Fritz Sauckel - I had to examine myself very thoroughly to...

I had to examine myself very thoroughly to find the right path personally.

Biography

Author Profession: Soldier

Nationality: German

Born: October 27, 1894

Died: October 16, 1946

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Carl von Clausewitz, Erwin Rommel, Heinz Guderian, Martin Bormann, Gregor Strasser, Gerd von Rundstedt, Adolf Galland, Paul von Hindenburg

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Examine, Find, Had, Myself, Path, Personally, Right, Right Path, Thoroughly, Very

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It so happened that I was on a German sailing vessel on the way to Australia when the ship was captured, and on the high seas I was made prisoner by the French.

Way Ship High Australia

The controversies between the proletariat and the middle class had to be smoothed out and bridged over by each getting to know and understand the other.

Understand Know Class Middle Class

Although as a sailor I despised politics - for I loved my sailor's life and still love it today - conditions forced me to take up a definite attitude towards political problems.

Life Attitude Love Politics

As a cabin boy on a Norwegian sailing ship I earned five kronen a week in addition to my keep.

Boy Ship Week Keep

As I, as a worker, came to know them, the aims of German trade unions were political, and there were a number of various trade unions with varied political views.

Political Know Political Views Trade

As regards personal relationships I cannot say that I had any particularly personal intercourse with anyone.

Say Personal Relationships Cannot

At that time we were very definitely told that under no circumstances should there be any secret chapters or any other secrecy in the life of the Party, but that everything should be done publicly.

Life Time Circumstances Party

I am very proud of the fact that many workers in my Gau, numerous former Communists and Social Democrats were won over by us and became local group leaders and Party functionaries.

I Am Proud Group Party

I attended the elementary school at Schweinfurt and the secondary school.

School Elementary School Elementary

I became Gauleiter in 1927.

I could not have the honour of being a German soldier because of my imprisonment in the First World War. And in this world war the Fuehrer refuses to allow me to serve as a soldier.

Me War World Soldier

I did that all the more, if I may say so, because I was aware of the fact that there is an inclination to go to extremes in German people, and in the German character generally.

Character People Go Say

I had repeatedly made written requests to the Fuehrer that I might be allowed to join the Wehrmacht as an ordinary soldier. He refused to give me this permission.

Me Soldier Give Give Me

I joined the Party definitely in 1923 after having already been in sympathy with it before.

Sympathy Party Been Having

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