Referring to his so-called peace offer after the fall of France, Hitler said European warmongers succeeded {in inducing the population to continue the struggle and. as once before, they were again ready 10 sacrifice the bblool of nations without scruple in the Interests of heir gold.
On October 6, 1999, continued the Chancellor. "r once more publicly stated that Germany neither demanded nor intended to demand anything either from Britain or France, and that it was madness to continue the war. "Just as the appeal on September 1, 199, proved vain, this renew-Jed, appeal also met with almost, indignant rejection, "British warmongers and their Jewish capitalistic backers could find ho other explanation of this appeal which Thad made on humanitarian Grounds than an assumption of weak-ess on the part of Germany, They declared that such peace must in no circumstances be made until the German Reich was broken up, and the German people so defeated and. reduced to such distress that they would queue up beside field kitchens of their enemies begging for food.
that" time the Norwegian Government. misled by he stubborn Insistance of Churchill's prophecies, had already begun to toy with the idea of a British landing on their sell. Tt was thanks to Churchill's and Réynaud's tendencies to gossip that the German Government, gained cognizance of the plans being made against the Reich. and the German people were able. as a result, to! launch what was to prove to be their most effective counterstroke during his war. since there was no doubt that the British design upon Norway was a most serious threat to Germany.
"Immediately after the failure of these plans, increased pressure was! exerted by' the British warmongers fon Belgium and Holland. The aim was to advance the front to the Rhine and thus threaten to paralyze her iron and steel production centres.
"On May 10 last year, enemy fronts were broken up in a few days. and. the stage was set for operations, which culminated. in the greatest battle of annihilation in the history of the world.
"On July 19, 1910, 1 convened the German Reichstag and again seized the opportunity of urging the world fo make peace. I made it perfectly clear, however. in the light of past experiences that such hope' could only be small."
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