Talk:Posen Conference

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this article seems weak in 2 ways. obviously, this was written by the person who was writing up the Speer article (which is fine and understandable, but this article is a stub as a result):

1. Speer is featured too prominently. That part belongs with Speer, or as a footnote to a much more beefed up article about the Posen Conference.

2. The Posen Conference itself is not detailed. This paraphrasal: "Himmler spelled out clearly to his audience the mass-murder of the Jews, its implications for everyone present, and its long-term significance for Germany." What exactly does this mean? What did he say? Presumably, he thought the long term significance would be good for Germany. Did he really have a good sense of what the future would hold if Germany were defeated? The article doesn't say, it just offers a confusing paraphrasal which is simply designed to support the Speer commentary, which if it turns out that Speer didn't play much of a role, is not much of a basis for an article.

About Speer: Gita Sereny in her book ´Speer his battle with the thruth´ sets questions about Speer leaving the conference.

I wrote a new article regarding Himmler's Posen speech. I edited this article, so there is a direct link to the new article. OotHb 14:45 (GMT +1) Dez 18 2005