Hermann Rauschning

Hermann Rauschning, born on August seventh, eighteen eighty-seven, was a notable German politician and author. He was a prominent figure in the Conservative Revolution movement and initially aligned himself with the Nazi Party. However, his tenure within the party was short-lived, as he soon became disillusioned with its ideologies.

From nineteen thirty-three to nineteen thirty-four, Rauschning served as the President of the Senate of the Free City of Danzig, where he held the dual roles of head of government and chief of state. His political career took a significant turn in nineteen thirty-four when he renounced his membership in the Nazi Party, a bold move that marked the beginning of his opposition to the regime.

In nineteen thirty-six, Rauschning emigrated from Germany, ultimately settling in the United States. There, he became an outspoken critic of Nazism, using his platform to denounce the very ideologies he once supported. His most renowned work, Gespräche mit Hitler, known in English as Voice of Destruction and in British editions as Hitler Speaks, details his encounters and conversations with Adolf Hitler, providing a unique perspective on the dictator's mindset.