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...Therefore, in this hour, I call on the entire German Volk,
especially my old Comrades in arms
and all soldiers,
to resist even
more tenaciously, until we can,
as before, lay wreath and bow on the graves
of the dead from this fierce battle,
with the inscription:
"And you still were victorious".
I expect that every German will fulfill
his duty to the
utmost, that the will make every
sacrifice demanded of him.
I expect that every able-bodied
person will fight, body and soul.
I expect that the sick, the frail,
and the otherwise indispensable,
will expend all their strength.
I expect city dwelles to
forge weapons for this War,
and I expect farmers
to devote themselves single-mindedly to proving
bread for the soldiers and workers in this fight
I expect all women and girls
to support, as usual,
the War fanatically.
I turn to German youth
whit particular trust.
If we can build a commited society,
we can apeal rightfull to the Almighty
for his grace and blessing.
A Volk cannot do too much.
Everyone who can fight, will fight,
all who can work will work
and sacrifice together, with only one reward: freedom,
national honor and thereby a secure future.
No matter how bad the crisis looks now,
our unbreakable willingness
to sacrifice and our capabilities,
will allow us to prevail.
We will survive our suffering.
In this War, Asia will not triumph
Europe will triumph, and at this summit will stand nation,
which for 1500 years -Europe- has been
and will be a bulwark against the East
and respresent in the future:
"Our Great German Reich, the German Nation!"