Word: reichstag
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...will be ruthless is to be expected of the man who organized the Nazi Secret Police and system of concentration camps, who coolly announced the shooting of Frau von Schleicher for resisting her ex-Chancellor husband's arrest, who, most people believe, plotted the firing of the Reichstag in 1933 and the subsequent purge of Communists. Göring himself has boasted of the sort of war it will be. Long before World War II began he said: "At one order, Hell would be turned loose on the enemy! With one quick blow destruction of the enemy would...
...leader with a big L has asked his people to trust him more fully than did Chamberlain-yet the Mother of Parliaments had not suddenly become a Yes-gang like the Reichstag. The difference, born out of British political genius for knowing in times of stress how to stand together without sacrificing freedom, is typical of "The Best Club in Europe." Standing together, but by no means out of the legislating business, last week the club decided to increase its weekly wartime sittings from three to five. About 100 M.P.s are engaged in special war work...
...become even more famous, was born in Rosenheim, Bavaria. In World War I he became a daring aviator, bagged 20 Allied planes. Later he too joined Adolf Hitler. After years of exile and struggle, he came to hold, among other titles, that of President of the Reichstag, Reichsminister for Prussia, Air Minister. Hermann Göring's power rose to second that of the Führer...
...duties, Lord Halifax began, from time to time, to pinch-hit for Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden when Mr. Eden was away on diplomatic trips. Soon he was to do more than pinch-hit. On the same day that Adolf Hitler mocked Mr. Eden in a Reichstag speech, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain decided to change Foreign Secretaries...
...power than any other man in Germany, including Adolf Hitler. Hermann Göring is now President of the General Economic Council, Chief of the National Defense Council, Administrator of the Four-Year Plan, Air Minister, Supreme Commander of the Air Force, Prime Minister of Prussia, President of the Reichstag, Reich Hunting Master, Reich Fishing Master. Walther Funk retained his posts as Economics Minister and Reichsbank President, but his jurisdictions were cut, his staff reduced, and final authority transferred to Herr Göring...