Uncle A- July 28th, 1922

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On July 28, 1922, Adolf Hitler delivered a speech titled “Freedom or Slavery?” (original German: Freiheit oder Knechtschaft?) at the Bürgerbräukeller beer hall in Munich, Germany. This was during a period of intense political and economic turmoil in the Weimar Republic, marked by hyperinflation, unemployment, and growing nationalist fervor following World War I. The speech was addressed to members and supporters of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP, or Nazi Party), which Hitler had recently assumed leadership of. It served as a rallying cry for the party’s ideology, emphasizing themes of national revival, anti-Semitism, anti-Marxism, and the need for a revolutionary struggle to restore German greatness.
The speech is notable as one of Hitler’s early public addresses after taking control of the NSDAP in July 1921, reflecting his emerging oratorical style—passionate, repetitive, and demagogic. It drew on his worldview outlined in Mein Kampf (written later but based on these ideas), portraying Germany’s woes as a divine trial and calling for a “new faith” in National Socialism to combat perceived enemies like Jews and Bolsheviks.