Hitler Stalingrad Speech
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The Hitler Stalingrad Speech was an address made by
Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...
to senior members of the
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on November 8, 1942. The speech took place at the
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in
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in
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during the height of the
Battle of Stalingrad The Battle of Stalingrad (23 August 19422 February 1943) was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II where Nazi Germany and its allies unsuccessfully fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (later re ...
.


Media references

The Hitler Stalingrad Speech is portrayed in the film ''
Stalingrad Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), geographical renaming, formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stal ...
'', where a group of embattled
Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previous ...
soldiers listen to the speech from their entrenched positions within the city of Stalingrad. The speech is also featured in an episode of the 1988 miniseries "War and Remembrance," when Hitler was addressing party faithful.wikisource


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External links

{{Wikisource, Adolf Hitler's Stalingrad Speech
Hitler Provides Statistics For The Strategic Importance Of Stalingrad

Speech in Full
World War II speeches Speeches by Adolf Hitler November 1942 events 1942 in Germany 1940s in Munich Battle of Stalingrad 1942 speeches