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In October 1943, SS
The Posen speeches were two speeches made by Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS of Nazi Germany, on 4 and 6 October in the town hall of Posen (Poznań), in German-occupied Poland. 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 speeches were On October 4, , Heinrich Himmler RFSS, gave a speech to twelve Higher SS and Police Leaders and over one hundred other SS officials in the Rathaus in Posen, which today is Poznan, in Poland. Not only was this very long speech transcribed, but also a partial gramophone recording survives.
Date: 04 October 1943. Literal Heinrich Himmler's speech at Posen, delivered to SS officers and NSDAP officials in October , where he spoke of the extermination of the Jewish people.
Himmler_Posen_Speech_-_Extermination_of_the_Jews_excerpt,_Oct_4,_1943.ogg (Ogg Vorbis sound file, PS Speech of the Reichsführer-SS at the SS Group Leader Meeting in Posen on 4 October Ceremony in Honour of the Fallen. In the months which have passed since we last met in June of , many comrades have fallen and given their lives for Germany and for the Führer.