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Extract from the record of a meeting, with Hitler's explanation of his U-boat strategy, including the sinking of US merchant ships without warning in order to kill the crews and his order to "shoot up the lifeboats" after the sinking
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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
Oshima (general, ambassador; Japan (1939-43))
Hiroshi ?shima
Japanese general (1886-1975)
- Born: 1886-04-19 (Iwamura)
- Died: 1975-06-06 (Tokyo)
- Country of citizenship: Japan
- Occupation: diplomat; military personnel; politician
- Military rank: lieutenant general
- Military branch: Imperial Japanese Army
- Position held: ambassador
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/30840654
Date: 03 January 1942
Literal Title: Extract from Memorandum on the conversation between the Fuhrer and Ambassador Oshima, in presence of the Reich Foreign Minister in the Wolfschanse on 3rd January 1942, from 1615 to 1800 hours
Defendant: Karl Doenitz
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: D-423
Exhibit Code: Prosecution 197
Document Book No: Prosecution 9 (Doenitz)
Citations: IMT (page 2664), IMT (page 9380)
HLSL Item No.: 452884
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