Hitler's Second Berlin Speech Analysis

I chose to analyse the speech that Hitler gave on December 10th, 1940 to the workers of Berlin. It had been a few months since Germany had failed to defeat the RAF in the battle of Britain, which was the first time in the Second World War that war had brought destruction to German cities. The reason I believe Hitler made this speech in Berlin was because it was one of the largest cities that was targeted. It was made clear in the speech that Hitler was communicating with armament workers who have been making ammunition and weapons for the German war effort. After suffering what was the first ‘defeat’ after a long line of undisputed victories, I conclude that Hitler was trying to make sure that the German people were not going to give up once Germany itself had come under fire.

He leads off the speech with a challenge that he had expressed many times before throughout Germany. That the German people did not have sufficient space in their country for the population. Claiming that “Eighty-five …show more content…
Telling these German workers that “[he has] be fighting for twenty years” for Germany and the German people, and he is not going to stop until his death. To try and make sure that these Germans do not abandon the war effort, Hitler stressed that since World War I, everything he has ever done has been for the German people, even claiming “My own life and health are of no importance here.” He then tries to convey that even though he is the Fürhrer he is no different from any other German, and they’re all equally important if Germany wants to be strong. By doing this Hitler is stressing the importance of unity. If the German people want to be successful in this war, then they will all have to do their part for their country. In this case, he is emphasizing this point to the armament workers, as without them, Germany would lose their