Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski claimed that Heinrich Himmler gave a speech at Wewelsburg in 1941 regarding the reduction of the Slavic population by 30 million.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 10, 2026
Multiple sources, including an academic study quoting Bach-Zelewski's Nuremberg testimony and a 2026 Kreismuseum release, confirm that he testified Himmler spoke at Wewelsburg in 1941 and cited a goal of decimating the Slavic population by thirty million. The claim matches the attribution, which is what it asserts.
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… But, you know, for these, for the actions carried out in his official capacity as an Einsatz group commander, he never faced any penal jeopardy. But a lot of these figures actually came from him and only him, and nobody else. He claimed that, in 1941, he said that Heinrich Himmler gave a speech at Veselburg. Now, there's no record of this speech ever being given, and nobody other than Zelensky ever claimed that it was delivered. He said that Himmler said that the aim of the, of Barbarossa was to reduce the Slavic population by at least 30 million people and essentially exterminate the Russians. That's where this whole myth comes from that's bandied by these kind of amateur internet historians of, Hitler hated Slavs. …
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Supports. Bach-Zelewski's 1946 Nuremberg testimony is reported as recalling Himmler saying at Wewelsburg that the purpose of the Russian campaign was the decimation of the Slavic population by thirty million.[1][2][3]
Supports. A 2026 Kreismuseum Wewelsburg release states that Bach-Zelewski's Nuremberg testimony named the figure of 30 million for the Wewelsburg SS meeting in June 1941.[4]
Supports. The GedenkstättenForum article reports that Bach-Zelewski testified after the war that Himmler gave a speech at Wewelsburg citing the decimation of the Slavic population by thirty million.[5]
Context. Karl Wolff's later deposition, as reported in the German-language sources, says Himmler described the deaths as a consequence of war rather than the goal, and Bach-Zelewski said Himmler predicted starvation and combat would cause the losses.[3][6][7]
Context. Historians note that written orders for this policy did not exist and that the Wewelsburg conference took place June 12-15, 1941, which is later than the 'early 1941' wording in the testimony.[3][6]
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- 1“The Purpose of the Russian Campaign Is the Decimation of the Slavic Population by Thirty Million”: The Radicalization of German Food Policy in Early 1941academia.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2SS General Testifies About a Plan for the Genocide of Slavsen.nuremberg.media · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3The Nazi Hunger Plan for Occupied Soviet Territories - Tapatalktapatalk.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski: Karrieren der Gewalt zwischen ...kreis-paderborn.de · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Ideologie und Terror der SS« - GedenkstättenForumgedenkstaettenforum.de · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Axis History Forumforum.axishistory.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Hitler, Himmler and the Holocaust; Dr. Goebbels; bormann; wannsee conference; waffen sspaolosilv.wordpress.com · not rated · cited for: context
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