Hitler's Stalingrad speech in Munich's Löwenbräukeller

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Hitler's so-called Stalingrad speech or Hitler's speech in Munich's Löwenbräukeller or speech in front of the old marchers etc. is a speech Adolf Hitler gave on November 8, 1942 in the Löwenbräukeller on Stiglmaierplatz in Munich during the climax of the Battle of Stalingrad . It took place in a traditional setting on the eve of November 9th , the 19th anniversary of the Bürgerbräu putsch . The address lasted approximately 55 minutes. In it, Hitler addressed the battle of Stalingrad on the Volga in particular , presenting it as largely won.

In a central section of the speech, Hitler provides statistics on the strategic importance of Stalingrad (today: Volgograd) as a gigantic transshipment point and then explains that "we" (i.e. the German Reich ) "have" it now.

Hitler also reminded his audience of the "National Socialist Prophecies" about the Jews . The result of the "international world war [s]" will be "the extermination of Judaism in Europe".

In addition to the Russian campaign , Hitler also mentions earlier peace offers.

Hitler's prophecy of a German victory in Stalingrad did not materialize. The defeats in the Battle of El Alamein in November 1942 and in particular of Stalingrad (finally in early February 1943) marked the military turning point in World War II .

Copy of the speech

  • Hitler's speech in Munich's Löwenbräukeller, November 8, 1942, in: Max Domarus (Ed.): Hitler - Reden und Proklamationen 1932–1945. Commented on by a German contemporary. 4 volumes. Löwit, 1973 (4th edition 1988), Part II: Downfall, Fourth Volume, pp. 1933 ff. ( Online ).

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