English Translation

If one remembers the outbreaks in 1914 and compares them with today's first war days and also with the acts of arms in Poland, then one comes arbitrarily to the conclusion that with the soldiers it looks very fluffy with the mood. There really is no enthusiasm there. How this will affect the fights in the West, where there are no Poles in front of you, must be awaited. Otherwise it is the case that the masses of the people use the word very much, that this war will not last as long as the last one, because one already has nothing to eat. In Nazi circles and in the ranks of those who sympathize with them, one is convinced that the war will be won. But in the end again: it is now quite impossible to give a picture of the true mood in the multiplicity of the Volkes. Everything is still in flux. Without a strong vein release in the West, the masses will hardly be able to think. However, this widespread war fatigue must not lead to the fallacy that it will very soon lead to a serious shock to the regime. The two reports below leave no doubt that such a shock can only be expected in the wake of completely different deprivations and, above all, a delicate military defeat. Südwestdeutschland, 1. Report: The view of all people who think constantly and in real terms at the moment agrees that it is not possible to count for a revolution or even for the beginnings of a revolution for the first time. Despite all the lack, the prerequisites are not yet available. Only when hunger knocks even more and wears out the nerves and before all the things, if the Western powers succeed in achieving success in the West and occupying German soil in greater circumference, should the time mature to a overthrow. 2. Report: Of course the dissatisfaction is great in wide circles. But the fact that a revolution could break out in a short time is still completely excluded. I believe and hope that it will come. But there will probably still be plenty of water flowing down the Rhine and a lot of blood will have to be paid for it.