On 16 July 1933, the Sachsentreffen Gauparteitag took place in Leipzig. Hitler delivered two speeches at what was known as the “Saxon Meeting,” the Gau Party Congress of Saxony held in Leipzig. At the imposing Völkerschlachtdenkmal monument, constructed to commemorate the Battle of the Nations of 1813, Hitler announced to 140,000 men of the SA, … Continue reading Hitler in Leipzig