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1934 Adolph Hitler's "Daily Mail" interview...
1934 Adolph Hitler's "Daily Mail" interview...
Item # 724335
August 06, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1934
* Newly named Fuhrer Adolph Hitler
* British tabloid "Daily Mail" interview
* Germany doesn't want a future war ?
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER BARS WAR; ASSERTS THAT 1918 'WAS LESSON TO US'" with subheads. (see images) Was this his way of fooling the World so he could build his war machine ? This was only a few days after Hitler was officially made Fuhrer of Germany.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.
background: In the interview with The London Mail on August 5, 1934, Adolf Hitler sought to present himself as a reasonable and peaceful leader, keen on rebuilding Germany’s strength and securing its future. He expressed dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles, which he viewed as an unjust imposition on Germany following World War I, and reiterated his desire for a revision of the international order, but emphasized that Germany sought no war with Britain or other European powers. Hitler’s rhetoric centered on the idea of a unified "national community" and the Führer principle, advocating for a strong, authoritarian state where his leadership was seen as essential to restoring Germany to greatness. He justified the recent purge of the SA leadership, known as the Night of the Long Knives, by claiming it was necessary to prevent internal disorder, portraying himself as a defender of the state and German society. Although he did not directly address anti-Semitism in the interview, his ideological beliefs—rooted in racial purity and the superiority of the Aryan race—were already central to the Nazi agenda. The interview was a calculated effort to shape his image on the world stage, presenting a facade of rationality and diplomatic intention, while masking the regime’s aggressive, expansionist aims and the growing tyranny that would soon engulf Europe.
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