Adolf Hitler’s Speech to His Generals at Ziegenberg Headquarters – December 28, 1944

Gentlemen,

I have asked you to come here before an operation on the successful conclusion of which further blows in the west will depend.

First, I want briefly to place this particular operation in its true significance. I want to relate it to the over all situation that confronts us, and to the problems which we face and which must be solved. Whether the…