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HITLER ' S LAST SESSION IN .THE:41EICHS ..CHANCALLORY VA
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i) WAHL, Karl, GAULEITER of 'ii-LJGS:40G; Boiv.tlre se :men 'were-present at
ii AMANN, . Max, Nazi Party giionil*rNO"). the fitiee &xi d 'below.
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:• • .• .Date of:Information: 2k Feb 45 Ihtlgrroitator: • W.K.
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The meeting was 'called on very short notice. I:t.,:..was.,..)ttalce place •
,at .1300 hrs t: and the leaders were toldito come by ;tar ,and ,14.04.:roku.p. the
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• -eattlr,."day,. 1 , There: were some 60 . or 70. people-,....all..;t0,14),
:GAO LEITERS,' S,A and ZS: leaders, but rio;•generitls...or,leaderistmlhekWAFFEN
• -Sg . The ,.efembere: were lined up on, threersidee.,of ..a. ; . •large*ArtkAtfk-3.1 'un-;
danaged room .6f Chancellbry i. In'' ..a? ..fssyypiinpute,e . XXXLAṚ, 4 entered,
tollowea.. lby 'BORMANN. Both :Mew • shook; ..hands ,with•t .a3.1.• air there-
after' :HITLER Spoke briefly to..REICHS Labor Leader ;HIEHL.;;.-it,HO„folki:Oce • in • a,
--lbw volCe-,-, and only parts of the conversation could :b.e':undet*Ogi.d,•: but at
the end HITLER presented' MEHL with a case containing the:;*14g14Eit i,:. German
"decbratiow. •The reception was followed. by 'a.. simp1e lunchAtonbieptisisting
of stew .and real coffee. HITLER left .the.' r1oom . :ati,153.94 ;And 4,4V:11,our and .
ohe ..ha.I.f later the. 'leaders reassembled to hear his :-..4epee.C:h.,141,:bly-.) .
:••• Mien- he returned:'to, : make his spe.ech,.• HITLER .satiat IttAillTaIaM•04ble., on
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'which. were his notes ' and a•glass .-.of
stooped
.pos ItiOn •and •the'• fact that- his-. le fI hand :;-.:.:hot..4.the:rright-StOneolvh4h. was
wouaded,on . 20 was shaking: -so . badly:I:that' .•at., rapes entipe:bady
was trembling. .• It-seemed. to be. causing 'the , ILttSR great 1444p.opitort.
At.: first his :voice. was,'low, but' .it •gained.strengtkfend .. Xate4514.45.ched its
cus.ttomary. climax. . No change in his . voice. was.inotideab.i.e!..16io
IITLER vs speech lasted. approximately:. one hour candit.O4er,..hal..fet)..urar, the
first time the impression upon 'is listeners !wat . :ilot.,(0q2,1Y.Ure*net 'HITLER
see)Jad to be struggling to convey,. a :feeling oinner,.:7hOteittO4-heit a8sezP,
blet Party leaders,. but the sensational.news:;which.,33.11):ahtidizaked was
not •forthcoming.. The substance of his,.address".follows: ••..••• • '
• • .!. ..idd`.eX4,4iati)N .
:,,.:11e,etated that ,the Ruesian._ onslaught! waeu .of:15kagamottntnsiP44,S,P,Arcti)
the -people ., because it Was :accompanied: byi.;ser.d.614e,r.mis.40.401.4iNinst
•: them; : ,:-• However, was .expected :that
A large-scale counter-attack . was :planned,....bUI..:.hacL,ibaenixdeptie.d.r.b.
chiefly because of great losses of heavy weapons. HITLER praised
the brave deeds of certain generals, and expreseed the. wish that
others were also "carved of the same wood". Many lacked the
• to improvise, which •was,:a necessity. He singledioikt.
pecially brave Gen HUBE, who had been killed.
In the .main measage of his 'speech, however, he „called upon them not
to hecome'laint,hearted but to develop supreme strength, and then
the war . C6uld - still be won. The leaders would have to guide the
people personally,. and bring out a "Teutonic Fury"' in-them.' He
declared that this was the time to find out the true quality of the
German people, Should the German people give up, 'then it would be
demonstrated that they had no moral'worth, and in that case they
would desei-ve destruction. That would be the rightful judgement
of history and Providence.
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