GERMAN WORSHIP OF FORCE
"'We are Germans! That is why we cannot be Christians!' This statement, which so tersely sums up the New Logic of the New Order, appears in one of the most astonishing books that even Germany has produced. Entitled 'God and the German People—The Beliefs of ,a German Soldier,' and ostensibly written by a young man at the front, this book sold over 200,000 copies in 1942, becoming almost a New Testament to 'Mem Kampf.' 'We, the German people, are predestined to be rthe first to break from Christianity. This is our great honour' — and there must be millions who believe it. The Jfews, of course, ,are the scapegoat, he calls them 'die Ausgebort der Holle," with whom the new God (sic) has nothing to do. The new God is& the 'God of Force.' Force governs; feebleness is governed. Both 'the Catholics who are strong and the Protestants who are weak' belong to the world that must die. Today is God's day, and the chains are broken! Thank God He has sent you the Fuehrer!1 This was the best-selling book in Germany last year. In it are to be found the spirit and faith of millions o£ soldiers and their womenfolk at home. It represents a force not altogether realised in England. . . ."—From "Civilian Attack," by David Walker.
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 100, 21 December 1943, Page 2
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