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Hitler orders Volkssturm to defend Reich with every able body
Adolf Hitler proclaims a Volkssturm mobilizing men from 16 to 60 to defend Germany with guns and tools as Allied forces press from multiple fronts. Himmler and Koch pledge total defense and urge relentless resistance. Moscow radio notes German plans amid looming battles as world headlines mention the Pacific.
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London
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Hitler
Volkssturm
People’s Army
Heinrich Himmler
Home Front
East Prussia
Himmler
Erich Koch
Berlin
Fuehrer
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