Die Abrechnung

Die Abrechnung translates to "The Settlement of Accounts" or "Revenge" and is the first volume of Adolf Hitler's political manifesto, Mein Kampf. Written in 1924 while Hitler was imprisoned after the failed Beer Hall Putsch, this volume details his youth, experiences in World War I, and his racist ideology.12

Hitler identified the Aryan as a superior race and the Jew as a "parasite," advocating for German expansion into Eastern Europe for "living space" (Lebensraum) at the expense of Slavic peoples and Marxists. He also called for retribution against France. The work expresses a belief in the "sacred mission" of the German people to preserve "valuable racial elements" and achieve dominance, emphasizing the need for "purity of their own blood". The second volume, Die Nationalsozialistische Bewegung ("The National Socialist Movement"), outlined the Nazi Party's political program and methods for gaining and maintaining power. Mein Kampf became the foundational text of Nazism.12