Franz von Papen Quotes


But Hitler didn't strive for the annihilation of the Jews - he stressed that fact in public life and in the newspapers. Hitler merely said at the beginning that Jewish influence was too great, that of all the lawyers in Berlin, eighty percent were Jewish. Hitler thought that a small percentage of the people, the Jews, should not be allowed to control the theater, cinema, radio, et cetera.


Citations

Goldensohn, Leon. The Nuremberg Interviews. Edited by Robert Gellately, Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.

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Franz von Papen
Franz von Papen
  • Born: October 29, 1879
  • Died: May 2, 1969
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Diplomat

Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen, Erbsälzer zu Werl und Neuwerk was a German conservative politician, diplomat, Prussian nobleman and General Staff officer. He served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1934.