The only known recording of Hitler actual speaking voice

This is supposily the only know recording of Hitler speaking. The conversation is regarding Russia.

The Hitler and Mannerheim Recording is a secret voice recording of a private conversation between Adolf Hitler and Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim held in 1942. The Finnish engineer at the broadcasting company Yle, Thor Damen, succeeded in recording the first eleven minutes of Hitler’s and Mannerheim’s private conversation.

Since Hitler never allowed anyone to record him off-guard, it had to be done secretly.

Damen’s original purpose was to record official birthday speeches and Mannerheim’s responses. However, Damen decided to continue recording after the conversation switched from official to private.


The SS realized that Damen was recording the conversation, and they immediately demanded to have it stopped. The SS were furious, but Yle was allowed to keep the tape hidden away, never to be opened. The tape was given to head of the state censors’ office, Kustaa Vilkuna, returned to Yle in 1957, and made publicly available a few years later.

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The title should say that it is the only surreptitious recording of Hitler known to exist.
He was recorded many times.

The Germans had about 3000 tanks when they invaded Russia.

I thought his voice would higher and tenser. More emphatic.

The History Channel said Hitler lived like a sloppy genius. He sat in stuffed chairs slid down with his leg over one arm of the chair.

a reply to: thinline

As Spock used to say, Faaascinating…

Sounds like once he knew he was over extended and had underestimated enemy strength and his own dwindling resources, he resorted to making a bunch of excuses-- "If only I had known how many tanks Russia built." If only Russia had kept their agreements, if only I had made better decisions…

Generally impatient and dismissive of counter opinion and argument, Hitler as the 'supreme decider' was his own worst general.

Megalomania, greed and ambition doth not a military commander make. Early gains surprised everyone, he let it go to his head, opening too many fronts at once. Good thing he didn't let his Generals run things…

Gonna conquer da werld… pffft

originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: thinline

The title should say that it is the only surreptitious recording of Hitler known to exist.
He was recorded many times.

He meant normal voice, private recordings, not speeches. There are other rare examples, but none so revealing as this.

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Interesting to hear him like this having only ever heard him doing his speeches, totally different voice between the statesman and the private man, you can hear his Austrian accent as well in his normal voice which isn't audible in his speeches.

originally posted by: intrptr
opening too many fronts at once.

He had no choice but to go on the offensive against Russia, it was either he attack or wait for them to attack, it's evidenced in that transcript when he talks about Molotov and Russia demands regarding extortion and his fears of Russia going after Romania's oil fields

a reply to: butcherguy

No!.., what he means is..its the only recording where Hitler spoke"Normal" when Hitler was speaking to the german masses he never spoke normal. It was always a staged, loud, aggressive voice by him not a voice when peolple speak in a normal matter with each other.

BTW its not the only recording that exist where he speaks normal. There is also the "Hitler's Mannerheim Monologue" from June 4, 1942..,On a visit from Hitler to Finland where he met the Finish General Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. The whole meeting was recorded secretly btw. it took place in a railway wagon.
The recording from it has an English translation within.

originally posted by: intrptr

originally posted by: butcherguy
a reply to: thinline

The title should say that it is the only surreptitious recording of Hitler known to exist.
He was recorded many times.

He meant normal voice, private recordings, not speeches. There are other rare examples, but none so revealing as this.

I had guessed that, but one has to guess a lot when the OP consists of two short sentences that are less than accurate.

originally posted by: D0MiNAT0R 1OOO
BTW its not the only recording that exist where he speaks normal. There is also the "Hitler's Mannerheim Monologue" from June 4, 1942..,On a visit from Hitler to Finland where he met the Finish General Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. The whole meeting was recorded secretly btw. it took place in a railway wagon.
The recording from it has an English translation within.

That's the recording in the OP

a reply to: D0MiNAT0R 1OOO
Again, the opening post consists of two sentences. Here they are:

This is supposily the only know recording of Hitler speaking. The conversation is regarding Russia. 

The first sentence is not true, no matter what anyone wants to believe.

a reply to: butcherguy

Apparently the OP never watched the History Channel.

He seems more rational than I thought, he assumed some of the mistakes, that was unexpected.. About attacking in the winter, the weapons capabilities, etc.

a reply to: butcherguy

Theres some lip synch stuff out there by lip readers, not much more revealed there. Hitler was very careful who he spoke to and what about. For instance, he was super secretive about his orders regarding extermination camps, nothing is recorded or written directly linking him with them.

He would meet in secret and voice his orders to a few commanders who carried them out.

It still is the primary method of communication today. World leaders fly round the world and meet behind closed doors all the time to discuss the dirty details of their plans in secret.

So any actual recordings like this are gold, especially of Der Fuhrer. A good example of how this activity in general by top politicians and world leaders is carried out is demonstrated in the Movie, Good Fellas…

originally posted by: Discotech
a reply to: thinline

Interesting to hear him like this having only ever heard him doing his speeches, totally different voice between the statesman and the private man, you can hear his Austrian accent as well in his normal voice which isn't audible in his speeches.

I never heard that before. Thanks.

originally posted by: intrptr
opening too many fronts at once.

He had no choice but to go on the offensive against Russia, it was either he attack or wait for them to attack, it's evidenced in that transcript when he talks about Molotov and Russia demands regarding extortion and his fears of Russia going after Romania's oil fields

An Army is most vulnerable right before it attacks.

The troops and supplies are lined up to move in one specific way according to the plan of attack, and they are close to the enemy.

Most of the fantastic success of the Wehrmacht in the beginning was due to the Soviet deployment in an attack array.

SORRY!!!! my fault,.., i was a little to quick and didn't read properly sorry! a reply to: Discotech

originally posted by: Discotech
a reply to: thinline

He had no choice but to go on the offensive against Russia, it was either he attack or wait for them to attack, it's evidenced in that transcript when he talks about Molotov and Russia demands regarding extortion and his fears of Russia going after Romania's oil fields

Apparently, Hitler and the general staff were surprised that UK and Fr were willing to go to war for the sake of Poland. A two-front war was not desired or even fully anticipated. Their early success was ultimately their failure. The subsequent "Sitzkrieg" may have even lulled the Axis into a sense of confidence verses Russia.

I believe the dawn of WW2 saw a much more unified Germany due to the fact it had just came into being from the many provinces, and the "Allies" truly did not have the raw info to form a real warplan. heck, look at Dunkirk, is that the result of proper war planning by the UK?

Not much of a history buff, just enough to pass class , and therefore not much into knowing all the facts per se, this made him more of an actual person to me, instead of just the crazy guy he portrayed during his speeches. Very interesting.

I guess this one is a fake?
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Cool! He sounds like a nice guy. Psycho but ok.

I kept waiting for him to go off like the funny hitler vids.

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thanks for the this it was interesting