Military takeover Quotes
The coup started with the takeover of a large German Beer Hall where the political leaders of Bavaria were holding a meeting. Hitler and his Brownshirt thugs burst into the Hall. Hitler jumped up on a chair and shouted this statement waving a pistol in the air. Hitler was bluffing however, At the time he did not have the police or army supporting him, although they did soon after. This was the beginning of Hitler’s rise to power, the ruination of Germany, and tragedy for the world.
President Truman, acting as commander in chief, seized the steel mills to end a labor dispute that was curtailing critical production. The Supreme Court nullified the seizure.
