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Fuehrer's Hq., 1 May 1941 For senior Officers only Only by officer 1 original copy
Conference with Chief "L" on the 30 April 1941
1. Timetable Barbarossa:
The Fuehrer has decided: Action Barbarossa begin 22 June. From 23 May maximal troop movements performance schedule. At the beginning of operations the OKH reserves have not yet reached the appointed areas. -
2. Proportion of actual strength in the plan Barbarossa: Sector North: German and Russian forces approximately of
the same strength.
Sector Middle: Great German superiority. Sector South: Russian superiority.
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3. Russian strategic concentration:
Continued movements of strong forces to the German-Russian boundary.
4. Estimate by the Supreme Commander of the Army of course Barbarossa will take.
Presumably violent battles of the frontiers, duration up to 4 weeks. In course of the following development weaker resistance may be expected.
Opinion of Russian soldiers: A Russian will tight, on appointed spot, up to the last breath.
5. Conversations with Finland are approved by the Fuehrer
according to the OKW WFST part II Op. 44594/41 g.K. Chefs of the 28 April 1941. '
6. Conversations with Hungary are only possible in the last third of May. The Fuehrer believes the Hungarians will be prepared to carry out defensive operations on the Russian border, but they will not allow any German attack from Hungary.
7. Conversations with Roumania will be possible only at a very advanced date.
8. Concealment of conversations with friendly countries: projected German assault in the West, hence Eastern Front must be covered. Participation of friendly countries only as a purely defensive measure.
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
Authors
Adolf Hitler (Fuehrer, Reich Chancellor, Supeme Commander of Wehrmacht)
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
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.
Document Summary
PS-873: File Memorandum about a Discussion at the Chielf L IV/Qu, classified Top Secret, about the invasion of Russia
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)