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A tide had turned, and beckoned an end result
It changed from a conflict that had once promise
To one without hope for victory
The only answer would be a duel to death
The finality would answer the question of
What was Germany's place in the world
The bad news could no longer be ignored
Morale is of the highest importance
Choosing to give the speech on 18 February 1943
Propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels spoke:
To overcome fate we must strengthen our belief
So never believe the enemy, naysayers and Jews
They have the hatred of Germany at heart
Unlike the cadre of Germany's leaders
Those who serve far afield and bravely
The Fatherland deserves all of her heroes
Surrounded by attacks that never cease
Enemy planes overhead using their bombs
An enemy empire ships upon the sea
As bestial Bolshevik armies approach
The homeland troops seem in retreat
Still this nation must defend herself
And stave off the hungry wolves of defeat
Are you prepared to give all?
You must give everything
The cause requires an effort complete
From homeland to the battle field
From the Atlantic we threaten the enemy
We defend our waterways and our people
From the Baltic Sea to the North Sea
From worker to soldier, from farmers to lawyers
Our great people have paid the price
Your leaders have paid with their lives
Do you not see?
We have no choice but to fight!
So now, faced with truth
Do you promise to fight?
Germany has been threatened
By foes, inside and outside her border
By fear and deceit, the enemies plan
Cowardly foes strangle at a distance
This land has been attacked before
It will live or die in war, there is no other way
This is Germany, so let none deny our place
We desire and deserve a place upon the world's stage
We have staked our claim
Our will is steel, our blood is iron
Born to fight fresh from the womb
The world will fear to speak our name
The world will fear us should we succeed
Should we fail no German should feel shame
Germany is the pariah, hated for her brilliance
Hated for her excellence, yes we are hated.
We have prepared for the future
We will fight for that
If the world is our enemy
Then the entire world should prepare for her doom
(Disclaimer: This is a fictional work aimed at evoking a sound and mood, not one of personal affiliation or ideals. I am, however, fascinated by the machinery of the Third Reich, and have had a life long curiosity for who were those figures who made it work. This
is a poetic interpretation of a speech that the propaganda Minister of
Nazi Germany gave. The reason for it is not being a fan of the man,
but, knowing that it was a moment of human history that was singular...
It aimed at blaming others, and arousing a response to destroy both the
enemies, and internal "enemies of the state" to a war that might end all of humanity.)
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