Eichmann and Sassen interview

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler standing at a desk in 1938.
Adolf Hitler in 1938. Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-H1216-0500-002. Photo source. Resized image under CC BY-SA 3.0 DE.

Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany.

About

Adolf Hitler led the Nazi Party and became German chancellor in 1933. After President Hindenburg died in 1934, Hitler joined the presidency and chancellorship under the title Führer.

The Nazi state required soldiers and many public workers to swear personal loyalty to Hitler.

In this interview

The speakers use A.H. or AH while discussing Hitler’s orders, speeches, personal authority, and oaths sworn to him.

Selected pages

  • Page 5

    Eichmann discusses the oath he swore to A.H. and compares it with later service oaths.

  • Page 6

    A questioner asks whether A.H. spoke about the Jewish question or gave orders.

  • Page 25

    A questioner asks about Kaltenbrunner after an affair between AH and the Reichsführer became known.