Germany Must Perish!

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This March 1941 book, authored by a New Jersey Jewish-German émigré, sparked controversy in Germany and America with its stark proposal for the physical extermination of all Germans and the dismantling of Germany. The author argued that Nazism was merely a manifestation of enduring militant Germanism, asserting that true change was impossible and the only solution was to eliminate Germany and its people. Citing connections to U.S. policy advisors, the book was leveraged by Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels to galvanize Germans to resist until the end. Ironically, many of the author's predictions came to fruition: over 12 million Germans were expelled post-war, marking the largest population transfer in modern European history, with one-third of German territory ethnically cleansed. Although the proposed sterilization plan was never enacted, the predicted decline in the German birth rate has occurred. The author ominously noted that after complete sterilization, Germany would see a drastic population decrease, ultimately achieving the elimination of Germanism within two generations. This work, labeled sensational by Time Magazine and framed as a plan for permanent peace by the New York Times, is a faithful reproduction of the original 1941 text, digitally enhanced for clarity.