hitler

24ing the Kaiser,” the enemy leaflets said, “and not the Germanpeople.” History was drafted into service to prove thatbetween the two nations, the Bavarians and Prussians, theantagonism has always been ingrained.The Bavarian soldiers grinned and their gun fire wasincreased. The enemy was to see that even though they wereBavarians, above all they were Germans. Week after week,month after month the enemy planes dropped their bundleson the regiments. The propaganda was absurd, but it waspersistent. If you tell a man the same absurd thing a thousandtimes he will swear to it in the end. What is truth ifnot the product of endless propaganda? Those generals inthe hinterland should have done more than assigning a fewmore anti-aircraft cannons behind the Bavarian lines. Theyshould have counteracted the effect of the insidious leaflets.They should have followed the example of the enemy in organizingpropaganda not only for the consumption of thetrenches but also for the benefit of those left at home. Theyshould have stirred up the world with their version of thestory, as that shrewd Englishman, Lord Northcliffe was doingin England.But Private Hitler could give no expression to suchthoughts. His comrades, if he had told them about his musings,would have doubted his sanity. As to army headquarters,it continued to display a complete lack of interest in themeditations of private soldiers. Besides, it was as inaccessibleto them as the Kingdom of Heaven is to an assassin.While the expression of thoughts was impossible, evengenerals had not yet devised means to prevent a soldier from