Adolph Hitler: My political testament









More than thirty years have passed since 1914 when I made my modest contribution as a volunteer in the First World War, which was forced upon the Reich. In these three decades love and loyalty to my people have guided all my thoughts, actions and my life. They gave me the strength to make the most difficult decisions ever to confront mortal man. In these three decades I have spent my strength and my health.

Before my death, I expel the former Reichsfuhrer of the S.S. and the Minister of the Interior Heinrich Himmler from the party and from all his state officers. In his place I appoint Gauleiter Karl Hanke as Reichsfuhrer of the S.S. and Head of the German Police, and Gauleiter Paul Giesler as Minister of the Interior.



Apart altogether from their disloyalty to me, Goring and Himmler have brought irreparable shame on the whole nation by secretly negotiating with my enemy without my knowledge and against my will, and also by attempting illegally to seize control of the State.



In order to provide the German people with a government of honorable men who will fulfill the task of continuing the war will all the means at their disposal, I, as Fuhrer of the nation, appoint the following members of the new cabinet:



President of the Reich: Donitz

Chancellor of the Reich: Dr Goebbels

Party Minister: Bormann

Foreign Minister: Seyss-Inquart

Minister of the Interior: Gauleiter Giesler

Minister of War: Donitz

Supreme Commander of the Army: Schorner

Supreme Commander of the Navy: Donitz

Supreme Commander of the Air Force: Greim

Reichsfuhrer of the S.S. and Head of the German Police: Gauleiter Hanke

Trade: Funk

Agriculture: Backe

Justice: Thierack

Culture: Dr Scheel

Propaganda: Dr Naumann

Finance: Schwerin-Crossigk

Labor: Dr Hupfauer

Munitions: Saur

Leader of the German Labor Front and Minister without Portfolio: Dr Ley.