Hitler’s Internal Addresses Unpublished Speech Transcripts, 1937–1939 (Bundesarchiv NS11) (Irving File 88)

Title: Unpublished Hitler Speech Transcripts, 1937–1939
Date(s): 20 February 1937 – 11 May 1939
Level of Description: File
Extent and Medium: 152 pages (microfilm reproduction; digitized PDF format; black-and-white)
Language(s): Primarily German; English used in archival metadata
Physical Form: Typed transcripts, some pages with handwritten annotations or marginalia; preserved via microfilm (Reel 36, Film No. 969S8)

This file comprises verbatim transcripts of previously unpublished speeches delivered by Adolf Hitler between February 1937 and May 1939 to:

• Military leaders (e.g. Wehrmacht high command, officer academies)
• Party officials and internal Nazi circles
• Journalists and controlled press representatives

The content captures private, often ideologically extreme rhetoric, distinct from Hitler’s public orations. It includes discussions on:

• War preparation and rearmament strategy
• Justifications for anti-Semitic and expansionist policies
• Mobilization of the German industrial and military complex
• Manipulation of press and public perception
• Internal morale and propaganda

Each speech is identified by date, audience, and location, with some featuring marginalia or archival stamps from the Bundesarchiv (e.g., NS11 folio identifiers).

The speeches illustrate the progressive radicalization of Hitler’s thinking and offer critical insight into the Third Reich’s internal ideological atmosphere and militarization trajectory in the lead-up to WWII.

Disclaimer

Content Advisory – Historical Material Involving Hate Speech and Totalitarian Ideology

This document contains verbatim transcripts of speeches delivered by Adolf Hitler and other materials originating from the Nazi regime between 1937 and 1939. The contents reflect the language, ideology, and propaganda of the Third Reich and include expressions of antisemitism, racial superiority, militarism, and authoritarian rhetoric. These views are deeply offensive, morally reprehensible, and have no place in modern discourse except within critical, educational, or historical study.

The inclusion and presentation of this material does not constitute endorsement or promotion of its contents. It is preserved solely for the purpose of research, education, documentation, and critical examination of the mechanisms of fascism, totalitarianism, and historical injustice. Users are urged to approach this content with intellectual caution, ethical reflection, and awareness of its historical impact.

This document may be disturbing or harmful, especially to those whose communities were targeted by the Nazi regime. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.

Condition Note

A few of the earlier pages are largely illegible but are included for historical completeness.

The general condition of the file is archivally sound but visually aged, with consistent reproduction quality typical of 1970s microfilm transfers. Most pages are legible, though some exhibit faint type, uneven contrast, and occasional blurring, especially where original documents were handwritten or stamped. Despite minor visual degradation, the typed German text is largely readable throughout, making it suitable for  scholarly use .