That's a really good one. I remember seeing a documentary about SS-Reichsführer Himmler (in the series Hitler's henchmen) which showed how this slogan was graved into the blades of NPEA daggers. The English translation they provided was 'More substance than pretence'.Richard van Kempen wrote:Mehr Sein Als Scheinen (be more than you appear) NPEA
Nazi slogans, war-time sayings, etc..
Re: Nazi slogans, war-time sayings, etc..
One that I know is, "Es ist Zeit für Rache! Wir müssen die Juden ausrotten!"
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TheContemplator wrote:How about the inscribtion on the soldiers' belts, I am not sure of the German spelling but I believe it says "Blood and Iron"? What does this saying mean? Blood or sacrifice for the nation? Iron?
not sure about it. But what I know is Blut und Ehre---blood and honor, motto of the HJ.
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TheContemplator wrote:How about the inscribtion on the soldiers' belts, I am not sure of the German spelling but I believe it says "Blood and Iron"? What does this saying mean? Blood or sacrifice for the nation? Iron?
Maybe Blut und ehre---blood and honor? Slogan of the HJ
Re: Nazi slogans, war-time sayings, etc..
Gemeinnutz geht vor Eigennutz - good of the many is more important than the good of the individual