10 - Who Financed Hitler pt. 4, or, Economics and Mass Ritual
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The Rolada - The German Nationalist Party
On march fifth, 19 28, the rolada decided to manage the political, the political funds of heavy industry. The disbursement was carried out in secret, with the code name for the slush fund being the euphemistic term the economic aid account. Since most heavy industry were known to be anti communist, some writers went on to charge that a large amount of the money collected went on to finance hitler. By 19 32, chancellor bruning not only knew about its existence, but also when its meetings took place. This was a lucky time for the national socialists, because the rulada was in the process of losing control over the nationalist party.
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