Hitler hides from his troops

7th November 1942: Hitler avoids the outside world as it becomes ever more obvious that the war is turning against him

A German machine gun position in Stalingrad, October 1942. The capture of the city had been ‘imminent’ for over two months.

Among the few people who might be described as personal friends of Hitler was Albert Speer. As one of his favourite architects Speer had accompanied Hitler on his tour of Paris in 1940. With the sudden death of Armaments Minister Fr…