STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1795, sig. 109-5/23 Page 25 · 25 of 157
STATE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1795, sig. 109-5/23
English Translation
h2 A 33 Hitler either had to make war, or that he would fail. The workers condemned with minor exceptions Hitler and those who are responsible for this war. It waits for the defeat of the Nazis; of enthusiasm there is no trace to be found in Germany. The defeat will mean the overthrow of Hitler. Everyone agrees about this." Question: "What currents are noticeable within the opposition?" Answer: "In the... you notice little of an opposition. Communism is thrown into a pot with Nazism. No one defends the Moscows, except the Nazis, who used to be in the KPD and the Red Front League." Question: "What is the opinion of the workers about the pact with the Soviet Union?" Answer: "The workers do not understand it at all. Some opinions go to the fact that Hitler bought a gallows period through the pact, but that he will no longer get out of the loop. Without Moscow the thing would have been done more quickly. Perhaps even the war would have even been avoided." Question: "What about the food and clothing question?" Answer: "Everything goes by map, as far as the supply is sufficient. Many foods are not available despite cards. The quality of the goods decreases. Clothing is not always to be preserved. It is supposed to be saved primarily for the winter. There is a lack of oil for machines of all kinds. The supply of coal for southern Germany and Austria is at great risk." Question: "What is the general mood?" 3 Answer: "The citizen desires peace because he never believed in a great war. The people have been taught wrongly. The overall mood is fearful and depressed. English leaflets have been collected over the Ruhr area and taken up by the population. The statements about this are very reserved. School children have to pick up the leaflets and leave them at school." Question: "What do you think about the outcome of the war? Answer: "I hate the war, but he had to come because the Nazis had no other way out. Hitler will lose this war and the Nazis will be overthrown. It is only a pity that the workers have to make the most sacrifices again." Question: "What picture do you get about the new German country?"