Symbolicly given on a date of
historic national significance, the 131st anniversary of a victory by
the
Landsturm in
1813 against Napoleon's troops.
Their resistance & victories, deemed hopeless by Prussian
generals and politicians at the time, are retold to inspire the new
NSDAP militia.
Then after calling all men, 16 to 60 year old to
arms, a NationalSocialist overview of events since 1939 follows. He
concludes this with:
"In
the east the
Bolsjewist enemy managed, after
months- and yearslong
fighting that cost him hecatombs (large sacrifices) of human lives and
increasingly eats away his at livingconditions, to push back our lines
established in the early phase of the war, so that they now threaten
the borders of our homeland here in Eastprussia. Even so the war has
became unbearable for our enemy. They will not last much longer. They
want and must force a breakthrough into Germany since their strength is
strained on every level ".
This
optimistic view to say the least, is followed on the next page by a
list of so called shamefull strategies used by the enemy,
including abusing
nationalist sentiment and herding boys and old men into battle. Also the use of
religious slogans is condemned.
"Starvation
is rampant in the Russian lands. Deserted and bled dry are their towns
and cities. All the Jewish-Bolsjewistic Rabulistik and terror is used
to drive the masses of boys and aged men onto the battlefield.
Nationalistic, democratic and even religious slogans are used while at
the same time the Ukranian and Belorussian population, that during the
allegedly oppresive German occupation had gotten used to land ownership
and property, were ruthlessly evacuated and driven from their homes and
yards by the NKVD ".
A few lines down more tactics, also employed by the Nazi regime
itself, are critisized as Jewish ruthlesness and betrayal.
"All
means are justified for the Jews. From the Germans soldiers, encircled
in Stalingrad or captured during the fighting, he shoots the wounded,
while worthless, without mercy; and for those remaining began the usual
Bolsjewistic treatment of "whip and sugarbread" (stick and carrot).
The
whip in the form of "Eismeerlager" (Siberian gulag) or neckshot when he
does not let himself be used against his people, sugarbread in the form
of empty political promises and tangible liquor, wine, cigarettes and
good food when he, like the dishonourable committee of traitor Seidlitz
together with the Jew Wolf aswell as other Communists that emigrated
from Germany, tempts poor captured German soldiers to be abused to
create propaganda against his own fatherland. Every possibilty is
grasped to perhaps still achieve victory over us ".
Then turning his attention to the western front, forced to admit the
enemy is at the German border of 1939, he gives another
Nationalsocialist overview of events such as the Allied breakout from
Normandy, switching back eastward briefly to comment on the Warschau
Uprising, operation Market Garden and the attack on Hitler
(20-07-1944). All clearly signs of how desperate the enemy is,
he concludes the overview with:
"Through
a miracle
destiny has, as if instructed by millions of Germans hearts, spoken for
our Führer and preserved him for our people. Destiny has shielded him.
Indignation and pain went through the ranks of the army and
officercorps from the shame they felt on 20. july. "
Shifting to historic nationalism again, he fames the glorious German
soldiertradition, refers to the Landsturm's fight for freedom and
informs the enemy that every kilometer will cost him a stream of
blood, being defended by men, boys, old men and if need be, woman and
girls.
The first public mentioning of the term "Werwölfe" then follows.
"Also
in area's he
believes to have captured, will rise time and again in their backs
the German will to resist, and like werewolves, death-defying
volunteers will harm the enemy and cut of his life lines
".
Then 4 points, the first one starting of rather religiously
with a declaration to the Führer being mentioned as send by
god, are formulated as a sorth of oath. Next to V1 wonder weapons,
point 4 also warns the listeners for the Morgenthau plan, devised by
the U.S. secretary of the treasury.
"We
have heard it from
their own mouths, that from our enemies the destruction of our country,
deforestation of our woods, dissolution of our economy, the destruction
of our cities, burning down of our villages and the extermination of
our people is to be expected ".
A few lines further he decrees the command structure has to be based on
fanaticism rather than any strategic insight, for a stand till the last
child.
"Never
and nowhere will
Volkssturm men capitulate. Should there however be a position where the
leader in charge thinks the situation is hopeless and has to give up
the fight, the Volkssturm will applie the usual custom of our bravve
Navy and give command with all its rights to whomever - even if it be
the youngest - that has the will to carry on the fight ".
Shortly after, he ends the speech in a very religious tone, bearing in
mind his earlier critique (and ofcourse general SS attitude towards the
church).
"The
Lord has created
the German people, man's will has not conceived it. Since its creation
thousands of years ago it has grown according to His high laws with all
its rich talents, its beautifull homeland and its hard
livingconditions. Without limit we avouch to the eternal laws and
therefore to our fatherland. Through this believe we are convinced that
the almight power after the struggle, the suffering and fighting will
give the führer and his people the hard-earned victory ".
Summary
& translation:
O.V.
This speech was
recorded and broadcast by Berlin radio on 18-10-1944:
German audioDie
Deutsche Wochenshau "Nr. 738" covered the Volkssturm Führer decree
& Himmler's speech in Eastprussi (note the newspapers shown).
German videoSource:
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