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Adolf and peace

"In this hour I feel it to be my duty before my own conscience to appeal once more to reason and common sense in Britain. I see no reason why this war must go on. I am grieved to think of the sacrifices which it will claim. I would like to avert them."
- Adolf Hitler, July, 19th, 1940

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Hitler's proposals for a European pacification plan for Europe were delivered to the Geneva League of Nations.

His proposals included:

  • prohibition of the dropping of gas, poisonous or incendiary bombs
  • prohibition of dropping any bombs outside fighting fronts
  • prohibition of artillery weapons over 12 miles from battle zones

"Germany will be perfectly ready to disband her entire military establishment and destroy the small amount of arms remaining to her, if the neighboring countries will do the same thing with equal thoroughness. Germany is entirely ready to renounce aggressive weapons of every sort if the armed nations, on their part, will destroy their aggressive weapons within a specified period, and if their use is forbidden by an international convention. Germany is at all times prepared to renounce offensive weapons if the rest of the world does the same. Germany is prepared to agree to any solemn pact of non-aggression because she does not think of attacking anybody but only of acquiring security"

- Adolf Hitler


Professor Noam Chomsky

"If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged"
-Noam Chomsky

 

Dunkirk

Statement by General von Blumentritt concerning Hitlers action in deliberately
sparing the 338,000 British and French troops at Dunkirk

"The German generals in charge were dumbfounded and outraged at Hitler's attitude in thus preventing them from pressing an advantage which they believed would result in the capture of the entire British Expeditionary Force. But Hitler was adamant in his refusal and issued the most peremptory orders for the German armoured forces to stay at a distance while the British embarkation went on...

When asked why he had spared the complete surrender or annhilation of the stricken defeated armies The Fuhrer astonished us by speaking with admiration of the British Empire, of the necessity for its existence and of the civilisation that Britain had brought to the world.

He compared the British Empire with the Catholic Church saying they were both essential elements of stability in the world. He said that all he wanted from Britain was that she should acknowledge Germany's position on the continent. The return of Germany's lost colonies would be desirable but not essential, and he would even offer to support British troops, if she should be involved in any difficulties anywhere.

He concluded by saying that his aim was to make peace with Britain, on a basis that she would regard as compatible with her honour to accept."


General
von Blumentritt

Dumbfounded when
Hitler refused to
attack British Forces

 

Peace with Britain

“A European war could be the end of all our efforts even if we should win,
because the disappearance of the British Empire would be a misfortune
which could not be made up again” - Adolf Hitler

In 1933 Adolf announced his policy in regard to Britain. He stated that prominent communists such as Marx, Lenin and Stalin had repeatedly reiterated that before International communism could reach its final objectives, Britain and her Empire had to be destroyed.

Therefore Adolf said: "I am willing to help defend the British Empire by force if called upon."

. In 1936 Adolf once again tried to bring about an alliance through diplomatic channels. After the negotiations failed he said: "No sacrifice would have been too great in order to gain England's alliance. It would have meant renunciation of our colonies; and importance as a sea power; and refraining from interference with British industry by competition."

"No sacrifice would have been too great in order to gain England's alliance"

Adolf Hitler - 1936

The offer to help defend the Britush Empire was repeatedly made to Britain, in public and by diplomatic channels. Even after Britain had declared war against Germany the offer was repeated, in an attempt to bring peace and restore relations between Germany and Britain.

When Churchill was leaving London to meet Roosevelt for a conference in Quebec late in the summer of 1943, a reporter asked if they were planning to offer peace terms to Germany.
Churchill replied: “Heavens, no. They would accept immediately"

"I am willing to help defend the British Empire by force if called upon"

Adolf Hitler - 1933

 

German Prince Max Hohenlohe spoke in Switzerland with representatives of Vansittart, secretary of the British Foreign Office, returning to Germany to report to Göring that peace with England was possible, but only with Hitler and Ribbentrop removed from power. Göring replied that Hitler would agree to this. Britain never responded to the offer.

Hitler - Prepared to resign to restore peace.

 

 

Assassinations

Adolf expressly forbade any assasinations against his opponents. If he was to be forced to make war, it would be a gentleman's war - from his side at any rate.

 

Nazi opponents, however, used assassinations extensively.

Reinhard Heydrich, assassinated

Adolf Hitler - assassination attempt

General de Gaule - assassination attempt

General Sikorsky - assassination attempt

Count Bernadotte - assassinated

 

 

 


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This website is dedicated to the documenting of the life of Adolf Hitler and his role in Germany and the Nazi (National Socialist) party. Details are not intended to be exhaustive but it is hoped thae presentation is clear and simple. Therefore the material presented may be interesting background material a school project on Hitler, or the second world war. Details on the holocaust or on attrocitiescommitted by various beligerents are not rigorously covered, but links are provided for those who may be interested.