In a German population that had known little other than Hitler for ten years, faith in his abilities ran deep. Nazi propaganda was all-pervasive. Belief in the 'German destiny' and all the associated Nazi ideas had a pseudo-religious aspect. But for more and more people in Germany, cracks began to develop in their faith.
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