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“Heil to Thee, my Fuehrer.” (D-304)
(4) Shortly after the conspirators launched their aggression against Poland, Krupp stated to the workers in his plant:
“The Fuehrer has made his decision, not lightheartedly but in the consciousness of responsibility to his people, to the entire future of the German Nation—we have all heard that in his Reichstag speech last Friday.”
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“A hard struggle, perhaps hardly appreciated to its fullest extent, lies before us. The entire German Nation must face this test of fire in unshakable unity, young or old, man or woman, everyone must and will do his duty at his post, do more than just what his duty demands and devote his entire strength to the task assigned to him. Therefore let us also, as Krupp Members, remain determined. May God protect our Fuehrer and our people!” (D-363)
(5) In a speech dated 6 May 1941, commemorating the successes of the Nazi aggression in the West, Krupp stated:
“The one who, like myself, had the chance to visit and thoroughly inspect during the last weeks the fields where our superb troops made the breakthrough in the West—
“who could hear on that occasion the roar of our Airforce against England—
“who witnessed how our U-boats and speedboats distinguished themselves against the remains of England’s sea-might—