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A revealing bill of Hitler's thoughts and activities throughout World War II in one of his closest aides. Major Gerhard Engel was Hitler's army adjutant from 1938 to 1943. During his years with Hitler, Engel stored a diary. After the war, he added material to shed further light on certain events, military and politics decisions, and Hitler's attitude to particular problems. His journal covers the decision-making process behind important military actions, like the annexation of Austria, the invasion of Czechoslovakia, and the war against Russia. He also addresses intrigue within Hitler's internal group and his casual interactions with other key Nazi figures. At the Center of the Reich sheds important light on the Fuhrer's key beliefs. It includes the statement made by Hitler in 1941, "I am now as before a Catholic." In addition, it details his views on German Jews and dwells on the magnitude to that they offered in the Wehrmacht. Engel also addresses the deportation of Jews from Salonika and Hitler's order to Himmler to select a destination, the facts which Hitler was seemingly unconcerned with. The ultimate area of the diary is mostly devoted to the war against Russia. Engel's studies confirm that the professional plan was to take Leningrad and Rostov, then close pincers behind Moscow. The plan was annoyed by senior army commanders' lack of enthusiasm and Hitler's inability to exert firm leadership. Engel depicts Hitler as a vacillating, contrary man. It is not unlikely that this encouraged his generals to impose themselves and argue their plan to dash Moscow, which finally contributed to the beat of the 3rd Reich.

Category: Germany

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Publisher	Brilliance Audio
Language	English
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DATE	2017-06
Author	Gerhard Engel

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