Baldur von Schirach

Baldur Benedikt von Schirach was the head of the Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth) and Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter of Vienna. He was sentenced at the Nuremberg Trials and served twenty years.

Quotes

 * "If he descended from heaven today, the great warrior who beat the money-traders, you would shout your "crucifige!" and nail him to the cross which he himself bore. But he mildly smiles upon your hate: "The truth will prevail, even if the bearer falls; the faith will live, for I give my life... and stand tall at the cross for all warriors of the world.", poem by Baldur von Schirach in Christ, The Flag of the Persecuted (Die Fahne der Verfolgten), page 51.


 * "He who serves our Führer, Adolf Hitler, serves Germany, and he who serves Germany, serves God.", Baldur von Schirach, July 25, 1936.


 * “Führer, my Führer given me by God. Protect and preserve my life for long. You rescued Germany from its deepest need. I thank you for my daily bread. Stay for a long time with me, leave me not. Führer, my Führer, my faith, my light. Hail my Führer.”, a prayer by Baldur von Schirach and used during meals in schools during Nazi Germany and by Hitlerjugend (Hitler Youth).


 * "In the presence of this blood banner which represents our Führer, I swear to devote all my energies and my strength to the savior of our country, Adolf Hitler. I am willing and ready to give up my life for him, so help me God.", Hitler Youth oath by Baldur von Schirach.


 * "We all believe in an almighty God. We are all, even the youngest among us, witnesses to the wonderful transformation that the Volk has experienced through His help, the transformation from impotence and destruction to strength and harmony. The Hitler Youth wants nothing less than to secure this strength and harmony for all time.", Baldur von Schirach.