Adolf Hitler: A Captivating Guide to the Life of the Führer of Nazi Germany by History Captivating

Author:History, Captivating [History, Captivating]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-10T16:00:00+00:00

Hitler spits out

Hitler revealed himself as a fervent nationalist. Less than one year after his first public appearance in October 1919, the party’s membership roster increased to more than three thousand members, many of whom came to meetings only to experience Hitler, the enemy of the Treaty of Versailles, the exalted speaker adept to blame in his vitriolic interventions the Bolshevik traitors for the misfortunes of the country, and especially the Jews. In 1921 he declared in Munich before a handful of followers: “For us there are only two possibilities: either we remain German or we come under the thumb of the Jews. This latter must not occur; even if we are small, we are a force. A well-organized group can conquer a strong enemy. If you stick close together and keep bringing in new people, we will be victorious over the Jews.” In 1922 his level of aversion climbed dangerously: “The Jew has not grown poorer: he gradually gets bloated, and, if you don’t believe me, I would ask you to go to one of our health-resorts; there you will find two sorts of visitors: the German who goes there, perhaps for the first time for a long while, to breathe a little fresh air and to recover his health, and the Jew who goes there to lose his fat.” Around this time he adopted the old swastika, the symbol he had found at the Leonding church choir, as the symbol of the Nazi Party. Hitler was able to ascend meteorically because Munich, a kind of second capital of the Weimar Republic, was a well-known refuge of ultra-nationalists, resentful generals, agitators, and enemies of the nascent democracy based 360 miles north, in Berlin.

A year earlier Hitler had made his first incursion to the capital to attract followers and test the waters, but as he would soon discover, his authority in the Nazi Party was still shaky. In his absence other leaders came together to counteract what they correctly saw as Hitler’s dictatorial and ambitious attitude; to check his overwhelming influence, they decided to form an alliance with a group of socialists from Augsburg. But the antic backfired. Furious, Hitler returned to Munich. Very conscious of the symbolism of his action and how valuable he was to the Party, he surrendered his resignation. The leaders faltered. Hitler took advantage of the moment to present his demands: if they wanted to keep him, they should appoint him chairman and swear absolute obedience to him . At the meeting on July 29, 1921 Hitler was introduced as the “Führer” (chief, leader) for the first time. Under his leadership, in less than two years the National Socialist Party became a considerable force in Munich—but not beyond yet—and more prominent politicians of Bavaria took notice of the increasingly noisy rallies of the enigmatic leader.

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