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->''"The German people trusted the Führer. Given his authoritarian direction of the state, they had no influence on events. Ignorant of the crimes of which we know today, the people have fought with loyalty, self-sacrifice, and courage, and they have suffered too in this life-and-death struggle into which they were arbitrarily thrust. The German people are free from blame."''

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->''"The German people trusted [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler the Führer.Führer]]. Given his authoritarian direction of the state, they had no influence on events. Ignorant of the crimes of which we know today, the people have fought with loyalty, self-sacrifice, and courage, and they have suffered too in this life-and-death struggle into which they were arbitrarily thrust. The German people are free from blame."''
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->''"No enemy bomber can reach the Ruhr. If one reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Göring. You may call me Meyer."'' [[note]]It came back to haunt him as Allied bombers devastated Germany; many ordinary Germans, especially in UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}}, took to calling him "Meyer" and air raid sirens "Meyer's Trumpets". It is said that he took to it as well and once introduced himself as "Meyer" when he took refuge in an air-raid shelter in Berlin.[[/note]]

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->''"No enemy bomber can reach the Ruhr. If one reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Göring. You may call me Meyer."'' [[note]]It came back to haunt bite him as Allied bombers devastated Germany; many ordinary Germans, especially in UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}}, took to calling him "Meyer" and air raid sirens "Meyer's Trumpets". It is said that he took to it as well and once introduced himself as "Meyer" when he took refuge in an air-raid shelter in Berlin.[[/note]]
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!!Quotes by UsefulNotes/HermannGoring:

->''"No enemy bomber can reach the Ruhr. If one reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Göring. You may call me Meyer."'' [[note]]It came back to haunt him as Allied bombers devastated Germany; many ordinary Germans, especially in UsefulNotes/{{Berlin}}, took to calling him "Meyer" and air raid sirens "Meyer's Trumpets". It is said that he took to it as well and once introduced himself as "Meyer" when he took refuge in an air-raid shelter in Berlin.[[/note]]

->''"The German people trusted the Führer. Given his authoritarian direction of the state, they had no influence on events. Ignorant of the crimes of which we know today, the people have fought with loyalty, self-sacrifice, and courage, and they have suffered too in this life-and-death struggle into which they were arbitrarily thrust. The German people are free from blame."''
-->Closing statement to the Nuremberg tribunal (August 31, 1946)
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