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• -CON-drhingj.military affairs he.: brought out four points:
.'"..:77,7,;:e1"17,tGermani s.milst 1:reinain . On the defensive .in the WEST. (HITLER had
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• F r e at faith . in the IVestwall and the RHINE).
14.) In the IiiST a powerful counter-:offensive would be prepared.
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t="li ILLbji he u—boAt tzi were': outstanding; they • .represented tv..revo.
vt34)11itiântiti ;•the f.techniCal . tie ld DOENITZ was a phenomenally
outstanding leader.•
iv) The new hiESSERSCH .NITT fighter plane., 1)1E-262, was without-equal
anywhere in the world. It could not be damaged in combat ,.-.'thje"-":".•-:'.
4.4 ,trute 014.011j.ye, vloipsiy e, „.oplou.ryed; , as a result of accidents. in take7offacori-
,,.0.44;;Pied.e. rare .i1.4iignifiCant ... Cana tion ei,,,!c if, a,• tr e -
• men-dou s scale , and"the re .sults"i4Oilld . "saan be noticeable'!jiiit.fho'
43.11 :ark„144Aol,.. rinTIAR th*e'h c tI, e mistakes of the • German kir::
declaring that the greatest fault had been the choosing of the
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. 420ANIetattlb 'Ith "end 'Of this Eiddrerset; HITLEit . spoke of i-politi.cald ev-blats-..7 He
,Enrglana.•-would: •thold :-out, the.. end ; : .she ...vaa fivnaymaIlied
Halrig rotillit3-6ifiafaftiai.ciotacri not On the •other :hand,;•
"•44 Wt 4.0.Vinn'any -•held . ! .firmduring• the :crisis .; a. day:-.Woulthle.bme. when
, f)0.183 116 ,nferWoT1s r.ett01,.et8)Avouidl: arisw:between' Rusaie: and' the ,USr;
-1,1,0113 dblḟalutilligvhisCispeech, 1.[ITLER; ,..thanked • the••assembled,,leadere,tfOr.c:thei:
a,k . tirdbr.OpikiiaticifiTald 'Idyalty.•; . . ,and ;then' apoke. 'a •few words: den'eerningi his
31.-.F1f * Ihlira&tfittontṪhi's ihePha.du nkiVer ... ‘done . bef•ore ,, .-so yit was: espec.ialflyr note--
ilacnva-0 effect Ordiftliy1 .a.na) -hadtra.r. rdb pr UpOn e s sing .• his list enere •,:i ,He:tsaid! :that
ar11$6.001:Fredeirs:r001...thre Great had .!returried:trom the mars , andi':broken,
tate .14(Foin,t.e .: MCI,/ J4himself, felt the burdens of- •war e which :had...b.e.Conie:
evident•Ftnifirnptoins: of. ill 'health ... , PreviOuslY owineite 4ea.•,worry
e,f4taIhreatirdilfferedllfrenf a' trembling, leg :. • Now ;. .howevert,-,-.th-ei infirmity
l'ocloo$5 vbiltd . inuliesiitle:ft) .cp.rnic• :. He 'hoped .not. move- to.:.hia,-head;,-...1 or a
.aLw Orte)litikyealeaklizWouldLbe !..unplea-gantC: 'But even if: 'that,. Cc Ciarredl het?. :could
Ittod eoftorp 6y .c tmyt:h ear ti ,wilLrrievbri qu'ake '; that-remains.- ide-,cold11.....;Q:lie
41;qtrvasiVigifen 4tdo tlayrthat ;'•af ter z'.the :, attempt Of- 20: July : the ,ddatori. read/ his
ann b el$ClitiOdistifnit: founcit :thatifit .thad: remained i at its customary-72 :lbeata.zi He
. also mentirdned,Arbuble; with .vocal 'chords and admitted:Ahatalhe
loChad,Itirridbrgond ,:an 'operation; cnot long bef ore.. • •-• . •
r't1 '1H IA rdIo-ding);hdistEited uthatJ .h'e Would in the . future .be .-forced to .7teike
abide chansb4ineasure0',:i ;The:leaders .should not Misjudge- him' if.,..he:a
esw sh0ld Jtakerlste14 . :ivhibhf.tdey“did 'not understand. .• • •,-•
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When HITLER had spoke a . few 'Words' abbn't -loialti and
rcAnirager cand)lreadinese ctoz!.foilaw; 'HITLER 'unto death. Before- lealiing,
JetHIT.j..IERItc'exiViirsedictirieflyr f.ew• -people . Dr G'OEBBELS : , • Dr ;LEY, GAUs.
HIRT4pranditHACKE.::, Then.hei • • said. he must leave', as others - were
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