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Minutes of conference on Barbarossa (USSR), including the action date (22 June), relative strengths in different sectors, a prediction of four weeks of "violent battles" followed by weaker resistance, and contacts with Finland, Hungary, and Romania

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Adolf Hitler (Fuehrer, Reich Chancellor, Supeme Commander of Wehrmacht)

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Adolf Hitler

Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945)

Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus)
Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler)
Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01)
Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier
Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556)
Member of: Nazi Party
Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing
Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin

Date: 30 April 1941

Literal Title: Conference with Chief "L" on the 30 April 1941

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)

Evidence Code: PS-873

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 137

Document Book No: Prosecution P: Aggression: USSR

Citation: IMT (page 1180)

HLSL Item No.: 450915

Notes:According to the trial transcript, Chief L was "the Chief of the Section Landsverteideigung of the Wehrmacht Fuehrungsstab," who is not named.

Trial Issues

IMT count 2: crimes against peace (wars of aggression) (IMT) Wars of aggression

Document Summary

Staff Evidence Analyses

PS-873: File Memorandum about a Discussion at the Chielf L IV/Qu, classified Top Secret, about the invasion of Russia

Red Series Doc Descriptions

PS-873: Top-secret conference with chief L, 30 April 1941, on the military situation in general. the FÜhrer has decided on 22 June 1941 for the attack on Russia (case Barbarossa)

Blue Series Subject Index

PS-873: U.S.S.R., AGGRESSION -- "Zero day"