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This primary source document is the typed transcript of a speech given on October 4, 1943 by Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler to a group of SS officers in Posen, Poland. In order to understand the narrative, the student will need to retype the text (particularly the second paragraph) into a German-English translation utility that can be found in the internet. https://translate.google.com/

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To the extent possible under law, Randy Wells has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to “Himmler’s Posen Speech 4 October 1943”