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August, 1933:

Völkischer Beobachter: the Nazi Newspaper in which Shell used to advertise

Völkischer Beobachter: the Nazi Newspaper in which Shell used to advertise 

Extract from page 478 of “A History of Royal Dutch Shell Volume 1.”

Even before Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor, Deterding’s fervent anti-communism and opinions about general economic policy had received favourable treatment in the Volkischer Beobachter, the Nazi newspaper which also sported conspicuous advertising for Shell products.

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Volkischer Beobachter, the Nazi newspaper in which Shell used to advertise

Volkischer Beobachter, the Nazi newspaper in which Shell used to advertise

Volkischer Beobachter, the Nazi newspaper in which Shell used to advertise

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