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Translation of Hitler's Obersalzberg Speech

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Date

August 22, 1939 [Original], 1947 [Published]

Description

Translation of a speech by Hitler to Reichmarshal Hermann Goering and commanders of the Wehrmacht at Obersalzberg, Poland. Several conflicting versions of the speech exist, this version being the one obtained by American journalist Louis P. Lochner. It was submitted to the International Military Tribunal as Document L-3 but was deemed unreliable and was not utilized as evidence. It is most famous for Hitler's reference to the Armenian Genocide as a model for his own future policies.

Type

Written Document

Region

Global

Era

The Great Depression and WW II

Topic

Genocide, Global History and Geography, Jewish History, World War II

Repository

Library of Congress

Source

Pages 752-754 of "Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression" Volume VII, published by the Office of United States Chief of Council for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Accessed at Library of Congress: https://maint.loc.gov/law/mlr/pdf/NT_Nazi_Vol-VII.pdf

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