1942Hitler Boasts of Stalingrad's Capture

Hitler speaks to the nation and boasts that Stalingrad will ...
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🗣️ Hitler Boasts of Stalingrad's Capture

Hitler speaks to the nation and boasts that Stalingrad will be taken.
Adolf HitlerPropagandaStalingradGermanySpeechWar AimsEastern FrontMorale

🗣️ Hitler's Sportpalast Speech

Hitler speaks at the Berlin Sportpalast and threatens the Jews of the world with annihilation; he also blames the failure of the offensive in The Soviet Union on the weather.
Hitler's Sportpalast Speech (1942)
PropagandaHitlerAnti-SemitismThe HolocaustEastern FrontWar CrimesGermany

🇷🇺 Stalingrad Becomes a Major Challenge for Invaders

It now becomes clear that Stalingrad is the largest challenge to the invaders.
Eastern FrontStalingradSoviet UnionGermanyInvasionWarTurning PointBattle

🛑 Hitler Orders No Retreat at Stalingrad

"Der Kessel"-- the Cauldron, a description of the heavy fighting at Stalingrad; Hitler orders General Paulus not to retreat, at any cost.
StalingradDer KesselNo Retreat OrderHitlerGerman ArmyEastern FrontWorld War II

🛬 Last Airfield at Stalingrad Taken

Last airfield at Stalingrad is taken by Red Army forces, ensuring that the Luftwaffe will be unable to supply German troops any further; Hitler demands that Friedrich Paulus continue fighting and promotes Paulus to Field Marshal in order to bolster morale.
Last Airfield at Stalingrad Taken (1943)
StalingradEastern FrontLuftwaffeGerman ArmyRed ArmyBattle of StalingradWorld War IIGermanySurrender

🤝 Hitler and Mussolini Meet in Salzburg

Hitler and Mussolini come together at Salzburg, mostly for the purpose of propping up Mussolini's fading morale.
Hitler and Mussolini Meet in Salzburg (1943)
DiplomacyAxis PowersItalyGermanyMoralePropagandaCollaboration