Hitler Stalingrad Speech speech berates Soviet military ability, and Hitler cites several examples of Soviet military leaders exaggerating casualty figures. After a brief applause, Hitler resumes his speech and explains his reasoning for attacking Stalingrad. In his narrative, Hitler becomes almost comical, and suggests that the city of Stalingrad could have had another name (from Stalin) and this wasn't why he ordered his Army to attack. The comment drew a round of laughter from the assembled audience. In the final segment of the speech, Hitler provides statistics for the strategic importance of Stalingrad and then proclaims that Germany now holds the city. The
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