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“When a Russian pig has to be beaten, it would be the ordinary German worker who would have to do it.”

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Robert Ley was a prominent German politician born on February 15, 1890, and died on October 25, 1945. He played a significant role in Nazi Germany, serving as the founder of the Reich Labour Front and having a profound impact on Germany's wartime economy and labor policies. more

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