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''Endsieg'' () is
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...
for "ultimate victory". It is generally used to denote a victory at the end of a war or conflict.
Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany from 1933 until his death in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chancellor in 1933 and then ...
used ''Endsieg'' in his book '' Mein Kampf'' ("My Struggle") in 1925 where he ironically asks if fate wanted the
Jewish people Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
to achieve "final victory". In the 1930s and 1940s, the word was widely used in the propaganda and doctrine of Nazi Germany, meaning that despite temporary losses, the Third Reich would ultimately prevail, and any breakdown in allegiance to Nazi ideology was not to be tolerated. This conjuration of final victory became more desperate in 1943 when Allied successes forced Germany onto the defensive.
Joseph Goebbels Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician who was the ''Gauleiter'' (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 194 ...
still spoke about ''Endsieg'' as late as March 1945. ARD: http://kriegsende.ard.de/pages_std_lib/0,3275,OID1146474,00.html. Retrieved on 29 April 2006


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