Hitler triumphant

8th November 1940: At his annual address to the Nazi Party faithful, Hitler has much to boast about

Adolf Hitler in Führerhauptquartier Wolfsschlucht at the end of the campaign against France, from Eva Braun’s albums, June 1940.

Hitler was still on the crest of his popularity in Germany. Many ordinary Germans saw him as a national hero, not just dedicated Nazis . He had conquered the greater part of Europe, avenging the humiliation of the Treaty of Ver…