Background: Between 1937 and 1941, the Wochenspruch der NSDAP, a weekly poster with inspiring quotations, was issued both centrally by the Reichspropagandaleitung in Munich and by many of the various Gau propaganda offices. After that, all issues came from Munich. Most Gauleitungen ceased printing their own in 1939, but Niederdonau continued into 1940 and Sachsen into 1941. This page has scattered issues from a variety of the Gau editions. It is the most incomplete page I have, and I welcome scans of the many missing issues.
The source: I have copies of some, and have supplemented my collection by checking the holdings at the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek in Leipzig (which begin with June 1940 and runs into April 1944) and the Bundesarchiv holdings in Berlin. Others have been provided by friends of the site. Images of some of the posters are linked to the texts.
Scattered Issues from the Gaupropagandaleitungen
Gau Halle-Merseberg
“Politics is nothing other than the attempt to turn the fate of a people to the good. Dr. Goebbels.” Gau Halle-Merseburg (26 - 31 December 1938)
Gau Hamburg
“The German nation must be preserved! To preserve it, no sacrifice is too great. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Hamburg (26 - 31 December 1938)
Gau Hessen-Nassau
“Adolf Hitler is Germany, Germany is Adolf Hitler!” Gau Hessen-Nassau (26 - 31 December 1938)
“The slogan for 1939: The battle continues! Sprenger [the Gauleiter].” Gau Hessen-Nassau (1 - 8 January 1939)
Gau Kärnten
“We do not believe in paradise on this earth, but we believe in a state and a Reich that will be a fatherland for industrious Germans. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Kärnten (5 - 11 September 1938)
“He who lacks honor lacks peace — only when a strong sword protects peace can a people enjoy the fruits of its labors in peace. Hermann Göring.” Gau Kärnten 3 - 9 October 1938)
“He who loves his people proves it only through the sacrifices he is willing to make for it. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Kärnten (10 - 16 October 1938)
“A nation that does not dare to speak bravely will be even less willing to act bravely. Clausewitz.” Gau Kärnten (24 - 30 October 1938)
“Service to the people may not be a single passing event, but rather it must be demonstrated daily, indeed hourly. Franz Kutschera.” Gau Kärnten (14 - 20 November 1938)
“One is not born a socialist, but rather must be educated into it. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Kärnten (28 November - 4 December 1938)
“Never forget that the holiest right in this world is the right to the soil that one wants to till oneself, and the holiest blood is that which one sheds for this soil. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Kärnten (5 - 11 December 1938)
Gau Koblenz-Trier
“Common blood belongs in a common Reich. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Koblenz-Trier (5 - 11 September 1938)
“He who believes in the Führer believes in his people. Hans Friedr. Blunck.” Gau Koblenz-Trier (21 - 27 November 1938)
“Shine, golden sun, over this liberated land! Heinrich Lersch.” Gau Koblenz-Trier (26 - 31 December 1938)
Gau Kurhessen
“It is not important that I live, but it is important that I do my duty. ” The poster has a picture of Friedrich the Great. Gau Kurhessen (24 - 30 October 1938)
“Germany is where the strong hearts are.” Gau Kurhessen (31 October - 6 November 1938)
“Nothing can rob us of our lover and faith in our land. We are sent to preserve and build it. We may die! Our descendents will then have the duty to preserve and build. Germany will not die! Karl Bröger.” Gau Kurhessen (21 - 27 November 1938)
“He who loves his people proves it by the sacrifices he is willing to make for it. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Kurhessen (19 - 25 December 1938)
“The new year should find us filled with a new, passionate desire to work and labor for our people. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Kurhessen (1 - 8 January 1939)
“Nothing is impossible, it all depends on whether one wants it. Adolf Hitler” Gau Kurhessen (9 - 15 January 1939)
Gau Mainfranken
“There are no rewards for the lazy. Frederick the Great.” Gau Mainfranken (23 - 29 May 1938)
“One does not beg for a right! A person fights for a right. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Mainfranken (20 - 26 June 1938)
“It depends not on the best, but rather on your best. E. M. Arndt.” Gau Mainfranken (22 - 28 August 1938)
“We recognize no men’s rights, no women’s rights; we recognize only one right for both sexes that is at the same time a duty of the whole nation: to live, to work, and to fight. Adolf Hitler on 4 April 1932.” Gau Mainfranken (24 - 30 October 1938)
“The right to national pride grows first from the fulfillment of social duty.” Gau Mainfranken (21 - 27 November 1938)
“The sun turns, everything ends. The path begins anew! May ancient loyalty guide our deeds in a new age!” Gau Mainfranken (19 - 25 December 1938)
“There is no dealing with the Jews, only the hard either/or. Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf, p. 225.” Gau Mainfranken (9 - 15 January 1939)
Gau Mecklenberg
“Nothing is impossible. It all depends on what one wants. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Mecklenburg (12 - 18 September 1938)
Gau Niederdonau
“Be more than you seem to be, do much, and do not put yourself forward. Moltke.” Gau Niederdonau (31 October - 6 November 1938)
“To answer falsely or to refuse to answer from fear must be more humiliating than to give an answer that is incorrect. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Niederdonau (6 - 13 February 1939)
“We all affirm our old principle: It is entirely unimportant that we live, but it is necesary that our people, that Germany, lives. Adolf Hitler to the Reichstag on 1 September 1919.” Gau Niederdonau (22 - 28 October 1939)
“Dogmatism is a miserable business. See to it that justice happens, that is what is important.” Gau Niederdonau (27 May - 2 June 1940)
“Nothing that is great in this world has ever been given to people. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Niederdonau (3 - 9 June 1940)
[These were issued by the Landeshauptmann/Landesschulrat Niederdonau, and are not quite equivalent to normal Wochensprüche.]
Gau Oberdonau
“Holy ground is everywhere that is defended by Germans. Alfred Rosenberg.” Gau Oberdonau (31 October - 6 November 1938)
“Never forget that the holiest right in this world is the right to the soil that one wants to till oneself, and the holiest blood is that which one sheds for this soil. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Oberdonau (7 - 13 November 1938)
“Great men are the realization of the wishes of their people. Hans Schemm.” Gau Oberdonau (14 - 20 November 1938)
“We have taught our youth the virtue of camaraderie, not through theories taught in textbooks, but rather in the thousand-fold experience of everyday life. Dr. Goebbels.” Gau Oberdonau (21 - 27 November 1938)
“The unity of our people is the our most valuable possession. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Oberdonau (28 November - 4 December 1938)
“Labor is an honor. Achievement alone distinguishes one from another. Dr. Robert Ley.” Gau Oberdonau ( 5 - 11 December 1938)
“Nothing is too valuable [to give up] for the fatherland. Theodor Körner.” Gau Oberdonau (12 - 18 December 1938)
“Power is justified only in so far as it serves. Walter Darrée (sic)” Gau Oberdonau (19 - 25 December 1938)
Gau Ost-Hannover
“It is once more wonderful to be a German, a pleasure to live in Germany! Adolf Hitler.” Gau Ost-Hannover (15 - 21 November 1937)
“To be a National Socialist means to be a man, it means to be a fighter, it means to be brave and courageous. That we are, and will remain in the future! Adolf Hitler.” Gau Ost-Hannover (22 - 28 November 1937)
“The Day of National Solidarity: 4 December 1937. We want to show the whole world and our own people that the word ‘solidarity’ is no empty phrase to ue Germans, but rather that it contains for us an internal sense of obligation. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Ost-Hannover 6 - 12 December 1937)
“We want always to be determined to act, ready at any time if necessary to die, but never to be willing to capitulate. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Ost-Hannover (21 - 27 January 1938)
“A people can act decisively only when it is filled with an inner faith. Dr. Goebbels.” Gau Ost-Hannover (9 - 15 May 1938)
“Loyalty, sacrifice, and discretion are virtues that a great people needs.” (21 - 27 November 1938)
“Judah's seed blossoms when a people has fallen into misery and hopelessness!” Gau Ost-Hannover (25 - 31 December 1938)
Gau Saarpfalz
“Any worldview is only as strong as the will of its bearers who defend it. That is the only measure for judging battles about worldviews. Alfred Rosenberg.” Gau Saarpfalz (18 - 24 July 1938)
“We may never lose our nerve; sobriety, clarity, determination and steadfastness are virtues that will advance our kind of German thinking in the world. Dr. Goebbels.” Gau Saarpfalz (1 - 7 August 1938)
“Germany. We all stand under the great command: Do your duty to serve your people! Adolf Hitler.” Gau Saarpfalz (8 - 14 August 1938)
“Only a strong government can guarantee peace. Peaceful assurances by our neighbors are surely valuable, but only we can assure our security. Moltke.” Gau Saarpfalz (15 - 21 August 1938)
“He who is not willing to share poverty and death with his people is not worthy to live within it. Jean Paul.” Gau Saarpfalz (22 - 28 August 1938)
“We have the courage to tell the people the truth, even if it is difficult, and have the good fortune that the people therefore understands us. Dr. Goebbels, Geneva, 28 September 1933, speaking to the representatives of the international press.” Gau Saarpfalz (19 - 25 September 1938)
“He who wants to fight the Devil should stand on his own feet and grit his teeth, not hide under the robe of the holiest angel! Wilhelm Raabe.” Gau Saarpfalz (10 - 16 October 1938)
“That, too, is an affirmation of the Führer: that one becomes a radio listener and can thereby always be connected to the Führer, and to the life of his people. Hans Kriegler.” Gau Saarpfalz (24 - 30 October 1938
“The three fundamental requirements for the existence of a people are: life strength, justice, and joy in life. Gauleiter Bürckel on 7 March 1938.” Gau Saarpfalz (31 October - 6 November 1938)
“R. Walther Darré, Reich Farmer’s Leader. “As a German, always act so that your racial comrades could see you as a model.” Gau Saarpfalz (14 - 20 November 1938)
“Work that does not benefit oneself deserves special honor.” Gau Saarpfalz (21 - 27 November 1938)
“One asks: ‘What will be the result?’ The other asks: ‘Is it just?’ That distinguishes the free man from the slave.” Gau Saarpfalz (28 November - 4 December 1938)
“...the holiday, the winter outside, all that is German. Our love is German, we must be bound one to another! Queen Luise.” Gau Saarpfalz (19-25 December 1938)
“The future of Germany stands in our camp. Make way, you from the past, for the forces of new birth. Your day is past! Alfred Rosenberg.” Gau Saarpfalz (26 - 31 December 1938)
“Peace is the result of mutual respect. This respect now exists because of the fortifications between France and Germany. Alongside a strong a strong army, however, the best defense is satisfied workers who are lead in the spirit of social justice. Gauleiter Bürckel.” Gau Saarpfalz (2 - 8 January 1939)
Gau Salzburg
“The season changes, the old passes away, a new day dawns. May old loyalty guide our deeds today. Walter Karka.” Gau Salzburg (19 - 25 December 1938)
Gau Schlesien
“One must go ahead in times of need, when the question comes: Where is a man who has the heart to step forward? Be that man! Go forward! Johannes Trojan.” Gau Schlesien (26 - 31 December 1938)
Gau Steiermark
“Labor is an honor. Achievement alone distinguishes one from another. Robert Ley.” Gau Steiermark (17 - 23 October 1938)
“To be German is to be clear. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Steiermark (31 October - 6 November 1938)
“The Comrade. When one of us grows weary, the other stands watch for him. When one of us wants to doubt, the other laughs with faith. If one of us should fall, the other stands for both. A god gave each fighter a comrade. Herybert Menzel.” Gau Steiermark (7 - 13 November 1938)
“Honor is the foundationof the ethnic community. Joseph Goebbels.” Gau Steiermark (14 - 20 November 1938)
“What is moral aids the preservation of the German people, and what is immoral stands against it. Walter Darré.” Gau Steiermark (28 November - 4 December 1938)
“We have taught our youth the virtue of camaraderie, not through theories taught in textbooks, but in the thousand-fold experience of everyday life. Dr. Goebbels.” Gau Steiermark (5 - 11 December 1938)
“Nothing is impossible. It all depends on what one wants! Adolf Hitler.” Gau Steiermark (12 - 18 December 1938)
“Holy ground is everywhere that is defended by Germans. Alfred Rosenberg.” Gau Steiermark (19 - 25 December 1938)
Gau Tirol
“The Comrade. When one of us grows weary, the other stands watch for him. When one of us wants to doubt, the other laughs with faith. If one of us should fall, the other stands for both. A god gave each fighter a comrade. Herybert Menzel.” Gau Tirol (7 - 13 November 1938)
“One is not born a socialist. One must be educated as one. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Tirol (14 - 20 November 1938)
“Labor is an honor. Achievement along distinguishes one person from another.” Gau Tirol (21 - 27 November 1938)
“Our strength is in our discipline. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Tirol (28 November - 4 December 1938)
“The unity of our people is the most valuable thing that we can possess. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Tirol (5 - 11 December 1938)
“There is no greater nobility for a woman than to be the mother of the sons and daughters of a people. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Tirol (12 - 18 December 1938)
“He who loves his people proves it only through the sacrifice that is he ready to make for it. Adolf Hitler.” Gau Tirol (19 - 25 December 1938)
“Great men are the realization of the wishes of their people. Hans Schemm..” Gau Tirol (26 - 31 December 1938)
Gau Württemberg-Hohenzollern
“You have won after all. Adolf Hitler.” [This was Hitler’s tribute to those who died in the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923.] Gau Württemberg-Hohenzollern (7 - 13 November 1938)
“Stronger than fate is the will to master fate. Wilhelm Murr. Gauleiter, Reichsstatthalter.” Gau Württemberg-Hohenzollern (12 - 18 December 1938)
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