Four Speeches Of Rudolf Hess

The Oath to Hitler

Speech by Rudolf Hess on 25 February 1934

On 25 February 1934, about a million Nazi Party officials gathered at points around Germany to swear an oath to Adolf Hitler. This is an excerpt from the speech that Rudolf Hess gave on the occasion, which was broadcast to the nation.
The source: “Der Eid auf Adolf Hitler,” Rudolf Hess, Reden (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP, 1938), pp. 10-14.

To the Front Fighters of the World

Speech by Rudolf Hess in July 1934

Rudolf Hess explains in this July 1934 speech that the Nazi leadership have themselves experienced the horrors of trench warfare during World War I and that they favor peace. The speech was delivered to the Gau Party Rally in East Prussia, but was intended for an international audience as well.
The source: “An die Frontkämpfer der Welt,” in Rudolf Hess, Reden (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP., 1938), pp. 39-48.

The Referendum on Hitler (Electing Adolf Hitler Führer)

Speech by Rudolf Hess on 14 August 1934

After the death of Hindenburg on 2 August 1934, Hitler called a referendum to approve his assumption of full power as Führer and Chancellor of Germany. Rudolf Hess gave this speech on 14 August 1934, shortly before the 19 August referendum in which 90% of the voters approved Hitler’s increased powers.
The source: “Die Wahl Adolf Hitlers zum Führer,” in Rudolf Hess, Reden (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP., 1938), pp. 52-63.

Launching the Training Ship Horst Wessel

Speech by Rudolf Hess on 13 June 1936

Horst Wessel was one of the martyrs of the Nazi movement. He wrote what became the “Horst Wessel Song,” the Nazi Party’s anthem. Rudolf Hess gave this speech on 13 June 1936 at the launching of a training ship named after Wessel.
The source: “An das Schulschiff ‘Horst Wessel’,” in Rudolf Hess, Reden (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP., 1938), pp. 191-194.

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