David Cesarani
Dear Führer…
Letters to Hitler
By Henrik Eberle (ed) (Translated by Steven Rendall; English edition edited &introduced by Victoria Harris)
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From the moment he attained notoriety for his attempted putsch in Munich, in November 1923, Hitler was the recipient of hundreds of letters each year from all over Germany. They offered support, advice, consolation and sometimes criticism. A large proportion were declarations of love by starstruck women. Hero-worshipping men sent money and gifts on his birthday or for Christmas. Some spontaneously pledged undying loyalty; others asked for favours in return for the years they had supported his cause when it was unfashionable.
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