“The purpose of the Reichsautobahnen is to become the roads of Adolf Hitler.”

— Fritz Todt

Quoted in "Fascism in action: A documented study and analysis of fascism in Europe" - Page 147 - 1947.

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German engineer and senior Nazi figure 1891–1942

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