Evening star., 1944-07-21
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FOLLOWING is the tert OF Adolf
HitIer's speech, as broadcast by
the German radio and reported
by the Federal Communications
Commission:
| introduction: From the
Fuehrer's headquarters we shall
broadcast an address by the
Fuehrer to the German nationD
German men and women, I do
not know how many times an at
tempt on my life has been planned
and carried out. If I address you
today I am doing so for two reasons:
Firstly, so that you shall hear my
voice and know that I personally
am unhurt and we'll and, secondly,
so that you shall hear the details
about a crime that has no equal in
German history.
An extremely small clique Of am
bilious, unscrupulous and at the
same time foolish, criminally-stupid
officers hatched a plot to remove
me and, together with me, virtually
to exterminate the stan Of the Ger
man high command. The bomb
that was placed by Col. Graf Won
Stauffenberg exploded two meters
away from me on my right side. 1t
wounded very seriously number of
my dear collaborators. One Of them
has died. I personally am entirely
unhurt apart from negligible grazes,
bruises or burns.
This I consider to be confirmation
Of the task given to me by Provi-
dence, to continue in pursuit of the
aim Of my life as have done
hitherto, for solemnly admit be-
fore the whole nation that since
the day I moved into the Wilhelm
strasse I have been imbued with one
thought only, to do my duty to the
best of my knowledge and ability.
Admits SleepIess Nights.
Also, since it became clear to me
that war was inevitable and could
no longer be delayed I have lived
for my people practically only in
work and worry throughout count
less days and sleepless nights.
At an hour in which the German
Army Is waging a very hard struggle
there has appeared in Germany a
very small group similar to that in
italy which believed that it could
thrust dagger into our back as it
did in 1918 But this time they
have made very great mistake.
The assertion Of these usurpers
that I was no longer alive is dis
proved at this moment as I am talk
ing to you, my dear volksgenossen.
The circle which comprises these
usurpers is extremely small. 1t has
nothing to do with the German
Army. 1t is a very small clique Of
criminal elements which will now
be exterminated quite mercilessly.
1 order, therefore, at this moment
that no civilian authority has to
accept any order from an authority
which these usurpers arrogantly as
sumo. Secondly. that no military
authority and no leader of troops
and no soldier should obey an order
by these usurpers, that, on the con-
trary, every one is in duty bound
either to arrest the person bearing
or issuing such an order or to kill
him Immediately If he offers resist
ance.
Himmler Named.
To create order at last, I have
appointed Reichmirister Himmler
to be commander of the army at
home (heimatheeres> Into the
general staff I have called Col. Gen
Guderian to replace the chief of the
general staff who had to retire for
health reasons, and I have sum-
moned another proven leader of the
eastern front to be his assistant. In
all other Reich authorities there is
no change.
j 1 am convinced that by stamping
) out this very small clique of traitors
and conspirators we will now at last
create that atmosphere in the rear
at home which the fighting front
needs, for it is impossible that in
!, the front line hundreds and thou