'Destruction of the Jews' decided
12 December 1941: Hitler tells meeting of all leading Nazis that the time for implementing his 1939 "prophecy" has arrived
On the 12th December, one day after declaring war on the USA, Hitler called a meeting of leading Nazi officials. Around 50 senior party members attended an unusual private meeting in Hitler’s rooms within the Reich Chancellery. Here Hitler recalled his words from 30th January 1939 when …
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