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Today is our National Socialist Martyr Horst Wessel birthday. Born October 9, 1907 - Died on February 23, 1930, Wessel died after being attacked and seriously injured by Red Front members in his home in Berlin.
He was visited by Joseph Goebbels. Wessel whispered “We must continue the fight.” Goebbels later wrote: “You will live on with us and participate in our Victory"
Wessel joined the NSDAP early on and became active in the Sturmabteilung (SA), where he fought on the streets of Berlin under the leadership of Joseph Goebbels. On account of his bravery and heroism, he quickly assumed a leading position within the SA.
Wessel manifested a warrior spirit and eventually became the foremost martyr of the German National Socialist struggle in the Kampfzeit. One of Wessel’s poems, “
Die Fahne Hoch”, was set to music and became the NSDAP’s official anthem and a “second national anthem” next to the “Deutschlandlied”.