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In Germany .nd nd sad sadthe . andthe .ndthe the Nazis Nuls Nszis launched their vaunted vauntedV v . _ unted untedV untedV V 2 rocket bomb at England Eniland and andtroop andtroops andtroops troop troops . on the western we.tern wetern weatern . front the Allies Al AlUes Allies Ues lies edged closer to the Reich in inpreparation inpreparation inpreparation preparation for an all-out all out - - blowRwnora blowRumors blow blowRumors Rumors Rwnora sweeping European capl capi capltau capitab capltals tau tab centered on the state of Adolf AdolfHitler's AdolfHitler's AdolfHitler's AdolfHitlers Hitler's Hitlers ' ' health following hi his . failure fatlure failureto fatlureto failureto to address his brown shirts ahirts on th th21st the21st 21st anniversary of the IU 111 ill fated fatedputsch fatedputsch fatedputsch putsch in Munich . , and Gestapo GestapoChief GestapoChief GestapoChief Chief IIlmmler lIimmler Ilimmier s a reading readinl of a sup sup- supposed supposed supposed - - posed proclamation proclamaUon of the Fuehrer a asevera aseveral sseveral severa several ) day days . laterWhile laterWhile later | While Nazi spokesmen spokestnen declared declaredthat declaredthat . that Hitler HIUer was in fine tine health and andtoo andtoo andtoo too busy bu.y buy buay . to make public appear appearances appearances appearances ances talk went the rounds that he hewas hewas bewas was suffering su1l'erinl su1lerinl ' from trom critical criUcal effects of ofthe ofthe ofthe the bombing attempt on hi hit his , life lut last lutsummer lastsummer lastsummer summer To . substantiate .ubstantlate ubstantlate the ru rio rumors riomore rumors mors more Allied . sources .ourees ourees said that Hit Hit- Hitler HitIcr Hitler . - - I ler Icr s purported proclamation merely merelyI merelywas merelywas merelywas I was a rehash of many of his old oldtirades oldtirades oldtirades tirades against world Jewry and andthe andthe andthe the Bolshevist Boishevist menaceEven menaceEven menace menaceEven Even a as . tbe the ( he world wonderedI wonderedabout wonderedabout wondered wonderedabout about the fate of the once shellshocked shellshocked shell I hooked shocked corporal of 01 World WarI War Warrose I fabulous German V 2 rockets rocketsrose rocketsrose I rose 60 fIG fid mile miles . 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