Hitler claimed in Mein Kampf that Freemasonry had “succumbed” to the Jews and had been a major force in Germany’s loss of World War I. Present at the staff meeting were Schwier’s staff of a dozen “provincial liquidators,” each assigned to his own territory. Before the meeting Schwier had asked for Alfred’s approval of the instructions he planned to distribute to the liquidators. All goods with Masonic emblems were
