"Anyone can deal with victory. Only the mighty can bear defeat." ~Hitler
Rise of the Nazi Party
This group started as an unemployed group of soldiers after World War I, but eventually grew to be Germany's legal government by 1933. Hitler maneuvered his way through the party ranks, eventually becoming its leader. With Hitler's political skills, the Nazi party rose from 27,000 to 108,000 members in only four years (University of Michigan). "Germany has massed a striking force of 70 divisions--estimated at 1,250,000 troops--in the Balkan area to prevent possible Russian interference with her plans, a British military expert reported today." (The Daily Hawk-Eye Gazette 1).
"I have given myself one goal, to sweep these thirty political parties out of Germany." ~Hitler