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24 Ma: r 45<br />
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HITLER ' S LAST SESSION IN .THE:41EICHS ..CHANCALLORY VA<br />
•• Vote: No authehtic reports,Of.-thig, session: have..; been 1:011.44ct in the<br />
." Presa, or announced over the. Radio:..IReports...Which-T fh.gyiet4been •<br />
released did not contain the trite z$it:t4,0<br />
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i) WAHL, Karl, GAULEITER of 'ii-LJGS:40G; Boiv.tlre se :men 'were-present at<br />
ii AMANN, . Max, Nazi Party giionil*rNO"). the fitiee &xi d 'below.<br />
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:• • .• .Date of:In<strong>for</strong>mation: 2k Feb 45 Ihtlgrroitator: • W.K.<br />
• !.. .; •... • ;•:..;; I 1 zat.Pial z)ob .<br />
The meeting was 'called on very short notice. I:t.,:..was.,..)ttalce place •<br />
,at .1300 hrs t: and the leaders were toldito come by ;tar ,and ,14.04.:roku.p. the<br />
Ratin 0-3<br />
• -eattlr,."day,. 1 , There: were some 60 . or 70. people-,....all..;t0,14),<br />
:GAO LEITERS,' S,A and ZS: leaders, but rio;•generitls...or,leaderistmlhekWAFFEN<br />
• -Sg . The ,.efembere: were lined up on, threersidee.,of ..a. ; . •large*ArtkAtfk-3.1 'un-;<br />
danaged room .6f Chancellbry i. In'' ..a? ..fssyypiinpute,e . XXXLAṚ, 4 entered,<br />
tollowea.. lby 'BORMANN. Both :Mew • shook; ..hands ,with•t .a3.1.• air there-<br />
after' :HITLER Spoke briefly to..REICHS Labor Leader ;HIEHL.;;.-it,HO„folki:Oce • in • a,<br />
--lbw volCe-,-, and only parts of the conversation could :b.e':undet*Ogi.d,•: but at<br />
the end HITLER presented' MEHL with a case containing the:;*14g14Eit i,:. German<br />
"decbratiow. •The reception was followed. by 'a.. simp1e lunchAtonbieptisisting<br />
of stew .and real coffee. HITLER left .the.' r1oom . :ati,153.94 ;And 4,4V:11,our and .<br />
ohe ..ha.I.f later the. 'leaders reassembled to hear his :-..4epee.C:h.,141,:bly-.) .<br />
:••• Mien- he returned:'to, : make his spe.ech,.• HITLER .satiat IttAillTaIaM•04ble., on<br />
j stOôped<br />
'which. were his notes ' and a•glass .-.of<br />
stooped<br />
.pos ItiOn •and •the'• fact that- his-. le fI hand :;-.:.:hot..4.the:rright-StOneolvh4h. was<br />
wouaded,on . 20 was shaking: -so . badly:I:that' .•at., rapes entipe:bady<br />
was trembling. .• It-seemed. to be. causing 'the , ILttSR great 1444p.opitort.<br />
At.: first his :voice. was,'low, but' .it •gained.strengtkfend .. Xate4514.45.ched its<br />
cus.ttomary. climax. . No change in his . voice. was.inotideab.i.e!..16io<br />
IITLER vs speech lasted. approximately:. one hour candit.O4er,..hal..fet)..urar, the<br />
first time the impression upon 'is listeners !wat . :ilot.,(0q2,1Y.Ure*net 'HITLER<br />
see)Jad to be struggling to convey,. a :feeling oinner,.:7hOteittO4-heit a8sezP,<br />
blet Party leaders,. but the sensational.news:;which.,33.11):ahtidizaked was<br />
not •<strong>for</strong>thcoming.. The substance of his,.address".follows: ••..••• • '<br />
• • .!. ..idd`.eX4,4iati)N .<br />
:,,.:11e,etated that ,the Ruesian._ onslaught! waeu .of:15kagamottntnsiP44,S,P,Arcti)<br />
the -people ., because it Was :accompanied: byi.;ser.d.614e,r.mis.40.401.4iNinst<br />
•: them; : ,:-• However, was .expected :that<br />
A large-scale counter-attack . was :planned,....bUI..:.hacL,ibaenixdeptie.d.r.b.<br />
chiefly because of great losses of heavy weapons. HITLER praised<br />
the brave deeds of certain generals, and expreseed the. wish that<br />
others were also "carved of the same wood". Many lacked the<br />
• to improvise, which •was,:a necessity. He singledioikt.<br />
pecially brave Gen HUBE, who had been killed.<br />
In the .main measage of his 'speech, however, he „called upon them not<br />
to hecome'laint,hearted but to develop supreme strength, and then<br />
the war . C6uld - still be won. The leaders would have to guide the<br />
people personally,. and bring out a "Teutonic Fury"' in-them.' He<br />
declared that this was the time to find out the true quality of the<br />
German people, Should the German people give up, 'then it would be<br />
demonstrated that they had no moral'worth, and in that case they<br />
would desei-ve destruction. That would be the rightful judgement<br />
of history and Providence.<br />
SECRET<br />
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NAM WAR CRIMES DISCLOSUREACT<br />
DECLASSIFIED AND RELEASED BY<br />
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY<br />
SOURCESRETHODS EXEMPT ION3B20<br />
NAZI WARCRIMESOISCLOSUREACT<br />
DATE 2001 2007