Hans Frank Quotes
In my own sphere I did everything that could possibly be expected of a man who believes in the greatness of his people and who is filled with fanaticism for the greatness of his country, in order to bring about the victory of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist movement.
International Military Tribunal. Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremberg, 14 November 1945 - 1 October 1946. Vol. 12, Secretariat of the Tribunal, 1947, p. 11.
The Russian troops had surrounded Berlin and were closing on the bunker. Hitler announced that he intended to commit suicide. 8 days later he did.
See Huey Long for a similar point of view.
The Christian Front was one of the network of Fascist organizations established and controlled by “radio priest” Charles E. Coughlin. In 1940 investigative reporter Lawrence Spivak did an expose of the Christian Front and The FBI raided its offices and confiscated many weapons intended for the assassination of people including a dozen members of Congress. See {588482}.
Within a few years the National Socialists of Germany had invaded most of the countries of Europe. The protestations of non aggressive intent have historically meant nothing whether it was the promises of Napoleon, Hitler or that of Hamas.
Oswald Mosley was the British Nazi leader who was jailed during much of WWII. There was an obvious and intended similarity to the German Nazi “Brownshirts.” However, the British Nazis wore black shirts. See {591594}.
Ironically, the fascist organizations that did form in America did just that. The American Firsters claimed patriotism motivated them to support Hitler and Father Coughlin and his fascist movement was his own version of Christianity—one which the Roman Catholic Church was so opposed to that they prohibited him from appearing on the radio with his virulent preaching. He was one of several who “hijacked” American Christianity not unlike the way radical Muslims would later in the century hijack Islam.
Hans Michael Frank was a German politician and lawyer who served as head of the General Government in Poland during the Second World War.