From Parssinen´s "Oster Conspiracy"

On Halifax´s first meeting with Hitler:

" After a ride up the mountain, Halifax narrowly averted an early disaster as he was getting out of the car. Hitler was decked out in local costume, which included black trousers, white silk socks, and pumps. Halifax assumed that he was a footman, and was about to hand him his hat and coat when Neurath , the German foreign minister , whispered hoarsely " Der Führer! Der Führer!" Halifax barely avoided mistaking the dictator of one of the world´s most powerful military powers for a servant in livery....

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