1942 ⟶ Hitler's Sportpalast Speech
Hitler speaks at the Berlin Sportpalast and threatens the Je...
Year
1940
1942
1945
🤝 Molotov's Meeting with Hitler, Soviet Expansion Rejected
Molotov meets Hitler again asking acceptance to liquidate Finland. Hitler now resists every attempt to expand Soviet influence in Europe. He sees Britain as defeated and offers India to the Soviet Union.⟶
DiplomacySoviet UnionGermanyHitlerMolotovExpansionismEastern Front
📜 Hitler Orders Planning for Operation Barbarossa
Hitler issues directive to begin planning for Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union.⟶
Operation BarbarossaSoviet UnionEastern FrontinvasionplanningGermanyHitlermilitary strategyWorld War II
🗣️ 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.⟶
PropagandaHitlerAnti-SemitismThe HolocaustEastern FrontWar CrimesGermany
🗣️ Hitler Boasts of Stalingrad's Capture
Hitler speaks to the nation and boasts that Stalingrad will be taken.⟶
Adolf HitlerPropagandaStalingradGermanySpeechWar AimsEastern FrontMorale
📜 Hitler Orders Retreat Approval
Hitler orders that any retreats of divisions or larger units must be approved by him.⟶
GermanyHitlerEastern FrontWestern FrontMilitary OrdersRetreatCommand and ControlWar StrategyDefeat