HITLER AMONG THE PEOPLE — The Führer was not afraid of his people. Unlike US presidents, the German Leader moved freely, openly and unharmed among them and made it easy for them to obtain and own firearms.
When we took over power in 1933, we came across the gay clubs. The registered members totalled two million; conservative estimates by processing officials go as high as two to four million homosexuals in Germany. Personally I think the number was not that high because I do not believe that all those who were in the clubs really were personally homosexual. On the other hand, of course I am convinced that not all homosexuals were registered in the clubs. I estimate that there were between one and two million. A million is really the minimum which we must assume; that is the smallest and mildest estimate that is allowed in this matter.
Joseph Goebbels book The Battle for Berlin was an account of the beginning of the National Socialist Party in Berlin. He presents an idealized portrait of courageous idealists fighting for a noble cause. This section describes a battle in a meeting the National Socialists had organized in the Wedding district of Berlin, a communist stronghold. Goebbels chose the location as a provocation to the Marxists. He wanted a fight, and got one. It is an interesting National Socialist account of such a fight.