The posen speeches were two speeches made by heinrich himmler, the head of the ss of nazi germany, on 4 and 6 october 1943 in the town hall of posen, in germanoccupied poland. On 4th october, 1943, reischsfuhrerss heinrich himmler gave a speech to a secret. Himmlers war himmlers war audiobook, by robert conroy. Irvings forthcoming book on herr himmler quotes historical records proving that, even though the sixmillion figure is an invention, a couple of millions of jews probably died as a result of harsh nazi treatments. Heinrich himmler, reichsleader head of the ss, gave a speech to ss officers in posen a region of poland. From a speech by himmler before senior ss officers in. They demonstrate that the german government wanted, planned and carried out the holocaust. I consider it necessary that we, in this narrow governing body of the reich and the party, have total clarity over what happened. At the beginning of my presentation and my report i would like to state the following. Himmler explains the governments policy of genocide of the jews, and why it must remain hushed up. As reichsfuhrer ss, he led the ss, all of its combined offices, and was one of the key figures in the organization of the holocaust.
Simply click on the links to open file and listen on your computer or right click to save and listen later. But nearly seven decades after his suicide in 1945, the lapa family has finally decided to disclose the archive. Himmler s war himmler s war audiobook, by robert conroy. This book is a fascinating collection of two major speeches by top nazi leaders adolf hitler and heinrich himmler. Himmlers so called extermination of jews speech codoh. This is one of the most chilling documents of the holocaust. Himmler posen speech extermination of the jews excerpt. Audio excerpts from the speech given by heinrich himmler to ss group leaders in posen, occupied poland october 4, 1943 it is absolutely wrong to project our own harmless soul with its deep feelings. She described it as the very first english language translation. Holocaust memorial museum, himmler s speech was housed at the national archives near the main entrance to the building only a few yards from the constitution, the bill of rights and the declaration of independence. I understand this was the first indepth biography of himmler. From a speech by himmler before senior ss officers in poznan, october 4, 1943 evacuation of the jews i also want to speak to you here, in complete frankness, of a really grave chapter. Holocaust memorial museum, himmlers speech was housed at the.
Media in category audio files of heinrich himmler the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. Bestselling author robert conroy has earned considerable critical acclaim and favorable comparisons to fellow speculative history maven. Heinrich himmlers speech at poznan posen on october 4, 1943, reischsfuhrerss heinrich himmler gave a speech to a secret meeting of ss officers, in poznan, poland. Feb 10, 2014 himmler s posen speech translated into english. Speech of reichsfuhrerss heinrich himmler at posen 4 october 1943. Himmler and ss wff reports himmler and ss documentary list himmler speeches list. Jun 29, 2003 to this bachzelewski, at the criminal trial against wolff, added that himmler had back then predicted that military actions and crises of food supply would lead to this high number of victims. These were secret speeches made to other nazi commanders, not public ones, so it gives amazing insights into how these men really thought. Hitlers plans for slavic nations axis history forum. Text of himmlers secret speech to gauleiters, august 3, 1944. Here are links to historically important and freely downloadable mp3 audio recordings of speeches by goebbels, goring, himmler, and hitler. It is in this second posen speech that himmler spoke of how the ss approached the question of killing jewish women and children in the final solution. Himmler was the head of the ss and he supervised the extermination of millions.
New translation of hitlers may 1944 talk to officers at the. With the exception of a few phenomena produced by asia every couple of centuries, through that mixture of two heredities which may be fortunate for asia but is unfortunate for us europeans with the exception, therefore, of an attilla, a ghenghis khan, a tamerlaine, a. It was in the context of the history of the holocaust an extremely important occasion, because we have here, first hand, an insight into the mind of one of the chief perpetrators of the crime. Nov 30, 2008 the slav is never able to build anything himself. On october 4, 1943, reischsfuhrerss heinrich himmler gave a speech to a secret meeting of ss officers, in poznan, poland. Walter frentz on dec 8, 1970, while researching for his hitler biography, david irving visited.
To this bachzelewski, at the criminal trial against wolff, added that himmler had back then predicted that military actions and crises of food supply would lead to this high number of. Nazi leader heinrich himmlers archive emerges in israel rt. An excerpt of one of reichsfuhrerss heinrich himmlers speeches in posen, made on october 4, 1943 to a gathering of senior ss officers. Audio recording, german, germany library of congress. I used the first typed draft transcript in hitlers war, which i found in himmler s files. Gombrich, myth and reality in german wartime broadcasts london, 1970, p. The museum is free and open every day except yom kippur and christmas day. On that same national archives webpage can be found their listing for this speech. The text used for the dvd is the actual words that himmler spoke, taken from the sound recording, not the polished, edited version introduced at nuremberg as document 1919ps and used by. Reichsfuhrer ss heinrich himmler speech to the meeting of gauleiters on august 3, 1944 in posen. Walther hewel center with heinrich himmler and martin bormann, at the berghof, obersalzberg photo.
Heinrich himmler audiobook by roger manvell, heinrich. These were secret speeches made to other nazi commanders, not public ones, so it gives. Heinrich himmlers speech at posen, delivered to ss officers and nsdap officials in october 1943, in which he spoke of the extermination of the jewish people. Heinrich himmlers speech at posen himmlers speech at posen was delivered to ss officers and nsdap officials in october 1943, in which he spoke of the extermination of the jewish people. In 1938, british prime minister neville chamberlain, determined to avoid war at any cost, signed the munich accord. Bestselling author robert conroy has earned considerable critical acclaim and favorable comparisons to fellow speculative history maven harry turtledove.
Heinrich himmler audiobook roger manvell, heinrich. Dec 18, 20 on october 4, 1943, reischsfuhrerss heinrich himmler gave a speech to a secret meeting of ss officers, in poznan, poland. In this speech, he spoke frankly about the ongoing extermination of the. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Organization and obligations of the ss 1937 speech by heinrich himmler. Library of congress music division concert, 19630315 early baroque music of italy and germany vocal works sung in german, italian, or latin. Listen to himmlers war audiobook by robert conroy and l.
Available at the library of the united states holocaust memorial museum and the library of congress, call number dd 8. Extermination october 4, 1943 i want to also mention a very difficult subject. Amongst ourselves, for once, it shall be said quite openly, but all the same we will never speak about it in public. In this speech, himmler described the nazis plans for the extermination of the jewish people. Mar 16, 2009 as for ss general gottlieb bergers statements that he was at the posen speech and himmler said nothing about exterminating jews, i suggest. In the days after the allies landing at normandy, adolf hitler is removed from his position atop the third reich, and ss chief heinrich himmler. On 4 october 1943, heinrich himmler made a speech, in the golden hall in posen, to an audience that included around 50 senior ss figures.
This is the talk that veronica clark dubs hitlers most significant speech and published as a book of 72 pages in 2009 in an edition of only 100. The following is nizkors transcript of approximately five minutes of a speech by reichsfuhrerss heinrich himmler to a group of ss gruppenfuhrer, on october 4, 1943, in the city of posen, in what is now poland. He was the first director of the british film academy. At the beginning of my presentation and my report i would like to state the. Photocopy nara, rg 242, t580, roll 37, ordner 238 a. As for ss general gottlieb bergers statements that he was at the posen speech and himmler said nothing about exterminating jews, i suggest. Heinrich himmler s speech at poznan posen were eliminating the jews, exterminating them, ha. Deutsche reden bis 1945 hitler, himmler, speer, goring. Heinrich himmler october 7, 1900 may 23, 1945 was the commander of the german schutzstaffel and one of the most powerful men in nazi germany. With the exception of a few phenomena produced by asia every couple of. At the time of his birth it was known as posen, germany. Catalog record only for various combinations of voices.
It was in the context of the history of the holocaust an. This english translation is principally the work of stephane bruchfeld, gordon mcfee and dr. Nazi germany documentary sources world future fund. Uma biografia em portugues do brasil peter longerich on. From a speech by himmler before senior ss officers in poznan. The first speech is by himmler about eastern europe, focusing on poland and the ukraine. Heinrich himmler admits to the nazi holocaust youtube. The text used for the dvd is the actual words that himmler spoke, taken from the sound recording, not the polished, edited version introduced at nuremberg as document 1919ps and used by subsequent historians though not by me. Himmlers personal speaking manuscript nara, rg 242, t175, roll 89, frames 17951803. The recordings are the first known documents in which a member of the hitler cabinet spoke of the ongoing extermination of the jews in extermination camps. The posen speech has been called the best evidence to rebut the claims that the holocaust is a myth. Himmlers private documents were believed to be lost. Himmler explains the governments policy of genocide of the jews, and why it must remain. In 1938, british prime minister neville chamberlain, determined to avoid war at any cost, signed the munich accord, ceding part of czechoslovakia to hitler.
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