters nothing, all that matters is that our people, that Germany shall live. I expect of you, as deputies of the Reich, that you will do your duty in whatever position you are called upon to fill. You must carry the banner of resistance, cost what may. Let no one report to me at any time that in his province, in his district or in his group or in his cell the morale is low. Bearers, responsible bearers of the morale are you! I am responsible for the province your district! None has the right to shun this responsibility. The sacrifice that is demanded of us is not greater than the sacrifice which has been made by many generations in the past. All those men who before us have traveled the most bitter and hardest road did nothing
am responsible for the province your district! None has the right to shun this responsibility. The sacrifice that is demanded of us is not greater than the sacrifice which has been made by many generations in the past. All those men who before us have traveled the most bitter and hardest road did nothing different from what we are called upon to do; the sacrifice they made was no less costly, no less painful, and therefore no easier than the sacrifice that may be demanded of us. I also expect every German woman to take her place with unflinching discipline in this great fighting community. German youth, needless to say, will do with heart and soul what is expected and demanded of it by the nation and by the National Socialist State. If we form this community, forged together, ready for everything, determined never to capitulated, then our strong will shall master every emergency. I conclude with the words with which I once started my fight for power in the Reich. At that time I said: "If our will is so strong that it cannot be broken through any distress, then our will and our German state will be able to master and subjugate distress." Germany-Sieg Heil! Source: Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression Volume IV Office of the United States Chief Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality Washington, DC : United States Government Printing Office, 1946 Previous Document Volume IV Menu
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RECONSTRUCTION OF A NATION
Hermann Goering, Aufbau Einer Nation (1934)
[Pages 86-87]
I declared at that time before thousands of fellow Germans, each bullet which leaves the barrel of a police pistol now, is my bullet. If one calls this murder, then I have murdered; I ordered all this, I back it up; I assume the responsibility, and I am not afraid to do so.
Through a network of outer offices converging into the headquarters in Berlin, I am daily, one could almost say hourly, informed about everything that happens in widespread Prussia.
[Page 89]
We had to deal ruthlessly with these enemies of the state. It must not be forgotten that at the moment of our seizure of power over 6 million people officially voted for communism and about 8 million for Marxism in the Reichstag elections in March.
Thus the concentration camps were created, to which we had to send first all the thousands of functionaries of the Communist and Social Democratic parties.
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The Gestapo deserves a great deal of credit for the success of the revolution and for the consolidation of its achievements. Right in the middle of this constructive work, occurred the blaze that destroyed the high cupola and the auditorium of the Reichstag. Criminal hands had set this fire, had put the German Reichstag in flames, in order to give a last beacon to dying Communism, so that it could make one last desperate thrust before the Hitler government was consolidated. The blaze was to be the signal for the Communist party for general terror, for a general uprising and for civil war
this fire, had put the German Reichstag in flames, in order to give a last beacon to dying Communism, so that it could make one last desperate thrust before the Hitler government was consolidated. The blaze was to be the signal for the Communist party for general terror, for a general uprising and for civil war. That it did not have these consequences, Germany and the world owe not to the noble motives of Communism, but solely to the iron resolution and the hard fist of Adolf Hitler and his closest collaborators, who struck more quickly than the enemy had expected, and harder than he could imagine, and with the first blow suppressed Communism once and for all.
That night, when I ordered the arrest of 4,000 Communist functionaries, I knew that by dawn Communism had lost a great battle.
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1935 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 470
Decree on the Execution of Article 118 of the German Municipal Order, 26 March 1935.
On the basis of Article 118 of the German municipal order of 30 January, 1935 (Reichsgesetzblatt I, p. 49) I decree:
Article 1
The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor reserves for himself the duties of the commissioner for the NSDAP for the city of Munich.
Article 2
1. The gauleiter appoints as commissioner for the NSDAP:
a. The Kreisleiter for communities belonging to a Kreis ["Kreis," an administrative district].
b. The Kreisleiter for Stadtkreise [city districts] or, one of the Kreisleiters, in case there are several party districts within one city district.
Munich, 26 March 1935
The Deputy of the Fuehrer
R. HESS
Reich Minister without Portfolio.
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1936 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 893
Reich Principles Regarding Recruiting, Appointment, and promotion of Reich and Provincial Officials, October 14, 1936.
PROMOTION
Article 8
Only that official can be promoted who, besides absolutely fulfilling his general duties;
a. In consideration of his former political attitude offers absolute guarantee therefore, and has proved since January 30, 1933, that he takes the part of the National Socialist State at all times and represents it effectively.
b. Has given documentary proof that he and his spouse are of German or related blood (Article 1 a. paragraph 3 of the Reich officials law).
c. In his official achievements and abilities, completely fulfills the demands of the higher office. Length of service alone does not justify promotion in any case.
Berchtesgaden, 14 October 1936.
The Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor
ADOLF HITLER
The Reich Minister of Interior
FRICK
For the Reich Minister of Finance
REINHARDT
The Deputy of the Fuehrer
R. HESS
Minister without Portfolio
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TOP SECRET
Third Army Group
Ia Nr. 150/39 g.K. Chiefs
Re: Fall Weiss
Top Secret (Chefsache)
"Only by officer"
Dresden 6.14.1939
20 Copies
Control No. 8
1. The commander-in-chief of the army has ordered the working out of a plan of deployment against Poland which takes in account the demands of the political leadership for the opening of war by surprise and for quick success.
2. The order of deployment by the High Command, "Fall Weiss" authorizes the Third Army Group (in Fall Weiss 8th Army Headquarters) to give necessary directions and orders to all commands subordinated to it for "Fall Weiss."
3. Enclosed are sent:
a. Aims of the operation (Enclosure 1).
b. Organization of the forces (Enclosure 2).
c. Survey of arrival (Enclosure 3).
d. Signal Communication (Enclosure 4).
e. Regulations for the supply (Enclosure 5 will follow).
f. Enemy situation (Enclosure 6).
g. Directions for execution (Enclosure 7).
4. The order of deployment "Fall Weiss" will be put into operation on 20 August 1939; all preparations have to be concluded by this date.
The former deployments "Case West" and "Case East" are valid until 19 August 1939.
5. For the instruction on the tasks due to this order for deployment, the principles of order OKH Genstb d.H.-1 Division (Ib Nr. 2000/36 top secret of 12.19.36) are to be applied.
The instruction can be carried down to the responsible officers of the corps commands to the Division Commanders (G-3) (Ia) and G-4 (Ib) of the divisions and the commandants and staff officers of the Garrison Headquarters. Permission to inform further persons must be requested by names. Communication with the SS-Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler must be instituted only by special order. The order for their commitment is to be prepared.
and G-4 (Ib) of the divisions and the commandants and staff officers of the Garrison Headquarters. Permission to inform further persons must be requested by names. Communication with the SS-Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler must be instituted only by special order. The order for their commitment is to be prepared.
6. Tenth Corps Command (Gen KdX) and XIII Corps and lo. Div. can perform the necessary reconnaissance in Silesia while observing the appropriate precautionary measures (civilian clothes, motor vehicle, with civilian license number).
7. The whole correspondence on "Fall Weiss" has to be conducted under the classification Top Secret [Chefsache]. This is to be disregarded only if the content of a document, in the judgment of the chief of the responsible command is harmless in every way-even in connection with other documents.
8. For the middle of July a conference is planned where details on the execution will be discussed. Time and place will be ordered later on. Special requests are to be communicated to Third Army Group before 10 July.
9. I declare it the duty of the Commanding Generals, the divisional commanders and the commandants to limit as much as possible the number of persons who will be informed, and to limit the extent of the information, and ask that all suitable measures be taken to prevent persons not concerned from getting information.
Commander-in-Chief of Army Group 3
Signed F. Blaskowitz.
TOP SECRET
Enclosure 1 to 3rd Army Group
Ia Nr. 150/39
g-Kdo. Chefs of 14 June 1939
TOP SECRET [GKdos]
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Top Secret [Chefsache]
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Aims of Operation "Fall Weiss"
taken to prevent persons not concerned from getting information. Commander-in-Chief of Army Group 3 Signed F. Blaskowitz. TOP SECRET Enclosure 1 to 3rd Army Group Ia Nr. 150/39 g-Kdo. Chefs of 14 June 1939 TOP SECRET [GKdos] "Only by officer" Top Secret [Chefsache] 20 Copies Control No. 8 Aims of Operation "Fall Weiss"
1. a. The operation, in order to forestall an orderly Polish mobilization and concentration, is to be opened by surprise with forces which are for the most part armored and motorized, placed on alert in the neighborhood of the border. The initial superiority over the Polish frontier-guards and surprise that can be expected with certainty are to be maintained by quickly bringing up other parts of the army as well to counteract the marching up of the Polish Army.
Accordingly all units have to keep the initiative against the foe by quick acting and ruthless attacks.
b. If the development of the Political situation should show that a surprise at the beginning of the war is out of question, because of well advanced defense preparations on the part of the Polish Army, the Commander-in-Chief of the army will order the opening of the hostilities only after the assembling of sufficient additional forces. The basis of all preparations will be to surprise the enemy.
Case b-is to be prepared in theory by the High Command only so that necessary changes can be quickly carried out.
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SECRET
[Stamp]
Top Secret
Through officers only
The Commander in Chief of the Army
Operations Section (Ia)
General Staff of the Army
HQ, Army High Command
No. 4402/39 Secret
7, October 1939.
11 Copies,
2nd copy
General von Beck takes over command of the newly formed Army Group B on 10th October 1939 at 12.00 hours.
Task of Army Group B is the protection of the German boundary from the mouth of the Ems to the line of demarcation with Army Group C. For this task Army Group B holds the western fortifications; the resistance begins on the border.
The Dutch border between Ems and Rhine is to be observed only.
At the same time, Army Group B has to make all preparations according to special orders, for immediate invasion of Dutch and Belgian territory if the political situation so demands.
The order for the occupation is given by the Army High Command; until then, any border isolation of Dutch or Belgian territory must be avoided most carefully.
signed von Brauchitsch
certified Hensinger.
[signature] Jaiymyer
Distribution
Army Group B by telegraph
Army Group C by telegraph
[Handwritten notes]
Chief J. N. W
8-10-39
Supreme Hq
Chief of Army Signal Corps
Chief of Quartermaster IV
Org Department
Gen of Air Force with Commander in Chief of the Army operation
Insp F 9/10 Me 10oo2/39 g. K. Ju 8-10
Department (1a, 11, 111)
[Hand written notes]
Archives of the Army.
21st Army Group 6623 (9) F A LIL
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Nurnberg
August 29, 1935
Police Headquarters; Nurnberg-Fuerth
Re: Protective Custody.
Order for Protective Custody
On the basis of Article 1 of the VI of the Reich President for the protection of people and state, of 28 Feb., 1933 (RGBl. I p. 83) the ministerial decree of May 2, 1934, No. 2186 a 39, herewith is taken into protective custody:
Effective as of 3 August 35:
First and last name: Josef Simon
Place and date of birth: May 23, 1865 in Schneppenbach, B. A. Alzenan.
Marital Status and Profession: Widowed, former Trade Union Secretary.
Citizenship: Subject of the German Reich.
Religion: Free thinker.
Place of residence: Nurnberg-N. Ziegelsteinstr. 106
The arrestee has no right to appeal against the decreed protective custody.
Reasons:
Simon was for many years a member of the Socialist Party and temporarily a member of the Union Socialiste Populaire. From 1907 to 1918 he was Landtag deputy of the Socialist Party; from 1908 to 1930 Social Democratic City Counsellor [Stadtrat] in Nurnberg. In view of the decisive role which Simon played in the international trade unions and in regard to his connection with international Marxist leaders and central agencies, which he continued after the national recovery, he was placed under protective custody on 3 May, 1933, and was kept, until 25 January 1934, in the Dachau Concentration Camp. Simon is under the urgent suspicion that even after this date he played an active part in the illegal continuation of the Socialist party. He took part in meetings which aimed at the illegal continuation of the Socialist Party and propagation of illegal marxist printed matter in Germany.
Through this radical attitude which is hostile to the State, Simon directly endangers public security and order.
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illegal continuation of the Socialist Party and propagation of illegal marxist printed matter in Germany. Through this radical attitude which is hostile to the State, Simon directly endangers public security and order. Source: Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression Volume IV Office of the United States Chief Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality
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Bavarian Political Police
Nurnberg, 20 December 1935
Declaration
I have been informed that I shall be released from protective custody, and that I have to expect to be taken into protective custody again in case that I should behave in a manner inimical to the State, or if I should be active in this sense.
I have been informed that, for my physical protection I may return into protective custody upon my own request.
I have been Informed that I have to report in person at the Gend. Station Ziegelstein, competent for my residence, on every second day of the week at the same hour.
[signed] Josef Simon
Simon Josef, residing Nurnberg-N, Ziegelstein St. 106, widower, trade union secretary; born 23 May 1865 at Schneppenbach.
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Concentration Camp Flossenbuerg
Az II. Political Department/Sch.
Flossenbuerg, 22 December 1941.
To Frau Grete Staimer, Nurnberg.
In reply to your letter of 12 December 1941, enclosed please find the desired death certificate. At the same time I certify that the cremation has taken place in the crematorium of Flossenbuerg.
After the submission of a burial certificate from the competent cemetery officials the urn with the ashes can be sent to you free of charge.
The Camp Commander
By order of
(Signed) Fassbinder
Official Secretary.
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Police Presidium, Nurnberg-Fuerth
Protective Police [Schutzpolizei]
3rd Police District
Nurnberg, 29 Dec. 1941
To Frau Elise Herrmann, Nurnberg, Juvenllestr. No. 26
Your husband, Karl Herrmann, died of an infection in the concentration camp, Flossenbuerg, on December 28, 1941.
The corpse cannot be inspected because of the danger of infection.
The cremation will take place in the crematory of Flossenbuerg.
The Secret State Police Office
Nurnberg-Fuerth
/s/ Mueller
Authenticated [illegible]
District Police Lt.
Death-Certificate
No. 7/1942
The baker Karl Herrmann, Lutheran Religion
Residence: Flossenbuerg Concentration Camp died on 28 December 1941 at 1400 hours in Flossenbuerg Concentration Camp
The deceased was born 24 November 1873 in Wasertruedingen.
The deceased was married to Elise, nee Steiner, Nurnberg.
Flossenbuerg, 2 January 1942
[Stamp of Registrar, Flossenbuerg/Oberpfalz]
The Registrar:
/s/ Jaum
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