37 Hitler's speech to the German industrialists of 17 December 1936, in Berlin, quoted by Domarus, Hitler Vol. I. At the beginning Hitler excused Goring's weaknesses, saying that Goring had been 'a real man' in the First World War and also in the time of struggle; by contrast, he never forgave him later the failure of the Luftwaffe; see Zoller, Hitler privat.