Oct. 16, 2014
Ray Goodwin and Carolyn Yeager read and comment on the April 2-April 5, 1942 lunch and dinner table monologues by the German Leader, as taken down in shorthand by aide Henry Picker. 1hr39m. Included in this episode:
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Hitler praises Tsar Ferdinand and his son Boris, Tsar of Bulgaria;
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Criticism of existing German protocols for visiting dignitaries -prefers the French and Italian way of treating visitors;
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Terrorism of the Jews - cowardice of our monarchs - laws of inheritance - the necessity of struggle - rulers should come from soldiers;
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Protecting German patents - lands of the North, Finland & Russia - Leningrad;
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Whether and how to incorporate Germanic peoples into the Reich - schools for political education - problems of the Poles, Czechs;
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The treachery in Germany after 1918 - getting around the disarmament diktat of the Versailles Treaty.
Image: Reichsfuehrer SS is dinner guest as they discuss the creation of Reich schools for children in Germanic countries.
The edition of Hitler's Table Talk being used was translated by Norman Cameron and R.H. Stevens, published by Enigma Books, New York, and can be found as a pdf here.
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