Ep. 41: 1944 Shifting Focus and Dismantling of Gas Chambers

Near the end of 1944, Himmler ordered the halt of the Final
Solution and the destruction of the gas chambers at
Auschwitz-Birkenau. As Allied troops carried out Air Raids on
Germany, citizens felt the effects of war on their daily lives
forcing the Nazis to shift their focus. In this episode, Dr. Nils
Roemer and Belofsky Fellow Angie Simmons discuss the Posen
Speeches and the Nazis shifting their focus.


The series, "A Year in the Third Reich," explores significant
events that took place throughout the years of Hitler's Third
Reich. In each episode, we refer to specific primary sources such
as newspaper articles, photographs, and maps. To access and
download the Primary Sources Handout for this episode, please
visit: https://ackerman.utdallas.edu/virtual-outreach.