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Britain and Nazi Party

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• In 1937, the Duke and Duchess visited Nazi Germany, against the advice of the British government, and met Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden.
• The visit was much publicised by the German media.
• During the visit the Duke gave full Nazi salutes as a mark of respect to his hosts.
• The former Austrian ambassador, Count Albert von Mensdorff-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, who was also a second cousin once removed and friend of George V, believed that Edward favoured German fascism as a bulwark against communism, and even that he initially favoured an alliance with Germany.
• Edward's experience of "the unending scenes of horror" during World War I led him to support appeasement.

• Hitler considered Edward to be friendly towards Nazi Germany, saying "His abdication was a severe loss for us."

• Without firing a shot, Hitler secured the gain of Czechoslovakia, thanks to Chamberlain's pact with the Nazi dictator. Hitler later cursed the move, as it delayed the war, which he so badly desired.

• Prince George died in a plane crash which SOME Royal watchers believe was the result of sabotage to cover up the Windsor dynasty's close proximity with Adolf Hitler.

• Many historians have suggested that Hitler was prepared to reinstate Edward as King in the hope of establishing a fascist Britain.
• Ziegler, Philip (1991). King Edward VIII: The official biography. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-57730-2. (page 392)

• Wheeler-Bennett sent the following incredible memorandum to Eden and Churchill:
• "1. Within the narrow limits of our accurate information it is possible to make a certain appreciation of the position resulting from the recent events in Germany, and to deduce certain future developments from it.
• "2. It may now be said with some definiteness that we are better off with things as they are today than if the plot of July 20th had succeeded and Hitler had been assassinated. In the event the 'Old Army' Generals would have taken over and, as may be deduced from the recent statement from the Vatican as to the Pope's readiness to mediate, would have put into operation through Baron von Weizsaecker a peace move, already prepared, in which Germany would admit herself defeated and would sue for terms other than those of Unconditional Surrender.

• "3. By the failure of the plot we have been spared the embarrassments, both at home and in the United States, which might have resulted from such a move and, moreover, the present purge is presumably removing from the scene numerous individuals which might have caused us difficulty, not only had the plot succeeded, but also after the defeat of a Nazi Germany.
• "4. If it is true that a number of the more distinguished
  generals, together with such civilians as Schacht, Neurath and Schulenberg, have been eliminated, <the Gestapo and the S.S. have done us an appreciable service in removing a selection of those who would undoubtedly have posed as 'good' Germans after
  the war, while preparing for a third World War. It is to our advantage therefore that the purge should continue, since the killing of Germans by Germans will save us from future embarrassments of many kinds." (pp. 296-297) (emphasis added)
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