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yellow colored cards were for German nationals, 

Tha.information contained in these cards is at the same time to be found in 

bc'Jk form 1n the FAHNDUNGSBUCH. This is a monthly publication of the RSHA in 

which all wanted .persons are listed with their personal descriptions. The in- 

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formation is transferred from the book to the cards. 

ii) HAUPTKARTEI (Main Index File) 

. The cards of ABT II wore blue, while the files were llow, indicating that 

they contain a list of politioir crimes and suspocts. 

Theords ofLBTIIIwsreLorfmga, and the files were green, indicating that they 

contain aA•ist of espionage crimes 07 uspocts: • • 

The _above color system pertaining to both the SUCH UND SPEZIALKARTEI and the 

'HAUPTKARTEI is prescribed by the RSHA in BERLIN and applies to the whole of Germany. 

iii) A-EARTEI (Riders) 

This index file contained a list of political criminals or of those people 

:whO ' hact not:adopted the National-Socialist point of view. Most of the people 

indexed wore in concentration camps. On these cards green, blue, and rod riders 

were used.: ::a.ource believes that greon rofOrrod to "Marxism" and rod to "comMun- 

. ism",b4t:ignores the moaning of thO blue rider.' 

' Theindox was always kopt looked and stored away in a safo. Only one person 

was handling the indox and nobody was supposed to see The contonts of thoso cards. 

The filo6for the green, blue and rod . cards woro only in two colors, green and 

All pntrios on the index cards wore aado in plain languago and not in cod°, 

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iv) GESTAPO Files in DARMSTADT, 

All records of the GESTAPO in DARMSTADT wore complotoly destroyed by fire dur7 

ing . a-bombing attack on . 11 Sept 44. ' Whon this Hq was movod to BENSHEIM• now , rocords 

and files had to be compiled. Thoy wore forced to start again from scratch. 

III. GESTAPOUSSENDIENSTSTELLE (nreign Branch), DARi vISTADT B-2 (Source:--GOTNER) 

.A . n0Mbor-,.of . pooplo who wore arrested by the GESTAPO . wore transferred from BENS- 

HEIMAO ,DARMST'ADT for a socallod special treatment (SONDERBEHANDLUNG). KOMMISAR 

WANGEMANN:was • • . in . chargo of this dopart. Source was rosponsiblo for filling 

outthOtrairel.papor's. At one timo sho noticed on ene-ofthe papers that the person 

invOlvedWas rapidly dying of a disease, which, sourco claimed, could not have 

boon tho 

IV. FORGED SOLDBUEOHER FOR THE VAFFEN SS B-2 (Source: GANTNER) 

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'AJSCHAFMOSCH was obsorvod by source one ovening in tho process of forging SOLD- 

' BUTCHERfortho- WAFFEN SS for REG RAT GIRKE, KRIM RAT HELLENBROICH, BAU4EIST7A, • 

and a drivar.. 

V. CONCENTRATION CAMPS . B-2 (Souroo: GINTNER) 

.Persohsarrostod by tho BENSHEIM GTSTAPO Hq Woro shippod to the following institutiOns: 

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0 Male golitical convicts and foreign, workers who had soxual rolations with German 

women 'wore sont to DACHAU (major affonsos),BUCHENWALD (minor offonsos), and 

FLOSSENBUERG (minor offonsos).

Fomale political convicts and 

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women who had soxual rolationa with foreign 

workers waroahippod to RAVENSBRUECK and..FLOSSENBUERG. 

iii) porsons convieted.of sabotago, of failing to apoar for work, of prohibited 

cloxuaV.rolatiOns which did not result in'prognancy, at al, wore sont to DARMSTADT 

Reformatory (for tho SAarpfalz Region); MAINZ Reformatory (RHINE Rogion); REDDEN- 

HEIM; andiHIRZENHEIM. ' The maximum punishmont was 56 days, 

SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION morq 

PAUL KUBALA, Maj, MI, 

Commanding. 

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Appendix 

Name 

SECRET 

GESTAPO PERSONALITIES 

Civilian AILGERTINE . 

Title I artment .Section Hal ht DescriDtion 

GESTAPO HQ BENSHEIM, ADOLF HITLELSTR 52 

- (Responsible for District HESSEN) 

GInk; Fritz 

REG RAT STUBAF Chief of Hq 

32 

1.70m 

Stocky build, broad 

shoulders, dark hair, 

scar behind right 

• ear (3 cm) 

HELLENBROICH ERIN RAT STUBAF • Deputy LEITLa IV 39 

SCHWINN; Peter POI RAT OSTUF Persor.ael LETTER I 45 

1.75m 

1.75 in 

Speaks English, goodlooking, 

brown eyes, 

black. hair, gocd 

teeth. 

Very pl_ender, blue 

eyes, dark blond hair, 

nervous eye twitch. 

STEIN, Ernst POI OB INS HSTUF Finance LEITER II 55 

1.72 in 

Broad shoulders, 

grey eyes, grey 

hair. 

BENEWITZ, Ger- POL INS OSTUF Transp to IV 6 a&b 32 1.75 in Medium blond rehard 

Cionc camps, ceding hair, blue 

visas, pas- 

eyes, wears glasses, 

ses' 

thick lips. 

BATZ, Joachim POL SEK 

EIDNANN, Julius 

(+) Estimated 

Report Ref NO SAIC/1 

32? 

Preventiv. IV 6 a&b 37? 

detention; 

filing 

SECRET 

Dark hair', brown 

eyes, very nervous. 

Bald, grey eyes, 

right leg stiff, 

healthy complexion.

Appendix 

Name 

EWALb 

(Cant 'd) 

- Cfvilian 

Title -.‘ 

SECRET 

ALIGEMEINE 

SS'Rank artment .Section A•e + Height( ) Description 

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-7-Interpreter:. -"AST IV 

Grey hair, stocky, 

- lc 2 

wears civ,clothes,, 

.Latvian dialect. . 

MUS CH OSCHAF - Personnel 

KLEIN, 'sold°. 

APPEL, Wilhelmine 

Typist 

30? 1.70 m Blond, blue eyes, 

stocky, broad face. 

24 1-.68 in Dark blondo,bluogrey 

-eyes, protruding 

teeth. 

Wail 24, 1.58 in Dark hair, blue eyes, 

quiet disposition. 

:AI ,BRECHT , Hans • POL . SEX 

FREUMNBERGER, - POL SEE 

Fritz 

AMSTUZ 

Finance 42? 1.75 in Blond hair, grey 

eyes, slender, bony 

• face. 

Administration 

Admin; food 

30? 

1.69m 

29? 1.80 in 

Dark blond, dark 

complexion, unstable 

disposition, indis 

ti-net prOnunciation. 

Dark blond, 'grey 

eyes, slender, 

wears glasses.- 

• *GIESS, 'Fritz 

Admin 

37 

1.78m 

Light blond hair, 

light blue eyes; 

strong, energetic 

disposition. 

WEISS, Gertrud 

(47) Eptimated 

Report Ref No SAIC/1 

Mess Hall 

SECRET 

32 

1.65m 

Black hair, blue 

eyes, -stout, energetic 

manners. 

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Appendix Cont 

Name 

1.2TZGER, 

(1 4 7,414 ,..., 

V.L. V .1.-1-J-a1-1. 

S-Rank 

.SECREf 

Section 

i ht( .Descri tion 

Taack hair, dark eyes,.,' , 

beautiful-te-th';del 

cate 

ing Manners. - 

Black hair, remarka7- 

. bly . biue eyes,. long 

eyelashes, very slim. 

GAI\JITER, Miss 

Transp to CC 

JENGIER 

STATTMAYN ERIE SEK 

B6-DIEGER, Helmi 

WARLICH; use 

(+) Esti:s.ated 

Re-pert Ref . /To SAIC/1 

Jews iv 5 37 l.73 m Black hair(greying), 

black eyes, pointed 

face, Swabian dialect. 

Jews IV 5 32 1.75.m Greying hair, black 

-eyes, fine face, 

Viennese_ dialect, 

cordial manners. 

Jews (typist) IV 5, 22 1.69 m Brunette, blue eyes, 

noticeable large mole 

on left forehead, 

stout. 

SECRET 

IV 6a & b 23 1.70 m Black.hair, blue 

eyes,fine appearance,very 

intelligent, 

GIRKE's 

_girlfriend.

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SECRET 

Civilian ALLGEMEINE 

Name 

SS Rank- Dc arthcnt -Section A•e Hei•ht Des cri .tion 

LABNER,Andreas KRIM OB'SEK -STUSCHLF -1VETAUSLANDER IV :lb 53 1:68 in Almost bald, black cycs,ouc - 

of upper • tecth missing,thick 

pronunciation. 

GTZ,Karl KRIM ASST HSCHAF -TEST:OK:ANDER IV lc 1 

29 1.76 in Blond hair,blue cycs,frcsh 

complexion,artificial right 

leg. 

2.7d. I CHBIER,Karl KRIM SEK STUSCHLF W2STiXSLA1'DER IV 1 c 1 41 1.70 in .Dark hair,dark eyes, scar on 

back of head, exceptionally 

broad hits. 

SPIEGEL,Laver STUSCH.LF WESTLUSLANDER IV lc 1 42 1.69 in Bald, exceptiondlly black eyes, 

sick appcaranco,Bavarian dialcct 

Miss .Intorpreter IV lc 1 

KNOLL, Erika 

Interpretcr IV lc 1 al 1.70 m Dark blond, hair, blue-eyes, 

slonder,bad complexion, two 

gold teeth. 

wLITHES,Georg KRIM SEX STUSCHLF ORTSLUSLANDER IV lc 2 46 1.75 in Black hair, grey eyes, thick 

eyebrows, healthy complexion, 

strongly built. 

RaY,Michel KRIM SEK 0RTSLUS'IJANDER IV lc 2 -34 1.69 in 

Dark blond hair, grey cycs 

slim appearanco,pale complexion. 

WA.GNER; Karl 

40 1.69 t Dark hair,blue eyes,red complexion,scar 

on facc,stout. 

RETZLR;Seppel • IV lc 2 38 ? 1.75.m Wavy black hair,grey oyes, 

(+) Estimated slim,Bavarian dialect. 

Report Ref No SIIIC/1 

SECRE.T

Lppendix. 

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GLOCE51-2R-,_ Hans 

HEUSEL,Georg 

BEATHOLD,Hcinrcich 

ILLCKS, Heinrich 

LEONHLRD, Miss 

BRUBACH, Martin 

WEBER, LudWiE OB SEK 

• (+).Estimatod: 

Report Ref No SAIb/1 

KRIM OB SEK 

Counterespionage 

IV 3a & b 1 

IV ;a & b 48? 

IV 3p & b 26? 

Typist "IV 3a & b 

Capt(Lrmy) C ountcrespi- IV 3c 

onago.War industries 

IISTUF 

Gird & es- IV la &b 

cape;: Communism,- 

Marxism:. 

: 

1.68n, 

1.70m 

tion 

rcying black hai 

,- -strong,wears'an'eic4tionally- 

: beautifUl-diamend ring on 

small finger of lcft-,hand: 

1.70 . m - Black hair, dark eycS,scat on 

right corner of mouth, 

1.70 m- Grey hair,grcs cycs,mustache,- 

scar on back of.right.hand, 

fficndly disposition. 

1.75 m 

49.? 1.72 in 

Grey hair, grey cycs,pro 

, nounced bcllystrongly built, 

plump appcarancc.• 

Dark -hair, grey cycs,wcars • 

glasscs,slin,quict disposition. 

Straw-colored hair,dark oyes 

slender,stomach ailment,hollow 

chccks,ESSEN dialcct. 

Dark blond,somcwhat bald,bluc 

cycs,round face. 

1.70 in 

.Black hair,grey eyes,heart 

mcnt,strongly built,qdict dis 

position.

ECHEL;Meriechen 

im'Dark blond,grey e 

.Black hair, black 

plexion, slim. 

Blond bair,bluc 

complexion. 

:IIJ GESTAPO AU SSENDIENSTELLE (Foreign Scrvica Post); DARMSTADT/ 

eyes,light corn- 

ayes 

Grey hair, grey oyes, stocky, tip of 

_right hand middle finger missing. 

Dark blond hair, 

Dark blond hair, protruding teeth, 

.Brunettc, grey eyes, strong appearance, 

energetic manners. 

- Black hair, dark eyes, palci slendei,

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black - _ 

rif:a hair, 

4fac-e-check - 

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c3:.~Dark hair, flat nose i s--stout. . 

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ICES CH 

T_IMIKUHIM 

V.T EGER 

AgEti , 

S 

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Helthch 

FRIA! SEE 

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11Tif . Not SS.. 

• itRiia. SE••• 

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,.GEST.LPO - AUSSINDIENSTSTELLE (Foreign Service Post), GIESSEN 

,HSTUF - - 45 

•7as relieved by 56 1.67 M 

PEL • 

.45 1.75 in 

V., GE S T.1.20 1.IISSENKOMMI,NDO (Foreign Service Lig) , WORMS 

HS TUF 

45 1.58 III 

- - 

GEST.LPO LUSSENDIENSTSTEME (Foreign Service Post) 

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• . 

-- 33 1,66 m 

Greying heir, fat -, -.rears 

-glasses. - 

. Dark hair, slender. 

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• 

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• 

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1.63 -m, Brunette, dark eyes,- high - 

cheek bones , slander. 

Dark hair, grey eyes, fat, 

stocky. 

HISLU 

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Dark blond hair, stocky. 

43? ' 1.70 m Dark blond hair, slender. 

- 1.75_ - Black hair, slender. 

slender. 

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Appendix (CuilL.'d) 

Civilian _ALLGEMEINE 

Nanib Title . SS Rank Department Section Lge (4- ) Hc ight (-0 Descri_ptimi 

BRANER 

SOMMER 

ERIKSEK 

rim _SEX 

• 

1.70 m, 

Blackliair,-dark brown eyes 

slender, self-assured; 

Black hair, brown oyes, stout, 

fresh complexion, good appearance. 

ZORN, Lulu 

Typist 

23 1.60 m Red hair,-blue eyes, stout, 

wears glasses. 

VIII. REITJEAT N - GEGNER N_ICHaICHTENDIENST (Enemy Signals), BENSHEIM, LEMLIMPLLTZ (Lgents recruited by Ref N 

:-- 

worked in ILINZ, BINGEN, WORMS, DARMSTADT, and GROSS UMSTEDT) 

BHA, Bruno _KRIM SEK 

.36 1.68 m Light blond hair, light blue 

oyes, nervous, flat nose, 

Saxon dialect. 

KNORZER, Erna lately in FRANKFURT 31 1.71 m 

FRISCH 

SNTLIK 

HEERWAGEN - 

KRIM SEK 

KRIM SEX 

SECRET 

X. REF= N, Sub-Sec WORMS 

33? - 

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45? 

IX. REFERAT N, Sub-Sec BINGEN 

43 

33 

45 1.65 in 

• 

1.73 in 

1.70 in 

Black hair, black eyes, long 

pale face, arrog-Int manners. 

Dark blond hair, strong build. 

Black hair, dark eyes, Polish 

citizen, speaks sote German. 

arev hair, slmder, ver y intolligOnt, 

speaks French; rurniture 

store KARLSTR 1, DARMSTLDT. 

PETRI KRIM ASST 29 1.76 m Dark blond hair, grey eyes, slim. 

XI. INSPECTOR FOR RSHA, BERLIN, PRINZ ALBRECHT STR. 8-9 

ACHMER-PIEFRADER, 

(+) Estimated 

Report Ref No SAI 

Dx (formerly Chief of GESTAPO Hq, DARMSTADT 48 

and INSPECTEUR WIESBADEN) 

C/1 

SECRET 

• 1.80 in Dark blond hair, very good 

appearance. 

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Lppendix Cont l d) 

• Civilian- 

Name . 

SECRE T. 

Descri 

STRLUCH 

brown-_oyes,scar 

On left part af.face,healthy 

teeth,good appearance,very lively. 

FRIEDRICHS 

-STUBL 

1.78 m 

Dark blond,slender,quiot person. 

ISSELHORST,, Erich 

Dr 

EHRLINGER,Erich 

SCHILLING, Dr. 

MHLHEI1IZR,XPT1 

MUILER,Llfred 

MILIIR,Gerhard 

GEHB,Earl REG 0 INSP 

WILEE,Lrtur 

DIRLEWLNGER 

C-0: Estimated 

Report Ref Ne RtTr1/1- 

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OSTUBLF 38 1.75 m 

STLF Now in BERLIN, RSHL 32 1.80 m 

LETSCHEF 

STUBLF 

Lator chief investigator 

at GESTLPO Hq, WIESBLIEN 

37 1.70m 

08TUBLF 35 1..65 m 

"USTUF 46 1.60 m 

—USTUF 

35 1.65 m 

HSTUF 45 1.70.m 

ESTUF 

SONDERZOWILNDO leader 

against , partisans 

34 1..70 m- 

OSTUF SD 38 . 1.73 m 

Greying hair,light blue oyes,stout, 

very intelligent ,hard worker, good 

appearance. 

Black hairidark eyes,slender, 

good.appearence,ambitious. 

Dark blond,wears glasses,scar on 

left part of face,very intelligent, 

• 

Light blond hair,light blue eyes, 

slender, energetic. 

Bald,dark complexion,wears glasses, 

fat ,quiet disposition. 

Dark blond,stout,good looking. 

Black hair,dark eyestslender, 

quiet disposition.. 

Black hair,dark eyes ,tall,slendo, 

heavy drinker. 

• 

Dark hair, slendor;sne.ppy appearance. 

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VON PFUHLSTEIN, Alexander, GENMAJ a.D. (retired) has been a professional soldier 

since 1917, but he acts and talks like a bubinessman rather than a German 

general. He iø related by birth and marridge.to many k faMily of German high 

nobility. However, he is not A land owner, does not have independent sources 

of income, and has been living on his soldiers' pay. He sesms to be strongly under 

the influence of his wife. He has six cllildren, all of whom are being 

brought up not to believe in the ideas of soldiering or of Netional Socialism. 

At the time of the interviews source was highly nervous and excited, due to 

the fact, he explained, that he had gone tl-srough a great deal Of suffering and 

that, at last, he considered himself oitt of danger. He talked freely and without 

hesitation Or 'doubt en any subject, and his otory is believed to be accurate 

and to the best of his knowledge. 

Gen VON PFUHLSTEIN is extremely ar...aue to be employed by the Allies in any 

capacity. . 

RatinK: . 43-2, Date of Inforaation: See Text Interrogator: W.M.B. 

II. P IWONAL HISTORY 

17 Dec 1899 Born in Danzig. 

1912 7 1917 KADETTENANSTALT (Military . Academy) P02SD.;ss.1-LICHTERFELDE. 

19 Mar 1917 Entered Army as FAEHNRICH with 4 Guard Regt. 

14 Dec 1917 Commissioned LT. 

1918 In 100,000-man Army. 

1 Apr 1925 Promoted to 0/LT. 

1 Apr 1933 Promoted to HPTM. 

1933 Secondary General Staff position to the Arty FUR III, BERLIN. 

1935 CO, JAEGER Co in HIRSCHBERG/Silesia. 

1936- 1937 Ic,XI Corps, HANOVER. 

1937 Promoted to 03STLT. 

1938 Ia, 19 Div. 

1939 ,Ia, 58 Div 

1941 00,154 Inf Regt, Eastern Front. 

1 Feb 1942 Promoted to OBST. 

1 Feb 1943 CO,BRANDEN3URG Div. 

1 Jul 1943 Promoted to GENMAJ. 

1 Apr 1944 Relieved of command because of political unreliability. 

1 Jul 1944 CG,50 Div, Eastern Front. 

18 Jul 1944 Wounded. 

1 . Aug 1944 CG in charge of defensive fortifications, H0HENSTEIN-0RTELS3URGER- 

1JALD, East Prussia, order of Gen GUDERIAN. 

1 Sep 1944 Arrested by SD because of participation in plot against HITLER 

on 20 July 44. 

14 Sep 1944 Officially dismissed from Army and imprisoned in BERLIN. 

24 Nov 1944 Transferred from BERLIN Prison to KUESTRIN Prison (Concentration 

Camp for officers politically unfavorable to HITLER). 

30 Jan 1945 Dismissed froa prison, whore he was under HIi ,LLER's custody as 

a political prisoner. 

2 Apt 1945 Suriendered voluntarily to an American .unit at WERTHEIM. 

Present address: KREUVERTHEIM, near WERTHEIM/Main. In the castle of his 

cousin TUERST zu LOVENSTEIN-ITRTHEIM-FRELIDENBERG. 

SECRET 

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FrI STZ eepe.-O4al,ly .shocked by the fact that losses in men which ran into.'::. 

1.12" ci .r. d va tili;i4siaide ' as ...it STALINGRAD, did not make the slightest impreiiiion, 

:H-IlTse.L.**. 4 

■• 

v.,,■ ZEITZLEB; Yearned within those short weeks to recognize • HITLER' s• • : 

x '..- to :'',e • . 

. • . . and . to hate. and despise . him because of his Personal char —s,- 

. , 

q. .:0":pf,12,4t.X8 .4)1.4 ,3'6hC..was., not yet thinking about the overthrowing of the FUEMEA'. 

Heratthet4c74,iis,idelije'cl-It his .duty, 'dome what ram, to remain at his Post.. 

'fii',:aiii:BSC:i ..3:t'aiIity' of the Collapse was . painfully clear to him and to the ()fel-. 

ko, Cor:E.I .:9±.'0.110,Pers:-.4:onS] , 

Sea. . They continued to work out of a sense .of dUty; , ' 

,e..nd.,..withOu'Veinyi,hope 

'41ommtunc) 

i .. 

itt.:Oita'thie ' ..impression to Admiral CANARIS; the ,decision 

*VP/ ,..»,,;;"' vAti .. - -,.. . . . • • —, 

VIELE1 reache d 

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-let) :141.1`'4:• l'.....'.%::.':. ' . , ' 

....Intt: 'et ..egir,s'skifIxthe4,.y.ear 1943, particularly in the fall and winterithe, 

M '• i '11q1::?14iii:P.i,t0;ii, li I T I, 71 ,' . ripened: There were various .idese.":.9,e'',-ta . 't,hei,,-;$ 

'344.001.44,41,Y,i,lr, =0..p.2 . . .For a long time it was hoped . that 4.4.:..ropo-tz:4..i, 

i4114441.7.4.Vg .,i,Pne•.'0±" HITLER i s so-called' "visits to theifiorit",..,.' 

, ITLER ! e.:,tVisits'usually carried him only as 

•-,11!^ ' 3.'.:' ' ' , , • . i fir. as 

. 

,,,121:4i;dOU 

'q,iii to.i:; a e well as at 4.rri,y oGroup SOUTH preparations 

'11' 

' .for 

, .waiti 

in 

did'r:' not 'come co pass, because HITLER 'O'Ould,::ne.ii 

Ti 

41;,,,:41,O).'.12e.kee. visit to l'. the front', Thus the decieion::Wee:i,:gridi477.,,,,k,„.6:,,,, 

., 4.21g441.iaut,:,the : overthrow of HITLER, and if possibl.e.,led,lith1/4,A.A.V,i,i'.:' 

, 

v. ■ r.) 

, ,,...c.,A. . 

11,04ii.,,,,41,46i..,,: 

.:51.eteriV.on 7 . 

, 

I had ocoasiOn to 

,t_ 

speak to thei--fdllowing- 

lef.:4„\aol„.:ealv „.prisOners, like myself:: OBST VON OANNPT,g.P.4,-:;06*-ein7-;k:'•i_ 

SION744.5:B11043, 7.11G;:.: MAJ VON•HASSELT, eon of the 

11P-... 

diplomat, and MAJ44 

?,ai.,f;,, t,.„.0.,.:,ri,e, - f , d. :ii;4' i.. ‘a.reh,a3,., ' 

T hese ise • thre e officers 

. wore, apprehended:140), 

• w- I . 0 vf. 8,3 

rereltlirp-4.,d';gi,,Ve,:isadetailed ad cpunt of the 

ilingr attempted 'ekeeUtion.?tta.,_ 

."k4Vo'ii ..-i:,:,::p'art of the story, as far as I can 

VON reali;*:Tii 

swkiii-..,, , -- , E.1, 8 ••••:.tole: . .- "- 

• • , . 

T OF,,MBERG, as :0 of S:to the Commander of tho ReplaceMent.:. 

%•?:e;,.FT.I.STRFA.:1 liq,t;O: give an account on the 

Thip.i 

state'-. ..6f ..:,the ',.: 

../..epiirt'yreis to 1 be • delivered as part of 

..( 

'the...''66.7.C.11ed:=,,: 

L4,GEB.E3pRECHUNG)....in ' 

tpel, ,,O0ip which HITLER, KEITEL, JODI4:1EIZZL:Efl,;' 

.e.irs. took 

,,, 

., part daily. Often' HIMi 

,07 

.v.ILER , and occasionally 

.xma 

e:vpKki3ikriV.,-.:,..7;STAUFF.WBGi:had ..*.if 

,i • 

no control over 

t 1..9.., 14*4,613..e...',.:::On the des thp:app0A4t11.14,ik;N 

ignated day STAUFFENBEG . 

fdiF,; . 

fle.w.'iin:}48;;944, ,....t,i 

::. to •;,,,' • ..",' ..AV 

li4er-fit '(:)F.UE1-LtiF4/1.;,:Hq:•at. Lotrzitrp .:1,a,st mfrsW 

,. t''''' 1' • ''.-:".,-; :,: %:- V • , .! • : • 7 • .. , • 

Prussia.' 

. 

He had 

alkle:rg 

,ilith--1114a, •large, , ,..t..,4-. CY r 4,••• 1... 

t'.:,-.'''4''..,,A,0'! 

It 

EwgraRhe ,' .for':;.his ri0Ort, and also a briefoase with.. eistrpng C'4' ,p 

1510 

o7:f..4f:t3i,4arriving :;!tt . the :: 

. ore 

FUEHRER 

ererieeN.-.40I.would . 

.Hq,STAUFF'DIButgl,deeia-ted'.i'iliii7-; 

.,$:,,,;•, have to go into the donferenca room t;o,,lay.:Oizt'..::. .:,■.., 

!DM BM 

.14,i,.. hm **At, -4.. 

rapḥhis4i;:evy%;:pi.,,v.:,,,i,Ș.1%,..U, IT,.ENB ER. G. :'heid the opportunity, immediately..,before-, 

COnfte 4/10 

+04:-,re. 

t.,..04g0..f!...13..1gt0,iiritci,:.:t.:Iiii "edinf . 

„tab,le 

erenee rooM. He' spread his 

atotthe:;yiewSof:,;thet'floOr;:,: lie/loath the table was obstraCted.% 

miaPP;'‘pl.r.e:".'1.0''n''rFr5rzil 

1-m 

Under 

3ici . 9. kwa , ;it:p.:1404f In v. r.0..,..t is::0,a, 0,i4{4::6 

t • • , 

,...1 

,4•FIA■4 ri 6,14:i 81 .1:1_,1 he,.•ple.oad the briefcase with the ..explosiVe" 

''.ht-x-74P)''an rMR.:14W,?--..,ig4f0',..,...::., .::'...:-. .. . . ... 

, S. inc:erth. i-t6ation'.i 4plifer.enCea usually . .. 

TwaIsti'A'ti'ḍ:. 

lasted several hours, .and ' STA,UFF ...., 

Ihe 

report-i.,:itWas not noticeable that he loft the 

egofkt/i.#6.6nterenCe::,y 

'.F.LTEHEI.I . 

.,WithoU.t:waiting for 

4P11.511: 

the explosion he...fle.4.3idie 

pc *laa.:tirenVlioilkieCCte,Qtli ive . ;;;I ik;.., , , - , . ,,.):,; OLBRIOHT . that the assaesination 

j' ' 

viiis,!iocOnl-,;;*,

GENOBSZ .BE0kGENOBS T BEON then said, substantially, "I aci not sufficiently , I ■• • • : ,:‘ 

inforMedgaiding tho details of the situation in the Army Group NORTH. Howovor,;:::H.':' ';• 

... .,- -, 

" . I:esigii4n000ho following diroctions for the further conduct of tho strugglo 

- Take":.CarothatArmy Group NORTH under no circumstances be out off and lose oon- 

. tact ,),With-. ; t4oREIOH. If nocossary the Army Group front must be withdrawn towards ".:'.. 

list Priiieialith those words the conversation ended. It can be assumod that 

GEkOBSTOON",:fiGEN.DER.07 OLBRIOHT, and OBST VON STAUFFENBERG.gave numorous or- 

. der -SAAP4rOCtives in the same vein. Thus it was oasy for the SD later / to grab' 

IllAWF011ta4O:of:all officers connocted with the case, since through . tho un-;:'- 

0,' ,i,,,. cAlz: • • • 

aP.P 0.13.4: the attomptod assassination practically all the cards wore on .. 

!tiIiii.:.=',t0k4I,d4.4;,:,•' 

, 

:••••■•,t.. 

,',...,A=Nic. nȯ.--tmnaro w-.-'d;many officors who woro not immodirtoly approhondod, thoir norvos, 

8 :tra.141.0 d 1pr .:pontal uncortainty, bought and found death on tho front or through , .:. , 

Bi.4400T11,0wasftho case of OBST VON VOSS, 0 of S I Army Group Oontbr,and pre' 

ibli51.ySs' 9 t:11734:.yoN KOEHNV and HPTM Helmut p inVIT of BRANDWBURG Div. SoMo Of,-..,.:,!,k,g7 

.'.. -fiSo:etp 14 :i.*I:ri4 :0i . MAJ VON HAGSELT, ara of tho opinion that a high poroontage of the ACii:.P 

officers involved in the plot woroVdeized by the SD and that porhaps only onoH:...:J'- 4 

.i fifth-Werolift; I personally know of only ono, GENLT VON ROST, 0 of 8, III Corps' 1- 

in,MIJINhe was definitoly involved in the preparations for the eoup. UntiA..' 

.recentlYhPas'OG HOOH-UND DEUTS0H --;71 Div on the Eastern front ) EAST of 

:II3MNA.' .., ,At:first instrumental in the plans for the ovorthrow of HITLZR, he'latol 

.get celd ,. foot" and stopped aside". 

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, '.:,,•,''• ,r, -,1...1-' - ■ . . 

,7t „Ism:PR isofq ;:.- BERLIN 

•i ! ':,,ty 

.."177-77 • 7"7"--" .. Alp 

• , •;, 4 

. A .,•: ,..,Onklipp;t1nLwas arrested by the SD, thrown into the AS11;1 Prison, 13.711LIN, 

, ALBTIA:011,014§§E) and shackled. The prison coils wore located along two cOrri4i& 

. 'ders141thd:7411ar.: I was confinod to Coll No 13 from 1 Sopt to 24 Nov: 30 sin 

-glOXceI1evWerociccupiod. In this SD prison I saw the following persons, somo.of 

• ••••■• • • 

-Whticamie'40knew personally, and others whom I knew only by sight. 

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x) OBSTLT GRAF VON KIELMANNSEGG, 0 of S in tho Operations Soo, OKH. Confined 

nor me in Coll No 12 for six weeks, thon roloasod becauso of insuffioiont ovi - 

donce. Is supposed to have connand of an armd rogt now. 

xi) GULT SPEIDEL, 0 of S, 0BERBTFTHL6HABER WTST, under RUNDSTEDT and KLUGE. 

Detained only for a very fow days. I mot him again later in tho KUESTRIN For - 

tress. 

xii) My personal friond,PRINZ P,RNST AUGUST VON HANNOVER. Is supposed to have boon 

rclolsod subsoquontly. Ho is probably with his parents in BLikZENBURG/HARZ. 

xlii) The two personal adjutants of GENOBST ZEITZLER, OBSTLT SMEND and tho other, 

whoso namo is unknown to mo. SMEND was to be hanged or shot lator. 

There woro 32 Small single coils in all,ancrduring my stay at tho prison mpst 

of thorn wore continuously occupiod. As soon as one occupant was hangod anothor 

was brought in. 

About. 200 to 300 persons wero hold in the lirison of the Criminal Court in MOA - 

BIT, BERLIN. All of thoso wore confined beecvaso of participation in tho 20 July. 

incident. Among those 200 persons woro numerous other officers, mombers of tho 

Foroigh Offidor economists, merchants, intolloctuals. .1nother prison was located 

in FNIMSTENBERG. In all the largor citios the jails woro filled with similar 

porsonalitios. Those woro all somehow involved, or suspected of having bon involved 

in thb 20 July affair. GENOBST ZMTZLER was probably also apprehondod. 

His wheroaboUts aro unknown to mo. BERLIN lawyer, whoso name has escaped me, 

was asked for adviCo by my wifo. This lawyer, who wus woll informed on thoso 

mattors, told my wife that in his estimation about 5, 2000persons had been arrested 

in connection with the 20 July incidont". 

VIII. FORTRESS OF KUESTRIN 

"On 24 Nov I was transferred from '„,ie RUA Prison to the KUESTRIN Fortress. 

Here the 3CHLOSSKASERNE was designated as a concentration camp for politically 

unreliable officers. 'There were about 25 persons in KUESTRIN among whom I recall 

the following: 

i) GEN DER KAV VON ESEBEOX; last assignment: Acting OG in VIENNA; 

ii) GTNLT SINZIGER, Commandant of VITrNA; 

iii) GTNMAJ VON STUELPNAGTL, Siegfried, discharged. Last assignment: Commandant 

of STETTIN. 

iv) 

GTNLT SPEIDTL, 0 of S, OB WEST; 

v) MM VON HASSELT; 

vi) MAJ VON KLUGE, son of the Field Marshal; 

v%i) OBSTLT HOEPPNER; 

HPTM VON PAULUS, son of the Field 

tx) OBST CANNSTEINx Commandant of the 

Marshal; 

Cav School, BROMBERG. 

When the Russians stood before the 

fortress of KUESTRIN was evacuated in 

in utter rashness. I myself was able 

gates of KUSSTRIN on 30 Jan 45, the 

panic, and many of the prisoners released 

to go home. The fate of the other officers 

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VO STEI,N, Alexander, GENMAJ a.D. (retired). Involved in the 26 July 

incident and imprisoned by HIMMLER, source considers himself at last out of 

danger and talks freely on.any subject. He is anxious to cooperate with the 

Allies (See Report Ref No SAI0/2). 

Ratin B-2 Date of Information: Beg 45 Interrogator: W.M.B. 

a) Field Marshals and Generals 

LIST OF GERMAN ARMY PERSONALITIES 

i) Field Marshal KEITELr GENOBST JODL, GENIT WARLIMONT - According to PW the 

three most important personalities in the WEHRMAORT,-are well known to source. 

, They are . unscrupulous men, cowardly, lazy, InAtilling to sacrifice themselves. 

They worship HITLER to the last and have betrayed the Army to him. 

JODL -Very narrow-minded, a typical, armchair general; he never realized 

that his orders were impossible to ....-ecute; held his unit commanders responsible 

for all setbacks and denounced xliem to HITLER; his main shortcoming was 

the inability to see the incompetence of HITLER as a military leader. 

WARLIMONT - A good society man, knows languages fluently, a "smooth operator 

!' (AALGLATT); if necessary he can work with people of every political belief; 

he has no fixed line and changes his mind very easily. . 

ii) VON'BRAWHITSCH, Field Marshal - Opposed to HITLER but not outspokenly anti- 

HITLER; Jfe , Waa undOubtedlyeuspeCted.of sympathizing with . the generals of the 

20 July plot. . However, he emphatically denounced the 20 July affair in a newspaper' 

article and hailed the apPointmont of HIMMLER as Chief of the Replacement 

Army, thuasa4ing hia life. 

iii) VONNANNSTEIN, Field Marshal - Probably the most gifted military leader, in 

Germany $aa no clear-cut political beliefti. Afraid to take part in the 20 July 

events; •he now pretends that he knew nothing about them. 

iv) FREIHERR VON WEICHS, Field Marshal - At heart an enemy of HITLER, he clearly 

recognizes the crimes which HITLER committed against the German people. Yet, 

against his principles and beliefs, he was the first to sign a written oath of - 

loyalty t6-,HITLER:. 

v) BUSOH, Field Marshal . - Of little importance as a military personality; a 

typical:100% Nazi general; worships HITLER completely. 

vi) VON BOOK, Field Marshal - At heart against HITLER, he is too ill with stomach 

trouble and too cautious to take an active part in the elimination of the 

FUEHRER. 

vii) MODEL, Field Marshal - An evil, ambitious and characterless person, whose 

actions are dictated solely by his personal ambitions. He has an incredible 

lack of consideration for his subordinates. Worships HITLER. 

viii) KESSELRING, Field Marshal - There is consAderable doubt as to his military 

ability. ROMMEL and many other generals in'Africa hated him or laughed at the 

military measures he took. His incredible optimism did not reflect the actual 

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state of affairs. He sent optimistic reports regarding the situation in Africa 

to HITLER from ROME; the troops in Africa suffered 'considerably as a result of 

his leadership. 

• 

ix) ZEITZLER, GENOBST - Took over the post of 0 of S, Army High Command, full 

p f idealism and confidence in HITLER, but within a few weeks he learned to recognize 

HITLER's incompetence as a military leader and his mean bharaoter. 

ZEITZLER was particularly shocked to find that HITLER was eompletelyindiffernt 

to the death and misery of hundreds of _thousands of German.soldiers.-:He 

hated and despised the FUEHRER, but could not bring himself to the decision to 

overthrow him. 

b),General Staff Officers (Of GERMAN GENERAL STAFF OFFICERS, MIRS(b)/RL/haS/18/44) 

Note: (*) indicates promotion known to sourco since publidatiolyof. 

Seniority List of 1 May 44. 

(#) indicates that the name does NCT appoar, in the above 

publication. 

:. ) . ALDINGER, MAJ 

Son of Gen LADINGER who livos in FREUDENSTADT, 

Black Forest. 

* ii.) VON BENTIVEGYI, GENMAJ Div commander. Previously he was active in the 

A/MHR. 

iii) VON BILA, OBSTLT 

* iv) BIRCK, OBST 

v) VON BOEHMER, OBSTLT 

# vi) TREUSCH VON BUTTLAR- 

BRANDENFELD, GENAAJ 

(Believed NOT to be the 

one on the list) 

vii) BRENDEL, .joaOhiM; 

OBSTLT 

viii) BRUDERMUELLER, MAJ 

BUCHER, ()BST 

x, SCHULZE-BUETTGER, OBST 

xi) GRAF ZU OASTELL- 

• CA'JTELL, OBSTLT 

Probably Ia of a div. 

Related to BLOMBERG. He is in the•QUARTIERAEISTER 

ABT of an army. • 

Related to HUGENBERG; ho was seriously injurod,on 

the Eastern Front and is probably. no with 

a combat units • 

Since a few years it tho•ArmY'Oporations See, ,Joint 

Operations Staff,. and an important collaborator 

with JODL. Very Olovor and about 

tho WEHRMACHTSFUELRUNG, he sees all'its.woak - 

points and thoso or HITLER, but is too clever and 

cautious to state bloarly his opinions. 

Ia bffi410t with no . 

• 

In the:ArmyApotations Sec, Joint Oporaiibns Staff. 

Export 'on Balkan affairs. .Born inWUERZBURG,. is 

known to haVo democratic ideas; his opinion of 

HITLER unknown. 

Killed in 1944 on the Eastorn Front Whorb ho . was 

Rogtl CO. 

Hanged as a roiult of his patticipation in the 

20 July plot. Last assignmont: Ia, Army Group 

SOUTH, 

/a of a 3IC -0=MS it thd EAST. Nickname: 

uTOENT'. 

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xii) COSSMAN, OBST ..,For , a long time C of S to GEN STUELPNAGEL; now 

of . 3 of a corps. 

xiii) VON GROLLMANN (Rank un- 

# known) (NOT the one on . 

the list) 

Marriod; . has six childron. Previously C of S, 

Second Pz . Army. in the Balkans; lately 0 of S, 

Armyproup SOUTH, under VON WEICHS. 

xiv) 

ON HOBE, Heinz, OBSTLT Relative of GENOBST HiLDER; probably loads the remnants 

of 4 div pn the Western front. 

xv) KEITEL, MAJ . Son of the Field Marshal; unimportant as a military 

figure; Is on tho Gonoral Staff Officors' list 

solely bocauso of tho position of his father. 

xvi) KLEIKAMP, OBST Important personality. He works in the HEERESPER- 

. SONALAMT (Army Personnel Office) and is concerned 

with the General Ei,aff Officers' files. 

rvii) LAHOUSEN, GENMAJ Austrian, active officer of the Austrian Army who 

was absorbed by the German Army after the, occupation 

of Austria. Worked in ABWEHR both for the Austrian 

and German Armies. Lately sec chief in the ABWEHR, 

now CG of an inf div. 

ndii) LASSEN, Ernst August, Ia to GEN WEISS, OG Second Army; probably captured in 

OBST East Prussia. 

xix) VON LINSTROM, OBST 

Hanged because of his participation in the 20 July 

plot. Successor to COSSMANN, C of S to . the C in 

C, Franco. His wife and two children are living in 

MUNIOH. 

xx) BARON FREYTAG VON ' . ComMitted suicide after the 20 July plot. Was AB- 

LORINGHOVEN, MAJ WEHR se6 chief. His wife and three children are 

living in SALZBURG. 

xxl VON LOSSBERG, OBST Son of the well-known GENOBST VON LOSSBERG Of the 

World War. C of S of a corps in Norway. He fell 

into disgrace . because of some political remarks 

and his promotion was held back. 

xii) NIEFOLD, OBSTLT Killed on the Eastern front in 1944. 

xiii)GRAF VON NOSTITZ, OBST 0 of S of the Division Commanders' School in HIRSCH- 

BERG. 

xiv) OSTER, MM Son of GENMAJ OSTER. He is Is. of a div on the Italian 

front. 

xxv) PALTZO, OBST Was ABWEHRSTELLEFLEITER in DRESDEN until 1939. 

xvi) RADKE, OBST 

In the OKH. Was HAUPTREFERENT (Chief Adviser) for 

Nazi indoctrination in the Army, directed the NSFO . 

School. A confirmed Nazi, he was nevertheless 

suspected of having been connected with the 20 July 

plot. He was imprisoned for four weeks in the 

RSHA Prison, and then released, reportedly completely 

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Xxvii) RAMER, OBST 

xxviU0 REINHARDT, Hellmuth, 

'OBSTxxix) 

SASS, OBSTLT, 

xxx) SAUERBRUCH; OBSTLT 

xxxi) SOHOENE, OBST 

xxxii) SCHROETTER, OBSTLT 

xxxiA) SCHWATLO-GESTERDING, 

OBST 

xxxiv) SEMPER, MAJ 

xxxv) SMEND, OBSTLT 

xxxvi) UIAS, OBST 

xiXvii) VON vpss, OBSTLT 

', Sapply expert in the QUARTIERMEISTERABT of: an army 

..group. 

' Was'4 of S to Gen.OLBRICHT, Who had him relieved 

• • .bild6u6e he was not euitable for.taktng.part'in 

the 20 July plot. GRAF STAUFFENBERGAook his 

place. 

Lately Ia of 58 . Inf Div, he was seriously wounded 

in Russia. He lost a leg and is probably no longer 

in the service. 

Son of the famous physician; holder of Knights' 

Cross. Was for some time Ic (G-2) of Second Pz 

• Army. in the Balkans. Seen by source in .the.RSHA 

• Prison, BERLIN, where he remained for a few days. 

Source be11evo9, however, that SAUERB7 was at 

the Prison ae witness rather than suspect. 

In General Staff position in PRAGUE. 

For some time in the HEERESPERSONALAMT as adviser 

(REFERFNT) for the personnel files of the General 

Staff Officers' list under OBST XLEIKAMP (See 

xvi; above). • • 

• 

Author of some military pamphlets. In 19351 Chief 

of ABWEHRSTELLE HANNOVER. 

In the QUARTIERMEISTERABT, OXH. Ilmportant collaborator 

of GENMAJ STIEF. 

Personal - , djutant to ZEITZLER. Dead (Of Report Ref 

No SALJ,2). 

Cot S of a corps on the Eastern Front in 1944.. 

'Committed suicide after the 20 July plot (Of Report 

Ref No SAIC/2). 

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HENDRICKS, Fred, a civilian who lived in the US for almost sixteen years,running 

a contracting business in IOC} S, N.Y. He was very observant, and gave all 

information willingly. He has been giving voluntary assistance to OW in BUCHEN. 

Rating . : B-2 Date of Information: Feb 45 Interrogator: F.J.S. 

II. 

PLANT NEAR 1COENIGS-4USTERHAUSEN 

. Source claims to have worked for three years as a maintenance man and "trouble 

shooteril at a large chemical plant located seven km NORTH of NIEDTRLAHi4E, GSGS 4072/ 

NE 52/10, Third Edition/V-03, a subfl'b of KOEFIG6-WUST2RHAU6EN. He states that this 

plant manufaotured formaldehyde, hexa, hexalol; and a po vierful high explosive (hexogen 

?), from methanol brought from . a nea.rby plant at '4ILDAU, The factory employs 

approx 300 French and German workers. .1 

The buildings are placed among tall -ptne trees, in an area 'a:pprox 1200x 1,000m, 

(See Sketch). Each building is of brown bricL: and has a sixteen-inch concrete , roof 

built to hold earth; and planted with small t .russ. Wire trellises are affixed to 

each building to support vines. However, all these efforts at camouflage are of no - 

avail, because the plant's two "smokeless" chimneys emit poisonous fumes which turn 

all nearby vegetation brown. The lOcationls also given away by a large pile of 

lime waste, white against the light brown of the blighted surrounding terrain. 

Chemical produots ara carried from building to building in overhead pipes, 

supported by conspicuous concrete piers. All buildings are oonnected by paths 2 m 

wide, in addition to the service roads showa on st&atch, which are approx 4 m wide. 

The water supply, which is essential to the operation of the plant, is carried in 

pipes laid approx .4 feet underground. 

III. ALTERNATE PLANTS 

, 

According to souree; two similar factories' intended for use as alternates in 

case the NIEDERLAHZ2 plant should be destroyed, have been built at SCHROBENHAUSEN, 

.1aVaria,•GSGS 4416/5/6002, and at P''' ITNF rnDE/v/Eilii:R 1 aCie, 4416/Q-4/2559. These 

plants are laid out in the same manner as the one at NIEDERLOME, and the same 

blighting of vegetation is caused by chemical fumes from the chimneys. Source . 

states that .these . sitos would also be easily detected from the air due to the large 

piles of line waste. 

IV: LIST OF INSTALLATIONS AT NIEDERLAHME PLANT 

(WO.T.el Numbers refer to Sketch on following page). 

1. Workmen's living quarters; not camouflaged; 

looks like country house. 

2.. Garage. 

5 s Und6),ground chemical storage tanks. 

4. Main ' electric ' switchboard shod. 

5. Filling .station for methanol. 

6. Office building. 

7. Officials ! livtng quar-pers. 

8. Workers' mess and kitchen. 

9: Washrooms. 

10. Steam power plant, with 55-foot 

1. 1 empkelees" chimney. 

11:Electric power house. 

12. Truk ripairehop. 

13. Formaldehyde plant. 

14. Laboratories. 

15. Hexa plant, with 16-foot tower. 

16. Storage room for machinery. 

17. Storage for finished products. 

18. Storage building. 

19. Chemical . processing building. 

20. Repair shop. 

21. Electric power building; quarters. 

22. 'last° disposal building. 

23. Concrete air raid bunker. 

24. Pipe lino tool shed. 

25. Wooden tower. for drying hoses. 

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26. Electric switchboard building. 

27. FormaldeliYde processing building. 

28. Hexalol plant. 

29. Ooncrete air raid bunker. 

30. Chemical processing building. for 

. .high explosives. 

31. Pump house for water system. 

32. Small pond. 

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xii) COSSMAN, OBST time 0 of S to GEN STUELPNAGEL; now 

of ' S of a corps. 

xiii) VON GROLLMANN (Rank un- 

# known) (NOT the one on 

the list) 

xiv) yoN HOBE, Hoinz, OBSTLT 

xv) KEITEL, MAJ 

xvi) KLEIKAMP, OBST 

xvii) LAHOUSEN, GENMAJ 

AAarriod;.has six children. Previously 0 of S, 

Second Pzmi In the Balkans; lately 0 of S, 

. ..i5.rmy ,Group SOUTH, under VON WEIOHS. 

Relative of GENOBST HILDER; probably leads the remnants 

of 4 div pn tho Western front. 

Son of the Field Marshal; unimportant as a military 

figure; Is on the General Staff Officers' list 

solely because of the position of his father. 

Important personality. He works in the HEERESPER- 

. SONALAMT (Army Personnel Offioe) and is concerned 

with the General Etaff Officers' files. 

Austrian, active officer of the Austrian Army wbo 

was absorbed by the German Army after the, occupation 

of Austria. Worked in ABVEHR both for the Austrian 

and German Armies. Lately sec chief in the ABWEHR, 

now OG ' of an inf div. 

Ia to GEN WEISS, CG Second Army; probably captured in 

East Prussia. 

xix) VON LINSTROM, OBST 

xx) BARON FRE/TAG VON 

LORINGHOVEN, MAJ 

xxi VON LOSSBERG, OBST 

Hanged because of his participation in the 20 July 

plot. Successor to OOSSMANN, 0 of S to the C in 

0, Franco. His wife and two children are living in 

MUNIOH. 

Committed suicide after the 20 July plot. .Was.AB- 

WEHR.see chief. His wife and three children are 

living in SALZBURG. 

Son of the well-known GErOBST VON LOSSBERG Of the 

World War. C of S of a corps in Norway. . He fell 

into disgrace ' 'because of some political remarks 

and his promotion was held back. 

xii) NIEPOLD,. OBSTLT Killed on the Eastern front in 1944. 

xiii) GRAF VON NOSTITZ, OBST . 0 of S of the Division Commanders' School' in HIRSCH- 

BERG. 

xiv) OSTER, MM 

xxv) PALTZO, OBST 

xvi) RADKE, OBST 

Son of GENMAJ OSTER. Ho is Ia. of a div on the Ital- 

. .ian front. 

' Was ABWEHRSTELLEnJEITER in DRESDEN until 1959. 

In the OKH, Was HAUPTREFERENT (Chief Adviser) for 

Nazi indoctrination in the Army, directed the NSFO 

School. A confirmed Nazi, he was nevertheless 

suspected of having been connected with the 20 July 

plot. He was imprisoned for four weeks in the 

RSHA Prison, and then released, reportedly completely 

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xxvii) RAMER, OBST 'SUppiy experts 'in the QUARTIERMEISTERABT of: an army 

group. 

xxviL) REINHARDT, Hallmuth, ' ' Wes'0, of S to Gen.OLBR•CHT, Who had shim relieved 

'OBST .•becauso he was not suitable for.taking.part'in 

the 20 July plot. GRAF STAUFFENBERG.t.00k his 

place. 

xxix) SASS, OBSTLT Lately Ia of 58 , Inf Div, he was seriously wounded 

in Russia. He lost a leg and is probably no longer 

in the service. 

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xxx) SAUERBRUCH,. OBSTLT 

Son of the famous physician; holder of Knights' 

Oros°. Was for some time To (G-2) of Seoond Pz 

' Army in the Balkans. Seen by source in.theRSHA 

Prison, BERLIN, where he remained for alew days. 

Source bel1evo9, however, that SAUERBRUCH was at 

the Prison RE vltnesa rather than suspect. 

xxxi) SCHOENE, OBST 

xxxii) SCHROETTER, OBSTLT 

SCHWATLO-GESTERDING, 

OBST 

In General Staff position in PRAGUE. 

For some time in the HEERESPERSONALAMT as adviser 

(REFERFICT) for the personnel files of the General 

Staff Officers . ' list under OBST KLEIKAMP (See 

xvi, above). . 

Author of some military pamphlets. In 1.939 Chief 

of ABWEHRSTELLE HAFrOVER. 

xxxiN) SEMPER, MAJ 

xXxv . ) SMEND, OBSTLT 

In the QUARTIERMEISTERABT, OKH. 

orator of GENMAJ STIEF. 

Personal -djutant to ZEITZLER. 

No SAI72). 

Important collab- 

Dead .(Of Report Ref 

xxxvi) ULMB, OBST 

xiXvii) VON vpss, OBSTLT 

of S of a corps on the Eastern Front in 1944. 

Committed suicide after the 20 July Plot (Of Report 

Ref No SAI0/2). 

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II. LOCATION OF OKH AND OKW 1 

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KURIERSTELLE (Courier HT) OKH 

KRIEGSAKADEMIE 

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V. THE GERMAN SEVENTH ARMY UNE 

' VI. NATIONAL REDOUBT 

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(See SHAEF) German Army Questionnaire No 24, 2 Apr 45.) 

I. SOURCE.' 

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MESSEN, Hans, 0/LT, Courier Officer at Oourier Hq, OKH, BERLIN. A 31-year 

old bank employee from KISSINGEN. He is of Dutch descent, but had to accept German 

citizenship in order to keep his work. 'Anti4lazi, source.gaVe hliself.up'to 

Allied troops on 7 Apt . 45.. Source was cöoperativg during interrogation. 

,Rag: 13,3 .Date of Information: See Text Interrogator: W.K. 

I. LOCATION OF AND OKW 

Source knoWS of the following tic' locations, as of 25 Mar 45: 

a) OM (FELD) and OKW (FELD): ZOSSEN, approx 40 km SOUTH of BERLIN. All mall • 

• for front:unite, for armies and lower echelons, is delivered to OKH (FELD). • 

11 OKH.(ERSATZ) . and OKW (ERSATZ), with most of its departments, moved to WEIMAR. 

Chief,of.theGeneral Staff, OGRUF (Lt Gen) JUETTNER, is still in BERLIN, BEND- 

LER:BTRASSE. All preparations are made to move the entire OKH and OKW to an 

urdiecloSed loes:tion in Southern Germany. Upon receipt of the order "OLGA 1° 

the advanced Of these Hq will move to the new location: When the order 

°OLGkOwill . . . , be , given, the entire staffs -of OKH and OKW will move. 

HIMMLER-andjap Opetatione Section no longer have, a permanent Hq. They operate 

frOM:an f arMOted train named 8 PANZERZUG STEIERMARK". • . 

.Part-of ,the;REIGHSFUEHRUNG SS is still located in BERLIN, KAISERALLEE (ATRIUM), 

aniArr.GRIMEWALD. The remainder has moved to the METTEN Monastery, nearA)EGGEN- 

DOAF/DANUBE. 

XURIERSTELLE OKH (Courier Hq 04H) 

".7hieHu at'first under the ZENTRAL ART (commanded by GENERALSTABSINTENDANT 

KUEHLE),. twaS?pnt'under . the ALLGEMEINES REERESAMt (AMA) in Oct 44. In charge of 

the AMA iii0ENLT.OREINER, a .Nazi. OBERSTLT BRUOHMANN, who went through an SS 

tra3,ning .i4Orielis in charge of the XURIERSTELLE. By his command all non-Nazi 

offidereOiclading source, were removed from the Post. In all, 30 officers belong 

to th° ,KURIERSTELLE. 

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'Ont23 Meir.45 the KRIEGSAKADEMIE (GENERALSTABSLEHRGAENGE - General Staff Classes) 

wasAlove4 .4rom.;:SAU:KISSINGEN'to the TRUPPENUEBUNGSPLATZ GRAFENWOEHR, GSGS 4416/ 

U-6,I'i'rstTEdition/P-0651. Source spoke with the CG of the School, GEN DER IN? 

SPAETHP:inCrwith . his ad j MAJ VON LOCHWITZ, before the AKADEMIE had moved. He 

was told ,that-i.t' vas planned to move the KRIEGSAKADEMIE to Southern Bavaria at 

a .later,...:ditiik:'ian-d: ho was asked to suggest a nice, quiet place for its location. 

Source suggested BAD TOELZ, approx 50 km SOUTH of MUNICH. 

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A certain . lit ZIMMERMW, Weapone and .Ann Officer at Seventh .Army'Hq, told saarce 

on 2 Apr 45 that'Seventh Army intended to move to defensive positions in the 003URG- 

LIOHTENFELS4AMBERG-FORCHHEIM area and that digging was already going on in thio 

goneral area. Lt ZIMMJEMANN's task was to blow up all emn dumpe.between the thenhold 

lines and the above-amentioned positions. 

VI. NATIONAL REDOUBT 

Although unable to furnish definite information on the planned National Redoubt, 

souroo recalls talks in the Officers' Casino at the OKH to the effect that 

KTLER and hie elite SS troops intended to retreat into the mountains, and that 

fortifications aro being built there. The moving of the OKH and the KRIEGSAKA- 

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BUCHOLD, Prof Dr, Technical Institute of DARMSTADT, a 45-year old DARMSTADT 

ccientist employed by the BROWN-BOVERI Works, MANNHEIM, from 1923 to 1954, when 

he accepted a professorehip at the TECHNISOHE HOOHBOHULE, DARASTADT. Reluctant 

to give any information when first interrogated (not at this Center), source now 

claims to have been authorized by the rector of the school to disclose the details 

of his research work to the Allies. He was cooperative during interrogation and 

is ready to collaborate with the Allies. . • 

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I. INTRODUCTION 

In Sept 39 the PEENEMUENDE Experimental Center ordered several scientists of 

tle Technical Institute of DARASTADT to meet at PEENEAUENDE. During the meeting 

these'icientists • were informed of the intended large-scale experiments with 

rocket-;propelled Missiles. Each was given specific assignments for developing 

variOlie 'parts of the experimental projectiles. 

SoUred'Was ‘ assigned.the following: 

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0-A."CiOice . maintaining a constant frequency of 500. cycles in a 27-vOlt current - 

of seconaary'importance to the 11-2, according to source. 

b) The aUtomatie ' V-2 range-control unit (See III, below). 

c) Later, source had the task of developing measuring instruments for the HEIDEL- 

BERG cyclotrons: 

II. 11-2 EXPERIMENTS AT PEENEMUEFDE 

The father of V-2, source states, was Prof VON BRAUN, an engineer of little 

im?ortance.before the war who had carried out some rocket experiments in the poet- 

World War years together with OPEL Jr. When he proposed his V-2 ideas to the 

German General Staff in 1939, he was put in oharge of the PEENEKUENDE laboratories. 

Dr STEINHOFF, only recently given the title of professor, and described'by:sourdas 

being . exceptionally able, was assigned to work on the axparimento :ad-especialis( 

in electrical matters. • • 

The reeee.roll ' op V-2 proceeded very slowly at first. In spring:43, Ilth(ever;. 

ordere'to'Ispeed Up the experiments arrived. Most of the component parts of 11-2 

were built and tried at PEENEAUENDE; only •a few devices were given 'to scidntiets 

for development outside the Experimental Center. These were given to the DARM-: 

STADT Technical School professors for the most part, because Prof Dr STEINHOF 

was a former student at that School. 

3ource ' success fully completed the automatic range-control devices for the V-2 

by the end of 43; but he was still trying to improve it, as well as finding orsat: 

& materials for some of its parts. 

Gen DORNBERGER, Knighte' Cross holder, was,OG of the PEENEMUENDE Experimental 

0ervIer: 

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it ±8 impossible' o to predetermine the time at which the combustion ,should. .be stopped.for.any 

.given.range . The Only way to increase the range accuracy of the missile 

is, therefore ., to cut off the fuel combustion NOT at a time set in advance, 

but only after the - missile attains a definite velocity, calculatedin advance. 

This, in turn, can be deduced through the well-known integration formula by coneidering 

the ,aooploration at the moment of each explosion, i.e., at the instant 

or. each . forward thrust of the miesile. P. 

a) Principles Involved 

In iource l s device, the thruit of the missile at the instant of the explosion 

is transformed into a direct current , which is 'proportional to this forward . thrust 

This current is directed through an electrolytic condenser previously charged 

with a capacity caloulated . to correspond to the velocity of the missile at . which 

the fuol combustion is to be stopped. During tho flight of the missile, the generated 

current builds up a charge equalizing that of the condenser. As soon as 

the charge thus built up reaches the proportion of the condenser ohargo the resulting 

rupture of voltago operates a mochanical devico which stops the fuel colmbustion.' 

• b) Operation (See Schematic Diagram, Appendix) 

A rotating coil B is placed in the magnetic field A. In front of the coil, 

and placed eccentrioally with it, is a copper plato C, which, in turn, is plaood 

in the contor of the field originatod by two coils, D' and D u , through which . 

passes an induction current of 500 cycles. 

• - When, the missile is given a forward thrust at the instant of each oxploeion, 

the Mass of the ooppor plate 0 tends to move. By doing so, tho plato disturbs 

the constant magnotic field crpatod by tho collo D' and D. The current created 

in the and D' I originates in thesecondary of the transformor E an alternating 

. qurrent which is appliod to thp grid of tube R i . This current flows 

through the transformer'? into the copper oxido roctifipr G, and from here, as 

(pulsating) D.0, 'it ohargos spooial oloctrolytio condenser H and nowt back to 

the rotating coil B. Hero it uroatos a rupture of voltage which nullifies tho 

original,offeat of thp forward thrust of the missile on the copper plate O. 

• ' . As soon a the curront flowing through the valve H b000mos equal to the prodetorminod 

charge storod thoro, a discharge of voltage occurs, which is impressed 

on tho • grid - of tube Ris. 

. A rolay J, placed in the plate circuit of tuba R 11 , is operated by this grid 

reaction and, in turn, oporatos the mochanieal device which steps the fuol combustion,. 

PW states that an accuracy of .001 is obtained by this dovice. 

In order to charge tho oloctrolytic condonsor H, sourco developod . an instrument 

(KONTAXTUHR) whioh operated on a 50-cyolo current. This spocial current was 

created by a buzzer working on 50 cyclos, also dovolopod by source. 


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V-2 AUTOMATIC RANG-CONTROL DEVICE 

(SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM) 

Direction of 

IAcceleration 

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A - Magnet 

- Rotating Coil (DRTHSPULT) 

O - Copper Plate 

Di )- Coils 

D" ) 

E - Transformer (GITTERUEBERTRAGTR) 

F - Transformer. 

G - Copper Oxide Rectifier (TROCONGLEICHRICHTER) 

H Special Electrolytic Condenser (ELEKTROLYTISCHT ZELLE) 

J - Relay 

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-GENERALARZT (GEN OF MEDICAL CORPS) PROF DR ERNST RODENWALD 

Dr RODENWALD is a 66-yoar old HEIDELBERG University professor who is aoquaintod 

with leading medical scientists " throughout the world. Ho appears to have an open, 

honest charactor, and to abhor falsehood. Although he admires HITLER's social policy, 

he disagrees with most of the National Socialist principles because of his 

religious beliefs (Roman Catholic) and his humanitarian sentiments, and ho cannot 

understand why the Gorman loadors do not stop the war, since it is obviously lost 

fn . Germany. Nevertheless ho still considors himsolf bound to the Present govornmant 

by his military oath of allegiance to HITLER. 

The Profossor- bocamo a Party =mbar in 1932, while living in BATAVIA, Java, 

but whoa ho discovered that the Party was trying to force a political policy on 

tho "BUND DER AUSLANDSDEUTSCHEN", he quit. the Party, novor to ontor it again. 

Tlis attitude was hold against him, andlieohcountorod difficulties Wheh ho roturno0 

to Gormahy, although ho was permitted to cbritinuo his scientific research without 

molestation& 

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Dr RODENWALD is proparod to contribute his services as a hygiene scientist 

ausist the Allied authorities, and is also willing to place his laboratory and 

roeoarch center completely at their dispoeal. It is possible that he has boon influenced 

in making this decision by his anxiety to reinstate himeolf:in tho'good 

*graces - of tho•Notherlapds'Gavt, which was paying him h pomsion boforo the war._ 

RFting: B-3 Dato of Information: Mar 45 Interrogator: A.Z. • 

II. HISTORY AND MOVEMENTS 

1897 Student at the Military Medical Academy, BERLIN. 

1907 . Student at the Institue for Marine and Tropical Dieeaaes, HAMBURG. 

10 *Official govt doctor in Togoland, Africa: . 

15 Medical advisor on hygiene to the Fifth Turkish Army, with TurkiSh rank 

Of Major. 

19 Left the Army to finish his doctorate at HEMELBERO.UMiversity 

21 Medical advisor on hygiene in Netherlands East Indies. 

26 . Medical Inspector, East Java. 

34 Returned to Germany as Prof of Hygiene at HEIDELBERG. 

39 Called to XII Army Corps. 

40- CO - of the inetitute for Tropical Medicine, BERLIN, 

45 but continued as professor at,HEIDELBERG. • 

41 With an anti-malaria mobile laboratory train in Italy and the Balkans. 

43 Promoted to GENERALARZT. 

III. BIOLOGICAL WARFARE 

Source claims that he never heard of any experiments-in this field. He mnphasizeu 

that he was strictly a specialist in hygiene and tropical diseases. He states 

that when the question of BW was raised at an official dinner for Army dootors in 

1945, all present agreed that this type of warfare was impracticable owing to the 

danger of contaminating friendly troops... In this connection he cites the case 

of Australian troops who brought dysentery to the Allied units attacking the DAR- 

DANELLES in 1917 ... The resulting epidemic forced the Allies to withdraw, but the 

Gernsm troops were also contaminated, and they lost half their numerical strength. 

Source states that none of his fellow university profossor with whom he is acquainted 

would be willing to lend aseistance in the field of BW. -; 

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IV, POSSIBLE BW EXPERIMENTAL CENTERS 

In BERLIN/MALCHOW eouroe directed a station where anopheles mosquitoes were 

bred at the rate of 8,000 per month. In 1944 a girl was sent there from an SS 

zoological research institute in Bavaria, in order to study the breeding opera — 

tons. Source states that there are several institutes of this nature, known 

• at. "SS AHNENERBE INSTITUT", but he does not know where . they are located. He sugeste 

that these SS research institutes would be the moat likely centers for any 

e yperimental work in BW. 

V. PARA TYPHUS 

Source states that the bacillus of pare. typhua "0". can be carried by human 

beings for months without harm to the carrier. But should the carrier contract 

malaria, the bacillus becomes virulent and is then. fatal. 

VI. ATOM SMASHING 

At HEIDELBERG . Univereity source knew a Chinese girl who had been making sue - 

oessful experiments in this field. After the commencement of the Allied offen - 

sive, most of her laboratory equipment was moved to TAUBERBISCHOFSHEIM (now in 

friendly hands). Source cannot recall the girl's name, except that she belongs 

to the GO family. 

VII. ORGANIZATION OF WEHRMACHT SANITAETSINSP (GERMAN ARMY MEDICAL INSPECTORATE) 

CO of the Inspectorate is GENERAL 0/STABSABZI Dr HANDLER. 

There are four sub—inspectorates: 

A. Ground Forces Inepectorate, CO Dr WALTER. 

1. Personnel Department. 

2. Science Department (Statistics and dissemination of sanitary regulations). 

3. Organization Department (T/0 and T/E for medical and sanitary unite). • 

4. Administration and Finance Department. 

B. Air Forces In g poctorate; CO ' Dr SCHROEDER. 

0. Navy Inepeotorate, CO Dr GREUL. 

D. WAFFEN SS Inspectorate, CO not known to source. 

VIIL GERMAN MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY 

CO of the Academy is GENERALARZT Dr ASALT, a Nazi. 

The Academy is composed as follows: 

A. Teaching-Section, also . called . "PEPINIERE", where military doctors receive 

instruction. 

B. Research Section (00 GENERALARZT Prof Dr. SCHREIBER) made up of the following 

LEHRGRUPPEN (Institutes): 

1. Hygiene, CO - Prof Dr ZEISS. 

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2. Tropical Diseases, CO Prof Dr RODENWALD (Sept 43 part of this Institute was 

movod to the WILLIAM KERKHOFF INSTITUT in BAD YAUHEIM). 

3. Toxicology, CO Prof Dr WIRTH, who is also a OW specialist. 

4. Pharmacology, CO . Col GEMEINHARD. 

5. Physiology: 

a) Bio-climatic Section: Prof RANKE. 

b) Alimentation Section: Prof LANG. 

6. Pathology and Anatomy: Prof ANDERNATH. 

7. Photography and Training Films: (9) 

8. Air Technics: Prof STRUCHHOLD. (This is no longer a part of the Research 

Sootion.) 

IX. GERMAN GENERALARZTE 

The only German medical officers of general rank (all university professors) 

are: 

Prof Dr SAUERBRUCH 

HABERER 

" " LAEVEN 

BERLIN (surgeon) 

COLOGNE (surgeon) 

KOENIGSBERG (surgeon) 

BERLIN (orthopedist) 

" (surgeon) 

" (bygionist) 

BRESLAU (internal diseases) 

BERLIN (dermatology) 

WUERZBURG (pharmacology) 

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a) GENMAJ (Brig Gen) Heinrich GAEDE, CG 719 Inf Div, a 47-year old General 

Staff Officer, intelligent, arrogant, very Prussian, and violently anti- 

American. From 1942-1944 he was in Bulgaria as Chief of the German Training 

Staff attached to the Royal Bulgarian Army Staff. 

b) GENMAJ (Brig Gen) Paul STEINBACH, FUEHRERRESERVE OKH (German Army 

Officers' Replacement Pool), a 58-year old professional soldier with a non- 

Nazi attitude. 

e) OBSTLT (Lt Col) Hermann MILTZOW, Ia, 719 Div, a 55-year old General 

Staff Officer of typical Prussian caliber. 

1. Personalities 

M: They seem to have respect for KEITEL. 

G: KEITEL is only a messenger boy; whon the FUEHRER calls, he runs. 

G: I wrote to Gon SEIFFERT in HAMBURG to do something about my wife, and I 

(also wrote to) the General of III Corps in BERLIN. 

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G: I was with the 'Arty Inspectorato in BERLIN bcforo the war. 

S : With HASE 1 

G: Yes. 

S : I made HASE's acquaintance in NUERNBERG whon he was CG of a di g , the jrd. 

Then he became Arty Inspector. 

S: ROMMEL and RUNESTEDT are supposed to havo told the FUEHRER on 25 July, i.e. 

after the invasion, that the war could no longer bo won. 

M: HIAMIER's train was always marked SZH. 

G: What does that mean ? 

M: SONDERZUG HIMMLER (Spotial Train HIMMLER). It was always well guarded. 

* * * * * * * 

M: Did you know LATTMANN (?) at the War College in DRESDEN ? 

G: Recently ho was a colonel with MODEL; an efficient fellow. 

G: . Are you the same ago as SEIDOWSKI (?), he was also Ia under.mo, and so 

was ROTHA (?). 

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G: No, tall and thin; he is engaged to be married now. 

M: VON ROTHA (?) was in my class; we were together in STUTTGART with the MT 

troops. 

G: They were all with me in SOFIA. 

Mt SaDLITZ was always a blabbermouth, and so was his wife. 

G: PFELSOH (?) was first lb with Army Group, then he was Id (?), then tie WaS 

transferred. 

M: And Gen MERK (?) 7 

G: Gen MERK (?),was first with (Army) Group BLAOK SEA, then he was together 

with us. 

2. Miscellany 

G: The General Staff is the only good thing still left in Germany, and it will 

certainly still have a great influence on the oivilian population. 

G: As soon as the Party joined in the conduct of the war, the course of the 

war could be foreseen. 

G: If this thing collapse°, and we lose the war, we will have to work for the 

people with all our strength. The German people just cannot be destroyed. Many 

things that were done are difficult to defend, for example the mase . murdar , of 

the Jews. As an officer it was sometimes difficult to participate in theseraotions. 

They should have solved the problem in another way: Sometimes it was 

horrible the way they shot women and children. 

G: They want to sound out our attitude now; they expect usat any rate to support 

the _military government. 

G: We were sold out by Dutch and Russian workers. 

S: That was bound to end badly, what with 25-30 nations running around in Germany. 

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S: Why do you dislike the Navy so much 7 

G: Because they gorged themselves with hundreds of thousands of youths (int).. 

S: And the Luftwaffe, too. Young fellows, classified LA, who never heard a 

shot fired; they were on duty with searchlight units. 

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All the men in the Navy are young kids, while we had only 47 and 48-year 

olds. 

G: They are all in flight at the approach of the Russians. The fields are not 

taken care of anymore, and we have to feed ourselves again. The SEYDLITZ government 

is su p posed to be already--on German soil. The Ruesians are rebuilding 

German industry for them, and after that the war against England will follow. 

S: 

The war in the EAST has taken a shameful course. Women have been raped. 

The Germans are no better than the others. In the beginning the Germans'ehot 

all commfsears who were taken prisoner. Plenty of Russian prisoners have simply 

been beaten to death. 

S: How long does it take until a request for a decoration goes through? 

G: 24 hours by telephone, throe weeks by mail. I had an UFFZ in charge of a 

pillbox; he received the Knight's Cross and a lieutenancy immediately by order 

of the FUEHRER. He never went to 006. 

S 

I was always horrified about concentration camps. 

0: Well now, that depends on how you look at it, one could also consider them 

as penitentiaries. 

4: * * * * * * 

5: Wore the Bulgarians only committed to combat partisans? 

G: They wore not committod at all. They ware used as guards along the rail- 

:road lines. They wore only provisional dive, and not regular ones. 

* * * 

I was Chief of the Training Staff in Bulgaria. I had 20,000 men under me. I 

had a combat school. All the shipping on the Danube, security of mines, all 

:.,hat was under my control, the entire ABWEHR (Intelligence Service). 

II. SOURCES: 

a) GENLT (Maj Gen), GENERALSTABSINTENDANT (Quarterm'aster Gen), a.D. ( retired) 

Friedrich PAUER, a 70-year old Bavarian who is too old to worry about politics 

and too senile to do anything oleo. 

b) GENARZT (Medical Corps Gon) Prof Dr Ernst RODENWALD, a 66-year old 

DERG Professor, ono-time head of the Institute for Tropical Diseases 

/rho is woll acquainted with scientists all over tho world. (See Repot 

SAIC/7, 13 Apr 45). 

0 LT (2nd Lt) Hans SCHREIBER, ASS ISTENTARZT (Junior Medical Officer) 

EEWAEHRUNGSBTL (Punishment Bn), a 28-year old medical officer who did 

research in connection with criminal investigations in civilian life. 

HEIDEL&. 

in BERLIN, 

t Ref No 

Luftwaffe 

medical 

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1. Bacteriologd.cal Warfare 

R: My personal opinion is that bacteriological warfare is impossible'. I do not 

know anything about it, and do not think that a German scientist Will permit 

himself to be used for that, especially for ethioal-reaeone. 

P: If there had been any preparations made for bacteriological warfare, then we 

people' from the Housing Administration would also have known about. it, since we 

would have to make preparations for the protection of the population. 

R: The following motto is valid in this case: what you yourself are working on, 

: rou do not talk about, and what others are working on, you do not ask about. I 

have received no indications of bacteriological warfare. What I worked on myself 

- malaria control - I will gladly tell them about. 

P: I knew the man in charge of the Hygiene Dept in the OKH, Prof SOHREIBER. 

R: Yee, he's now head of Training Group 0, at present in POTSDAM. I myself 

sm from the Institute for Tropical Hygiene, and also consultant of the SANIr2AETSINSPEKTOR 

(Medical Inspector) for tropical hygiene. Besides that I had 

ny work at the University of HEIDELBERG. 

* * * * * * * 

S: Wasn't there a bacteriological institute in LEMBERG? • 

R: No, I think you are mistaken. It is in KRAKOW. 

S: I knew a GENERALSTABSARZT (Surgeon Gen) who had worked as a bacteriologist, 

but I can't remember his name. 

R: There is nobody outside of Prof ZEISS and myself. Altogether there are 

only 10 GENERALSTABSAERZTE (Surgeon Generals) in the Germany Army. 

R: I bred 80,000 mosquitoes (anopheles) in a mosquito breeding station near' 

BERLIN for experiments with sprays. 

III. SOURCES' 

E) GENMAJ'(Brig Gen) Hubert LUETKENHAUS, a 54-year old professional soldier, 

ex-WEHRMACHTSKOMMANDANT (Army Commandant)MANNHEIM-LUDWIGIHAFEN, who was put 

en the retired list on 31 Mar 45. 

b) OBSTLT (Lt Col) Ernst HACKEMANN, Battle Group GERSFELD, a reserve officer, 

uho was employed at I.G. FARBEN before the war. 

1. Er ILGNER; Director of I.G. FARBEN 

(Note: Dr ILGNER was a detainee at the Seventh Army Ir.terrogation banter durinethe 

same . poriod as sources above.) 

H: Dr ILGNER, the plant manager of I.G. should not remt n unpunished either. 

A Democrat until 1930, he then changed horses, a real 1 ofiteering Nazi. When 

I saw him again in 1940, 10 years later, he greeted me ith "BEM HITLERP,.m 

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Nazi from top to bottom. These swine!' People like us have to sit here, and they 

run around free. (See note above). 

H: You know, of course, that I.G. is a great concern with many branches in foreign 

countries. During the war these branches are not in direot contact with 

FRANKFURT. If, for instance, the branch in,Argentina has a lot of foreign ourrency, 

and the branch in Chile daes not have any, but needs money to build a 

branch office, then Argentina can send the money to Chile, and ILGNER supervises 

and approves these transmissions. For that purpose he travelled all over 

the world. He was the central financier. 

This ILGNER is a miserable character, completely uninteresting as a person. 

He lets everybody down if it is to his own advantage: 

2. Planning for the Future 

It would be funny if I were to work for the military government now. 

H: It would be a neat trick to be sent to BERLIN by the Amerioans. Then you 

would have something to eat, and you could still do what you wanted. 

But we still have to feed ourselves. 

H: We'll get something out of them yet. And imagine what freedom of movement 

you would have. You could travel again through all the countries. 

H: Did you hear anything about the partition of Germany ? As far as I know, 

Southern Germany, Baden, etc, will be occupied by the Americans. That's a good 

thing; we will be safe that way. All Northern Germany will supposedly be occupied 

by the British, and the root will be given to the Russians. Well, that's 

terrible, and quite unthinkable. 

L: Yes, the so-called ELBE Line for the Russians. There will be a mixed ooculation 

for BERLIN. 

H: What will happen to Austria and the Tyrol ? 

L: We shall soon see. 

L: (Re Nazis) The responsible persons must bo hanged, and the others must be 

put in labor battalions whore thoy will have to pay for their guilt. 

3. Miscellany 

H: Shortly before Christmas I was a member of an Honour Court. A paymaster made 

some typical remarks. HIMMLER did not sanction the verdict. We acquitted the 

man shertly.before Christmas, which had a resounding effeot (KNALLEFFEKT)..A 

miserable Party wench excused herself. She was ono of the worst kind. Thank. 

heaven the prosecutor and the foreman of the jury wore docent people.. 

Then there was another case where a medical oapt in the Army, a Party member, 

wls supposed to have said, "the FUEHRER should stick to architecture instead of 

trio conduct of the war n . That follow was also acquitted; but HIMMLER rovers 

Vac) verdict; with the demand that ho to condemned to doetti:' 

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L: (Talking about his days as WEHRMACHTSKOMMANDANT, MANNHEIM). A few months 

ago I officially invitod a bishop for dinner. Tho bishop appeared, and 80 did 

the Party big shots (PARTEIBONZEN) — the bishop came in full rogalia. Evorything 

wont off smoothly, but aftor a fow weeks I received a notice saying that 

it was forbidden to invite bishops to official receptions. Well, I mm a Catholic, 

but I let it go anyway. 

H: (Re the hopeless situation near FULDA) There were no maps of the sector in 

which we wore fighting; we made our retreat by moans of an old atlas. 


— 

/ PAUL KUBAL Maj, MI, 

Commanding. 

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APO 758 • . US ARMY . :Date: 18 Apr445 •••:.:.:. s,. • • 

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ELECTROLYTIC CONDENSER FOR 11-2 RANGE-00NTROL DEVICE • 

(This report should be read in conjunction with Report Ref'NO 3A10/0. 

SOURCE 

WAGNER, Karl, Prof Dr, a 43-year old scientist, prof at the DARMSTADT Technical 

Institute. Source is a close-mouthed, lonely individual who is interested solelY in ' • 

his research work. He talked rather reluctantly at first, but onoe an the subject. 

of his scientific developments he did not hesitate anymore. Source claims to be at. 

the Allies' disposal, but his sincerity is open to some doubt. 

Source was assigned the task of compiling evaluation tables of rocket fuels by 

the PE12:7:1411 ,3NDE Exporimontal Contor. Tight days before tho Allied oocupation of 

DARMSTAZT, howovor, he was ordered to destroy thorn. 

sating: B-3 Dato of Information: Mar 45 Interrogator: A.Z. 

ELECTROLYTIC CONDENSER FOR V-2 RANGE-CONTROL DEVICE 

Source dovolopod the oloctrolytic condonsor for Prof Dr BUCHOLD I s V-2 automatic• 

range-control dovico (of Roport Rof No SLIC/6). Ho used a sodium chloride solution, 

(Boo bolow) as oloctrolyto, and silver for one olootrodo; the other eloctrodo, also 

of silver, was covorod by a thin layor of silver ohlorido. . 

While loading tho condenser, the current is sont through it in such a way. that 

the silvor chlorido layer is moved from ono silver oloctrodo to the othert • . 4 

Ag+ ci+ e" Ag°4-01- 

_ 

Tho amount of silver ohlorido used for the layor is prodotorminod by tho charge 

with which tho condenser is to be loaded. By rovorsing tho polarity of tho cotichineer 

(during the flight of tho V-2 missilo), the silver chlórido layer is moved baok.t6' 

the first oloctrodo. As soon as the silvor chlorido has boon completely moved to the - 

other electrode, a suddon incroaso of voltage from .1 v to 1.0 v is produced, duo' 

to the hydrogen layer formed around the silvor. This voltage is improseed upon tho 

grid of an amplifier tube which activates a relay (Rolay J, Roport Rof NO SAIO/Ok 

tho relay, in turn l • oporatos the mechanical devico which stops the fuol combustion. 

in the ,x7ojoctilo. 

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The oxact composition of tho solution is imol of sodium ohlorido, 1 mol of 

acotic acid, and 1 mol of sodium acetate. Souroo omphasizod that most of tho difficulties 

woro oncountorod in obtaining a pure solution. 

Tho actual condenser was built in a containor 2 cm in diamotor and 6 cm high. Tho 

accuracy of the fInal., signal was .0015 under laboratory conditions, but loss in 

actual operation. 

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PAUL KUBALA, Maj, MI, DECLASSIFIED AND RELEASED BY 

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Third Corps! Seventh Div - DOFAUESCHIXGEk: 

Eighth Div — KARLSRUH$ 

Ninth Div - ,WIESBADEN.. 

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I The div boundaries proposed by the General correspOncrto:.the'zptebabl 

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tions.:. capacity of each district. The boundariee'areqizieithati6V.er 

AUTOBAHNEY (super-highways), highways, rivereetc- 

' Source thinks it neither Practical not necessary l yr:Airiatteithp4.14,m.4, 

,troop p :in.dispersed and 'broken-up groups,.. he balieveseentraig0411.00.0.,e 

:visablel Thio' s. would facilitate the operation and e 

an''arranganaf4ould, furthermore,'perimit'ihe(Uf.e**46i4i;dat 

part, recently constructed barracks. The denea:Det'OfY040.:r.0Wwb4.1. 

quick shifting of troops, should the /vied 

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iii) MUENSINGEN 

iv)-WILDFLECKEN 

v) 9OI TTHOFEN - First Corps, primarily for Me.untalp., 

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If the use of armorad dive for occupation troops i's'Apteridede 

advisable to • '4+ • nre P.■ 

locate them, in he immediate . proxinaltyofthsikeltna 

n4or.dar:to' decrease the damage to the crops 'caused by mivW 

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Prof of Physics 

45/987 HEIDELBERG - - Beg 'Apr 45 

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,i) GiNARZT. .(Medical Corti° , Gen) Prof Dr Ernst RODENWALD, a 66-year 01 4_HEIDEL 7 

• IISRG:prefessorone-time head of the Institute for Tropical Diseases' in.BER-7. 

L,IN.:*ho4S;:.:well::aciquaintedWith s cientists all over the world. (Of 

RepoAS, 

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54-year old professional 

eoldier, 

(Army Oommandant) MANNHELM-LUDWIGSHAFEN, who.wa's,put 

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:Y.On:the,:r4Ored list 

,,4WPW 

on 31 

. Mar. 45. Of IiIttilli vin.Ce 

Reports 

B ulletin MFIU Ref Noe 

5/751, 18 Apr sitic/k/i, 14 

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Apr 45P'i 

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-.,:prof-q/repUtlY(447WESOH, lit,physios professor from the University 

,,j;;WhO';,.Wei6lipgiged?-fif'rettearch - . , , 

work on secret weapons. 

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deed nC,',..'-,A'4;•,pa..,2.-0,fa, experiments, 'which. were s to •say, wasted. 

---,,--0,;'' , wii-a 

„Ihavelaade 

a "fitness tests of officials conaluded: They 

7JMieyetf,v,ppo.s,e,dtobepUt d , 

into estined to work 

4,i*OrdAALIAGO*4nVdrything -practice with the 'in the:t-C;P 

acq was uisition of the Oadie, 

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prepared to the last detail:' The:mili=:„. 

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tbrg01,1*Ier0:ihne 

n1 '1.?„10k06,004i0r medical instal lations for the troops Were such 

aicititterke /W 'pciufin0nt; f14 

organic transportation for.six4eOpie. tnit,:„ 

-Zedin' tropical 

iII:!;ge,t4v d erything. : iseased and ch ftioals.. In thoee days We 

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0,,p42,-W*7.fri.a Negro prison z"0. 

.sm#dtUd.ies., and .camp in the , 

neighb 

./ wanted to go te'STARGARD,,I orhoOd of where we.: 

.0en0f0i!OHT4pinee,executed)...',Ihiti'S1Weye took had.to,:gett ? 

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were:— 

rsity 

ologiet U 

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ratty. of MARBURG. 

MARBURG; Prof LENZ (LINt4L entomOlo„ 

pagpysiajr);,,0taff . . . 

member,.."(DOZENT); R3GIERUNGSRAT.,(Government:' 

.‘13AURAT opnetrii:o:tion eng ineer) .; . MAJ.Dr 

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A few weeks ago I received an order stating that research work was to be. 

carried on only in connection with vital war-decisive weapons. This rescinded 

an order I had received ajew months before. Nothing but contradictions. - 

TheSame confusion reigned , in the quebtion of SONDERFUEHRERS. There, too, 

±hey'ne'ver'found a proper solution. In the EAST in the occu p ied territories 

all kinds of people were 2ut into SONDERFUERER uniforms. 

e•*e*e** 

R: The,entemological station MALO:i0W, KIRLIN, where I was, and whero 40,000 

mosquitoes2! Were being bred was directed by a Dr MEIER (?). He was an exterminatō 

2•.:ISIN.GSBEKAZIPFER) 'and the Station was the information office 

'fOrAhs:Army.:Me was shipped to the front as a lieutenant. 

WI:', 5,:PqRs-X :ZS:Institute) At that time it was vary interesting (at the Instiate. 

. 

)iiNdricedith ' ultraviolet and inorganic light-rays.. rcured 85-90% 

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W: 

. . 

I have given all my employees permission to talk about:theirWerk..,: 

wonder if they know (tho Americans) that I wae at the 'KREBS , dnstitute.rom 

1929-1934. At that time I was together with 4ERNER (?), Istham s I h'elPecLecin* 

sidorably in 1953. He came from the HULTS3HINER LAENDOEZN'arid had:a,ljewish 

grandmother. After tha.'!, heleft for BRUMT. He was a very docon-LWan;',,ho 4, 

wo:kod on chemical and physical therapy. 

W: I have been active in the REIDELBERGER TEUTOVEN,.a LANDSAANNSCHAFT(etUdent 

fraternity). 

. „ 

W: The Party 4 n HEIDELBERG was quite moderate, not like in Saxoy an ./. huiingia. 

In our town (HEIDELB2RG) they never shot anybody.' Do you remelibee:AMBERRE4 , 

a former Social-Democrat, and STAFFERT (?)? The latter was a elear:;1114.0';'- 

4 standing person, who recently was the mediator, between . th'so AMericans;itie , , 

_civilian population. 

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.74,i • 

R: I had some Dutch stocks Inclich were very low. I'wanted:to sellthem, 

The government received next to nothing .frorajt, ,9r only a ridiculous, 

amcunt.. You Could not get along with the RM 10.06 whichwere-.;peSatk:&: 

private foreign travels. Had I not visited so many eonferencee410.04ROUON 

DOY and PARIS I could not have escaped the mouse 'tra.p.;,.., - 

ways had ,a little more money. 

W: 

• • 

I married into a somewhat questionable democratic familwOri“-accoUnkf,W,WhUh. 

_I had difficulties with the Nazis. My wife's uncle, for,instin*C(4*:401/7.- 

munist and interned in the concentration camp at 0RANIE1'BURG,P144-4Wili 

• -,l'ore 

A v. 

very much resented in Party circles. • 

• 

L: Have you been across (the ocean)? 

. . . 

V: , -No, but I hold many American patents. I also worked for 

. . .(7) I maintained an experimental station for I. G:.:',FARE)ENIMY0OtV.hst, 

verr little connection with military things; it was mainiike/ipar.04*' 

* * * 

. • 

11 am glad, after all, to have declined the inyitatlon40/110014 

It is better for the present, and besides, a proposed salary of 50 .;00.0.:;Maricewould 

be insecure and without a firm basis. 

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R: I had a conference with the Dean of the University, SCE4IDT (?) (of STRA.S- 

B(URG?) t'lialast January, together with STEIN and . . • At the time the taking 

over of the BUERGERROSPITAL (STRASBCURG) by the University clinic was under 

way. STEM was involved in this affair, for which he is being reproached 

severely in Alsace. The faculty became very rich through the acquisition'. 

Besides, STEIN ie rumored to be receiving salaries amounting to 300,00Q . REICHS- 

MARK. He is a somewhat romantically inclined person'. 

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-I. remaine0 faithful to Sciepco everiAs:a'Party;mgMb: 

.not kill anybody: 

: 

Have you taken an active part in Army or 

, No, I had a serious eperation, and,waa:upable-tó404' 

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III.' Clov(p2Lrg i the Retreat 

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It was a crime that all the bridges in HEIDELBERG.werefilOwnt, 

couldn't talk the general out of it Since the 

soared to :ilErMAGalkaffair,:thpetifilkti 1' 

death. You couldn't get:Over"th.W:NECORPOnAh0I 

. bot , 

;led'up. Not even boat transportationaS-prePare**p, t.... 

general at least not to blow up the..old 

bridge ,. .but-hsaf. 

•t-41- -"f. *t ,ri'', 

calved orders from 'nigher up 

-dil.thatl" liadVere 

, to blow up . all ! e 

.ies 

bridies. 

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,A-ils, 

f' -4;4 sl !1., ‘ 

vi q 

r eceived'ordere from the armament 

inspactorate _CRIUSTNNGSINSit • . 

savc, the equipment, since it was the only equipment:Of0A*4W 

GEHEIMRAT LENGERSTAL (?) was 

, 

also still with mo ... .I.,.fiaeiiiO40M44' 

, 

regimental commander that ha shoul not erect a readblea'ek'anPiiAilW 

. I finally succeeded. .t , • .,., "'••• -",: 

\. 

0'49 ' ,tliti . '. 

-Shortly before the Americans arrivod, an officer from th, armai 4 

torato came to see me. I turned over the•estab 

instrumCnts are i 

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eementtcphbaba 

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replaceable and must:not be dostroye(0,41 

HM1TTELHAUSEN 

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was dofended for four days by 

liavyr-patty 

only with PANZTRFAEUSTEN, without any heavy 

...Of. 4 .0.1* 

weapons 

two 'Ioldors of tho Knights' Cross.' 

abOU.t11.20. 

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Finally only 

offi two,. 

-, :ere'came from a school in MoiiiiroW, 

HITTELHAUSEW. 

11':, ' , It has boon loarned that tha • 

''thOsia; • 

Russians 

..and that thoy manufact a 

urOd;gases', o 

xperimantad .auxiolanaos:r 

with them in 

actually used them, %Owevor. 

factorieeThey 

ovorN 

R: :Wo Germans aro'very much afraid of it (gas)? and 

, - • , 

woul& 

oureeves. Nono of my colleagues would mako himself noar:maka use of it 

thing - p available rimarily on ethical grounds and also bacatiso it for ''such a' 

p1R 2.Y EISCH 

mightboOmerang:.(11.14-Ell. 

NIDIGXEIT). My friend ZEISS has novor mentionedanyViingabout• 

'to mo, and that is proof that it does not.exist,. 

A

• Tho *origami conducted thomsolvouquité 

i':iodiótod' .that they would. They arrivedin 

cl ostroy , anything, did not etoal or repo, but 

"'AMOi ■icans arc, of course, to A largo ojctont 

7, 14040SBAGH -havo boon issuod and overything 

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t 

_..:•,, . ,I. /.:)I. 

voinor ( SCH MIFaRMEISTER) BRAUN in MOSBAOH, a 

tz 

: formOr . 46MediatPli• 

Of the gasworks, They (the AmoriCans) kept 

- ablo , follow•■ 

hiM, • bboitUi01 6iWingii 

. , 

.,4 

• 

•VI Post-War• Gornany 

Iho .f144ro looks dark to mo. Thp Allies 

' iil takeaway,t, . em 

2of told;Wo . 

havoloft - and all tho-troaeUres'WO'rebbft, 

courtry will bo occupied and einco it is impoeSi bl 

is bottor to givo up. 

'Olidkhitein,Ah 

:-Mhat'. ,dc'you think the pooplo frain'tho'W,STANDARTZk 

do? 

•••,••; :5;•• 

' 

peasants keep their mouths shut, many4Ooli1ogi 

tho :BAYRISOH.EN WALD or In the valloys of thoAlps..'..Thiii. 

it's being •carried• out in practico. 

• t 

Toro Is a-price of fourAnillion dollami:ohAMMLER 

him qvg r t6 tho Allios, if I know 'whoro ho was.: ••.' 

* * * *.*• * * 

. • 

• -':Wo must not think about futurp dovoloiamont e .ye 

mooting(r1IDELBERG University) that wo'woiild:have EdriiTtt ,0,1; 

of tho British and Americans. Porhaps wo can 

in this way. 

got : :tho'Uni vor eitgOitiae 

W: 

Porhape tho stone plaque 4ith the namoe of the Jowieh founders such as 

BURG is still thoro. That Aght areo help to somo oxtont. 

* * * * 

t li/AR- 

• 

W: Ncw tho question Rrisos, how l can / : holp the Fatherland bruaking 

cath of allegiance? I holi vo that the bpst thing to do isga. • t4Orato. 

with tho Americans. I can holp ormany that way very much 

any 1-..arm.

v4111(7'r,..r-, 

4 

Ile have to forgot the pr st and we have to work with tho.no'WlscUitorso 

, • 

/ 

W: lOs, that l e right, that is the only way to . ,prosoryo • tho Gormaivpoo 

and we have to do it as good Gormans. • 

'..• .rt " 

R: 

W: 

I believe that our chemical industry will bo thd only,..ono•te7rpmainIsi 

existence; also possibly tho optical industry iincp wO:,arofOofar4a 

that field. Whether the heavy industry will remain'ia:Ver5OldUbtfUl 

* * * * 

4;f 

_ No other nation has accomplished what . Gormany has .don,,A9,-,fqp*fr 

Northern tip of Norway (NCRDCA?) to the SUM Canal, from th0140::. 

MOSCOW. We introduced German art, culture, and waY of—livinihatnho,4 

bo forgotten. And surely we shall become and shall bo a'grOot_natisongTbe 

Gorman idea will live, even if it takes twenty-fivo or fifty.4-OareGq1#01y 

will be victorious. What can America do against ii-? They w41 

factories and get industry into high goar. But they aro'stillkWaAW41h:1,' 

out culture and barbaric. They can still learn from us. IMaginlaf. 

havo accomplishA in the l!ar against malaria. Prof MARTINI and;tiWoOlMYis-f' 

sietants havo achieved great things during the war. And on tho It4ia'47rrOlt 

people such as medical Capt STIa3Eli (?) workod splendidly. 

• • . 

I am a confirmod National Socialist and a Gorman. It ' is wOndotfU 

at R time liko this. FSDAP, NSKX, NSV, are all marvelous insti u o • 

BUTTEN (?) in PRAGUE is tho only colleague in my field who comow:U ' 

standards. 

•••••• • 

The . lost.wae has shown Germany that she is a nation' of:lekeret.,, 

will become a nation of leaders again, and that-She-4dd 

Of course when the white flags hang out in i:IEIDZLTTRG,• and whenA2,(00.14PN 

around with Red Cross armbands, it looks ridiculous to the Ameri.OaniiiWlt 

is degrading for us. 

• 

R: ne,British want to take revenge, but they'll have toforg4:44bOutthat 

- 

We'll surely have it luch easier under Ameriaan'ocoupatton in,Southerrn . 

many. 

.“,->A*14MW*0 

- 

Viii. German Occupational and Foreign Policy 

R: In Belgium the Flemish expected great things .• - - _ 

. frourswhencame Outte, 

were outsmarted by the Walloons; we wanted to . unif)i4heAitlgie:n0Iii4'In 

• , • -?*• 

the medical faculty in BRUSSELS we wanted to woik tegether with Wal oons am; =•• 

Flemish alike but it never got beyond the experimental stage ? Whom did we

send as our representative? A German district physician (KREISARZT) to represent 

the German medical profession. 

W: Yes, the Department of Education (KULTUSAIISTERIUM) and the foreign policy 

(AUSSENPOLIT1K) have been beyond all description (UNTER ALL .LR KANONE) in Germany 

lately. 

21 April 1945. SEVENTH ARAY INTERROGATICN CENTER 

PAUL KUBALA, 

Maj, 

Commanding. 

SECRET _ 

9

EVENTS NG. _ ' UP TO) • 20 :JULV 

• Te-port Ref No S L:1 -2;:i 10 (A 

,• . 

' 

. • 

EAF11 , UNDERGROUND 140VVENTS 

: E1CUACE" . 

• 

piElIC,Aet villIDELBERG, . . 

KAISUSTRASSE '33,01 

- *have considerable .- yea.pkild4geo 

ooniotione knowledge of•intiNaW,i404A4' 

by being 

• 

imprisoned'. 

elitical ,• 

936 ), (. ,: i:ffte'':?tri•ring . to o r eate'an underground orgaLl15j0 

i4 ; • 

' • 7 • 

• -Date Of Infor mations' See ::Tb2Ct 

•••!' 

" 

.u.1 ANrI.. NAzI GROUPS 

:..ii...1 

kt*i`t ehoUlk 

• . • 

'tui doratood • 

?Pitt,he.,iiidergi"Onrid that only the „se ,..cilred movement° mentioned 

Ante 

were 

. in' this 

to have • formed a : eMall .cadre 

PUteci. 

• 

• : 

organi4,9441 

• 

... former, 

i.. 

Minister of the 

AW1V* 

.jsii;"e! : in'f-,tfilji..;i-epOrt , had by 1941. 

Interior.:•of ,,Heis.401)1, 

become . ., ..the 

• , . 

farmer trade 

iz l 

1#;.3.14 

Cad 02'1 . !Ofiii 

union chief. a p . • 1..;:t'0,Aztiee:iiirit dOERDELEIVo 

taken in . 'f.6 ..-""'''' 

aotiire•.part 

: pr .iiiiii.Piilii . 11.iti a On• man . b 

' An',.th 

r • 4e4 

. , etwe - 

• 

on the • gen 

4a+XN:.6 

er al sr:..and,'.:th the '''.4"t141-i.11' 

--eiinae 

y;i;rOi.indigiOVethent to • 

• O. , 

giyo -:: 

413,44 s r him a. 

'0 

paraonai'" iiicicAxidfikrtp.sci, 

' 

irj.iiiiiirited .:,-1'..../,.f.t:r..*.dditioii. •:'*1.;th the •• gonere Is , who • had: 

•, 

to teeki,'piotting 

, , 

the o 1 iqu la littaitlitio 

•.•,`- 4•• ;Or:th'•-er,.'• small'ArOUP led by • LEUSOHN.;'`'..:90Sikbarikka 

' : had '1.'.0,=.8.i14:113:: bean . 

•;:itioordi,i4 to 

formed : which Mat :'at'06;iur'04.14OL'iff 

, , .•!,,,,,I.e.n...4.:•.,1 :4; .4 .:-..„:,• ...,,,::; '.'.., . • 

s ouz'Oe, 

. - the loading' 

' 

• ' . , ,. i, .!::';''.:,..".... .. '. 4:ilfti‘fti 1 

' • ,__ 

• , 

The first preparatioṇ5 

for 

• an 

.....,::.y• ,-- i . ‘ , 

,the • .rrinitor ‘ 

insurreetiOn a gains, .... . NR1i4e 

., .,,., •••••...,.,:a m*lier; of of • armored 1939, when .GMERALFELDM4RSOHALli. VON:f...B14,ii0H•Titglik 

dlvie ions in the BEALP, ..a.t.7ea_i(..r,•;.Holti, 544,.7e. 

'',' hi. a ',n;)riegi • ! ,eit the last Atomo4t 9 ■ And 

. the . ifh6 14'inidi f,iki'' 4 

IY4..- 4 : ' 

(This Story was told to source by LT,US 

the'''n.rixt try . . so far 

.0)pr)T40.i!.. 

as is known to 

'VON BitiiiitraliltOkrif souibo, ṭ b7ras ready to 'iiiii.'ziiiiitiiiii* 

,. •..., incll liq 

an lkdvanood 

stage that tho 

uide,to . Hiittit,'.andAlii1401F44,, 

, Fold , Afarbil i • :i.,*:b 

. .. .. - asked4, 71M , 

1." jt•ri I.: N 0 WAR CRIMES DISCLOSUREAEI 2 E. 1 Nv. 

.1‘ 

•2000. 

• DErLASSIFIE0 AND MEASED Y 

CENiNAL MM. ISENCE,.049.01tt,,: 

SIIIIRCESNETHODS 

NAZI VAN CR. INES Di StL eattlif 

NM 2881 7O7

p rominent .r -Ntizis'whoM It wae essential , to kilt 

. . - . 

. Chr is.t.mas • 1 l, . at . ,-11.;-' 

but VON Co i ts' -i .:(,T o:016:Pilp 'd-ir 

BRAUCHITSCH was relieved 

cc0.1aps ed . , ... . . of -hi tait'6iiiiiiitiit:4 ••1, l ' •" 

, .•. " .''-- •''. , 

r-1.2..i'Tv,i 

. . • .. ...,...-- 

,-:' 

.- ' .. In 42, . ,LEUSOHNER 

.:••::::./t:.:.i 'ii•is; .. 

f ' e:',.,.. 'Zer ‘ . 

. .., 

MASS ', :, another .. SOciallet 

chief ••..titii:Pri 

. of the Catholic unions ,• reached c 

".':.LOS:diir---qind'' 

• k.', (imp I ottesiiiieeiiiiint 

..:,1,,, .-. ,... 

taken'' , ".11,1A.,h ,CTOER,DELER acting as 

.4.'ati.tt'il t ilia*: 

• intermediarii .. 

' gonerEL16 ,. w). ; i1AUS.Okl■TERiezeitb i'sh 

.o.'....3,,tozore ropresented by Gon-, VON .BECIC...0ther*.z.'ieniiri.t- 

''. 

part in the 7t,alka . w, ore Gen FALKENHAUSEN . and GO:n ME 

: 

' take 'part; , 

. OH. 

stating that ho was d eoldior, not a pOlitiCiiUi. 

.:;, , •_Th€,:: thir d .at ...'''.;.,•• :.,1441.‘4 .,!...,,,,,,;;;111 .,....4„.: 

,..,. . tempt was planned for April 4 

Nand DI 3,••• but -d in.. 

, 

•14I ' MEN. 

sput bORF.F . and HAUBACH, at source's a'thoàting bowoo4 

ti 

00.d0(i's'i .' .. 

. a 6 c idc•cl that :a putsch in 1943 would be s liofie . in ' OBERS001110-,:Al-1.4a0{:i• 

..,...„ , .. 

•and . untisiely.: The . t.1-,oir political intontions wore 'Unknown; , while Rua s iiiiiii::,.,. .reik:a.,....•4:::, 

.. . •• . 

not yOt had anY.-i.mportant 

• 

military or .:the -•Abier.tPe' .iiii:•'sifiidAii.'d politiO41'.:sucoOe 

B14:kishAf.'d, • 

S .:::: • LitifYgOifS, OM, IllittVyii.,f;,'•:3,.., 

• had to face `"troiiltoildOue problom' 

i. The i.... ...ir re et ien'i''.'iiiiii;:itlidROA,;.- 81i -4,-,, .7, .eȯri 

,,. _ ..y.1 • 

' . VON B IT CI( had been ' net ' if ied ..■ •.-•:through • Oount 'MOLI'KE -•••' - -'' fia-41.,;":i' - 0 ...0:11...,Ct' . 

• "" . -'-• ' "'---;;-4-4;44).''' '' '' • '' In tho , satite year i. „ GOERDELER , LEUSCHNER f and ..the'..fotMO14.71Mtittiiie 's ,. i;: : I..411. -,' . '',,p,, ,,... '...-..,: 

• '"?..?"-:=-%,:' 

VON DER S OWLENBURG , drew up a plan to os ta b 1 iih 

WO Oilii 

liiitOi:-. contact,..'..'. .tho. ' 

•;, ,Rusaian ;fith:'''.tho''.• Hritish a nd lanor lean govr 

.4.-47$3 fii t.ttiitt4:-.. 

o nmont,s ... Cotirit, SCI,II.J.LEPpi#1 .,.... 

."1:',..1.in.os in . . . . . 

,i Gon• .KUECHLER's Army sector, . b Ut71.11 :4;;Y".4,4*,411,tc,Fil,P,T.,04q,z 

-oflasso 1 .-j-.)y; . the ', Cl . 

,Ia,., bocaus o tho fact: 3bh0 . -.;44, - .C,t,,;*3.441 enls 

. could ..•orir.lca..4 erA, 

\ , t• ,' not .hair . 

ol d 

.,.,..tii ck;boOn'lii .-'''' fs. Li. 

,,..,. 

' a o ltir 6o '.:..,. 

by . LEUSCHITF,R and MITA ENDOR ,41-:.9 .,,,,_ 1.•,. 

pp , . .i.t.''''if. . 

..fr,Om who had ;4()}01.3,14BURG to 'HITLER, writton in May ,41, 

•aloe ... Eilikii,",i,•;,.., ',''' V.E6 

• FOEB;REA ` not.f •'-in; ..ẇhidh .tt,1-r,ii47,0iiii.,, 

.tio go. to war against •Russia Sipco ihe,vaSt- , 4,2' 

. pr..° 0 .-:.0,;1:... i;r1qurt41 0untab 2. 0 .d .iff eptioiie.:44 

i oul t los )). 

.,cit% 

........ in ... ,ho :. 

• • - • i-kla.,-,•••-..i• --,:i !: 

,iumiticir..of 43, 

, a the.. generals do °lax. 

ibIcti•:.b.t.it ,,that, they would, ' pd. , that .e., 

. . w.elc 

Suppo rt..•-•Tho : 

orao a revcilution 

j 

. , 0-14-... woupd 

„,,1,-,-'6iirt-i.. 

;i441 

P.Itt ;i 

oeuita, who had oncour aged the _und .yo',;:a.t .L„' . car n. 

1 OrTkipu 

'diat9 

WOro..oit61...i.0 

4-,,...1.46 ..itask nd''''iidie4e Of' ' conducting a pill of ,titi ..., . P pop,i4 

., 

, cie CJC..4 ) 64 '.e ..negative reaction ovorywhord oxcept 'in iii.;,...'eCilti-miiiit";:(ii'''''''' .. .. , . 

oluded that a l' IXI,9,4!"..114q .;111KEii,N: ,4'.:.1. 

to b 

popular r ob Oil i on - wa s out of '''the 'cli'ie'etiOn.i.•;."O;iid.. 

t7,1 

e;_cvorbhrown by mon with political and mil itary: .s!st}i,a-0;liIT12$ 

Itpli;::',:at t. bilipiciti to . establish an ontento with peWo.r • ' Seiti. -6O''''.0.tat`41:t„—Er, 

rii0r.-,,7.0-.r) a It is sourco L 

, r EUSCHINTER ': during s.thel?ciO'UT.. 

. s Opinion that - ho was BU, 

..k8l'Oft 

. . 

46.1tasot . . , . 

.wit h IEUsOfillER rrOme 

09 OS Of1,14 /.1...if:.1914!i.;::.Q21,4.44iKirl..f A. 

•,, . . - .... . . .. . that . t imo oriward... .! :.'' . ' ., ' I ''-'.': :•.','••••=7.-C.':..`lp." .:"41., .,-1,....; .zod,T.; 

..-.V.V.‘,.. 

;',....,pciurlt.,,mol,,TKE! 8.. . 0 2aque 

'-t•U 

,613.1:0::;hakd': and the group 

6' 'orkcain 

'formed, by GOERDA'.4,i.LEU§piglEf.kr, ,..0., .11 ••- 

• • 

tiril po litical d iff or onCes , 1: %lut.. . by , 'early . -, avr ',.. • ., 

aMor; ..4.4,.`.',40.ii:C. ii. 

,,,:,,,,,,„ ..,......: 

tb. .cii7.-:t....%rl.d hav o.boon frig! 'OOnóerning -the propos od p OrS o nriô l -'6,P-. a; -ri6i,/ ioii6ii#6ii., ,.... 

...Ptimb Mi ./lister at :Ais, it • .,.' 413 iCt11 43,^7 ..!•.."0.T . . 

t40';- '= -, „it' 166.St se' LEOSCHNER, was first, led ,butI,JEUSONEB.Wak'%6:.S4'0.,67:i..otni.itil ‘,..4m..-fri 

, moLTicV,s circa() . . claiks . to bcliciVP.',.stii,ir6.6;"'•;ithi;T:cr*Fii.j.1.74 

to . have boon 

which' Ha' . 

Oi'' 

oft.u3Od 

&lid tho gPvernor.s-hip 5;.64:filit 

. 

4;; i,irp .1. 

y44...,,f,..... 

Ocauso he did not want • 

t6 hold 

e rmama 

attribUtQB 

the faot that ho is still alive. publib ' offieO:'.-7'.i01.iiiii31,1tolii121-a.-P.Ii0 

24 Aust7ia .. . r •.: '' . .f .. J ',,,r1:r:''7,..:i.VO4;:k.‘,.. 

was to rOmain' a •- ;*. 4.1...1‘j.Vi:-Y.1.-, „1,, 

Germany, but a 

,.'..,-..,-1,3„,:.;..6.• ' ...T 

. which includod. 

provinco of , 

'••• - •-'1 w. ---40'• 04. P # 4,,....i.i. 4,4 Ow, Ntrc.,11',:ii,ir, .‘•••• v ..$. , ... ., ..• • , ,. 4 ,, 

, • NEFV,:i.',•;.a S OHUS CBNIGG, • SEITZ, the fermor Mayor sóPtrotogovoiskont4fasmRlanneciii:5' ei' ,.. .':,.. 

Social-Domocrat. ; 

S Ị EITZ had roluotantly ,agrood . t.OP..'paiti:63,piit'6$inirth .:.:V.XENIV ,. ...,4..ḳ 

. :!i?il4S-07',''C''-'- 0.:. speing •• .-....'v '''''''''4.:''''::;2: 1 , 

• ..,..s.: . . 

.7'',..,, • 

-,,?..,,.#.:io4,417.404` ' 

..,-. . -• 

, . . , ., 

'4.=,.1....Aị......:.;'*„ 

:•:•:',..i...;;O::::60.4.;'.--'. 

',2 

.:..`:; ....":„'-,.. ..„.. 

. ,,, ,:., .!. .... ....., .. . ..,...1. 

IV'. .2.,..:.,4; .:..V, 

. 

4- 

, THE ---.„ 20 -.-- JULY PUTSCH 

' , • . ' "' . :... • '.. . : 't ė ''';'..:.'2'...! 

: 

. 

• ,..) ,. :. ,,, . . il'!,,, 

..' Early , in July 44; LEBER got in touch with, the threo-imaii",:'Obriirdl"..:.06441:t' 

Communist .Party. Source bolievos that ono of those. mon 

LEBER an d REICHWEIN, , was::.p: .)iiitil. 

be?'*.Ofi'4.14..le . 

togothor ficgOritj';E:A,...Tarv with tho members '. of the Central . ..:,::rato . 

tad shortly thor. (oa.f-tor . :•qPineatit'O'444iiiie0iir:rids. At one , of thos o meetings the nailici-;:e_e;.•061.7.0P.I$N7,,S#4:001',1 ,••-•-: 

montioriod, and source thinks that tho 

: possibility .that sho;:i.hik 

:f0 '...flii5.. 

GESTAPO may /lava in.fl U one od VON 

... 

ST AUFFENBERG t6 ' 

beePei0,f.liniO.iinISOA .iiȮ.),i advance the '`nios 

•" 7. ;- ' - 

a ....fdr'....:.ii.45ifiii*011'4..;•,'.'...: 

.. . . .. 

NA Z WAR CRIME2Soce DISCLOSURE ACT 

1 ■ 

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,,.: ,..• ,,,,:,..ti:10:?). : •c:,44,41.:÷ 

4.1v4F- ' 

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2 -

EC •R E 

P-T,RBONALITIES 

Som. co boliovoe that tho following porsonalitios connOctoclyi:tht. 

aptiyitlos doscribod above may still bo alivoi 

• , • 

Dr GLEISSNER FALTERWEG 11, $ER4I14.Montionod:ab.Oirc; 

'Mrs SCHUAMB BURGFELD.243, or c/o WEBER, MITRAbSiRA,ibS, 

MAIN. Hor husband was one of LEUS0HNERI..8 

and sourco'boliovos that she mEiy .: low. 1:1 

sonalitios who Might bo usofuls, 

B. 'CONSUL MOTT:MITT 

I. sbudE 

LINDEMANN, Reinhold MOritz, 0/GEFA (41. ), 639 B0Hd FLAK 'ABT ! 144,. 

yoar-Old nativo of ROACH, nor COBURG. His rocords‘ show that41.0,, oi Net 

Party .in 1952, and that ho hold the rank of T1UPPFUtHH7R /,q, s0 ' 13 % 

wasi , couorativo during intorrogation, but it is aivarent 

who is anxious to ingratiato himself with the winning sido,..144,t,N)40-i414W94,, 

GENLT. (kGon) Fritz LINDEMANN, was implicated in . tho ,20 July:puteckpoltob,. 

having had any 'connection with tho affair himself. 

Rating, i C =, Dato of Information: Soo Text IntorregatoralRAE.T.-andeZ. 

THTIMOVEMENT 

, 

lt k 

bolioyos that tho attompt.on HITLER of„ . 0_4 -1.34Aha, 4t.sjnooptioN, 

tho CaSUL Movomont,,which.was foUndod during '4 whiciOgiOlidr 

. an 1112,emmunist'organization of the parly 201s.,Tho:grou.p,wasad 

pconomiqtS, and high7ran)cing Army officers,, and itS,idop.,IstiOd04144544,A, 

woro,domocratic. Its purposo was to overthrow HITLER, and to 'ondiij;i■ti 

ing:.about an insurrection. 

' ' • --fi!...N.fe 

, 1*.._ro s9O.iv gd hi,s-information from his brothor f ,Dr . NurtlIlrmilionwwik 

. ., .,,, 

byji. b.pmb;a ow wooks ago; and from Ma) DrREUSSE,:arl'old.faglygti-fiA. 

'States that 

. nOithor . . . of those mon woroinVoivocrin the moiromOntb4WO 

...diroct connootionaviith "it. Ma) RTUSSE :Waa at the LUFTWAFFANFACK$ LE, 

..0001.),.:WU ERZBURG, whoro . ho dirootod thOltraining program:, •- ..:-.• 47... 

• 

III..PROMINZNTTERSONALITIES 

GRAF HELLDORF 

GENMAJ (Brig Son) HASSE 

GOTRDTLER 

:GENLT:(Maj Gon) Dr Fritz 

4INDEMANN, 

,_GENOBST (Col eon) H/PPTR (?) 

Former STADTKOMMANDAM/BERLI 

. , • • 

Sourcohi •cousin.. --,. 

.OBSTLT.(Lt Col) HENARDIS " Gonoral Staff tTficOr..' 

OBST:(dol) GRAF VON STAUFFENBERG 

GENOBST Fritz FROM His murdor.ef'a 

. , Sonoia1.4taMO. 

',owing 20 Julyi,gndlhiO41494001.10A4 

poarancorworb..reporiod,in7tW044, 

" . . 

Field Marshal VON WITZLEBEN Tried bY'a Po41.6.1S'colliaftei...22juIY:75ta 

Judge in tho oase.was,-kille'd;*ddithei.c 

nowa , was Suripioiildi4s94r8t4sity' 

The leading mombors aftor the founJing Of the MovoMent: wore'Field;'MarphaION': 

1 

S E' 0RET

DECLA SSIFIED AND RELEASED-,Oh 

CENTRAL I NTELL IGENCE AGEN•.CY, 

SOURCES METHODS EXEMPT ION3)1d.fF 

NAZI WAR CR IMES DISCLOSIIREAT,'f, 

DATE 2001 2007

..'1,A11,1SO1, Nils,. a Swedish engineer who.hasworkedtef■A 

,.p,/ 'il 

.`',` , 2, ., 

„-. • 

• 

' 4..e.-O ketresearch. 

tiOn anti Ho appears to have a well,roUndeA.pa44010 

plans,,.and although ho adMitsthat:hd.i4..:0A14141* * 

.ho:.knOws the mon') iMportint men and 

where they..--caOdfiiUndZHO'74- 

i 

', 

41 

?..z.,i., 

information :, . pub,lishod 

; 

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was in con etant foar an through tho wintor , ..that a poried: of fino. iyo.o,t.i§, j',::214•12.4,0r" 

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' op.o't;: -according to GOING, got 10(4 " and .l. and .Od • in BELGIUM6i6;-Mi+eit' ' 

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I:tor:0 , , ,,promiitl.y cao-turod, but ovorybody refusod to b.o.liovo t.1,?0,.--thek,e, 

but . a,. fako . , Whorl, tho ooUrior di scovor op.- tho. ml stako and ' 1hdt'p:;, : .ho ploa' 

lOndod, net on tho destined airfiold on tho right b.onk of't,I.i.s.:::1,14i.„, ta 

he ..Mad o an attempt to burn -thc pore, but ho . succeeded ..onli-r..40;i101.1.Y,;VI,,'„ 

Of -then woro capturod oither int,act,, or - at 1 es.st, • in such .'lai;g0-.`',.ii''agOtrt.., „ L. 

main ., gi et of the dociunont s could not bo mi stakon • Whon 'Ilia, .policikAitOkb4S,',' . "4,iy ,-.4 

• happoncd , HITLER ri Ei:Vod at GORING and told him, that tho •Li.0;bwo,f,.174.q40:•,Listaivapp.rj.;if 

fOr :±thi Ei faux pas ., GO-MING told . lai, 0 audionco how ho at at lienie,'..;bY,;•::9•10.., 

. papor O trying • to r o con struct what had happonod, and ho,-ov -arn"., burtit,.., hi •g.r.,4),pg ..., 

,tb„,:.,f-ind out whOthor: or not the courior had he.a timo to burn niti.st.7.6 .1Y4.hiP,J; if 

'the .înitization of hi e wi fo, ho c al 1 od in Boy ar 0.1 di v inor a 4nd...,,,goi,..4:4,17tis. 4.,i'zi*. 

ill:10..1y , roaohod tho cOnclusion that t,ho dotailOd . part of tho,.Plati',.:_i6/1.;11;tlii:e.4. 

mubt • havb boon -do stroYod • 

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,iii . 145..pi Solf again and again, for his own ingonuity in this et■Api..5.9.1t40,/i.`: 

etriTi'-8 e ' .0. Dutch' first lieutenant who told about this 

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ObnimandQr- of tho Dutch -Armod For co s , was called up on the te1:Pp..hciqc..1:%„.,_ 

IriaS helii:ng .S. certain bridgo near the Albert Canal •. T'ao 1 attli3ked.'„hi%, 

mission , to 'blow up the bridgo because thoro wore p. ar aohuti . Eit 8 . digliP,4;fliZctfP: 

•iithiod .iii .:,O 1,46friity ; Gon WINKELMaIN rofu sod to boliov,o tho 'oter.Y.i•:' Egik139.,f 

•'re,train from blowing up the bridgo • A few minut;Os 1 ator tho L,t,:c,S.1;lid.'/?! . • rit 

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rofu sod to boliovo it, and adding that 

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d.:4C,g,-':-.t,"6-,'Irop behind tho linoa• A fow minutes 1 ator tho Lt Cal•Ioti,fttir.S4t: 

Oine r Gener al , I am about to be arrost ,.-,d" , and at that momenC,theiG:O'.' 

14' seePer'a,'Oaptured the Lt and the bridge intact • . 

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ii,l'ario 6 carrying , inOondiary bomb s, nono of Which oxcOoded 

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tha-Vit • :7efu Sod ' to move out and do anything 

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about the .fi,re ..:.'.Th01,.1:..i.s;/ 

P.:iirt- of he city burnt,c,down • •The de st,ruotion could havO'heon t.rciitil.kitted'Itb' 

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.ISTOI of ROTTERDAM about that, and ho will toll you :t1.10 :ioin,C'. #,i,i.ii.k ..!i.4, ..... 

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- GOERING' c Flan For 2122 Modi-torr an oan 

41941 GOERING' had made plans for a massivo offonsivo in the, i'Meditori" .07. orati , 

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iillr;• irritiO ' ! Portugal for rtho purpo oo . of'•iscOurii(g7,:-.6.11.ON)" 

1?pa...; 1 9.- tio,i'sula sti uto or auppl anont -.t;446;i0oi-144Ili.ont 

t/i 'fit :H1T14FCi'a4ofu8al to a wry. out , tho .., pl 0.11 ii:',Iyiffie!:: Evli ' 4 . 

;S.,4 . )1 i:.!..r, ' =': ,' . .< '. , . 2 o .. . ...).:,,..:iiti'1f'i'l 

rill-ii thlRu 6 kio,. ‘.. . ,, . , ;;;,:,..,, ..!.,),.- . P , ,r! 'r1 .i?.k.;'•-:;,' 

• 

••, : '.... •)'' ', Y ' i !i ,-..i?, ..; 

, i -1. .•::.'..,r;;-. != -:?.--4,1)Y. 

iitv'ti:t.thrt ono of . hi se gr o cito. nho.c1.0'3,1.6.43.•4?.;13,00 

Ce.k1far;:p40.z,fat . Ruda a •••. 'GOERING told ,hp t 1444t' 

aij to ,whnt ho h4,4wrj toxt ., 1004, ' 

414TI■ER .7.-tO1d.' him , that i t was A*. too 14,0 1.:,#i)iititokị I: 

'1:44...0./i;ilioifhOcciv4t* 4 d ' ,that 'ha tra..414.:.:*(0311...t.f./i 

i4ntad,;out to him that . o lion if hp ....do ti , 

p ciao° with tha 

• ' : ,1. 

• • •.‘ • • r , • t• 

tin thb 14-An tor 1941 that GOZRZYT6hn4 h i v4; 

' `pcmc di st 'silo° in : RU:a lib0. 404.. 

then 

0 'rra El in oyj4000 6v. .,:tyaii-r§,;:4424h 

v13.1TL rofutiod Pto : ,16t tho 1. 200; 005410 

thrO ct that .ho J plQd tO,do41. 

itrtj itarr +.; :HITLZR cl.od GO.IWG on o 

tronsport planoevcd.e4lo ,:f 

• Iitto1d bim buttiddod . that tho i nuMb Or . Of.:j pianos 

jit thq i1ocod ' GO MI NG wh o th or...it , 

▪ lpiiii .40Eftirigi, told . him that it . could .; bA...',:don 

borat; 9,r e wOro boing usod in tho b attl o "gaiz at 

US& of all availablo transport .. pianos and bomborbfioi 

now wing . of Ho 171 1 s, which was . 0 at 1' in ‘. tho pt.° 

fkr,), 13 1:1 '. 

for which GOING had a . particularly 

cLospor atolyy, . , trying to koop intact 4 urin rtho.: 

oulLsuoply tho ,%rmy of 200,000 with o.F.n6 

v, hc:),,,impcaibili.ty of tho job . duo to a numbor. ftioto,rp.?‘.:XP.,94....44.3. ,P6v,,,9t,f,C..1.„ 

GOERII■TG;to ]d- :HITLCR that ho could not oxpoet to .hiivòfAl'Conetiint1.111YAng,f,-kr.(Sa.. 

'fiit'titSomOi.daYs it would bo impo ssiblo to fly at al). 

..rOUPP1 i‘O's .roquirod tho following ..day uld bo • dOublod 

tricd t0 00mply withthe ord.aro Tho : attompto tO , r0tipply4h6, • I 

. 

- 

*. 

Ay.) •r, 

' ' 

;* • '• 

...1.0;:,4'410 

• ',IV'4•■:'‘,:;t,k,11/1, • VT 

Er E '0 P.R .''E T.: 

- s 

* 4 

• , , 7 . • AW,11-i, 

A 

• 1 t I • 1 tt44• 

V'h': 

• • • #5; 

:

- 

ko down for jus-t, the roason s indi catbd by GOERING . . The, WOattiorcyail 

moat of tho pl °no s woro ci thor wrocked: on',Jho, ground:, 

's er . -. • loot ini.:1 

.Ocidont s • . Tho ro suit of this vent,urc Wati th,at..aftor, 

Pir itti Bp o r t 

.o....shOrt: .,:te4pgt 

fil an o a many bombers 

and the On,t'i.r.ti,., fin 177. Witil 

'ithat ,.,.:,ho battle of . STALINGRAD Was 

weroimobI bc 

loot any -wai::! , .,- : • ..,::':;,...t.', 7 : : :•.- .-.:: . t--41:i: 

- 

1:'0I1IING . 

. ' .... , ., . , .., -,, 

s-tato a that from that timo ti, :: ..-. 

on, the r di atiprid4p-.104.)*10.,..1.1y4,,,.. o,t9,..ṛ 

. : 

RITLEF: , steadily' detorior ated . if ItLEtt Wo Uld ' give and 

..-:. 'that :COMING co ulitoormtin4'/Peds':';' :' 1 

waEi 'complotoly unab 1 o to ko op' . abr oast .. of 

have, ' ' . 7thO ;:iiiituatipi4i',. 

fl, conference with him in tho afternoon ' 

,,,,, ( .: 

. and .., r o 

t .4. 

- olfonir 

turn.,tc6 ciii'is r.tir,lar,tiOrti.;,;,.! 

-....,„. g to find 'a 

, 

. Tbntic nod to certain order waiting there for - him •Wh.cih!:tho-,..TiJEHit 

him 

i 

during tho confor Onco .: ':': Nany., of thb,:a6.4-.or derlit •tkiiiiroy'Sr'11 .44, 

oi .t.) 1 'o.. to carry out • . As 

. . an example of one of thdr:sci 

!prdee from 1- . c6ntrairOrtii3Ogr ..- 

qTLM which ordorod o thentire Luf tw e • ... .. ..,... - .1. /.. I. 

alto te-.0ake,-.. I- 

:LENINGRAD in an attompt, to Id?oek Out, the :city • 

ai-! ;..!6,11:. . ti,...fx, 

• 

no;t po whon ssiblly ,:tr an sfor 

sciop iN4";!....t,4:4cr,ii::1441,1., 

tho ontiro airpo wor again et . ono p b Cf•i?ipP:42) 

. Othor ' Ob jectiVos„ especially LONDON, untoUchpd, , ilITLER:'i aCesiti3O4 

, ' li" - ' 

:.".. ' -- 

' Ooi•tard to do '.ċlaiming that it was afr Lid • 

tO 

so of :,tho ' 44f gun s in ṫoll, . him that the AA pro tection of :LONDON , Wa 6 

LiM.s1■611 

-. 

... ,con si,d or ab ii it'si:',Ifti:C: gP ..,, 

... 

LENINGRAD, and that tho Gorman fl i or 8 had . no t shidd aWr.k3r 

tIANDON • 

, 

, 

. 

. from the .:.t'itirk'''' 

. - 4 k 01-, 

. • Af#1.9 

00E1ING s attitude with rogd s ar to tho Ru'S si an War . ...:■'.;'1::;'.!-Iiri;40,* 

i941,: "It ilould bo tho best thing to hold on to what Ito 

woe 

have 

as foPOW,C1..441* 

atiompt, ponotr 

'541:13.9. 21 ato any fur thor . Lot us build an k4sti,1..1 

of workor s which we havo • 

:13roali -t,hrOUgh; our disposal, 

au ao we have a ouperior 

no 

tho Lu 

d'dfon nos 

ftyra.ffo, on'cr troy 

without an of o'rYnøz 

thb ;6 'fiti 

foctiv o Air For g o" • 

on SivO' ,We.s ronowod with tho won known ro Dui t 

However, th9l 

.,.;GOg:IisIG el aimed that during the 

LuftwaiTO had torrifi o su ocossoo • 

t 'almo.st all of than . on the ground . 

:of. What Was hap poning in the fir at 

, AUPPOr,todby \TONI BR AUCHITSOH, than 

43.1..ove; tho phonoinonal ouc co ns at fir 

: 

.-t . 

Putsch 

On one dv they knciCkod ,out - 

Tho Russian s, ho c1a1mo lid n6t 

fow hours • of thin d 

wont 

at, and only announood tho loss 614 ,o. a-. 

7 60ER ING;. said that ho was supposed to have boon pr 

. , :131:1P d tAllid, to talc°, ,o Omit; Ett .. iii-ti.:7-tziat$ 

1 

.' in .East; plaeo between HITLER and NV SSOLINI :at, thd;1740,,kg.,4 

: Pr us si.a, but that duo to his di sliko of 

.. '.. ,tho , _ : mOottng ., It was , 

14U S3OLINt;"ho' 

, only duo to thi a fact, that hd avoidOd 

4g. ,ii,'' 

*undod . 

..,./.;,,. „. 

. si.iii.t.t143boiJ 

14: , .'GOER J:NG ' say 0 that it was 

.. impo Deihl ° to o r 

Tpht;-: at tho. I tittio - To do away with HITLER would'll gatO.:foo.. an Of'fo.Otiii44C 6 

.,,..4,gr.lo*Oilt(.. with . tho. SS on that mattor, 

, 'al& Pr b 

. 1.1P,.5' 

'!£,O4,:..-i-1,i an the .. ga.). 

Mork: .,S$ asked why ho did not pro to ot paid. -n . ZIA 

t6.,.4;04,, 

1 

' . .: . ,Jr..,..., 

iip el4tfor :' 49-- phi of of tho Luft 

fin 

' e waff o , wbf 

COM I liG:# Ati .. .'.04 ' that/Ii..:4 )..104 . 

ul d..1.,'oe nhoctuloirtly lo so his plaoo a e suoc 0 ciao T,*,41 

f)",174itLE4.2,13.notti;:Piii!till; •Ve/01,1, 

cJf 

Pl:aCb4. by BOA/LINN, for whom ho c Iaim od to have' Jti': ,: ,11, i i c fa 

, 

1,:dislikii.'7';:"'',4:?;t:f.P:',..1 

' Ili& hOi. al ....... - cgal.. .iisi_ .ci f y a' Gori4/az 

i 

, 

' :.44-1;.0.6ERr. via i 0 explan J. ation for tho r ao i al p614.0y 

4 

'iOis.iiitiOn '',.Wa's not int,ondod to take On the .aEipa:st a. 

in"' 

which 

many 

it 1. 

: :*ra pt . !.a6.,:f01,10146 Th po 

or.igin1:Ly intended to squeeze only tho8e Jews wo 

did later o ' 

... 

04,,

Jr I, 

:ttiotigh0041IisTil 'openly 'admsitted that tie'',1iv'.ofti t 

sr- heAc I - aimed that he :never, realized: -• that.'iligYilt4 — . , e 

ii‘iir e,kilido,14.ght that they were place if(' ',It'les;t.: 'e,,i'ii)::ei, 

',...,,;,,r Wf,er , , . ... seeing . some of the picttirell'it4e p).e... 4 i _ 

• liotkINCItiiiid ' n 1) 

ail ' ,thi a must have happened ithe41,15..ṣit11,,,Pi 

..., t-e ḻ ,;:nOt1-tnderstitrid" -4 , that ther e are ' eoree' lie41.egirilf:te 

, 

, :-',,.::::...::-..iyo 

=DI . 4,.,■ i 

8031. an itai 

4.1:41,74!X )41i11/4": 

!aas.: MU S,$OLII■TI ' s spcooh at, the con oltision of',:;:thO3,,,FrOn 

.1,fit,:.flaid!,(.!:ithrit';. . . . I t a eo ld i o 

e 

r . a , had accompli shod' the?' 

u e for i,f od po tio n en end vier et Of 

e Oi' : 

all 

oar tafn molantain poolc , 

ha4,;;'gltsiet4,1 p 

. . 

whi hard ey 

1:*11

... 41,, 

,.,. •IPRENOH WORKS TOO 

'FORM REIOSSMARSOliAL 

f4 

..i.• 

haeeililaife tio 

. , . A • . . .. , . 0 of 8.;!.d4;71141561.01rit 

...... , .. ,. 

Rat 

• , , ...i..--1..e.....1,s.. a 

/„I`:::43:;..1:- 

0 

i -. Date 

• 

f 

.:1:4, 

o'..OrktiontiSe.ov 

Inf m 

.,-,..,As44!). ... 

nmsain31.I4'., 

. 

Inif 

1,0A24 

..411."triotig ..:he',., has.,...boen.., depieted 1...p....111a.iv;!_:„.n.,,„.1i1%.4'.c., 

thei...:-:finitilasa Jen . or :'-being a. 

.4 

highly inte 

mannerso-and,,A 

l't 

: 

11401$ 

4 

certain- knowledge of art. :". 'ilfelivi " • ' ..'.gr 

likW'..ii.4fii:01...e*191Y.'"*Vai7itf7::(i:18171.T:1!:241411.' ' 

^1 

-.:iii::,1iiiot;e;thart:.he . has • no AV . 

,,:.,,A C., .wkiiiii' . 

..ha. :110.,Ii..04.8..1.ned in foreign .bcouritrị 44M: WttA:1; 

eft 0.:.411,64...e.x .A, 0. ,,..1.11,,,,, i'' 

,i.,,;, '''''tili ii7Ofr.;tiiiiaiifee ),:lzatif •,:_ • by claiming to e . a i!igra.E.4..* Ns. 

.:ietti7- :;;;i;.-8.1, Ḣhiez,i run .aintention ..:.;;?.),y0t1.9.. ,:ttit 4 

ii 

. to . transforMiiPAP 

eay,o40 •.• ...,. 

8I/ti t• . 

"--'.t dO,ERINd!..,V1 O. 

l:F!NAISABOETylf.!!...:;';gAftl. 

,,etatee,that 

04441,0 

, . 

low prices of . je weirtr'andi.7 

\ atai p a .He claims that only about one peroe.itiafthcj 

IITIENOFV.12RICSOF .: ART ...IN GOER MCI'S:. OOLLEcAlOif., 

• 77777. 

clog 1rN stat 

• . 

la that no works . of art: ,..WO 

weyfro 

, 

havei been very.: holPr.44Ai3O.T.iihlticy.iqkdi,a 

gYitrilDletee.fe.7repositoriee for.:thei*tite004,41-in'1""' 

111 ' stat 

, es that he 

exL statuott 

ekehaiie'dittkr.kfiOtilir . . 

o and one ..paintiiig,twhge*he.wap,. 

1,6*.f!!:16gcit'.ilttii:41.0;;d1C- 

. 

etates, woro leng[ pre83urieon t...his H p y 

land*Oiblilgb 

y.,,,e 

1)r,oppitiee Were .exhibited 

,-.aUP,ii. 1.7Vi'ta1oh.:' !..e.i';;IPrericina:': German . 

',in...ti,thii*., 4* 

..,,,,kinl.ti CTLER: Offi 

1 

0,01.1 

;iord Ors .,..t o ;.'1';,4.,tiiiit146.0 . ,, 

•.s;11,. ,n Royal 

ii'-'-'-;'i aV EL '-'-?:t, Q 

CaStIO;a.,.:::Cf. .-illEt1,;:a0,1-0/410 

G. 

'Ah shelters .- Of the 

21T; : PUEHRERBA1Jt 

in ! 8E231/fir.; aiid'tb..,.OBERSALZBERG..4 sTiii 

4T;',:in`3:i41rieb 

ibn 0..i tit3 E's911,th.git:LINZ:' .i.i.iiilt.J.ilieltio 

.;''' • AA t4iough ho .:. admitt!. '.. rtligi.48gg. 

,... 

pr,e. t.O..xide''.!to have K05%'llijiieiea.l.ning : • works'. 'no kid . .0. W 16dg.9.49.,C,..' ,. 

• at.1•pl tb14 C. % &tuition. ' PW 

of art ox.hi b it od:: at ti,i§:.i.SAL.44,,i.„ 41. 

'..., .. 

I.d.11:,-,t.i 

b 

iP.P.P it, ought some - paintinge •,-,..:441..tical 0 ..,„, 

..6f#k fal.;;!. T.90.. " In those doals GOERING' Was...;:a4J, es edif.:b.y1;:::* ::.i:-, 

and his . bids ' novor excoOded . the 

'ly ;icw9lry which he 

also 

' bought, was antique .• French 

authorized to talco . 

'manded! part in thee° auctiOne; 

: p hotographs 

tor.rtothad, to turn- of over all works thoir of art bought by ottio.r.'iarnat.Odra)Ii,an 

purchases to frITLZA' 

;the 

Museum. 

,..MAZIWARCRIMESDISCLOSU .REACT; 

2CCOL 

D ECLASSIFIED AID RECEASE11. 

MIRAL INT ELLIGENCE AGES .1.e3 

ta il fitEGMETHODS EXEMPT I ON3 D0044, 

NA/I WAR CRIMESDISCLOSUREAW—'1. 

iiAtt 2001 2007

•• 

Ref . SAIC/14 

19 May 45 

Snirce states that two apecialistawere responsible for.thel:eare4 , 01.92! 

-of'art In'hie collection, and that alLitems W0.4:inaneXce.4entetMel 

aervation at the -time of their evacuation to Southern 

tierMihy45eelli:e*,ee0 

4..R3POSITORIE8 OF THE FRUCH WORKS OF ART 

GOERING entire 

RUS .i. an advance menaced CAR INHAIA. A number of ,a0B41,111:"' 

one s) tapeetAtierao" 

thoutizusaul,cmpamil"tobeleftbeland 

-.Eknd a certain amount, of AiiIiiture (Lotlie,101-431.1(1.,101.2.1.eAcirWilhA:61"i 

The Most precious collections were bent to BERQHTESGADEN 

' #, - by 

of PV'sarrest there by the SS, 25 April v- 

45, these-treasureatWereAot4eCtgwg00, 

cars which were inside the unfinished . tunnel of the . 13ERCHT E4.049EXAN,*49T4 1$ 

on some-other cars which stood on the tracks of the RR IinefioliC130.0i-P,44C , 

I KQEKGSEE. (Notes This information has since been co/IfiTI*I cti ) . W40" 

e-;tirnè' 

, GOERING had time to give orders for the 'security of 

less'he iltkp informed that some of the guardsattached 

azIPhë 

, 

to ' him q(0401' . _ 

had Itarted to plunder the cars, as well as his .villa 

, 

at.JDBERSAIABERW4A4ero 

text of putting them in greater safety. Source believes, 

WeVer;.At**AgOt 

valuable works of art which he obtained from the SALLE:DES 

located and 'returned, 

JEUt. Dri*litito ,*:4; 1$? 

' • , 

. Following the interrogation source made a 

4 

written. statement.4.1e916 

atior in the recovery of these art treasures 

lowirg.additional 

(See'AppendixHa:;a00gWerg 

where some other 

PAUME'might be found: 

works of ar t4O4Uired4f;th4 .X 

• ' 

a) A certain number of GOBELINS.at the BURG. 

• . • , , „wit 

VELDENSTEIN near . 

NEUHAUS on:thePEO4 

- • ' 

b) A certain number of GOBELINS in the air raid 

'Acalemy at WILDP ARK-WERDER, near POTSDAM. 

; 

c) One Painting called the "Madonna ot MEMLING" at 

. -171Wi 

. 

_ 

. 

at 2IELL atapEE. (This painting waa returned 

_ a'wife0;epreeeh . 

dwt&i 

thioAinit:) 

by PW to (i. p, S eventh ,0, Of q.„: 

. . 

GOE RINOHcleims toAlave'had nothing to do with any Prench. .Worket04t4- 

'ablea other than those m entioned-in' thia'repOrt,' 

.,!1I 

• NITZs(IR lino.fro m'RUREMBERG to BAYREUTH). 

: 

19 1.(ay-1945. 

PAUL KUBALk, 

Maj, -MI,' 

Commanding.

-hereby declare t 

1) That I *a .ready to return art treaeures.,(eJchib 

l'4 'aoilliied ; and bought at auctions of requisit4neOrdPei4 

' 2 2)iThat'V'Will do my utmost to find out abOutpAa,p 

thatI7.‘4111 give all the pertinent information 

) -. That ' .the greater part of 'these ae idea 'and of r total 

.ures .are . packed in several freight carin7BERCHUSGID‘ 

*rticles:in air raid shelters did not oo6Ur Ib.96auW6e. 

the lay" after, my arrival there, 

0:aatI informed the Prench liaison ofacer4in'phliig0Ti..,..P 

—7'1 .131aCes ẇhere there could be some less important woiks ofd 

Yr. 

• 0 • 

Tr!:, ' r • 

' 

. , 

, 

TAatelii.: am convinced that a conferenoa r.Wit4 my former 

e:; 3rsence of Allied officers will lead to 

at cto 

.. .a apipdyr.::an - 

tib/i3Of all questions. 

t.

If the information contained in this report is required for 

further dist ribution, it should be so paraphrased that no mention 

is made of* the p risoners' names or of the methods by which the 

in formation has been obtained. 

The ollowing. are the names and secret numbers of the prisoners 

mentioned in this report ; 

REICH8kARSCHALL 

45/1409 

- RE±CFI Minister and • . 45/1.495 

Chief of Chancellory 

O fcL4SSIFifg AN'D 

RELE:ASEDS* 

MURAL INTELLIGENCE; 

IOURCES METHODS EXEmPT-10N301; 

NAZI WAR CRIMESDISCL0111444 

DATE 2001 2007

' 

• 

NOTE: The following is a literal tra-islaor. of a conversation between 

GORING, LAMMERS, and. several : interrogating officers. 

I. HITLER's. Successor 

GORING: .1 must. tell you something. You are the head of the Chancelyou 

signed all documents, You became aware of a 

change in the situation only by accident, not through any 

sofficial papers. You knew about it only after DONITZ) 

' . radio address. Anybody could appear tomorrow and declare, 

"I received,. a rac/io message after DONIT,Z received his; I 

am the head of the state now..." I, for one, have written 

proof (about the nomination of a successor)...., and when 

DONITZ appears now, he must hrc re some sort of written orders. 

LAMMERSI Yes, that's clear, he will have to produce documentary 

proof., 

G: If he has any, he has to make it known to the German 

peoplein the REICHSANZEIGER (Official Legal Record). Here 

we' have a case of a he2 ,1 of 'a state who really is not a 

head-of a' state, since no proof can be found. On tliTother 

ha.44,. I am the only one who, as legal head of the state,' 

could possibly be recognized by the American Government 

at theADresent time, and who could negotiate. This is the 

greatest deception ever foisted. • The Law of 13 'Sept 34, 

the original of which we have here, is the basis for the 

:case. According to this decree, HITLER can name Only one 

Successor—There is also a decree issued after HESS' 

.flight '(reads HITLER's Decree of 29 Jun 41): "In the 

eVentuality that I would be hindered in the execution of 

J4dUtiee, even if only temporarily, and should. I be unable 

direCtives during the time of my in- 

. disPobition;'I appoint as my Successor in all my offices 

, REICHSMARSCHAIL of the Greater German REICH, Hermann 

HITLER, This Decree voids the Decree of 23 

April:38" Concerning the FUHRER's SuCCPSSOr." • This is the 

44'40 o /1: why the REICHSMARSOHAIL (GORING himself) sent an 

inquiring telegram (in April) 

..It;'wasn't really necessary that T inquire (whether HITLER 

Iid died); it was only out of loyalty that I did it 

The :coup d'etat was made only because I wanted to avoid 

further' bloodshed, on 23 Api . 45.... You can well say that 

BORMANN is crazy. 

_ . 

Ihad'received the order concerning the FIIHRER's successor 

from the Deputy Ch'ief of Staff of the WEHRMACHTSFUHRUNGS- 

STABASupreme Command of the Armed Forces) in the followin6 

manner., Gen WINTER Wrote, "Inclosed I am sending you the 

contents of anorder w)-.ich was received by Grand Admiral 

DONITZ:::!in.the_plaoe of REICHSMARSCHAIL GORING, the 

FUHRER appoints you, HERR GROSSADMIRAI, as his successor. 

Official documents follow. As of now, you will take all 

,measures which are necessary according to the present situ- 

-ation' : - from this it can be concluded that HITLER was 

dead - 'signed: REICHSLEITER BORMANN". 

G: Is there anything more fantastic than this fraud committed 

'byBORMANN?...You know, the decisive point in my inquiry 

was (the request for) freedom of action in foreign matters. 

2 

. SECRET 

re•-,;;;

-JRET 

: Could he have =egally? 

L: No, in that case he would haVe had to put it on,paper.;- 

, 

G: Now I ask you, HERR LAMMERS, do you relay ,believ 1ia1 

after the ,FUHRER had publicly declared my appoiritmehas., 

his successor, and since he further announced'myallnes;;or 

my withdrawal from office, he would not nave been'able.tO'.: 

announce ovet the radio such an important change as,i-Uat,, 

• " • 

of his successor? 

G: It was' ordered from elsewhere .. He (HITLER). threateneAtO.-,. 

shoot me or to throw me out of all jobs' eXeSpt.thy:app,o.int, 

merit as his successor. 

1.0.: NOT to relieve you as his successor?' 

No. That has no connection with any office:. 

I.O.: You admit that you did not actually resign? 

No. I was forced to do so. etherwise•I Would hav,ei, 

ted immediately. 

Is: I would like to point out another thing .„-whi.W1i0O„ 700ft .- 

ance. After this action (GORING's 

appeared which stated that the resigned a ' 

Commander of the Air Force, because of ailmet. 

he still retained his title as REICHSMARSCHALLahher,' 

decree (about HITLER's successor) wae the'refoie:still'Peffbo 

lye. 

I.O.: Now, I'd like to know, did you withdraw from all yo.r dUt4.es 

because of ill health, or was this step 

‘ 

oidered'fro0166- 

where? 

4WY4- ,,vp 

G: Well,I must say, these damn coup 

that is outstanding.... I have alwaya.knoWnthati.C, 

even't' of something happening to the-PUHRERiig0(614: 

be ii the greatest danger for the following48hogrs* 

that time I would have performed thesWearineinVandi 

would have been a legal fact, t any srateiwbulde46.1' 

dANN within 48 hours 

would have carr es ou wo personal- ac ions Mi. ddia,te;y::..,.: 

the 'arrest of BORMANN and the firing of RIBBENTROP;.:..-.Tliey::. 

were the two thorns in my:side ..• • • • 

. • `.., • . , 

C . : I told some GAULEITERs who were close to me, about a year . 

and a half ago, when everything became clear to me l that if 

fate ever designated me as (HITLER's) ,successori I woftld. . 

place a High Court over me; I told myself that no man shoUld 

assume the responsibility of not having anybody over him... 

A dictatorship must never come again, it doesInot-work. 

see it now. As long as a man is good, as HITtER was in the 

beginning, everything is wonderful... but (then) it'came to 

extremes. 

3 

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SECRET 

II. nemical Warfare 

I.O.: I believed that HITLER would use gas the last minute. 

G: No. Once, toward the end, he considered OW, but . wOold him 

that gas Was out of the question.- I was:toldthat all your 

gas masks would have offered no protection. The-gaEr:Walfs0:-. 

dangerous that I wouldn't permit anotherdemonsträtionTZ 

knew' that the gas would have had to be transportedjtOth0 

rear when the Americans came, and the effect of.arir:airattilök 

on the train might have been ea t astrophie • tIU,st ,'iMagiiire - 

train of 75 loaded freight care attacked from tha ,;,airfav"biimb. 

frees the gas, and the fragments which fly 641i8",..Oraveli 

10 km spread it! • -. 

1.0.: But experts are of the opinion that one needs many,more gas 

bombs than HE or incendiaries to destroy a • city. , 

G: Let mel tell you this as a specialiPP "Mobtdadgel-'aUS are 

the incendiaries. The Amecans have-realiy:given:ustha 

works with HE bombs... A small incendiary falls it'oaIh:OUSe 

and the whole side of the street b.urn.s..1“ndendiarteS'ate 

thrown against railroad yards, then, of 'cOurseitdoesti 

make sense at all. Some of the factories (which, 

attacke(:) - if you stood in front ‘ of them yeuceUldii*01"': . 7 

believe that they'd be rebuilt. CITROEglinPARTS7W4/i.stbince. 

... After six weeks they started working again Thewholerodf 

was down. But where there was a fire, all machines were 

ruined. Fire is the worst of all... 

We knew that we were more advanced in chemieal warfare . . , ,ari&. 

that we had more dangerous gases. 

I.O.: When one has such gases, one must expectito . use them:i'some 

G: Well, we thought America would start chemical warfard;-,7Itwa's 

pointed out that America did not have tofear 

And the troops who attack with gas can protect theMsélves 

better than the population. Vie also planned to attackE1ig42:and 

with gas in case the Americans resorted to chemical : warfare. 

The question of possible consequences of 6:beMbing.attack 

against a gas-manufacturing factory was raised on numerous 

occasions. Was the population to be evacuated? (But) the 

FUHRER never wanted to get the population excited about gao.. 

That, of course, is understandable; I would have acted. the 

same way. During the last few years the air . Superierity was 

so one-sided, so pronounced. We told ourselves that everything 

would be spoiled by bringing up the topic of chemical 

warfare. 

I.O.: That did HITLER mean by his well-known saying: "God forgive 

me the last three days of the war"? 

G: He NEVER said that. 

III. HITLER's Death 

I.O.: Do you actually believe that HITLER is dead? 

G: Well, he WAS sick. A cerebral liemorrhage was doubtlessly with- 

SECRET 4

in tho realm of possibility, in that condition. Whether this 

led to his end, or whether the man committed suicide... 

1.0.: Are you definitely_sure that he is dead? 

G: . I have no doubts about it. 

G: The FOHRER collapsed on the evening of the 22nd (April), as 

a result of the war situation. The whole thing was set off by 

my telegram in which I asked for freedom of action in matters' 

of fcreign policy. Since I had talked about negotiations 

.(With : the . Allies) for weeks and months, they knew exactly 

that;I:would attempt to negotiate immediately, the very same 

H4aySeveral generals wa:7ted to surrender. 

•I 

.IV. PoreignCurrenev Account 

• 

L. There is an account with the REICHSBANK which originates from 

donations mado.in:various • currencies, oven in gold coins:--We: 

oPened'tho accoun-Lfor him (HITLER) under my name, -but 

longs'to the' FUHRER. 

YOusay::th6 76,000 dollars are with the hEICHSBANK?: 

_ 

L. Xes . , : ::they:are : there, The REICHSBANK holds a gift from,a.,m4n-,-;;:. 

frciii:H .TranOvaal who donated 69,000 dollars;. Gorman-.Americans-. 

' .donated .4400. dollars, anonymous gifts amount to 478-dollars 

I want to emphasize that it is not My account that Iam,tUrn4l.:. 

A:rigoVer here ". - it is proved by the documents, too. , • 

. AITLERAPEER.tonferenoe 

,e - , (HITLER) had with SPEER was iery interesting..Ten• 

id aYs 1;),Pf 6r 6 . .the cellapse, on the 17th (April), HITLER callecL.., 

SPEp : and,acCused him of sabotaging the "scorched earth" poli"- 

cy:;. , SPEER'replie 'el. that the people did not want this'policy,... 

and .'

S C R :a; T 

they made a mess cve_it, that's quite clear tome. It was also 

too late. Like in •her instances, nobody ever listened 

to the officers. 

LI We want to offer our services to the Allies. We are not war 

criminals. 

^ 

G: We Want to see to it that there is order and peace, especiallyuntil 

mattere, regarding the relationship to the Allied 

forces:haVe been cleared up; to avoid uprisings in connection 

to ,Communism, etc, which would be very embarrassing to the 

Americans and - English. This is the only aim we can possibly 

hayeafter the collapse, and I am the one who can not only 

help, but who also knows all the episodes of the past. 

L: The last time I was with the'PUHREP ea 27 March. A lot of 

papers awaited his signature. S pill,: we-ve weeks old. He Said, 

,"You sign themP ! I declined; His main -opic was that Frede,:.. 

rick.the . 

Great aid net:know when the war would end, either. 

was 'greatly excited about the REICHSMARSCHALL 

tempting-to start negotiations with the Allies. And then they 

mentioned in the last leaflet that the REICHSMARSCHALL was 

going to flee...' 

19 May 1945. SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION CENTER 

PAUL KUBALA, Maj, 

Commanding. 

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Ree No SAIO/16 

23 MEky 45 

. PAEAmkt 

. Mvnui PETAOH: 

:2 E 0 R .E T 

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SEVENTH ARMY illTERROGATION OENTM' :AUthia tiq.. • 

anit" , 

Apo 758 US ARMY 

a, 

:Date:: 

GOVITNG DISCUSSES . }11 .* • 

9 1.11:k4) $0 .0 1)44. 

. 1 •• . "1 (."...1 :A:etfT• 40100.0.1 

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thinks only Of what he can do to Eselir ege. ei;m5, p,g402n 

or Etat ,adv ant ag Bo US positi.on fOr ,51;4114,eip„Boitt, 

F1.1.10 , wi.thout hesitation • Up to ow he h 

hi El fOr„iner henohmen, alive or dead • ,Yef., )ofeliind epiritr: 

• ••• L 41. `..1; • 

conif er satien, is a constant wetehfuln .ese for the o portuni y,tp, 

: 1!.:1*(1W, 44,attla Sitio txT 0 

Eavorable light. , 

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:2 • •• THE' FUEHRER 

xcio oticiogitrt...t trittni, 

-; f•frz t In id 4....11 .111:100 ....•.aritjtOtuft 

) HITLER AS STRATEGIST.. 

• nif iv d • inv. pftEli ..iO4,Einterti 

...-o)fin 

* . 

According to source, HITLER 

himeolf almo ev'exo usiv. VI :military • 

operations from the beginning of the war up to . he,:en4rm 

:0 • dee* pion 

down to division operations. The FUEHR .EFt pe)SLyed titiell..t`.1„EfEtto, 

;him 

be the military leader of Germany - a belief'430•04.11,Walertrien 

0:::IsAisioe a a 

of Ills operations in Franco • Here HITLER dlaatred it; Oreak t 

.4 

drive for ABBEVILLE. against the advice . Of the OXH, where i. was eithat 

attack was possible only from the right. flank. When OperaT 

jthe 044 

openly expressed doubt of the su.ccess.of the pron. Then, 'w 

acik • 

• 

off better than...expeot .ed, re.eulted,inrst..cempl.e.tesolo 

proud of his miiiterY•ehilik;iee-.-.-..ie 

111:"1:•:". • 

went on to describe the situation meetings .at 

d" 

was alWaya present at these meetings, which took up 6:41) , • 

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fol3.owing. 'KEItEL;I:GMFtl;D4130*L' ,•officers usually attended the se imootingp%:. . t• .1144.1 

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JUNGE, KAP z. SEE (raliy Oapi) 

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BUECHS, MIJ 

Roper4t:4 Atte4lir: k iituation- 

G)ERING . . . himself , and . GROSSADMIRAL (Crand dmir.1) 

• .0. .DOENITZ 

0.0 wore fr.e5uontly , 

•• preset at "these meetings. 

±n (wog 

• - jt the ' meetings, maps were spread out • On . a'huge''tili).-10`."'hltigv.6.1.A1 . 

Higior'lliiii.eitcic 

near ho entrance for the '-eppedrance of HI TLMi,.. • 41hOzi thEi, "FUZiiik'nViktirete"" 

itiOOk 'hands. with all present and then learthe rgrontO•L'tli(P'reoz i. .re 911 ") i pa 

The officer s then gave their talks .. on: . thol: VtiiiirSig.tigela"/346€104 

fiyrt7 'froquently interrupted end gave hi a ViciC4s 

in 

opposition to his own wore • soft-pedaled and n.Ovor 

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• 

DECLASS Ifki kkAGEB BY NO WAR CRIMES DISCLOSUREACT 

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE A6E.NCY 

SOURCES METHOOS EXEMP11ONMI 

NAZI WAR cumEsalsCLOsUREAti 

OATI 2001 2007 

.t 

r

1 • 

SECRET 

Ref • No-stS),10/16' milsr, 

During . poripda whon tho.•situation was unfavorable, HITLER took it out on tho 

difforontbran'ehos oftho . armod for oos and .blamod their hoads for all mistakes. 

Souroo was singled out quito often, and had to tako robukos in front of all the 

officer° .•prosont• This load to the point whore tho officers bogan to loso thoir 

rosPoct for . 06,M,ING! s military ability. . 

t' homotingd' HITLER always presented tho latest dispatches of tho foreign 

prose,. whi'Oh ho thon di isoUssoct in his well mannor 

During tho last` fovi'montho the situation mootings woro hold in tho Winter 

'Garden or,i fhb . Cyqtrwollory arid thon to the vory last in HITLfft' e bunkor Luldornoath 

had a dimon sion of only in 54 All the officers 

'had 1oriid trite thi -s' dial' space and many of. thorn faintod during . thci, mootingo • 

The night mooting which usually started botwoon 2400 end 0100 hours Was not 

attended by àll tho offioors, but HITLER was always prosont After the meeting 

HITLER' a eamou tIcia`!1;tot11CF- tako pl asi3O Hero a ..emall circle of 'trusted friond a 

r'souldlnake doci sion a of prirso political importo.noo • Hero, too, BORMANN, Usod his 

strong influonoo to oVorrulo HITLER, who was usually tirod aftor . the previous 

inooting. OOERING maintains that all things not directly oonnootod with : tho 

conduct of tho war boom° tho rosponeibility of BORMANN.'• .-.• • • 

Th9 FUEHRER! toa guosts Usually included the following ,Poreons: 

ri . 

• 

740 05 O 

fici#Eile",",GRUF M a j Gon), 

11't tlitabORk s:' Gtir d INF (Lt Gon), . 

13 OP :bathe-Of the adjutants, • and 

QC; Or) •4. 

" Mr JUNGE 

Jaifl 1 

Mro 80t,snOe.iuut 

; • • : 

_, 

; 

Mk 8, CHRISTILN 

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b)"}rITLER' S PLANS FOR THE VIOLATION OX TH, GZIEV4 

„ 

COAN'VZ.TION 

;TO .; ^ 11.,C1 ^ "" 

j ,1‘ ,,..zitla.L.pri.. 0onore of Wal• 

PW claims that it VMS HI nga .1 intention to doneunoo the GENE'VA 

Convention if tho yarl would havo 'lasted anothor threci months .......:4I: Allied 'PW 

oxoopt those valuable to tho Gorman war oconomy . Wore -to bo okterminatod . 

4.4,2,10.4f,S4rIg ti9 '.:09uroo, thiB plan booamo known to the gon oral. a . and tho 

Naa1„‘artr, . , le'adois;". all of whom took: a stand squarely against it, with the 

;oxoeption of . GOEBBELS • , . 

Itt ytaa ,pol.ntod..out to HITLER that Gorman :FT in Allied hands would have 

'to oxpOcst'thO danici fato. To this th? FUEHRai roplied'.that the-se millions of 

• .Goimans woro of no more u so to the war effort anyway ., but that aft.cir his 

F,Pro.pci pod no:tion thoro would be no moro do sortor .s. from tho German .z-my. The 

Gorman pooplo, Said ho, would thon fight to the last Men. 

'4 4.'4° 1 •_;- . C.• 

11) Chcaao9.1. Warfare 

Stato that',HITLER was rostrainod from the uio of OW during tho 

; last, poriod oA" thO .War only by 

• 

his fear of Alliod rot,aliation. Ho often 

.( 

-admitted +that ; hrid'missod tho °halloo to u se OW at the right tiino (i •o•, 

• JJ .n • • ' • 14o •• • • 

"diaring % tho !'stagos of the wok) • .4t that timo ho had boliovod German 

victory jclortctik;With ,,the uso of normal woapon a • 

44. v.i.1 xi ) . . 

• ' • f ;•'1- 

0) •HITLER 

* 

S.' 

, Whon the in BEalg had dotorieratod . boyond.'hopd, HITLER allowed 

foit'011 .76.51-4,3:1! 4,D„r .MOREL.L, to °soap() to the SOUTH of GorMany. MORELL had 

boon,:iadRItin ,ift,,oxink. er,„voky largo daily, :dose of hormones to tho FUEHRER • .SoUrco. 

boliOvOs % thatit.waajtho r suddon absonco of these tiortnonos which .oadeod HITLFA!ii 

genc 1 bra1cdowr cljn sub soquont doath . 

a.i..)' I • .i. Q • 4 I i 

11 _.gp)2...i.L FOliio . li:,.... nt20..., , , ..iNtivy 4 Jury' , , 

!IA: tlio .FUEHRt ' 0 hoalth had boon declining. His 'right, log 

1 l • ‘.... , : I . 

&UM .f.:,'.'t41.41-acii..t9$111,agnoClia,aiy, and tho Epralost contradiction .irritatod .h1m....to, a 

high dogroo • .,* drilY BORMittr, WESSELS and FEGELEIN still' had any influoii60. , osti. .,.klim • 

•PW says , the. 'atm .° sphore of HITLM ' s sholtor was horriblo . Hi 0 aocrotary and. hi a 

int stroeis could stand it only by 

1 

boing drunk all day long. . 

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3. - 'ROMMEL'S DEATH 

: : • •: • .:2•1 ..... ,. .k . i:.; :1 : 1: ,.... .11., -.1. ovc 4 oe folt.irsOpitor.f.tt ft r 

PW claims that ROMMEL had plottod against FLITLEliS'i lithO4.S1 (104511 

'the following day the FUEHRER : sont 'a .40-'8% rOtii."911i'Aō qtat -atiftu *AN 

ai.thor . to aCcopt or r o et 'Ina triar : or,s'''...iiii:ra.'"'iip didiil • lii i'VlfiSititiro 

. 

ar i to r i 0 u 8 8 or v i c 6, ' to Ohoot himiolf ' ' : with .tlio.: ri ii +: ,..21_ whi __ Catn 

iipc4=1. 

m ''.. - 4 r -74 . th.1 le a ' aittsmkr 

al,' thei '-' en* o timo . Ho . W .68 6110 wbd . l'iv'O riiiYAAV*6 ' iiil Striiivoill t'O tifi '1 

4 ,-, # ..r. I 

RCMMEL 'cho So the second alternative) : ' .1 ' 

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', GOERING ON SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY ' 

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.,..';::. ::{Z.;:;,:eri7,0jet,.:rto'.1.013;1‘FtLiL if 3,411/ 

br' .r.,:!"...,3 UN -/ la dr d Oct br Li— OTIPAZ 00 

••v• ' !. , LII;(4a14 . flui o clop 3 atta r,. cf 

• . - - i... 

' liTOM : SMASHING _ , -I- 4".;-7,00 ...f. v!I fi r.low t asmc* eiJAM 4'1,4 

. . ., 

ftittl1MTIO 

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ini . el ti.ni a that Gorman scianti st a haVo , madeirem- ' andi.34`;pi;441:`,Ossr p , IiIastung tho 

_ atom.' ' Ho bolioves that this will be the reVO mitl'O'fiaiiiiiiaos cl. fIt'"81 ' ' " ' iiIe — 

--P0a10% ivi.,04.A.:!„ 1,,t1c1 

S LI tura . 

Ai Al though iiei • ho was , ,Chairman of i.i •cp-' Goiaa;,i iii oCiii0 i. fiat& girt .. 6 ,not 

i* 

hovo an appropiablo =aunt of knOi glodgoYef• ualconw 

Bairghis statement on rt boOkloth8 dal14tate 61* i)W 

claims tht- AmOri can r o Scar ch in tho ffald Of' th8 ataSi ni sIFArgg 

- por.41 tOPSOONCOV00- tt IR 

nations. 

. . 

b) NEW GORMAN U-BOAT Eganjwita (0 

• Sour co very proud of tho au000pwhich ho Oiarali t141414.1n IfinfittaklYarlitrici- • 

t.861;i1 ar in which "does net flood' tO"Barfaia'o 4jf A.,1Q0At gei-ottninf1888 

ubo ' wbrorortdy in spring 45; 1,n 1 aria nuMboi thoy iia vWifl otgritaik, 

4 

, 4nwago on Alliod 'ship ping: Thoir undor-atSi W 

.•, 

- s SlioadW 5 81'80, "t g li 0 1.18 

. high as- , tho spood of the fastost • surfaco 

• . 

Ne SeOls "; I- 

4 

1"4' "'01" 1"° 

■. 4 .)"Ct r1, ,; ratagpq itia ts. 

5 . GOING'S ECONOMIC -STATUS 

;;;Ii{W t eFloliZIO %arm 0%6'4 

-I' 00".4.00.qu:biud 0$ 

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* ' ' a) - RSGULAR INOOME YJr..$.1 '14) a tillo g 044Pdp1 

(rico. NIL- . 

In tho light of ono of the Party's foremost early aims - ;11Adl, 0 ono 

oarn moro than RN . 1,000 per month 7 GOERINg ' .13_ occnTzli4 , statp 1 e - gii td 8 '' • 

' In 'Fixi'is.i4or to ,questions con C Orb in g , thO . 'SO ueliC of ?ALS iiieciA67?Ple. if that 

ho7.1'OCOi,rOrli-vOry .decant" wag° s as Pr o eidOri' of iiio^.1Pra WirlMi Ilt Wat 

'1 l ago ChCC16' ' wor o - placed at ' hi s "di spo E62. n (2.uR-y-mF5 ,. !jib) S 1 1.1;. 01' flAie 

of tho Supervisory Council of Manufacturer 8( AUFSIOHYBM 13/ .0.P flabEN) , 

alt*lugh ho -did';not rocOivo a regular ialf;xy r s fiCiaeettiii,.. jilfit :ld' not 

m ok6 ' Onk 'precise et at colOn t s ' as to the 'total .(:f his 'in aaarf - f ofilli4d1 It!glifloul t 

to o'Stabliih, hi s r o emir co s being in thO I hand ss Or a°n40; 3gOnt6k 1N4 0ERR__ 

in eti tution s . 

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o rbo 

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Examination of a bankbook, however, revealed the following information: 

as Ministor of Aviation 

mambor of "REICHSTAG" 

Special oxpon so account , from REICHS Chancollory 

Adding to this his ostimatod salary of RN 25,000 per month as Prosidont of tho 

Prussian Ministry, his total monthly income from the above sourcos + was. ovor' 

RN 600,000 por year. 

• 

In addition, thoro woro regular chocks from the EH ER Party Publishing Ho u so 

amounting to RN 120,000 per year, for his writings on tho Four -,Yor -P1 an 41 . 1 0 wing 

for 3alaries accruing from othor public positions, a yoarly incomo of RM 1,000,000 

may be con sidorcd a fair ostimato. 

t ) ADDITIONAL INCOME 

approx RN 500' p or mo 

• 1700 ',1.!+% 

20000 n 

7ho abovo-montionod bankbook also oho we occasional chooks and : crodits from 

large firms - for example, somi-yoarly amounts of RN 300,000, Rivl 250,000, oto. 

from the REENTS:4A Firm ( Cigar otto o) , HA1BUR4 (Note: Ministor of Finahco FUNK 

SECRET 

3

okpl lain 0 those °mounts, stating that REENT(A was involvod in , a trial ,. for .. ovasioh 

of tsxo s amounting to sovor al million s, from which it was a.blo tO oxtri&e:to 

itsol,f,a4gh.G4FAIING 1 ,8.i Pidi. );:., ,i, , pi ." , : i. • .-!. . -, i. . .. .. . t 

was 

.of • 

''''' l'.'''.• Otit a.' f s'o t6 Fidvi4(56,i,7:Pt,:in, , , aot.troo . ableo to have any . . ono un o , mon oy 

TP :41;/ ', +O a 3.) f ■.- , - • - 'i c."' .-' • • it i a i, ' I ' . 

p t ,ht s d,i opp sal, .morO,..or loss. :Vo. ii ; Thus it may bo said that for . 

url. Rr 

- .Y. . . .. 1 . 

u a 'i . . . , • • .... n „ , 

all ,.. pr gto 1,0 ,„ purpo 6,013, 1iporlgSr, , wo.b ..iiot ; ft:. niattor . of concorn in PI/. e life. 

Ciii:?Ø46p,i ', Eilo ì0- ' 6.,, i..),O oat)]. O,'. fortUnC-in foreign Countri o e, . 80 Ur C 0, . iePliod, 

"/ 'o 'S.ti jawilit ' elni- iiivol atftin e' a.f....y.Otir.' ‘Sion .t a' , ,Oon corning my 1. for oign fOr tin-, 0 8 ! •,' ' . 

with an untroubled mind.' • .. . . • V 

• • 

' 

(Note: It was po s sib 1 9 , ho WOV or, to l oam from REICHMINISTER . FUNIC ..tha . t 

GOERING had probably srauggl od 'money abroad through MEDEL ; 'a partnor in - tliô 1f1.71IG 

b anking, ocinOorn . MODEL, a native of Gorm any and a n atur al izpci . Dutchman i i, marriod. 

to a Swi se women, worked for GOZRING in come sort of i 1 1 ogi timat'o'.'deal g ' in. for oi gr 

or/ i ohtmoy... Alo.ou41.1,r,00k. p8j.,.(tẹAr,monitkixo . etgo :hp flow to . Spain, pro!? ab ;ly;.,4,.th ,I. l arge 

shki4o or4.24;1421ÌNG FP Pciniino.; );irii..oti , . .i v;fils . i in. . :all likelihood to be dapo . ei to-a .. .., in ,. ..;-0,—. 

Portugal. or dã'utR 2imoii"Ps. v.. ' " . '' ' . ' 

..ṫ..*•.A'..T. 

..,iTte1, 91gict.4i1.4,0tOd o t,11/3\ G.041ING aslcod tho . intorrogating,offisor ropo,ato9.4y 

whothOF, "1 iyingIo?Jait'ioii a 'WO.I.- "o".. ti Ottòr:,. in ' Argontin a or : in Ohilo • • ": ' ' ' ' • 

D54tpis, (ii0aa.17.924 that ,'. .00ERING, :, ? e . ' di r opt o r . o f tho Pour..!-Yocx Plian;, op u1d 

.,.. „A i 8p4 6,000,} . ,feR4 ein,,, oyr.1*,))11# 9 4 in4 opci....i oil tly ? ; an d : that ḥo .' U Sod; ṭhorn: UntiOèitittingly 

7r8i;' hie own purpose's, "sr.ioli as tho ṗtir;haSO of art trOastiros) . — ' .• - - - ' 

• i . 

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%.,:.,..,...:, 

If f.:•. ,' . 

.6 ) likiir4Ti FORTUNE . • • • : .... ',..-,. (f: 

main ly,. in. objects of art, which ho robbed, from ;foreign 

,t9 11,. . 10tilioor . a ?opted as ii Njr,a).Ut4itriril .,siftsa , gom p f.of , this foiAun*O,.,corao 

iSiEs.tior 1 .tati 0 0 i'as v A, ?.:EIG; . which : pro sontod:hm with object s o f!:, art* ,z7. Jo wo.194 

- dggsiT.:444wpAilli3., bo'icis iitirought : § f go ld.,. and thp i iikO 7... at ,OyoryL.,pO seibA.9 

ociattdiop,. : „ i3O".fhar 1,;4:k.s Of f 'art' 9Sp29f pm tiFt i'Prciign ,...nations,. stato#119/1, ihdiks,tti-i.iii.ir st: 

oraft,saiOn'qmiAeouans, and from thO 'FITE 4i . Ttioy Combinoil to form a co 1 1 octieri . 

Worth 6 anymill ion s, 'which, judging by his0 °motion , in di so p s si.ng: it ,...ho.c..wantodio. 

to build ;.up into r tho 1 ar go st treasure in tho world; "soine-thing :. liko'*the- two' 

fabulous ; hoards 9f Gormnn folkloro, tho NIEBELUNGDISOHATZ or tho WELFENCON4= 

. . ..:... -. .,. ..; .......-.. ...._...,:s , ; 

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Y. OUTR4`,GED 

PM tfl ; ^ - 

e'o.+6 641:e :s : t;: -vm • .,• - 

0.291 

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liairlod 

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o R/39F:ṭ bIB troatm§nt as a pri Boner, saying that, it 404 01 for 

a 55s..r 13111),X ,ON'e•-1,. to , in: Oon si d in g p .poir4i.9n . as a 

cjq ug nT.. . . no ..twouia htiVo bo satiurloct to live in tho,. 

ef4Tii 

,t Orr ' • ask° tho Ampriö . . anS for r safo . when ho gavo ...him soli up, .. 

Kt( al, son or of.,vicy , Ho is worried . about his 

p,Mavi84,11 . °J, t . a, wasY, the :,ilios haVo boon do-ding with thorn,. hc, eve, 

ho fos .t hat one dry "n thOY will tako 'chi) pate off mo' i • • 

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Qan I.. • ,,) 

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Of)ap f, i'17:Pi `.1' O. 

thit :1• 1 ie.,70 to - ' 

000, . 

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OGATION . s . 24 : May 45 CENTER: SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION tnit " ' f?.1. : .,t4-.01; • i .;ftf.V.: . th7tAr ; ' 

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APO 758 • . 'US. ARMY:Date: . 2 - Miiy, 19 5 1. 

!. -, ;;:: :l. n '': J lo .e.t .:111.1f4acit.. trzi.: $ - • • • •- i 

f? 

1% Mt to 

•\:11,0741. ta .1461 

Ce"r, f rd W011ozt - i 

• e ri'fli • eatle ti . mtItgit* . 

OBSERVATIONS. - ON A.11410EMPLOYIum A id Id* Rya): 

410 

, 

..(This., Report is in answer to . Que,s ,tionnairje..i, iffi,tp:evetat„ 

• Office of the Armored Offiber, *dat.;14 mil 1143 

"see-Atio-LJe Isqp!) 

; f • Rat irig:: • I ritteitkAbitttlea VIDA -• 

• I 

.. 5. • Duca ...nahmitagtoo 

'VON GEYR, Leo GEN D PZTR (Lt Gen) Insie'cfc/it Cilt4tfir `. 

oud- :of !his . 'prof eseion ,' of the old-PruselatCgeb)rlily. tnre1;913131116b e gave 

• .71:ilformatiori grudgingly; his perional zeitioulous. 

He ving been Military Attache in LONDON for several' yeaTx4prebilitet...claims 

tc have an understanding of Anglo-American affairs, • •I 

• 

Rating: 13.•2 

. • /Int err,p gator,: 

• 

DIETRICH, "SEPP", OBSTGRUF .Col' Gen o1:,..IWAFFENA-SA?korn.CCutf404..:Ar.my, 

. retsrlied by his own position and deeds, bliang ezerybosty . Ecs'ialaOk 

, of courage the notorious ss Generall.appear,Fd..Aq;s9r4..ti..kcizzt.1431-lied 

euipnient and tactics ; because he thought it was,d'expecteItnitge 'rather 

r, :.thitn, as . a, result of actual- experiences:;.... • He .einpha*.s04.ssilittislA45:-year -long 

Arny affiliations,.. 

. ; 'torte rtmli 

• 

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C-3 • ' • L • 1 irnt °Raz or,: 44" • Ottaw . . 

• 

- , ' • ns.u.r4.411.41. stop . 

iv)! HAUSSER Paul; OBSTGRUF (Col !: Gen .: of WAITEN t S'S •f)t",° 16x0:04.9414.?. ,Group 

"43". Source is a firm believer in HITLER 's theories ; manta fed to 

•v; justify , most- :of the FUEHRER 's * dee .he'lta1keètfretit41,1 /6Viralitary 

: 7, matters.0 7.. Formerly' a Prussian general-in the rAinly ti ti Eltivaseltinta ed • the 

fact that he was primarily a military leader and not afi 

Rat ing 

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,: 

, 

B-2. 

• .. .-.( . r, 4 Interrogator,:mR7W44; 

: '• -:ii-. ! t.t .m.t.ti ,:ftiaolta. 

.. ANSWERS TO SPECIAL QUESTIONNAIRE . . -i...,,,,:tt.e 4 ..'./. q t.t0e1 Silk . 

Al ; . • . • 

.;f.., H .,.', .I.Y. 

• . 'kl. 'r. ! (.1E40 0.rt 1 4'.Stgo 

1. .111hz .t , 46 . yo11 think of '. the offensive fire power,..; o. ,C,,..theter4.9arititank and 

tank - deStroyers?. .. 

: - ,.-..,-:-) 4--0,:t. ra. kset 

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• . ,Wh4le,,Gen . GUDERIAN and Gen Von GEYR, felt that„theyorereoptufigficiently 

.experienced to answer the question, the former•,because . tle cm.,01-. ..00:Urcommand 

troops Opposing . American armor,,. the latter. due,:.,tq;.thep.?,imitegO.n,goyment 

Of . arm )r • during the part of the Normandy campaign when-he nasiiiniOommand, 

the t y ) SS generals praised American tanks and tank employment. "SEPP" 

DIETRIcH , stated that in his opinion , the SHE MAN „enginei lwas igeile gcod, but 

' that a larger cal gun could be mouLted on the SHER1.40444. vziple new 

Americi.n . heavy tank, he said, was even more satisfactory and' could be 

favoratly compared with the best German tank, the Royal Tiger, Gen HAUSSER 

called the fire-power of American tanks "immensely strong". 

. ), GU Dgzi AN , Heinz, GENOST .(Col Gep.)...,:1;:t1Afi,.0. erflo 1ep aieiesor?rt Et ty: former - 

.0 o S. German Ground Forces, .nspett'orfoof4;;A•regt Eiltiqrt 

,ApPareritly wanting to appear 4R,..RS,a3.4.clnEttiV.4413:341- guts- 

' t: •..dris freely, he stated emphatically :howeeF71,. , it414j, 

• °JAY 

b:icause HITLER I s death freed. him t.x...pnl, 45,, path ,pf41. 

—: ..ck." 

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24 vMELY'.45 . '.:.' • 

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2:Lngeneral, what is our greatest weakness in armor and armored 

tics 

' 

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- .-Gen -GUDERIAN is of the opinion that the tracks on our tanks are too 

narrow, causing them to . get stuck when operating . in snow or mud. Thus 

• the American tanks , are "Good .We.,ther. Tanka° (SCHONWETTERTANK). Gen von 

GEYR thinks American . arniored:factice yere: good, given American air 

sueriority', when difficulties were encountered, air suppbrt:was called 

for and the 'matter taken ..eare . of. If called to fight' in enemy with 

equal or stronger air power, however, American tank tactics would, have 

• tp J)e more daring to be successful. Attacks were not carried . ihioiith to 

A A,s.;„?-ast.. pf. leadership (WENDIGKEIT DER . F.Uppyil) was some- 

-1#m10; tfefea ,iikelillit:Wheil'Iarge ; tank 'concentrations vere emidOyed.. den 

. 

DIETRICH' points -OUterrota..in..armer employment,the fact that 

employed n sufficient' irtats 

:. .Thie*,* .he says, is 

tWai24a1"leriOr which' results in lack Of offensive power. in the case 

of ArsFeeqiiinicir :foonesntrations; the Germans 'Were . always 'aware-Of them due 

tMlackitofqpropersecurity. Gen HAUSSER thought that:a lower -echelon 

- * commanadi.:.-i/a4a—Vej better acquainted with these . problems. He stated, 

j•::_h0wctit43}1,4:hat,*-the idea of tank concentrations ins tead of ,individual tank 

0; e.tap.3.9y,meinti yfae i.correcf_lyrecognized by ; the Americans and. ,carried out in - 

.AttoO.M.1-0ir.b,Aftt. 1p§.5iii,N,P.:.0)r.. The t endenc y to frontal 

al. • attac .kii fhas proven 

. • . 

c4;r4 tftuP.SP.Ps11,,:.., 

,• . : 3, •. What . are your views on effectively combatting infantry . A/T measures 

.. 

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. . •:,....'' J 1 .351. th'ili',.Us-e t'L-crif.:.!the PANZERFAUS T? 

•, . . 

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. . . ••., , , ., 

- ..14%-l• ;AL An COerGUDERIAINT' thinks the PANZERFAU:ST an excellent Weapon ' 'easy to 

4*.A4-tr."1 6.ri.aiSO'rt.:.;Y;ChWali'Jand easy to manufacture on a . mass' produc tion 'basis, 

. • . gwah'ill'IteKticzeci? liindle in a fokhele. Its disadvatitages, as seen: by Gen 

,ihtl. "101.1bEluAn' 'itii e . 'itsshoit range and the jet flame:. •. '"'" .. . * •, , 

y7+1.1: -., n 1, ;.r, t,,ii3Otht.DI:ETRICH' and HAUSSER think, that although invented asa result 

• ' of •theA/T gun 'shortage , the PANZERFAUST has proven 'itself tO • ei• point 

• wher,e it- owl ; Po, longer be regare id as a pure • "emergency , weapon".. As 

Gen' DIE'rfRICHI5Uta - it I even if he could obtain a's many A/T *guns as he 

.114.",E,t,want,E.td .,he .otol.q.,d not like to omit the PANZERFAUST . in organizing: A/T 

- 

oi, br041:0P.P.P 'e•s, ..:').!.1...:. , 

. 

,.-' . • I.; --Gen von., GEYR. regards the PANZERFAUS T as an emergency , weapon par 

ex,c, el,l'elic e , . ;His , answer, in full: "Faute de mieux, on: se. Couche avec 

,Itt.EN"-JtlIP.V.TtP■ .... ,11 

ii-t W iatireYOU".*foUnd .: that the bridging problems for Pz Kw V and Pz -Kw VI 

greatly limit their tactical mobility? 

. All sources answer thie question in the affirmative, but• all . point 

out at the same , time that, in general, the roet of the problem lies in 

ki, I 4710.01e)- 46 .6 1 il ä : tyPes . (cif German bridging equipment, and in supply' difficult. 

ies. In this connection Gen von GEYR states flatly that, With the 

technical quality of American equipment, no difficulties whatsoever 

V' T 1,44•1.:L 3h6uld' i be - 'ericOiiiitered; Gen GUDERIAN and Gen HAUSSER point to supply 

' fl'' 0 '', pi= 6 bl einii as . thSi'inSin :difficilIty, Gen- DITRICH 'thinks the 1C-type, bridgini 

. " E"" V'eciiii pinent an` siiffiCient, but ' the I-bridges very good, except in the case 

I 9Of:1;large riverei like the RHINE! 

c'i '•'' ,:ft., f1 , , :y. z.-: ..-R ,_- :.• , . 

`-1 -S'•)5'..A, Tii t'4hit dO •'you, attribute German tank losses. by percentages? Air, A/T, 

nii=ty and 'mechanic4? Which • was most feared by tank crews? • •- 

:.,,i LT ,,r.•-)....) .)!:..• •,.,-...-c:? . 

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24 May 45 

Gen GUDERIAN: 

60-70. throug*,MerehartIcar tfalliiiiee)1(Ealiteliitorriorit ) 159i 

A/T;•5% Arty;. 5% mineST.5%)iattre(NOW0iiriee; are 

only a Ire* r Ough apt, r 6 cri'..irra h e 8- 

ta nt .about , Atte Wet ing:t hirzeqii•et tir6iP)it040. ;Pf4V.7.) U LI • 

-Gen von GEYR: S ource could fl . b-t giite kny.t,iapi*tidciintifâ . • '1 

thinks air-tank Cooperktion the most deadly cilnhination. 

Air attacks . 4re .; V eiy ffedtivënd lib'StICAat by **;tank 

crews. ful ,v0,11.0".‘ itiA;.11$1 , fi 

. • ):, *Ps 

Gen DIETRICH: 30% raechanicalt.thiluresi .: 10% .'Idev4510V40 .0ankia 'anti 

TDs. Losses due to arty are negligible l MOsit feared 

by crews! Allied tanks and TDas 4:14 ,"441 elq +.04 • • 

• 

Gen HAUSSER t During long movements to, ;thezpne eS.,449,',5„094f,1..ii..?.0-30%. of , 

all tanks en raiite fall out idiA ta.mechazlics.l".feilu'res. 

Considering the remainder, as ar,lqa.2.0.t.s.,thrOugh 

Mechanical failure's.; 

through A/T defense; and 15% e.re knOCkeil., on., arty. 

Tanks and TDs are feared most , by, Gerraapvtatterews: 

'...What 'developments have been Made ih the , , Infra-,Rat :of• .. :.sirmilar 

ray devices far night operations by ..tan1cs?. 141.here can .teChnibal data 

be , . found . on the subject? 'Who wei4e the',Mantifacturers?'What. "inen de- 

velaped this device? 

All sources agree that these cteVelbfmente.',./isiietrigi'-'yWikaid'Ue 

aarly experimental .stages. Gen DIETRICH knows.bout ien:264,0,ts :Carried 

Dut at the TRUPPENUBUNGSPLATZ (Training . A.46410 14:DtiR.B0.11M1.,Gen,,GIDERIAN 

hin.lcs , the .GAF was developing ;similar deviCesrAnd . SIWZbiall..,:eata.; with 

..„.„ 7 .P.Kots , (paeseriger cars) • ;,;;;; ;.. .:nvz • • 

Gen GliDERIAN thinks the ,ENTWICKLUNGSSTEilEcDES LUFTF:giRrilINtSTERiUMS• 

. 1:Research Center of the Air Ministry) shonld know .detailS ..deh',POTRICTI 

, ifers.to_the.HEERESliAFFENAMT. (Army .:Weapone tTe.:001T BEULIgi$01Rhi4Place 

where details might be found; 'Gen von GEYR;'ia . ' ,Cif o'ili.013)5Iiii4Offtha4 the 

British': lead in the field. of Infrai-RaY research and,: specifically 

o , 

• 

f ,Prof. • LINDELANN, of OXFORD; He 'does 

Cisr, mitn...Infra-Ray developments and also refer t'O'rstherd'AFctoirrVefirils. 

4 0a ed 110-1At* *4 

.What. ..46 : :you think of American' r ec oithai a ariti i iftedtirdliiPcg.:1**V.i 

• , i•d:voroin• 

Gen GUDERIAN thinks that American taatice at'e lent:1'411y . the ,eaMe 

those employed by German tinitS. Advanced (VORGESCHOBENE) , motorized 

ran with air support is very effective, he States' Gen von G'EYR thinks 

that . the • or,ganization of Amerioah ron units is ,eulierior: to .the .Geriman 

particularly in the number of VehiClee, where the piopoi.ttolilki$ 

The most dangerous moment for . the-opponent is masa r6n after penetration, 

he points odt. Gen DLETRICH praises American air .r4 • ("excellent") 

but 'thinks buz rbund tactics lack ,4ggreissivenees. . Mbvements 

have to be 'executed • in' shorter. time, he thinksi Gen H.AOSSER particularly 

likes American cav groups; he thinks they are "Very effeCtive" . because 

they are used to close ,dangerous gaps in additiOn,:c? 4hdrrn missions. 

The German Army laCks a similar unit e he pOints otitl afid.. in units which 

ou ld perform similarly to (Air cav groups, eguitiMeht is interior: • 

8, What do you think of American rdri equipment/ What '112è its weaknesses? 

With the exdoptiOn of von GEYR, who claims no itlioWiedge of the subjeCti 

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et! X i ti.14..4.c.1 . RJ),/0.9.1:11P4.9.6 ./ SlOscr i be :' .thei....1j.ght r cir -tank as riexellent ' l•;.,./ Geri 

zmit AA pk, 19,MC,thiinks 1,:the Wradicit communication system and equipment Pi 

the....rch car is not heavy enough, Gen 

G6DIRI,A1■1. enviii0,;yeeadPi,..thitt7Germati equipment is inferior. 

oat 11APUP14301.1 PAV.1.1.441: •rte..chnical-:. data: on 'armor been given to the',f,trapaneee? 

noi)-40.tcrtaclo. yoLbstob 4-aotil ea, fj::.', '..• : '‘; .'',.....•,; , :, ', .' • , . • ' . : ' . 

?lass . yd ,..A.Pirgptkr,M C epti Aeri::. GIJDOIAN,. had no knowledge of the sub ject. Gen 

, GupEIRIAN thought that according to a statement., by the FUEHRE1, .the..JaP-. 

. .„ allq.17 . : 1.114omatically received information on all German new developments. 

hp:11;e4yerller0144.s..119tr.tle,:i1.0.i;s'i.•::. 

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1>ifiliplit'fifiditt,' : 441S41,131,009,4 ev:y.:-1..,4 v..,:i.;1 ....,y,..,;., . ..,'..'r . 

. 1 94 ,- .P0 q,4.4.1 '1 ,,no W of.Any d_Mportaxt !developments • in • Japanese armor? 

.. . •'cl ';',:'; . ;,::: ị, :::.,': ...- e, ,!,;:4, A„ ,t, • 

,,. $ e., .1 . 7.1 71,.,.,.,.,0!:, v , .it t • ,,., . . -.• .: , • ,i;j.?...,f1AA'", 

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;"....,,"...) 

9 cu.aimen, no .„KnowlLedge such of developments. 

any 

0 4/6 1 i,Jc.", .,..: 5:1z ...11,-).4. !, ., .. • ,.: ., 

, . . . . • , 

, • aPtild 

Gera.i' any hive operative on the 

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L. A.;.,071,8 ,,t .t ,.-. . • , ( '.; 6 eiT.) I :,.■:.. . • .. . • : :•.: , 

.'7cRoilgh 4"eatiMAte: '' 400,.500. At the time of the beginning 

i- - ---•'.., '... ..,(::;147:7":4 i,zi.J), . ,., .! ..., , of the in.vasion a total .. of 1 2 go ,o..9; .4*.P.,,yfeX;p japezcsatiVe , 

,...., ,i.titlX:tRila e.logi4sorda'N'fiibe..e..7,4 .a4:4 09.4234., ,. +After 

Van' 4*; ="i h ietiii14.pOliL:tgit toh • -,in. e6ikdo ẁh 0,at39eacjal.lizre 

.';.:04i,s0( The 

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shnita.5e was in 

' ••,'.'.'.-...;.-. ,, . - . • assault guns, and other gUnS., 

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5 . 

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1. ".. - : ,.'. .ii..., ..:,i.• . .. . : . 

t 

ekt.cig•gti Igo ;ti.:m Ate, : i.,200 .if360. • :: • .,,.-.:: . ,:. ,.: -. • ,..,..,, ' •:,.;•1• 44A 

7.1 ..,,,the ,,r. I; • ; TWi•:.; 

`,:•',:b ..i.1:‘. ' en., Od 

0° iWa8. . :49xi -mtim' , accOrding,./t,o...hiS ea,tipatuto 

).'3.420444 ,. ov,j,ki kpeo,n, •,...,:,0.,..,.e..11 . .. . - . , ,.. . , , ....... ... .. -... 

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ifstf.u.v1i4 4)ndg./113s ogroup i!,(P2.i..had apProx .100 tanks.':andilastaditi!guns 

,, , , .. : ::,--47,':,.,..i'q . • "available.' Estimate of the ..total; ‘ .1unith rhi Walleyes 

i41411041,:til'OT 110711.ti 4113.00X+4,faxit'OY'frect i• .1,000. • ': ..;* .. ■ .2 :'. :. lffr :.:f11,1d,Y a.ar., 

:kttiYm31 " 1.t4s-vio:.b .viciipi b.t At%: :-!..,. ( .......... 1 ,:":.; ...1....;., , '. .• • :. . : , • . .. . Q ,..,a oil) 

i fte .elidi 

gtattgi Altfa-10.nimbero..of each of :t ha' .:following , tẏpai, ;:lvne.tr;. Mk VI ' 

e 

IATIggil lydasmo., il,,:p„! G,.,..i ,;: ...- • ..',,i,.: 

4 1' *....4 .!, 

: .- :;ittoota40;:.'040 falila ,bnz snols 9 a e.-/ .:: v,„a',.--•t...,•:.• ':. :A • . , ! ., 

04 • isiiptgr la? . ,. wagt.tztrphlyt ,..one. who could :‘answer the Jci . ueStkoii.ia.'t all, 

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H 

he stated to be not more than 100. The monthly production of Mk V was 

....A13k.Ox 3001 , 'eAkivki..,'40040;; .;;Mk . .-,VI, were produced'. at t he . e.Y6raieKvia•Ce of 

.1,00.420 per month; JAGDPANTHER, C ,3 mm: 50-70 on the average. 

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, "O•nitO4.,3 t: itist, : . /041equa Eitazoi:.-1,,,,;. . • . • , . ,- .....,•,, ,..., :9.0 

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HITLER ' S LAST SESSION IN .THE:41EICHS ..CHANCALLORY VA 

•• Vote: No authehtic reports,Of.-thig, session: have..; been 1:011.44ct in the 

." Presa, or announced over the. Radio:..IReports...Which-T fh.gyiet4been • 

released did not contain the trite z$it:t4,0 

SOURCLS, • ,' ( v.l• . 

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i) WAHL, Karl, GAULEITER of 'ii-LJGS:40G; Boiv.tlre se :men 'were-present at 

ii AMANN, . Max, Nazi Party giionil*rNO"). the fitiee &xi d 'below. 

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:• • .• .Date of:Information: 2k Feb 45 Ihtlgrroitator: • W.K. 

• !.. .; •... • ;•:..;; I 1 zat.Pial z)ob . 

The meeting was 'called on very short notice. I:t.,:..was.,..)ttalce place • 

,at .1300 hrs t: and the leaders were toldito come by ;tar ,and ,14.04.:roku.p. the 

Ratin 0-3 

• -eattlr,."day,. 1 , There: were some 60 . or 70. people-,....all..;t0,14), 

:GAO LEITERS,' S,A and ZS: leaders, but rio;•generitls...or,leaderistmlhekWAFFEN 

• -Sg . The ,.efembere: were lined up on, threersidee.,of ..a. ; . •large*ArtkAtfk-3.1 'un-; 

danaged room .6f Chancellbry i. In'' ..a? ..fssyypiinpute,e . XXXLAṚ, 4 entered, 

tollowea.. lby 'BORMANN. Both :Mew • shook; ..hands ,with•t .a3.1.• air there- 

after' :HITLER Spoke briefly to..REICHS Labor Leader ;HIEHL.;;.-it,HO„folki:Oce • in • a, 

--lbw volCe-,-, and only parts of the conversation could :b.e':undet*Ogi.d,•: but at 

the end HITLER presented' MEHL with a case containing the:;*14g14Eit i,:. German 

"decbratiow. •The reception was followed. by 'a.. simp1e lunchAtonbieptisisting 

of stew .and real coffee. HITLER left .the.' r1oom . :ati,153.94 ;And 4,4V:11,our and . 

ohe ..ha.I.f later the. 'leaders reassembled to hear his :-..4epee.C:h.,141,:bly-.) . 

:••• Mien- he returned:'to, : make his spe.ech,.• HITLER .satiat IttAillTaIaM•04ble., on 

j stOôped 

'which. were his notes ' and a•glass .-.of 

stooped 

.pos ItiOn •and •the'• fact that- his-. le fI hand :;-.:.:hot..4.the:rright-StOneolvh4h. was 

wouaded,on . 20 was shaking: -so . badly:I:that' .•at., rapes entipe:bady 

was trembling. .• It-seemed. to be. causing 'the , ILttSR great 1444p.opitort. 

At.: first his :voice. was,'low, but' .it •gained.strengtkfend .. Xate4514.45.ched its 

cus.ttomary. climax. . No change in his . voice. was.inotideab.i.e!..16io 

IITLER vs speech lasted. approximately:. one hour candit.O4er,..hal..fet)..urar, the 

first time the impression upon 'is listeners !wat . :ilot.,(0q2,1Y.Ure*net 'HITLER 

see)Jad to be struggling to convey,. a :feeling oinner,.:7hOteittO4-heit a8sezP, 

blet Party leaders,. but the sensational.news:;which.,33.11):ahtidizaked was 

not •forthcoming.. The substance of his,.address".follows: ••..••• • ' 

• • .!. ..idd`.eX4,4iati)N . 

:,,.:11e,etated that ,the Ruesian._ onslaught! waeu .of:15kagamottntnsiP44,S,P,Arcti) 

the -people ., because it Was :accompanied: byi.;ser.d.614e,r.mis.40.401.4iNinst 

•: them; : ,:-• However, was .expected :that 

A large-scale counter-attack . was :planned,....bUI..:.hacL,ibaenixdeptie.d.r.b. 

chiefly because of great losses of heavy weapons. HITLER praised 

the brave deeds of certain generals, and expreseed the. wish that 

others were also "carved of the same wood". Many lacked the 

• to improvise, which •was,:a necessity. He singledioikt. 

pecially brave Gen HUBE, who had been killed. 

In the .main measage of his 'speech, however, he „called upon them not 

to hecome'laint,hearted but to develop supreme strength, and then 

the war . C6uld - still be won. The leaders would have to guide the 

people personally,. and bring out a "Teutonic Fury"' in-them.' He 

declared that this was the time to find out the true quality of the 

German people, Should the German people give up, 'then it would be 

demonstrated that they had no moral'worth, and in that case they 

would desei-ve destruction. That would be the rightful judgement 

of history and Providence. 

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• -CON-drhingj.military affairs he.: brought out four points: 

.'"..:77,7,;:e1"17,tGermani s.milst 1:reinain . On the defensive .in the WEST. (HITLER had 

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• F r e at faith . in the IVestwall and the RHINE). 

14.) In the IiiST a powerful counter-:offensive would be prepared. 

•:t.he::!PC4P...Pr). • . 

t="li ILLbji he u—boAt tzi were': outstanding; they • .represented tv..revo. 

vt34)11itiântiti ;•the f.techniCal . tie ld DOENITZ was a phenomenally 

outstanding leader.• 

iv) The new hiESSERSCH .NITT fighter plane., 1)1E-262, was without-equal 

anywhere in the world. It could not be damaged in combat ,.-.'thje"-":".•-:'. 

4.4 ,trute 014.011j.ye, vloipsiy e, „.oplou.ryed; , as a result of accidents. in take7offacori- 

,,.0.44;;Pied.e. rare .i1.4iignifiCant ... Cana tion ei,,,!c if, a,• tr e - 

• men-dou s scale , and"the re .sults"i4Oilld . "saan be noticeable'!jiiit.fho' 

43.11 :ark„144Aol,.. rinTIAR th*e'h c tI, e mistakes of the • German kir:: 

declaring that the greatest fault had been the choosing of the 

e*14.Ett iot/ tirdheintcdtg_st..7: • e :11 • . • . 

. 420ANIetattlb 'Ith "end 'Of this Eiddrerset; HITLEit . spoke of i-politi.cald ev-blats-..7 He 

,Enrglana.•-would: •thold :-out, the.. end ; : .she ...vaa fivnaymaIlied 

Halrig rotillit3-6ifiafaftiai.ciotacri not On the •other :hand,;• 

"•44 Wt 4.0.Vinn'any -•held . ! .firmduring• the :crisis .; a. day:-.Woulthle.bme. when 

, f)0.183 116 ,nferWoT1s r.ett01,.et8)Avouidl: arisw:between' Rusaie: and' the ,USr; 

-1,1,0113 dblḟalutilligvhisCispeech, 1.[ITLER; ,..thanked • the••assembled,,leadere,tfOr.c:thei: 

a,k . tirdbr.OpikiiaticifiTald 'Idyalty.•; . . ,and ;then' apoke. 'a •few words: den'eerningi his 

31.-.F1f * Ihlira&tfittontṪhi's ihePha.du nkiVer ... ‘done . bef•ore ,, .-so yit was: espec.ialflyr note-- 

ilacnva-0 effect Ordiftliy1 .a.na) -hadtra.r. rdb pr UpOn e s sing .• his list enere •,:i ,He:tsaid! :that 

ar11$6.001:Fredeirs:r001...thre Great had .!returried:trom the mars , andi':broken, 

tate .14(Foin,t.e .: MCI,/ J4himself, felt the burdens of- •war e which :had...b.e.Conie: 

evident•Ftnifirnptoins: of. ill 'health ... , PreviOuslY owineite 4ea.•,worry 

e,f4taIhreatirdilfferedllfrenf a' trembling, leg :. • Now ;. .howevert,-,-.th-ei infirmity 

l'ocloo$5 vbiltd . inuliesiitle:ft) .cp.rnic• :. He 'hoped .not. move- to.:.hia,-head;,-...1 or a 

.aLw Orte)litikyealeaklizWouldLbe !..unplea-gantC: 'But even if: 'that,. Cc Ciarredl het?. :could 

Ittod eoftorp 6y .c tmyt:h ear ti ,wilLrrievbri qu'ake '; that-remains.- ide-,cold11.....;Q:lie 

41;qtrvasiVigifen 4tdo tlayrthat ;'•af ter z'.the :, attempt Of- 20: July : the ,ddatori. read/ his 

ann b el$ClitiOdistifnit: founcit :thatifit .thad: remained i at its customary-72 :lbeata.zi He 

. also mentirdned,Arbuble; with .vocal 'chords and admitted:Ahatalhe 

loChad,Itirridbrgond ,:an 'operation; cnot long bef ore.. • •-• . • 

r't1 '1H IA rdIo-ding);hdistEited uthatJ .h'e Would in the . future .be .-forced to .7teike 

abide chansb4ineasure0',:i ;The:leaders .should not Misjudge- him' if.,..he:a 

esw sh0ld Jtakerlste14 . :ivhibhf.tdey“did 'not understand. .• • •,-• 

•-.4tv,,,r1::•.%. • 

When HITLER had spoke a . few 'Words' abbn't -loialti and 

rcAnirager cand)lreadinese ctoz!.foilaw; 'HITLER 'unto death. Before- lealiing, 

JetHIT.j..IERItc'exiViirsedictirieflyr f.ew• -people . Dr G'OEBBELS : , • Dr ;LEY, GAUs. 

HIRT4pranditHACKE.::, Then.hei • • said. he must leave', as others - were 

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. ..-..,• •- .: OF PEACE 

.:;• •••,,a,(1441*-41".!;: /.1:4; .. . 1.i,, :::.:::•'•.:•:::: ' 

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HOFER .; Frant o . OGRUF (Lt Gen) NSKK, GAULEITER and:REICHSSTATTHALTER of : ., 

1.1`yrol, - VorniNitpet,g, HOFER I s career is a typical example Of dUccess under . 

i:WeAa.00,4,Vellimbr.,i,. 1:11ebrose': from modest!. beginnings . to ..heights ..of :power.:.at:tain-, 

able4144. i.fil,I.3. VOTalitarian . state:' -Clearly seeing where .his advantages. Ivy 

he joitill'AttitOWAUBtriv,iabitinch:i p the Nazi . Party ' . in :.1931 , and •:. when i ,t4e: I or gan4: 

=-Eigiiiita.T0flii.WettiSdught :I reflike .:'iq-G Germany, where 7 he jOined- in.,plotting-, 

thi.411-iltiirS,A44OHL1JSS1 ::,}taving.i lieefi , 'Placed ; id charge 'Of elections .f or.,,Aus.r... 7.1 

tri.pfaxgetiiii.a.g . 4. :/ Gpx...n.latnY ,,.hia.,Wor'.-. may be considered :one . of the sicontributing 

asi9FS" TS ;t. A- Plaii .t."si.icCeSii n.in 193. . He Was rewarded with -the': 

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?. . AvraNtSiritATI6N0.017 • .i TALI ADP TYROL .. ..:: .'; ...s.: ..... .. . ... . 

aa 46 to 444* .:Wr6,01(t.tividw . ii' . .:.oi,.: .,..-:,; i.I.,....,:. . . % ...., .-...i.1'..i.:. 1.';.i .-):...1,..:..4 

4 ,t41:19FER,AletrOlhel. otfircel 'of': REICHS,STATTRALTER. *(Governor) .: Of ; Tyrol ,,-.2.Vorarl-T 

1:,forer(irtt.41.44S4!0.0tite:eirice?Sep ..14.11 7:fgfterl.MITBSOLINI 's .. fall: he:i .ws.s::.thel head 

c‘fTe....13tactelit t 14.1141±.tiery, government and: had absolute .authority., in :ithis6ar*tes..- 

The,:kraf collect dtittikatae.ft: to,,i4the..) PUCE ..weret,to 

.taxes,. ` pay.: his : .c• tfic$.:a2:0 , 

and.. dOntribute .10,000,000,000 LIRE to the : German war' effort monthlyt...i.t.ApproXj.mately 

. 40,000 .,000 LIRE of this sum was appropriated by HOFER, suPposedly • ' 

. 

for the ,purpose of .road. improvement, billetting of troops, constrizOtiOn!.of_... .. 

air raid shelter, ..payments of bomb damages, etc. . 

Pi4. 1B .ouWel4belgimet:that Ve .).sVid.messed • i both' , the Nazi . and 'Fascist partiateiri , . 

BOZEI'll ancizARIF..NTJ under:I tha:Treteict. :..thati this, was foreign teriit..orn ge.t.o,p.:,... 

iiiiatralibiri4DE3:13EIRTOLIVI .,a"anl 80-.yeed-old anti-fascist .lawyer ,.• who had ;prer:'?•'.. 1 

v iofts9,T 1 EPFeli re th NUS S OLINI., •,:', s - .prefect :Of..TRIENT i . ; •. .. • - ....: .... ,2..i. v.!..,:0 

'LI' Orli h Flaw eii..t' t,,-,r3. alti :15.5...:,.:i .IF,:.": . i...- .-', • . • ' ' 

3 ... HbFERO .S5 JEF,FORTS TOR:tEARLII.SURRENDER, i 

..47,04z4viaitarlo a .i.: I f ...t 4 q . ki 1 4.;! .:..t. .. ,. It -.; •.. ... .., !...i....,:f..sT 

4' ,1:40-FEFOrgott:..44:1itou'bht opith2iSS ..OGRUF • (SS . Lt Gen) : WOLF, Chief.. of ...,:the, ISS':....and. oil. 

'fOliitc•Ocii-VdtitIlYtOiwhoishad)thedi'talkii.in..early..-March with ,. •a certain;;Mr.,,,-DITT 

vitto'Cliiimed to be a - representative of .President Roosevelt,.. in...Switzer1and-.1-;; 

The purpose of these talks was to arrange for the withdrawal of •German 

tr-oo-ps to . a predetermined line in front of the Alps, and . ces.:Sa-tiolk,of lids-7,', 

tilities until the defeat of the Nazis in BERLIN'. 

. ó9/(at A134413..kHOFER) visited the . FUEHRERHAUPTQUARTIER: (Supreme,. Headq 

ifil.Vi.illill 641 iibliVerigHRER!):-.‘whr'e ,...according .-tto his claims ., ',he. advocatedf...the 

riAreat in Northern Italy during an interview . 'with-Genls JODL.,..-BURMANN!,:i.: 

excl. glitt„VARAPIP.,(4).,..a, u,,pop , his .. r.e ..irn- fron . BITLER 1, s Headquarters, HOFER icontAct 

ed GEIROBST(iOillontyITTINGHOF;' Commander of ..Army Group- ."C", t,', theAleirmai. 

aubeasadar., to Italy RAHN, and ',70LF, and toldthem Of the eurt reb .u. fi—and.' 

hi trifhl .gittetliV het4•04e:ived!'from HITLER. The General was noncommittal tal . -.. 

4' 4:ri;Lettretri4he eCtintaItexWOGRUT.“(SB .j,t - 'Gen). KALTENERUNNER, ..Chief , of. the: • .SICH1.11- 

HI afraptIMO: teecurit',1.:Rolit a); for the •SOUTH -German area, ..a. 'direct;.rePre7- 

Tgri 'gra avracco't. AmEaltandii6'6iSsOr,.to . HEYDRICH, for the purpose . of.. reaching 

a definite line of action to avoid further bloodshed and destructiOn'in.his 

(HOFER's) area. No impression was made in this quarter. . 

On 24 '. Apr the STEIRMARK , 0 BERDONAU , KAERNTEN L and SALZBURG regions were 

a6ded to - HOFER's jurisdiction. On 26 Apr he had a conference with Field: 

Marshall 

..1 

KESSELRING and GENOBST (Col Gen) WITTINGHOF, and claimed that hci 

SECRET

SECRET'• 

_. •••• . :. ... ;.! t. '7 L. r 

C.1\1TAP, f).. .: 

Ref Jo SAIC/19 : . .. 

24 )).'3 r . '45. : ,', 

. . .. . -. . . . .. 

•: , . J.-, .': A . . i'll',.'.'.';:::::! 

imp:,ored.tnem ta . .end . a hopeless fight. KESSEIRINGdectined tdj'adcept his 

appewl,and . . a . tew.days : later'sent /4-11Y.Assage .,orclering him to.keep/his.noie 

"-... • 

out of military affairs. . 

LICA rdsult Of talks with an AmeriCeh off4:046.FIceme to discuss surrender 

terms, HOFER ordered the removal of the numerous AA'guns surrounding 

INNE;BRUCK, and that all the'bridgee.in.INNSBRUCK . .. And vie be left. . intiiet? iu„...,.... t : . •; 

.. . . . 

• 

4, THE FUEHRER MISINFORMED 

. ••• .P.:41'.,14.1.0 •.i•e7:-.!:‘,.-. 

1pcording to HOFER, HITLER was completely Imisinformedl,bn prosluotiAn'Agi.: 

uree ” HITLER received his mieinformation frorn 'oortain:HERP SAggRi'ant.07.1^!, 

ducti.ow:expert from Dr SPEER I s:office., .AlthOUgh2aIldfiglireswriereiplit4t; =a; 

ticaLly'bare-faced lies, HITLER.claimied.SAUER-s.Wbgf,his,beW6ourc.wf.0*,,,t 

formation and trusted him completely.. HOVER:,cited:the.f011OwingkexaMplesi 

. . • 

HITLER was convinced that he received 2500'caremOnthl,y 

. , vx. 

factories, while actually Only 500 were pfodUced.04.0nOlof 

reports for a certain period ending ,1 Dec 44, he 6CateethaVaPail01*q' 

faó leory :in FOICCHI, Italy was producing,4,000,009/rpunds 041=00004ste1 

'ammunition. However, this factory had not been completed 

cf!Lte,' ancrdid not begin production unti1:20 .jeb45.; AnotherItinttenee.l 

cited by HOFER was a report issued by SAVER iI which proaiii-aa or81-mm 

- mortars in a factory in VIPITENO, Italy'weteclaimedltobe:48000)per•,Inonth. 

- Daring a conversation with HITLER, HOFER - Aas)told , that!this ilent:tprq!"r. 

-Idrced . at least 1000 mortars per month. The . truth, s.however l iwasIthSt the 

-f.aLctory . had just been completed, and production'had,not,starte&. -The , 

.m,mthly . quota was set at 200 mortars., 

. . .... ..., • , . • . . . . . ... ...... 

. . 

5.: vci;HRWOLF : . . 

.:. 0',:-.:,f..1,1.:111..v,: -.J. 

. . . .. .! flOCi7Wi', 

• . • ' — .•• :- ' :tiia H 

'H( :I rL.Riclaims that he refused to'organize.a,VEKRWOrFin:his:1AistrAbut 

deep to his opposition that it,wasiorganized-throug/rOtherfchanhe 

ever in 'orderto s *keep "order" an&to .Nivoid'unnecessa*13rAUg410.1.[APIAX4 

only lead to dieaster*for•the'peOple" ,ha,appointed..a.baxttain5gPRIO:etpanx,...- 

ager of a factory in INNSBRUCK as liaison man between him and"the WEHRWOLF 

organization. Source claims he does not_kaOW: .tha...niFeT;ofAliSSaclattblif . 

that TOEPPER has all the needed infOrmition to . diaiiipt-thks 'organization. 

Heiclaithe t hOwever, thathe knows the No 2 man:(butmot!:tbp.name)1,40tOtters 

liS f.iervioes to assist the Allies inrounding Ap,theAgangClanAzlocatingrtheir 

storesofweapons„ 

'' ".;.."71V =7,:t::7° 

6. ART TREASUPES . 

,%,.,00,..F1 ca t F.,!W.:' 

•.4.6:t !,.■:th:li (-,,,,b.i t i. ::: • 

•' ! .:, 0 r!?: 

. a) Czech or Hungarian State Property: Source claiMs ithaptheeekohdeete 

vere_stored in a railway..car.neat LANDECK„and:.weizes.iiplioaektointPY,41144,:. 

tilt-direction of Switzerland, .- - . ..:f', .,-„ 1.JI.J!i:Tjlr Al.: 4.4,-,-.. 

., 0 Italian Gold Treasure: Cached in a bunker'in.iiie;,caitAVIESTEJPANLEN8- 

FETE, vie VIPITENO and BRESSANONE .; '' :. ' .-, —.4"/ -"4"11(1 

,. -: ". . ,:)....•:. v.i.,:z ,: ,i: - 0. 1 -I,)./..,..,:.;:,...:.!.•,:. 

- c) Property..of . Florentine At Galleriei::.Stdred-virithrthe!knoaedgelof:-.r! 

... tho Italian government'in . the ST LEONHARD'cotrthotese...11.0ourcefoli4moi,that 

'persons who may have more information On the.oubjeckti..!are4t)RING4ERwho: 

can be reached through the LANDESMUSEUM,;INNSBRUCK;,andGRAZ(Count)HTRAPP 

INUSBRUCK.... . , . . -. -... :■.• :! .: .: i! U .... :I:: !: ". 

: 

S. E C R E: 

• 

'2

7. FiCTORIES 

BOLEN: 

STANICH: 

V1PITENO: 

KERCHBICHL .(vie 

VOERGL0-KUPSTEIN): 

Underground munitions factory, was to have started 

production 10 May with a monthly capacity of20,000, 

000 rounds. 

Underground ball-bearing factory., 

Steel and Aluminum factory. . 

Truck factory with monthly capacity of 250 trucks 

per month. 

.Saltpeter and nitrogen plants. 

A completed factory for mortars; had /leiter started 

production, - stimated capacity, 200 per month. 

A 40,000 sq in light machine gun factory, , located in 

a lignite mine. It is also equippdd to qmild aircraft 

engines. 

8. PIRSONALITIES 

GIULEITER HABICHT: 

WEISSENBORN 

Dr BILGERI 

SE OGRUF (SS Lt 

Gan) GREIFELD 

SS OGRUF PRUETZMANN 

SS OGRUF GLUECKS 

SS OGRUF POHL 

First leader of Austrian Nazis in exile izi Germany; • 

killed on Russian front. 

Chief of weapons section in production office headed 

by SAUER. Last seen in Tyrol, supposed to be hiding 

in a tunnel in vie REITH. 

• 

Former president of INNSBRUCK Chamber of Commerce; ' 

later GAUWIRTSCHAFTSBERATER (District Economic-AO-. 

visor). Expert on food, public utilities.. Lives 

in BRIXLEGG, Austria. 

Chief of REICHSKOMMISSARIAT (REICH Commission),.for, 

the security of the German people (DEUTCHES ! VOLK- 

STUM); in charge of repatriation :and relocation. 

: WEHRWOLF leader for Germany, second 'to•HIMNIER,- 

, 

Inspector General of Concentration Camps. • . . 

In charge of finances and busineds-eiploiiation 

Concentration Camps. 

24 May 1945

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DECLASSIFIE 0 AND RELEAS 

H 

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24 May 45 

50,4441 - 

1000. IA 

E. R 1 s SEORE.T... 

tAuth: 00 '7th.Arm 

SEVENTH ARMTINTERROGATIONPENTER . anit: 

APO-n6 : - • . UP ARMY : Mate: 24 MaT ,19 5 

* • 

REICH MINISTRY OF FINANOE;LOOATION.OF'PERSONNEL AND DOOUMENTS'. 

.(This Report is being published in ..newer te-SpeCial Questionnaire 

--providedibvus Group 00, G+2, T-Seolil.ont 6th Army Group,:14.kai"i945) 

II PREAMBLE 

The following 'information was obtained from Ppm-anent:Under Secretary REINHARDT 

and :Under Seoretaries_WOOTHKE.and KALLENBAOH. _They are very cooperative and state 

that they are willing and able ,to help in the reorganization of the Ministry and its 

departments. In oonneotion with the records and doouments, , if was pointed out that 

ml!Ili"t ha44)3014,AetToyed.in air attacks. PurthermOie 411 nonessential 'documents: 

were.Aistr*d iftiocaUse OfHtha.difficulty of transporting them and because cif .their 

conitqq:iifsel,aAre hazard during air raids. Many of the records of all departments 

were syaluallscIMMU41ZBUAG. and left ,there.with*tweemplOyeee as custodians.' 

Date of Informations See Text Interrogator: G.PX4 

II,J4INISTRY0PcFINANOEL 

A. DEPARTMENT I 

Most of-the personnel and records werejast • located id BERLIN/OHARLOTTENBURG, 

SISMAROESTRA8SE k4852. The'tecorcfe of were in BEELITZ . near BERLI4.4bout twelve 

• official s,-;under'Minieterialdirigent4UUSTINE, together -with some.r000rds,.:yere 

lastz4mISAbiTOEtz.Someloffi-eiali i :netably Mlnisteralrats.KALLENBAOli, GERTH4-:and 

SOHMII#00HWARZENBERG,-wera:40 . GARMI8OHPARTENKIROilEN, but were taken-into pustody 

:bic1OtOyeioun4 May,4.,The::.ohief officiale still "located,in BERLIN are Dii.O.OiOre' 

KLUGE-and MEYER. 

S. DEPARTMENT 4,II 

-fAt qThiikdepaitMent camedirectlyunder the control-of,REINHARDT. Most . of the 

I. ' • 

records _ and pereonnel. , are in .ILMENALT; Thuringia. A rex; under Direetor'Dr SIEGERT 

and Miniaterialrat 

.., , 

SORRIER,,are-otilA, in BERLIN ' 

, , 

-. 

•ONDEPAItMENT-• III,;:. :.rk ,.,.,,. 2; :.. 4 7 i;.,:.: .:...., . , ....;„ • .. . . ' . . 

This'Aiet.artent was also under the , Control. of REINHARDTi.Moet of thereektia 

. arid' .pereonnel„ are, in ILMENAp i,Thuringia.. ItvadditiOnto . these, thereAs.a.Regip- 

•' rVilEa • r.14qm.ttln ,. 8..114,0n oW0*:41fficial in.WEIWEIM)..Qberregiorungsrat':Dri4OOKI'in 

.... .., 

-WiTIPP4#%44/44441u45404.440).0464"F401, 

.. . . 

./ . . . • 4. • I 

.. 

. . 

(..:. D;4564it .,./r..,..,., i,!-..;-,-.,..,;.!-. 2.,,,,:.•• , . y ,. ;. t ... i •-• - '• . . . . .„ , 

-NiMiniateiialgifgent.WOOTHKE : .(AGOSBURG).4as one men in:clarge-of,thiol. 

l iepir*IgiledtOethepersonntilAs.nd:doeuments.remained.in BERLIN, POTSDAM), . 

.inder ministerialdirektor WEYER. Ministerialrat'VOIGELB was 'last in OBEALAINDERN, 

ltear MUNIOH..In addition, there were three officiale in BADTOELZI.,MOLTER, EMMEL, 

an4 HP0114I :Ag o:;.i j'::1- .;:i'l.!:, ..% . . ' , . : • . 

': ) :i11:14PARTAtITA" LT 4j. 1 7k .:* . 

MOst :of the personnerian&dOouments remained in. 'BERLIN, undor,::MinisieriaA".": 

iirektOr Dr BERGER, although this man may now be in HAMBURG. It is believed that 

cne : offivial,.Dr MINOT, went to BAD-TOELZ. ' Some officials and documents were in 

ctIOAPURTWingtheliatWurider yMinieterialrat SAWER. Minieterialrat SOHMIDT was 

in GARMISOH, but was taken into custody by OIO on 4 May, 45. 

. " 

P. MARTMENTM 

This deyartiedt'ls , divi'dedinto four sections as follows: 

VI..A . Doouments anCliei'eohnel were last in BODENBAOH, in the Sudetengau, under 

Ministerialdirigent Di BROBTZ, who is either in BODENBAOH Or in WALDSASSEN, 

in the Oberpfalz' " 

VI-8 last located in ILMENAU,.Thuringia, under Ministerialrat ROBENBAGER. • 

Some personnel and records were . in . MALLERSDORF, lower Bavaria, under Ministerialdirigent 

VON DIETZ.' 

IV 

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24 May * 

r.04 17H/ 

4 

1. •• In MEW, under Ministerialrat ENGELBRECHi. 

14:C-D Partly in ILMENAU, under Miniaterialrat-ENGELBREOHT, and partly in 

i'ALLERSDORF, under Regierungsdirektor thiNAOHELOi9 v24.0J0 liyuta 

r 

G. DEURTMENT VII. 

jrf.!mitlf AI :J-10q6. 401 

Thin departmeht-remaiheifiraii gliiisaliadiYektq:iDikRE01474Address: 

BERLIE/CHARLOMENBURG, BISMAROKSTRASSE 48-52• 

. 

saw 

DEE i.RTMItITT VIII 

' • Thi department was formerly the Pruss ian • Finance r eti-g.r/t arimOittit itCV 

BERLIN; under Ministerialdirektor Dr SOHEOHE:locie'of 

edriridliTEitiA tWedit' 

were sent to NEU-RUPIN, Brandenburg. r-- fr : hmo rifithir41.• iptid 

no.t.foon no n OT 

I. CHIEF REGIONAL FINANCE OFFICES . . 

4444$1014110' 

• •: • • 1 • r ri,ke +Igo 4:4■AZIgie 

Zheue,departments were directly under the control of, finder 5eore wry-nivanAnu , 

rvOlo,ste,tes that there are practically no reCOrs'lhfC)moiO3 ATeeli wifortarw 

destroyed in the last few years, and that it will be necesEkertY004tiVei" 

scratch. He . states that he would be able to reorganize .t.,Ftiteoelagi=1;16:. 

departments 

DEPORTMENT FOR TRAINING AND EXAMINING 

ThiE function was carried out by Under SeCratary REINHA6iN gonaaa ,7k*“ 

there will be no difficulty in reestablishing it. • 

7'111A11215. 

,X.'INSPEOTOR GENERAL OF CUSTOMS POLICE' . !r■'Itt-A110(4 t6,r16)1. 

Thi s, function was transferred to the r8S . police ,under,,,HIMMW*RewiTszmv,i61. 

- . . . 

J..'MALc_OFFICEIOR GENERAL FINAmJE AND'OREDIT , QUEStiONs otlraXIobay ',04mWeird 

-; . Thia - office remained in BERLIN in the'REICHSBANK;'iunderR-MinfeWi41diriOnt4 

"BAYERWIFFER. His office was in the'OBERFINANZPRAESIDIUMYontt1WKORFIJABTENDAMOP 

Some o( the officials and documents Were seat to BAD-40ELZ,.tinderTkiniet.4041r,0 

BUSSMAK. 

4117i1M. 

M. STie!ISTIOAL OFFICE -t 

Records were last in ARNSTADT, Thuringia: The'headlcifi!the offieePionitterial- 

.-dirigent FIEDLER, was last in . GARMISCH,... •sr!Tjt t irq 94V)011 

N. OFF".:OE OF MAIN TRUSTEE FOR CONFISCATED PROPERTYEAST ' ."19/h14.41/4 

Thiu office no longer exists as such. Its functions were taken Oka-if Dtlart- 

Mcnt'VIII'(Par H-; above). • • • G*I.z pw 

"i,J3.100*I01 !NW 

0-.OFFIOES .IN THE*SPHERE'OF 

• 

These offices were, for the most:partf'atill.ln'BEAtIktiL'wit101e4x005tx044f 

the Direction of the Austrian Salt Minee.,''W'hictrwe:sqiiit9litliTENNPV,41404YeW. 

reme Financial Court, which was last in MUN/OH/SOGENHAUSEN, .MONTAEWAT44.40.Ahe 

Directorate of REICH Building was last;leoatedAn-BERLIN'00.40.044T414081193' 

TheAtEICH . Debt Administration,: under:Tr:FISOHBACH;wasqoompletelykOlurOgit4ItOr 

, FISOMMOR home s in BERLIN/DAHLEM, • • • : 7 :** 

o,t*y'rfh4WIe,tct.titt . 

. 

4refocw 

•' " 

-11 :7- RE/CISHAUPTKA8SE (TREASURY) • : 

47, 

The Treaaury was still located in BERLIN on 13 April 45, in the REICHSBANKirk 

.Building on the JAEGERSTRASSE. Plana had been made toevaouate'aVOAIINA8S64:5to 

Southern'Germany, but they had not 

Wqrfri-olq 

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.tvd jIMINA'Ar*. 

A, t" 

.P.Au4,1q144,- 

•410i mr,,_ . 

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SEORET 

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SOURCE 

10 ........-- 

AN ENCLOSUIIE 

5-4S IS 

±-1: 

2 I .2 T 

v. '..) MAI DETaca 

SEVENTH • ARMY" INTERROGATION CENTER sinit 

- APO 758 -. . • • •et •'. Artid . ; '.' I.Dat a : a 

• 565,042794 4-7 • 

' t 1 E i.:2:314 .31 Svi . Iv. , ,. 

t Auth : CG . tii . Ar t • 

A , 

• INFORMATION ON THE GERMAN'MINISRY'OF 'POSTS' 

, . 

.1 

. • • „. 1:;14 hTX 

CHNESORGE, Wilhelm, Minister of Posts i . joined the Nazi Partini419g04:,. 

left it in 23, rejoined it again in 33. He held no position ielle:OWtY, 

but was OGRUF (Lt Gen) in the NSKK since 37.. AourceH watil.. preSident, 

REMEPOST ZENTRALAMT (Central .Office? .frO0 29 to 33.01.ithen,*$4elss4.-f 

tant Postmaster General and finally, in '37,.POStlitaat -qepeOlAipigtik of 

Post:). 'Source is the inventor of the "four 

lewas 

very cooperative during interrogation and stated that 'he waS able liEd %tithing 

to help in the reconstruction of the Post . Ministry.,. 

• • •-•-•r i)fls • 

MAting: B-2 Date of Information: See Text ,-InterrogatbrDVBZWT • 

GENUAL NOTE: This report is submitted in aocordanae with :-the quastionaflote 

sented by Sig 0, US Group CC, • T-Section, 6th Army Group, 

„APO 23, Many documents and records which,werei:n61.040.1utely. 

essential were destroyed because of transport ,difficulties, 

• source stated. . 

zo•dw vfi 

•• .! • 1.1rts01X 

1. What responsibility did the REICHSPOST (DRP) inkid i stpp3.yi4 facilitios 

,fcir.use"of the,Propiganda Ministry? :•• , TJft, W:114 

„ • ; .,;;N:)14.c.tvitrio• 

-.RE1CHSPOST had responsibility for all IllechanicalmattOrzauCit.M4 tranz,6•:: 

mitters, cables, frequencies, etc,. Responsibility for niotWorksidalradiol 

stations was with Propaganda Ministry. Postal employees did . nOt inter . • 

statiDnai . • . • ' jalir Yi.riiRD.WInfttr 

- %.1..a07 .4f4.;;4AC:i 

Whit were the various units of the Central Division. (MIN-Z . or ZENTRAL. 

ABPEILUNO? Very briefly, what was . :the functionotleachoft4e0allitOZ 

• • 

• • 

• • 

1:44.:$Utri0.5',x1rA'N-n 

.i) REFERAT Party.ChancellQry-,40glitical . supervisionqtp perAonnelimatters. 

ii) REFERAT Postage Stamps—New issues, etc..... 

, . . .• . • , . 

iii.)REYERAT Fieldpost. 

(01)1V1.43 

REFERAT Social Benefits of Employees--Vacation .Em.yER.lottomsAmALT 

(W03 fare' Institutions) Latter was Of ici.01414644PariCOWi 

posial • employées'whith was piid to 'them in add itia'Wo6CtilWaeitY lr - 

v) REFERAT Instruction in Postal Matters. 

'vi) PEtERAT PresS.- 

vii) REFERAT Postal Advertisements. 

viii) REFERAT Statistics--Records of numbers Of letters, parcels, :etc; . 

3. What private companies are partly owned by the DRP? 

.•:. 

• 

71A ct.l. 

i) DEUTSCH ATLANTISCHE PEttGRAPHEN . GESELtSCliAFT.,'BIAILIN:' 

RADIO AUSTRIA, VIENNA'. . • 

• " • 

jjj )FERNKABEL GESELLSCHAFT, 

iv) POSTREKLAME GESELLSCgAFT (all shares were owned by PP but it was 

chartered as a private company). 

S EC ICE 

1 

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0$1111140ItiltE *SEW 

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SONAMAItillISIXEMPIION3020 

NAZ)WAttgiNtSeiltLetONEACT 

DOE 2061 Z007

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24 May . 45: - 

„ 

S E . 0 R E T 

4 • Which vgrades . of civil workers were placed strictly on merit? 

From Postal Assistant up, all grades were strictly on merit. Lower 

services had age and merit promotions. 

5. Who was the Secretary of State working under you? 

Jakob NAGEL';' 

6._Do,yOU ,aridypurohiefs;6f,Telecommunications have a record of all the . 

, iierm'anefa-tlecOMmuniCatiOns'installations in Germany, even of part of 

' the facilitievuded.11)Y the military?'Who by name would have this'infOr- 

,,IT5i,t;?,4?.nird6 

, 

'These records should be in UNTER HACHLING, near MUNICH. MINISTERIALDIREK- 

TOR FLEISCHMANN , ahotild have this information, 

71Vhat c46';,thel function of the "FACHAMT FUER BEAMTE" in the DRP? 

riA .1 , 

'SOuicac'claimsAhere was no "FACHAMT FUER BEAMTE" in the DRP. 

)004:11.u4ch 

8. By whom and by what method has censorship of the German civilian mail 

recently been carried out? 

124•412 Saft441:109 h. c-fA, 

By the WEHRMACHT and GESTAPO. The WEHRMACHT censored'all,mail going .to 

f,,reign countries. The GESTAPO gave certain addresses to post offices and 

rocaived let*rs addr'essed• to themi Address lists were with the individual 

Potii,,offided,t 

13.:ft 3 3 ;toil '?j.!) 

9. By whom and by what method has censorship of the Geiman civil telecommunications 

recently been carried out? 

GESTAPOciedvescertain numbers to mail employees. These numbers were autometically 

connected with a secret room in the telephone office. Arrangements 

were:maditso'cthat postal employees had no chance to listen in. 

1C. To what extant is the BILDTELEGRAMMDIENST ("Facsimile Telephotography 

Service") used? 

. 

'The IS/P ' ha,(1 -11 large 'network which was not used very often during the 'war. 

Scurce.ittlinks'ithat:television will be much more efficient. Facaimile Telephotrai.' 

was not PrOfitable. 

11. Give the locations of the storage depots for telecommunications equipment 

and spare parts. 

RETC#SPOST , ZENTRALAMT. Storage depots of the RP LENTRALAMT were moved 

an MINISTERIALDIREKTOR TUNE should know where they are now. 

12. What is the basic system used in the Railway Post Office? For example, 

who or what department ow; the BBtha.l ears, 6tc? 

The DRP once owned approximately 3,500 Postal RR cars. Division VI 

(MINISMIALDIREKTOR HUBRICH) was in charge. One official of this department, 

who is supposed to be an expert, is in KEHLHEIM/DANUBE, 

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13. What general devices, such eis'Et'6ViNaril/Aing Aevice;..Were 

telecommunications? What type of messages- were'ient'on 

- 

The Inverter" system. It was for military and PartY . tise k, Sourbi%- 

invented a new system which waS'in use onithe BERLIN-OSLO line, . 

. '1 • 'Iv,- 41PIT 

14, In the DRP, how did the Various division heads'keep-inforiedX1h6avkenéral 

way of the work of the other divisions? ""'• 

, 

There was a monthly conference where all ,urgent questions were brought 

up. rhmm was also a weekly session within each section!: '"' i.1Sw 

15. How does the GAF teletypewriter . network fit into the teletypewriter net- 

' work of the DRP,? 

. , '21s1F, f.1STaa:IM. . 

05; ; riti'D:) t3J.Cf(4:') • 

Part of the network was rented to the Air'Foree:'• 

Air Force operated and procured, • . . 

f.trf j %ow 

16.'To r what,Ministries (e .g. Propaganda Ministry)aheinl:w4t .'0615bitia, are 

the Wireless liCense fees allotted? , ' 

*-A7..1mpt4 

Propaganda Ministry got half of first 8 million participants. FOr..all. 

participants over 8 million, the Propaganda MinistrY!reeeiv.ed-W44khd4e:he 

DRP received' 1/4. Each registered radio listenerliaidit3•RM4M6Ahle.i4U:4!0`Y 

. S6n.wiPw n'pm 

17:'ApproxiMately what proportion of the'.iiicOM.o.:f.::th.VMypiriltprSni 

Df the income producing serviced?• 

Approximately . 

. ;:t d ;TALE 

as follows: .y.7 ..44104mw 

Letters and parcels - 62W.A 

Telephone 35% • • 

Automobile 

Telegrams 

nfsK ofiVi 

18. Does the DRP collect taxes? If so, what type? 

The DRP does not collect taxes. . 

- • •;Ct11:!1 

1•AstO ;4 

• • :1 ; p . 

19. Where are the policy-making recOrds (basie.redcirdarOCtileITEIdHOOST? 

Might be in KEHLHEIM/DANUBE and/or UNTER HACHING;';'riefieMUNIC.H;(40.:_r) 

20. How many, and which ones, are left in BERLIN? ExaCtlocation? 

,Old, historically . valuable records ' Were::jeft :i'iOiEkiLEII4ri . . 

between LEIPZIGERSTRASSE and LIElviERSTRASSE. 

21. When did OHNESORGE leave BERLIN? 

On approximately 10 Apr 45. 

22. G,at data, on his movements. 

F:Lrst he went to AiTMUEOSTER/TRAUNSEE where he staYed ai HAOIS TRAUNBLICK 

for 3 or 4 days, • Then to THANNKIRCHEN, near. DITRAITTLELL,-wherehe stayed 8 

days with the ESSER family. Thence to the BAD TOELZ Post-Office. for 4 or. 5 

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day .s.Thence-,to KITZBUEHL Gran•Hotel for 5 days; LOFER POSTHEIM for 3 

aysl , and)3ADAASTEINPost Office and Hotel . Mozart for 4 or 5 days. 

23, Doepythe Adt!isoryBoard (BEIRAT).exist now? If so, who are its members? 

• 

The Advisory Board still exists. Source cannot remember names because 

:..e;IA4v.4.13.9;7.03.cW4,hanotjunctionsd for 6 years.. The Board had up to,12 

nembers. .4 list of names could be obtained through source. "BEIRAT".had Only 

limited advisory function. 

24. Who makes up the NationalDefnnse,Group.(GRUPPE REICHSVERTEIDIGUNG?) 

_ . 

What were the basic functions of this group? 

• 

.mINISTERIALDIRIGENT HORNOLD was head of the Group. All, army orders an 

to . cable connections and networks were sent to him: In case the Arm' gave 

up . cer .taiind Astric:ts,thepables,were returned to the Defense Group., 

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25. Why was the Postal Police (POSCHUTZ) taken over by the SS? - What Were 

t, L0 AMPAYA.41- 0.9f,I.P.4,q grpp?...How.were its members obtained? .;What,Te.r..7 

centage Of RP personnel Were fulljimemembers? What percentage were 

part—time members? 

Zits '101 ,0411!,(1.0. 

Opl4TIvaims,,lhat .r. therwas no, connection with the,SS whatever,eXcept: 

that unifermAuweralobtained,through SS QM offices.. Postal PolicnOffiOeraj 

and men were not members of the SS', but postal employees. Groups of eillp:,9yeaaryierea 

fti8kaclqainlyi aa,a4r,raid. protection squads. ...Later,,membersoyere, 

put into the vonmaima. The members of the Postal police wera_obtained,on. _ _ 

a voluntary basis from among the employees. Only instructors were full time 

members. _A total of only about 80 people, in all directorates,,werer.full 

time members. Approximately,5% of personnel were members before the wki, 

26,.flEICHSPOSTFILIiiSTET1 in DAHLEM. 

a. Who was in charge? 

Postrat MACK 

b. What were the functions of this organization? 

To produce pictures concerning internal organization of postal 

:1Af.44;psuandljto,pr1/4ocure instructive pictures .for employees. 

c. Num,kerjjof4 employees? 

About 15. 

Yno2lnool 

wherer,ishe board for allotting frequencies within Germany, according 

Ab"the'erlibttme'ntnY bf jthe World Frequency Board? Who is the head of 

this Board? 

RP , ZENTRALAMT: National frequencies; Division VII: m International qe-- 

quenoies. MINISTERIALDIREKTOR FLANZE is head of the board. 

28. Is there a long term d'e 'velopment group for cables, other technical 

installations, etc? Ifso, where is it in the RPM organizationAlao 

where is it located? 

.CLPILIASIT BU.AH 1)0`00 • 

2 RP 6ZENTSAVAMTIoca/ples and machinery, Research Institute of the RPM 

forte'leVi/sVor0 14:66a12red, se6ld' relay ' stationsi The RP 6ENTRALAMT was 

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ts\atika..ov, 

,t;eti 

BERLIN-TEMPELHOF. The FORSCHUNGSANSTALT (Res seVichIiiiVitilti9ANO tWOLOK: was 

first in BERLIN-KLEIN MACHOW, later . in BTADTYSTEINACHPThliringiki.: 

C 3 7 

TAI:A61/iJ4S 

29. In the last five years, has the RP operated ivith a profit or-lOss ' • o 

you-remember the approximate figures? \ i !,]=1:wm V1 tx,*tvld 

, • 

., The RP .operated at a profit. The gross .income was Apur,pthouSte,..nd - 

million marks. In 1944 this figure td"thise.§"„`Vioilthiciftneria. • 

6% of the gross income was given to the Ministry of t'iiiante, which ..1.4aS' in 

contol- of spending.- :.. 

TV to.tahrtg 

.VIGr47i)D " 

30. lcplain . liaison and coordination yith .other IninistiAep i :Isitich %/laity 

and Transport, for communications with Ships .. ITIalitin peAfoigel oxfv1t . P 

approved personnel do the work? Who inbtalled: isiaantaineti and 'developed 

-;he equippent? 

• • , , 

•j !co tml n YI • knlettal 

. . 

. . ' • • ,, ro v (Tax%) qa. .01. • ; 

..,,44i .son with other ministries wasAOne,bywriting aleme. AlivISTBEIALik. 

HORNOLD kept up coordination 'with thé 'Army. Part-of the.POstal 

network was taken over by the Army. Exchanges,Of.ltlidllfiWOU41115*OAtrun 

by Army personnel. Postal employees were used to'repair'cables. 

stalled and developed equipment. 

qfl: 

, nem:0.41.*m41 600Vvta 

' 31. Give,adetailed description of the pranches ,a4 sub-brAnChes 

Centrai- Office , 

ZENTRALAMT)..--' 

_ 

• 

Oiltqx#Ama-,#844: 

. , 

irTelephOne,TranSmission Technique C4 614 vw-41 

trq ; .40titt.P.4 

-Telephone Exchange Construction, fDAmT,T. 11.4:ita3 idO*4 

mraWo 4Aa 4. wow 

-Operation ; of Long Distance Network,, icot,.4amo rkkx„nsw elm.:.4,c. -s'&14,Aril. 

Acoustics, Microphones, Telephones,-Calibratiorivfcgrferlmeiititg) aTiT • 

v) Telegraphy,, AC Telegraphy, MiiitiReX.54ei:gr723h37,"illogigeszaellii44 

T.A.TsTTEVIT,M . crSivi) 

Mechanized Operation (parcel tranepoil, 1p:1'04:patio po 

a3Ialtt.2,04a4i 

Furniture.Standardilation, 

_ 

J2E:')8Y1D1. 

viii) Testing- of Materials. ' 17,no.ito.C7 

ix) Workshops.. 

.:JL . , :to i:c1:J%$::Ufilvt4A XivIS'ne0 

K) Checking of costs of all DRP -InstallatiOns;:A7o T;;I::;.r;1.1.q aKOZg. 

32. v ;:r.Zraartm,WPAAT;8, 

Eiplain organization of RPF (Reich "nesearCh 'Instiz 'ute). rm.° was head 

of it? Where is .located? What • subjectSFYeracibeingtrebdutlY_Otair:sued? 

TD what organization was the research information supplied and how was 

it 'gotten into practical use by'the Arriled''Forcea?r,v,1 c',;" t:' ,:111:$15he • ka .4":& 

: 

r.12vr 

rco.tzdtintstirmoci 

R7osident GERWICH of the RPF was in .charge..:: ibelieveclibtonbe tin 

AACH, i3aden. The former president was a Mr • GLADENBECK :who4Owithrither_ALL- 

GEMEINE ELEKTRIZITAETS GESELLSCHAFT.. The RPF was located..'lorr:aptAmecin 

STADT STEINACH, Thuringia. Subjects recently pursued were teleVisionrJand 

development of infra-red research. In peace time yearly publications were 

issued.' During the war the HEE:ESWAFFENAMT '(Army ProcureMentoOfficereceived 

the information. • Source states that the Army madqooilittle,:cuse.Cof 

postal research results. 

; to; 

• 

33. Give evacuation addresses of all.services,- offieds'i archives, yetc•,not,.. 

already supplied. 

Division I: MINISTERIALDIREKTOR HUEHN. Left BERLIN for Northern Germany 

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Division II: MINISTERIALDIREKTOR FLEISCHMANN. Believed to be in .UNTER 

HACHING,'together with some documents; 

, Division MINISTERIALDIREKTOR FLEISCHMANN. 

Division IV: MINIiTERIALDIREKTOR KOERNER. Believed to be in KEHLHEIM) 

DANUBE, with documents. 

Division ,V: . MINISTERIALDIREKTOR RACKOW. Believed to have been last in 

" BAMERG. 

, 

Division VI: MINISTERIALDIREKTOR HUBRICH. Left BERLIN for Northern 

Germany. 

DvisI!or VII MINISTERI IALDIREKTOR FLANZE. Left BERLIN for Northern • 

•—• y:GerMany. 

I ' 

STAATS-SEKRETAER:NAGEL .left BERLIN in order to join Admiral DOENITZ; 

r_•1. \ VII, 

j 

RP Preilidint .. FRAHM and a Dr KLEINSTICK.were last in . BAD TOELZ. :Source 

states that both men have extensive knowledge of postal affairs. 

-!-`,-(• •- . . 

!rbercr dre'appioximatily . 100 postal 'employees in KEHIXEIM/DANUBE, -Amcing 

them are experts belonging to all divisions'. Some records might.alPo'be 

there. There are 20 telephone and radio officials in UNTER HApxzNp, near 

MUNICH. A Dr SCHNITTGER, expert on radio 'tubes, is in GEHLBERG,'aboUt 50 

la: from STADT STEINACH, Thuringia. ,The,last office of-the.Post•Ministry 

wELs in BAD . GASTEIN. Certain records should still be there, . STAAT81: : , 

SEICRETAER NAGEL was supposed to open an office in BARGTE HEIDE, near HAMBURG. 

The CentvalrrITeIegraph , land r:Teiephons, Office was in UNTER•HACHING,,near:MUN- 

Situati on plans , for cables and lines might be found there . 

fr.d 1!..1 •• • • • , 

• • 

Foreign Division: Dr RISCH was last in BERLIN. 

W •r(EASTJ,viieion:, ,General Consul KOEHN is believed , to . be , near STADT 

' • .' 2 - 'STEINACH, Thuringia, - possibly'with'Some:redordsic• 

:.• • . 

RP ZENTRAL44T; MiNfSTERIALDIREKTOR FLANZE. 

. . • • . • 

Postal Savings Institute VIENNA (5000 employees): MINISTERIALDIREKTOR 

NIRSCHEL is believed to be in a home for4Oitai 

ployees near the MONDSEE in Austria. 

Central Administration of charities: OBERPOSTRAT GIERKE. 

REICHS Printing Works:::DIR(TOR MOELLER, BERLIN. 

, ,,IATA01,DRUCKEREI;CGovtyrinting Office) VIENNA: HOFRAT 

..„;4; ; 

FISCHER VIENNA.; 

444.04 

. , a aREICIITTelevisionCorporation does not exist anymore. 

'.J( 1 ;.q fl'r!fj1S.: . . . . 

34, In addition to regularcivilian . telecommunications, what other-telecommunication 

services did the RP supply? Were the Other services men-, 

Ptionedj4erateddbyithe sameOperators-who.performed the 'civiliaiLtelefJ.L 

coMMunidatiOnsciser4i0e'Wer&-the same fadilities-used for 

Orte fote7.ofsetviceoit Soi a zeneral,description . of how.this 

• ^ 

•lvdontrollec41 

;111,:>13ifj;14 

-oNetwbi-kilsOon.theArmyi Navyand.Air Force belonged to the Posts and rentalowasePaiid/forAhemw. 

-The networks were operated by the Army. The Party 

had its own network and had to pay rent to the Posts. This network .was.; 

operated by the Party. Industrial firms like SIEMENS, AEG, etc, had their 

ownametsowhiOhlWere privately , operated. The European POSTVEREIN (Post 

Society) was in VIENNA. 

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35. Was the SCHULUNGSLAGER of the DRP abolished? OiAL1 Wilt al 4;1SAW 

Yes. 

:ixea Kamm ja 

36. When was it operated last? . 

115L'evt Olf* thm lArm 

One year ago. When the Ministry in BERLI,N,waa bombeclo.the caMp became 

the seat of the RP Ministry: '' '''"'6°"'.°* 9114 10.7:00Invi 

w!)1 1214C etiJ 

37. Where is OHNESORGE's wife? 

In ELLBACH, near BAD TOELZ. 

- Z.TOW.!.2.T2,)(141c1 

38. How long was she connected with the DRP? 

• ' • 

9'.:01,10(1891 a.ow-oif44 

Six years, 

34q btILLA 

39: What Was her officialposition? jS nevoilod solmoZ 

. ! !gr.CI TTAiiIkl.T8.0q bas 

3ource states that she had no official position. Since her marriage to 

the Minister she was only interested in'the"fP5sialvlii igoAiN"qaegeO6411 

homer;. 

rdob:file711 ez0 /0 amsfeceg, 

40. When you last heard of it, was the Field,:pIatr,Iptfaciugaiviin.a711g7g 

• 

ODER? 

. f 

The Field Post Office was last in ST JOHANNiiri ft iiii-82/4""14 et" . 

41. Vlore is MINISTLRIALDIRIGENT Dr FRITZ'SCHUSTER -oiNWifidct Pcistf*11.-k 

Ye went to Admiral DOENITZ together with 8TAATSSEkair1gNAGEtft43°1 

42, how were the Poeial Funds adminis .eeeed?'- c! - 5 gl \!:)Lr's:(1 luo Y. ti 3v, :614W .;;; 

Short term 'loans were given to Govt Banks 'OEICHgBANO SEEHARDBUNG/ 

which'todk over t the administration. ' ' /P°1? "1 "" i 1"11.4n 

.11:(TTFUN! al 

43. Who was the final policy authority for paying out the 'funds? 

(Y“: ,1-tiev ?AIM WOH .f)P 

Minister OHNESORGE, 

I;firicurodi, xla 

44. I3 the POSTSCHUTZ still under a MINISTERIALRAT in the Min, Z.? 

ON L 60/041.11(.1..teW 

The POSTSCHUTZ was last in "OST" dwe a7"d14m 

452 'WhO ' wa5 the last known MINISTERYALDIREKTOR:Of the-tPOSTSCHliTif'11410A 

dulT.1145:01U 

• 

.General . Consul KOEHN. 

, 

46. nere is he now? 

Believed to be in LOBENSTEIN, Thuringia. 

47. Did HIMMLER have complete authority over the MP s ' - 

, 

Source states that HIMMLER had no authority whatever 'ovei'DAP'eraonnel. 

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48. Where is the main POSTSCHUTZ damp? 

In ZEESEN next to "SCHULUNGSLAGER". 

4S1. What was the total number of POSTSCHUN employees? 

Formerly the "TRANSPORT ' ABTEILURG" had 4,000 men with 1,600 vehicles. 

Ir the last few months only a few hundred men were left. 

5C. Did the POSTSCHUTZ personnel receive training in sabotage functions? 

No. 

— ! 

51. Who was responsible for the forwarding of Red Cross PW packages 

Allied PW's in Germany? 

. .3 

Source believes it was Division I. Possibly POSTDIREKTION STETTIN..(from 

Sweden) and POSTDIREKTIONEN KARLSRUHE and STUTTGART (both from Switzerland). 

52. WhYl.:MIr_0.80.many packages undelivered? 

. . . 

Because of the breakdown in communications lines. 

: . . . 

53. Who was responsibile for'this breach of faith? 

The •re8ident, 4c1. thar REICHSPQSTAMT STETTIN. 

Wherl zia t21, 1 1.auest .icache•of: Ithesa packages at this time? . 

Possi1070TATT;Y.,„.— 

55. What was your policy in disposing of undelivered packages. 

S91.3r,c,eqsWiee, thatjha!prdered . .them.sent„back . to thaRe“ross. lp,e- • 

came known thatgreat quantities of parcels:wert.giventohombed.outoper 

sons in STETTIN i Persons responsible for 'this were imprisoned. 

56. How many . vehiclts were owned and operated by'the'DRP ?' 

Six thousand busses, Source did not know how many'trucks or Cars. 

• .P ; 

' . • 

57, Does Division I deal with the administrative as well as the operational 

matters such as the DRP Bus,aervice? 

Administra4v,eTmpAterq 9nlyA: Operational matters were in the hands . . of 

REICHSPOSTDIREKTIONEN. 

. ' • . 

58, Does 4vision I control the operational and administrative side of the 

DRP Savings Bank? 

Yea. 

59 Did Division , , I,keep records of all stocks of stamps? 

, ,The ldAffnent v l,TIREKTIONEW! kept these records. 

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60. Are stocks of stamps still intact or have they been destroyed? 

Some stamps may have been destroyed by air attacks, etc, but . not intentionally 

by postal employees. 

61. Where are the stocks located principally at this time? 

There should be stocks of stamps in every Post Office. 

62. Describe how the R.P.O. functioned in handling the WEHRMACHT postal 

system. 

Field Post officials were members of the Army. Postal official's were in 

charge of transportation until mail reached a certain secret point where. the . 

field pest employees took over. The Army paid 20 pfennigs per man Per day 

in order to take care of the free mailing privilege for soldiers. 

63. If regular postal rates are required of all discharged MEHRMACHT personnel, 

will the revenues be sufficient to hire the personnel required 

in the DRP? 

Yes. 

64. How long would it take for the State Printing'Plant to replace"all. 

prirted stocks of stamps necessary for six months of operations? 

Replacement would be very fast as long as auxiliary printing plants 

could be put back in operation. 

65. Assuming that war damage has already destroyed all postage stamps and 

the time to provide temporary new issues is 30 days hence, what is your 

recommendation or plan to re-establish first class postal service in 

Germany? 

Find printing plants that are still operative. Auxiliary printing . 

plants have the necessary material. Try to find President . ROST (formerly 

in BRESLAU) now in the American occupation sector. Contact Presidents of 

REICHSPOSTDIREKTIONEN in the American sector as to personnel questions,_ 

Contact all personnel in KEHLHEIM/DANUBE and UNTER HACHING, near MICH. 

Great', numbers of trucks of all kinds would be neceesary, Former Gerian 

Army vehicles could be used. Long stretches in rural districts could be 

serviced by female mail carriers. Wooden barracks could be used as post 

offices. Former postal employees who are now PW should be selected for 

help in order to re-establish mail service. German signal troops and communication 

troops should not be dismissed, but shoUld be used for repairs. 

24 May 1545 SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION CENTER 

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:Init: 7,V1v. eit 

:Date: 24 May 1945 

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'If the information contained in this report is required for further 

distribution, it Should be so paraphrased that no mention is made of the 

prisoners' names or of the .methods by which the information htls been 

obtained. 

The, following are the names and secret numbers of the prisoners mentLoned 

in this'report: 

Rank, Position Secret No 

GOERING", .Hermann REICHSMARSCHALL 45/1409 

VCN BRAUCRITSCH, Bernd Walter Col, GAF; GOtRING's Adjutant 45/1410 

'This report should be read in conjunction with Reports Ref No SAIC/X/3, 

19 May 45 ' and Ref No SAIC/X/4, 21 May 45. 


200A 

DECLASS IF I ED AND RELEASED BY 

CENTRAL I NTELL IGENCE AGENCY 

SOURCES METHODS EXEMPT I ON3B28 

NAZI WAR CR IMESDISCLOSURE ACT 

DATE 2001 2007 

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I. PERSONALITIES 

INTERROGATING OFFICER: When was the last time that you personally saw 

HITLFR alive? 

GOERING: In the evening of the 20 Apr, around half past 

eight. We raced away. 

IO: To get away that same evening? 4 

G: Yes, yes. Afterwards he retracted his order that I was to go South—p 

in his usual manner, and ordered me to be at his cave on the follow– t,' 

ing,day. The room was very small. He (HITLER) sat at a large table, . 

and we all stood around it--about twenty of us. 

IO: Was that in the cellar of the chancellory? 

G: Yes, deep down in the shelter. I can't believe that he let himself 

be shot. You should have seen him--his whole body shook violently. 

And he grew more vicious with every moment. 

V. 

V 

+ + + 

I0i By the way, this Professor HOFFLANN, the photographer, should be able 

to fell quite a bit about the FUEHRER, 

G: More than anyone else. 

+ + + 

G: You ought to know how he (HITLER) lived in the last two or three 

years. As long as nothing unusual was going oh, he would get up 

at half past eleven, after being awakened at nine o'clock. He would 

read the newspapers and then sleep some more. Then he'd get up and 

the daily routine would start. Then came the discussion of the 

(military) situation. Ordinarily this discussion lasted from three 

to four hours--during which he would get terribly excited. We had 

to remain throughout the conference. Then he would cat dinner and 

during the evening he used to talk to some officer from headquarters. 

After discussing the evening situation he would go to bed at nine 

o'clock, and at twelve o'clock he would get up again. 

IO: Wasn't there a discussion of the evening situation in the morning? 

G: Yes, the second one was at half past twelve or one o'clock i and - 

ldsted two s houra: . After that we had the'conforence; It was 

attended by OUDERIAN, BaRMANN, FEGELEIN (HIMMLER's liaison .man to 

HITLER) and BURCKHARDT(?).Everything was brought up there to the 

least little detail. All sorts of things were rushed through at 

this conference. 

+ + + 

G: BORMANN was not only head of the party offices, but one day--about ri.?* 

a year and a half ago--we were surprised by the following interest.. r. 

ing letter: "The FUEHRER has repeatedly given me assignments and 

orders which do not come under the jurisdiction of the party, but 

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are of a military nature. He did this 'in order . to.give.:methe.• 

authority to pass his orders along in this line as to 

supervise their execution. As of today*the PUEHRER has' , macle me his 

secretary." So now he was secretary - tothe . FUERRER! . AndAten there 

was another thing. The Minister of: Justice had to :subtit to' him the 

sentences pertaining to disloyalty trialb•in the Army. BORMANN 

returned them with the remark, that they were a disgrace, that such 

an antagonism of the court was impossible--he would see to it that 

the attorneys would be dismissed from office. He had the minister 

of justice completely under his 'thumb. sByrightt',''SEYSSINQVAgT.inj 

Holland should have made his reports to the State inspector,. SOWERS? 

. But no, he had td give his reports directly to BORMANNThe' . Only . 

- one who putup a struggle • was TERBOVEN in NorWay, but' 'he . wad .; taken . 

' care of. 

+ + + 

G: HIMMLER said that Count BERNADOTTE had come to see him. "B:etold.mei. 

"You know, he must have been the man-EISENHOWER sent nd a'.nesotiator. 

I . replied: ."I can't believe that. 'Don't' take Offense,:bUt) I : doubt 

whether. they will accept You as a negotiator 

. -Then hertto'rtedl 

"Sorry to contradict you, but I have undeniable prOof . that r'r am 

considered abroad to be the only person who can maintain peace and 

order." And after that, he didn't care what happened. And I thought 

he might have more proof than I, and restrained myself. So 1 snide: 

"T just can't picture that." . . •nd:he always' 

smething: "If anything should happen to the-FUEHRER . , • and:You art 

unable to take over--after r .1.1, that mighthappen-'-dt.nTectysuch 

and such?" That occurred at least 10 times during thOse . .2bi 3 hours 

I kept wondering: "Why should I be unable to take over?-- Why. should 

I be cut off?'.....Then it suddenly dawned upon me .....POPITZ“?)2 already 

had mentioned something like that...And when I mentioned that 

to him (HIMMLER), he said "Well, maybe POPITZ (?). May'hhv:1-Said 

something like that He might claim to know somethingBut'as far 

as I am concerned it is an unheard-of'iMpertinencented to 

talk with POPITZ (?) again, r.nd' .they'said :: "Of .cOurse'l l or.coUrse!" 

And when I asked, when our talk'could-be arrdngedthey'.'t'Old"me:'It 

may not be posSibld to arrange . it today, but On' the tomorrow." 

That day' passed without the talk. - Then I Lheard :One day 

that the FUEHRER had ordered POPITZ (?) 'sentenced : to death.' ''The 

execution was postponcd until later.. Well ', I couldn't helpthat 

either.... 

+ + + 

G: This HIMMLER--he really startled me during this last-nonVersntion 

of ours. He made the ridiculous suggestion, that nominat6him 

as Chancellor upon becoming HITLER'sSuCceSsor. I rePlieetO him: 

"I cannot do that, bocausu according to our constitution'the offices 

of Chancellor and President are combined," Then he said: "sir, if 

anything should prevent you from becoming the successor, canl'have 

the job •hen?" There I replied: "my dear HIMMLER, we'll have to 

wait :rld see, That will depend upon the circumstances. I can't 

see what should prevent me from taking the office. What could stop 

me?".... And that happened in our last ConVersatiOn at least ten . 

.:imes. As I sat there, I'pleaded with him. All he would haireAo 

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would be to say just one word to his.SS men, and I would. be free. 

(G was arrested by SS end of Apr 45) But he dodged the:question, 

and said that unfortunately my detention had beemordered . ,by the 

FUEHRER, He knew for sure that'it . was a mistake.' - Eyerything would 

be cleared up shortly. So he just let Me sit . there.-Col FRANKE 

of the SS can testify to that 

ART TREASURES AND FUNDS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES 

G: I'd like to get the whole thing straightened out... I , can tell you 

confidentially, that certain objects were destroyedompletely. And 

I will confide a secret to you: there are some things. 'buried at 

KARIN HALL. There are large objects--four beautiful sculptures. 

I'll tell you what's there-- including these sculptures. Then you'l: 

have the whole story. Where I have traded things, I'll give you 

others. Those things which belong to me, can be istored: . fOr the. 

time being....But I am not responsible for the FUEHRER.'s stuff. All 

I can do for you is to tell you where my own-thingsSre.!It will 

do good to be able to say: 'These items are taken care of--I can 

forget about them." 

G: One day I was approached by a man who owned an insignificant house 

in a suburb. He had his own glass warkshop. He owned:a.tremendous 

collection, and sold me a few valuable pieces. From him I...bought 

two church windows, 8 m high. 

IO: You must have built some sort of a chapel. 

G: No, I did not. However, I bought an entire chapel fl: France, an 

old one. I took only its windows. I was given a:.Gothic.: . house in 

ABBEVILLE with all the trimmings. All I could use.were . the inside 

panelling, the winding stair.-case and the big gate. Then,a woman 

wanted to sell me a Spanish Harem. .So I looked at it . : ., ',Thete were 

wonderful things in it. But I couldn'tuseanything s!with the exception 

of a beautiful davenport, which-Lpurchased. 'Hardly six 

months later FRANCO asked me what had happened-. .He said he: had 

heard that I purchased a castle in Spain. Thank.goodnessthat 

wasn't so, 

+ + + 

G:.I don't have a cent abroad. A number of.the mostcrooked'deals 

were made in the name of the FUEHRER . or the REICHSUARSCHALL'(himself. 

And everything passed through the German customs sanctioned with 

our names. 

von BRAUCHITSCH: And some of the most notorious orders, of which no one 

knew whether they were genuine, were given in the name 

of the FUEHRER or REICHSMARSCHALL 

G: I made a present to my sister-in-law in Sweden, so that she. could 

buy a small house for herself. That was my . famous Swedish . castle... 

The last time I was in Sweden, was in 1935....

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III. AIR FORCE 

G: I have looked through . all these casualty reports,. And T found 

more losses than we had announced... It was . imPortant for us . , of 

course, to prove that we had shot down always . one or two more 

planes than the others. You shodld have seen what ridiculous -. 

statements we made--you ccoildn't help laughing when you read 

them. Take for example U.,: time when we wrote that we were to 

get a plane with a 12 cm cannon 

IO: Did you know anything about remote-controlled bombs? 

G: They had one disadvantage. They (the planes) had to reach an 

altitude of 6000 meters and had to fly in an absolutely,straight 

line toward their targets for two minutes, without being able to 

dodge. 

+ ++ 

IO: Did you know where EISENHOWER's headquarters were in Africa? 

Cr: No. But we knew that there was a meeting in CASABLANCA. , _We 

did not like to attack headquarters anyway. We thought that 

might be a mutual understanding. 

+ + + 

O: The heaviest casualties were in HAMLURG, WUPPERTAL, and DRESDEN. 

It was terrible. The people of DRESDEN couldn't believe that 

you would bomb the city, because they thought DRESDEN was too well 

known as a cultural center. The city was Overcrowded. 

+ + + 

(G on planned air attack on Russia's power plants) 

G: In spite of the existing fuel shortage, enough gasoline was reserved 

for this attack, Everything was ready. And_ then the 

FUEHRER would have to order the demolition of.these:ridi'culous 

bridges across the ODER river, which the Russians could repair 

overnight anyway! Ridiculous to use this magnificent machinery 

just to destroy these bridges.--It was maddening. All these largescale 

plans had to fall through. I just couldn't stand . it anymore. 

I finally worked myself into a nervous condition. . 

IO: And what did you do for relaxation? 

G: I took vitamin tablets, read detective stories, and sMoked my 

cigars very Slowly. You know, I can read the same detective story 

three times without tiring of it'. 

IO: Did the FUEHRER read stories like that, too? 

G: No, that was only I. He got them for me. The FUEHRER read only 

very serious literature And so, little by.little, I was 

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disgraced. But what was I to do? I'd give an order, only to find 

out on the next day that it was all nonsense He attacked 

my friends, but he meant me. And then, toward the end, just 

because he heard the word "negotiations" he awanted to cut me off 

from everything--and that after 23 years 

IV. CONCENTRATION CAMPS 

+ + + + + + +, 

GI These pictures (of DACHAU) which you showed me yesterday must 

depict the activities of the last few days. It is beyond me, just 

what was behind all that. BIMMIER mist have suddenly gotten .a 

fiendish pleasure out of such things. I have heard such stories 

before, for example that a large load of Jews left for ,Poland 

during the winter, where some of the people froze to death in their 

vehicles. I heard of these things mostly from the ranks 'of my 

employees and from the people. When I made inquiries, I was told, 

that such things would not happen again--it was claimed that the 

trains had been sent on the wrong route. Then there was some talk 

about what you call "VERNICHTUNGSTRUPPEN" (Extermination troops). 

It was claimed that there were many diseased people in these camps 

and that many died of pestilence. These troops had the job of 

bringing the corpses to a crematorium where they Would be.burned. 

+++ 

G: All cruelty was repulsive co me. I can name many people whom I 

have helped, even Communists and Jews. My wife was so kind-74 

really have to be grateful for that. I often thought, if only 

the FUEHRER would have had a sensible wife who would have said to 

him: "Here is a case where you can do some good, and here another, 

and this one " that would have been better for everyone 

It was very depressing for me. In some cases I had to write to 

HIMMLER, that he should release this one and that one. And he 

would reply, that he was very sorry, but that he could not do,.it, 

or perhaps that he didn't want to do it. But there wer6'quite a. 

few cases, whore he did it anyhow.... But now it is pretty clear 

to me that all my efforts were wasted. Whoever attacked HIMMLER,. 

was eliminated. On top of that, he lied to me. Not a single 

report was read to the FUEHRER 

+++ 

G: I wanted the foreign workers-to be rounded up so that they could 

be turned over to the advancing enemy troops at some central point 

instead of being allowed to run around loose. And then I told him 

(HITLER) that the concentration camps should be guarded if at all 

possible, until the British or the Americans arrived, because we 

were detaining quite a number of criminals there whiCh neither we 

nor they would want to release. They should have been guarded, and 

the enemy should have taken the responsibility of segregating those 

whom he did not wish to release. You surely can't be interested 

in freeing a lot of criminals. And the same thing goes for workerL 

from foreign territories--that was my biggest worry. I told him 

that something would havu to be done about them, as well as about 

prisoners of war. We also mentioned Russian prisoners of war--but 

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there we knew what would •happ 'en 'if they Air iok6 .1•1(6O-s I 

• 

wer e very decent • . they were mainly exiipI6Yed c'Serffarmegficirs. 

V. JEW BAITING AND RELIGIOUS DIFFICULTIES' 

7.:. 

4- .4-'4-'4' avm 

ciriT Jilqa 

C asw 

• c: • , . glrf 

Fench 

C : ' •These NUREMBERG laws came as 'a :great pr iS6' 7f611:140". 1x149. o.ra r still 

wondering today, where they could have Origifiat'W 4 diriefw only 

too well that they would cause bad feelings 'abroad, was in 

charge of the Four-Year Plan. At that time SCHAQHT came to see 

me and said: "Sir, these incidents will cause us serious economic 

difficulties abroad." 'So I 'went''thereV ,indj'threY shaie reilie he 

laws, saying that they had • not beeriapproved zY .6 .0 t ewier.rof the 

clauses were being 'changed ; bUt there' iró ....e4: 'zci'ma.`di3r.' dheiges. And 

'from. then on the Jew-baiting really eatartedr'Vfie.inifie 'States 

responded with a most disc7reeiibie; li6Y6'ot t "And: n a 

16CtUre , that from now On it Wouletie very .diffictiif5tAigi.ntain 

anY kind of cOmmer cial relat ion ":Witii • A:meriCii,Bui t,Pitil befL i. s was 

teMporari3y forgotten in the akditemenf'sOVer'"ttiewSizdiSnqincident 

in Sep 38, The n the war Started in '39. For the t ime %Nang, all 

was well. Then, early in 1 40 they went to it again—pazing ,Rarticular 

attention to the Jews the.' O'C 'cliiield' i'c'Oriri-fitiiiscg:' ;1")fave 

to admit that things kept getting worse ,,. and that AlkeT vt,ers 

sanctioned by Various gicitips All aOrtedt: fiasiliblVdkcieses 

occurred. I didn't approve of them, biit'urifdifin,a-tt'etOT:°couldn't 

d6' anything against them; I didzi• 't ' go6'1 IiiiiiietrVith the 

par ty my 861 • The f 4. rSt time When they 

was in 

. They didn't say anything about the' • Wedding ',..;b110wittn I had 

'my . 'child christened n the -first year 'Of tVas attack.- 

. ad 'vehemently.. • It was claimed by the 

Of my -child would' put the FUEHRER int"O if it 

ever became known. They wanted ine Virtilout a 

' religious ceremony. That may all beweil t Vc5'ocii4eskopt that the 

.:FUEHRER had been put to this- :=;Part iCulariy fl?'y 'the+ ,fiff tS ter of 

'the:Interior , and . GOEBBELS °Then . LIITZE' ChileY sait -(tIe5 2IT:Istarted 

•r I '• r 

to • reproach me, - saying rt ha t such a step .. agairist thel-ilaz3.-party was 

intolerable. And from then On there -was no end of trouble--someone 

• would always point out this incident. Later on we had some serious 

arguments. It was intended to merge , the two rel.igions...1. . ,,.Next We 

• had 'these terrible days in ther "We'rPsgkV4i.4iiiginthen 

these silly Hitler youth boys started tr on6Te' sfil KF1RRL , 

who is a smart man said : "I am a.' CeithdliV ealPitot want 

to halve .anything tio do tkith tut."' -:4AGI■TEIRCO 211o:till same 

attitude. The . whole thing was just plain 14""" 

1 0!14 

VI, MISCELLANY 

:01 

G; It was only since very recently--say for the last wee ks:--that 

he (HITLER) said: "We can 't help 'it anymore;" 

+ + + 

cv: •01" 

G: I had the feeling that it would take nothing -Shor t bf",a , :pir"adle . to 

save our cause. But I believed we might • be) 'ible tO i J:fight7 to a

• 

24 Tray 45 

y.r.,,h1 :Y4 

draw by ,. taking more re.d ic al measurss.,:; ,- nfor tuttftte,ly Advil= ' t 

boss. There were a lot of . other thipgs , too,.he,4x)myyAss so' 

unwieldy--it should have been reorganized. The leadership of the 

Army was broken up through • SS inter ference--there was a serious 

split. The maddest scheme hadn't even been introduced 'yet, that 

was to come soon. There was,...to'beamerger,log.:4he:aartylleader,-,v. 

ship with the Army command.' 13ORMANN - wad - tii .draw74 . the necessary 

legal measures. He would have.-had4o7passAudgamsntsvery 

little general. - 

).fij 

;.= ,■ ' N,:; z);? 

, you' d ask me now, when Ifirss gave , :.••up .4.he . .war 10r-11.20, I ' ll 

have to admit that I had some.: doubts,. 4nd:Torries , tor i ciu4ste a while-- 

but I only realized our 4neyitable„,defeat .aince,Ahe tlyeu t,last few 

day . .. You see, I made , every effort, to f,ind ,, a lway:,..!.tx,l olae_cause I 

believed we had • a good chance to..shold out,:much lo,nge43, ,,j as.; think I 

.tell you frankly that things ...would have gone diAttaAntly,, if I 

had been supreme commander • would: hay,e,r,used,:,iits,2pIrtzpIled 

:planes much . earlier—and .that „would have; be,sn . most; . 

13,r..i. kl,insant for 

you,. . - i')Z; (4,91 rJs 

. • a:7;4 

Counterattack in Hungary) .4) 

G: . DIETRI CH then went down :there ,..with „the : „Sixth Ranz.ex j.A.rilpy.•; The 

. order to attack was given. The:, :Of.fensivewaS made, ,byrAto, divisions 

after, a In) km forced March, and repelled,. • „ When received 

the _news he went, raving mad, . He said k '!I•i; we •ilose h,eNar it will 

(SEPP DIE rliR ' s) fault...',';.; And „h,e Ainmediate .ly issued these 

two orders: ' First of all, the f our .diviis4.ons,,.-!!•TITI41),TitaENDfl 

HITLER", "ADOLF 

"DAS REI CH." and .another ?,one ,..,wers..,JtA EM.19t, off their 

.1::raseards immediately, and were not, t.,9.,,wear.any .,del,,9,oriattops for 

„three days. And HIMMLER _was , to . .rig1i,tvt.,4n order 

• tO DIETRICH, he should. to ,by rights„.,b,e death. 

est4c4 .4, 

Also that he . (HIIYELER) was to set, ein ainplA dof 44215:Ati4cayih 0 had. 

. 2been, a. traitor to . his country. Then, .104.`, as Rukextljto4r few days. 

,E314 later it , started all oVer again We were re430d 1 ons) far . 

. • • • :- •:!:;\ •- 

L" • • . „ . VOW • 

• f: tilIrtiznaPTTri 

,49. 111viANN .charged Frau SCHOLTL-KLIN( ithe f.orptnr, of Z 

IP.491‘Aen ..battalions • Many 

participated n aAvzoaircraft 

, :,!f1.e04 . 094h as operation . of..searchlightS0hat45 , trug ,....og4ut just 

,;. 41.N141, such women's battalions s:v9re , c •e,comillitWegainst the 

pgqqans . in . the second line; . Th e 1rri ; iT04414*s . imppa8e.4 to include 

*he use , of machine guns ' . • — 

+ + + 

tO t extent did Germany use liquid air'"?:, 

0; L4c14. 4 air, how do you mean that 

• • 

, • T. ,.7:?! 

B; Lipid air was an addition to explosives, since they became scarce, 

we heard that it had been used in Russia.The.RwqAianqAel4snded 

that 'it be discontinued immediately otherwise,, they, would use gas. 

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G: No, that is a lot of nonsense. 

+ + + 

G: THE PEOPLE NEVER CALLED ME ANYTHING ELSE BUT "HERMANN"! ONLY 

HERMANN! NEVER ANYTHING ELSE BUT HDRMANNI TO DE CALLED BY 

ONE'S FIRST NAME — THAT IS THE HEIGHT OF POPULARITY. 

' 24 Mcy 45 

SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION CENTLit 

PAUL KUBALA, Maj, MI 4i 

Commanding.

THIS IS AN EN(1. 1.1.SURE TS- T04.4404:2', 

DO HT c. 

Ref Wo SAI0/22 

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SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION °ENTER. 

APO 758 ' US ARMY. 

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fnerfetti"i'ii- ' 

REICH MINISTRY OF.THE.INTERIOR 

. kej:0110.0.1.61 

(This Report is being published in answer-to7SpecialYWASti9.4440 

provided by US Group 00, G- g , T-SectivntbrArm.Y.fGrO.upi.!lkMay45). 

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I. PREAMBLE 

The following information was obtained from. Otto EHRENSBERGERDrc.KUrWEINRIOHS, 

Dr LkUBT, Dr Walther OTT, and Ernst PABST, all:or whom are ., OMPia.; 814.nsOe Ministry 

of the Interior. Most of the records and personnel'of the . Ministry:are/lepated in 

the Pollowing, places: 

. :1:J7 1- -fesleql 

i) . qUERFURTH, near HALLE , 

ii) SCHLOSS LEUCHTTNBURG, near JENA (DELA RR Station)l.r.aLv./rIm 

iii) SCHLOSS SONYENSTEIN in PIRNA, near'DRESDEN 

iv) BERLIN, DOROTHTTNSTRASST 46 

v) GARMISCH- PARTTNKIRCHEN t;) 

It is possible that the personnel and records which were in BERLTI■bin sNarp,h 1945 

were recently evacuated elsewhere or the papers were destroyed. , 7if."1-4 

.0f,te of Information: See Text 'InterrOgatori d.P.M:'" 

. eCr131:'. 

II. CRGANIZATION OF THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR 

The chart as found in the Orzanization °harts of the German_Minietriel ,W Gentral 

, Agencies 3.B out of Date, due to the fact that certain change8-itereIgia4inu1944 

when'HIMMLER'beCaMe Minister. For revised chart ShOWing . th6 7 prin.ciPtil lhags see 

Apperdix; . PereOnalities and their probable loCations'are'lieteeundervWEIWAZtive 

Departments, below: 

A, CENTRAL DEPARTMENT 

PoS#, 

1. Personnel 

: 

Minieterialdirektor VOELLKE - possibly in BAD SAOHSA, in the Southern.Harz. 

Ministerialdirigent BURKART - AuqspuRG. 

Ministerialrat Dr GRAU - vicinity of STUTTGART; 

w.f.:011C 

Jm'r1,1f1s,,telrin 

Ministerialrat Dr OTT - AUGSBURG (SAIC). 

Reichsrichter HAHN - Southern Germany. 

A number of intermediate officials are in GARSCHARTENKrRCHIM 

2. Records kal". 

The records of the Central Department are par .tially_in'qUEBFCAT-an partially 

ii SOHLOSS LTUCHTE7BURG, near JENA. A few are in q,14440mihOl iWerra'i in BERLIN 

are believed to have been totally destroyed. 

B. :DEPARTMENT I 

1. Personnel 

Ministerialrat Dr GLOBKT - KOCHEL, HINDENBURGSTRASSE 292. 

Ministerialdirigent Dr KTSSLER - AUGSBURG. 

Reichsrichter SCHMIDT-BRUTOKEN - AUG•BURG. 

Regierungsrat STITR1ALDT - AUGSBURG . . 

Minieterialdirektor Dr FAUST - presumably in Northern Germanyl.i,.,!,t 

Ministerialrat Dr VOY WOLFF - VERFURT. • 

Oberregierungerat Dr HOFFMA mY - in Southern Germany. 

2 Records 

The rocords are in QUTRFURT, LEUCHTENBURG, and 

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Minieterialdirektor EHRENSBERGER, AUGSBURG (SAIC). 

Reicheriohter Or PABST,•AUGSBU1r= (SAI0). 

, Johannes KAIBEL„ AUGSBURG ) (SAIC). 

'':Oberregierungerat VOLLPRECHT,'AUGSBURG. 

Ministerialrat MUTTRAT, TRAUNSTEIN. 

Regierungerat VCF\T ROS TT IS r..TRG, TRAUNSTEIN. 

Oberregierungsrat Or FISCHER, GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN. 

: .:Rei .cherichter‘ Dr DANKELMANN, GARMISCH-PARTENKIROHEN. 

)0berriegerungerat-MAYER-VESTPHALEN, QUERFURT. 

!:ir 0b e rregierungerat .:RITTER,v0N . LEX, QUERFURT. 

Ministerialrat KOKO( ' EUTIN. 

Ministerialdirigent JACOBI, Presumably in Northern Germany'. . 

Ministerialrat-KLAS, . n. 

It 0 

Ministerialrat GUELDWPFENNIG. 

Oberverwaltungsrichter lEISE ". 

Oberregierungsrat Or PETZ . P • 

, .• • . . . 

' 2: jteoerde 

Most of the records were deetroyed in air raids, at BERLIN and KUESTRIN. 

Some records may be found in VERFURT, and possibly a feW-it . 6ARMISOH-PARTEN- 

KIROREN. - 

• 

D. DEPARTMENT III 

MostAof this-Department, both personnel and records,.ie-looated.at SCHLOSS 

ONNENSTEIN 1 in PIRNA, A smaller part remained in BERLIN, DOROTHEENSTRASSE 46. 

Dr JCAOHIM GARM/SCH-PARTENKIRCHEN 

Minietarialrat BOETTCHER PIRNA 

Minieterialrat BOK'? BERLIN 

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Direktor Or HO? SISTER 

Ministerialrat Or TITTEL 

Oberregierungerat KNAUT 

Ministerialrat SIBSTH. 

BERLIN 

PIRNA 

Ministerialrat Or LAUBE AUGSBURG (SIC) 

Minieterialrat KAEMPER PIRNA 

Ministerialrat ULRICH 

Praeeident KNEIP 

Minieterialrat GOEDECKE BAD HEILBRUNN, near BAD TOELZ 

' Minitterialrat MOLSEN BERLIN 

Oberregierungerat KOBE 

E. DEPARTMENT IV. 

1. Personnel 

Minieterialrat Or HT/NR/CFS AUGSBURG (SAIO) 

Ministerialiat Or HOFFKON 

Ministerialdirigent Or FUCHS AUGSBURG 

Regierunge-KaesenratiTESOHNER LEUCHTENBURG, near JENA 

Gauhauptmann Di KREISSL REICHENSURG 

Reioherichter BERNER PIRNA 

Ministerialrat VON LUCAS BERLIN 

Ministerialdirigent Dr LOSCHELDER 

In addition, there are seven minor officials and seven employees in GARMISOH- 

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2. Records 

Most of the records of this Department were destroyed in an air attack on 

BERLIN in Nov 1943. Of the new records, part are in PIRMA, part in QUERFURT, 

End part in LEUCHTENBU I1G, near JENA. A few records were left in BERLIN, DORO- 

THEENSTRASSE 49, and a few were in GARMISCH-PARTENKIROHEN, in the RATHAUS. 

F. PUBLIC HEALTH MATTERS 

Personnel 

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Constitution, 

Legislation, 

Administration. 

IO Constitution 

IV Legislation 

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C.Civ Servants Law, 

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salaries ,expenses 

welfare ,pensions, 

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'S E'C 4,11E4f. avs: 

:Auth: CG, 7th Army 

SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION CENTER :Init: 6,4 410.4.) 4.4,. 0 • 

APO 758 US ARMY - :Datis: 25 Mayi194,,,r. 

SOUR3ES 

OBSERVATIONS ON ARMOM TACTICS 

(Cf also Report Ref No SAIC/17, 24 May 45.),. 

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GUDERIAN, Hans, GENOBST (Col Gen), FUEBRERRESPY.,(9fficerqj00,1), 

rormer-Chief of Staff, German Gi und Forces, arid IhSpector'GeneParof 

.hrmored Units, is a 57-year old officer who apparehtly,Viantb_tp/tapPear,0 

Lail-Nazi. He talked freely and answered all que8tipns,Ni4iney but 

ctated emphatically that he did so only because HITLEPS'dth"ire ked him 

from his oath of allegiance. lo 

RtinK: B-2 Date of Information: See Text Interrogator: R.W. 

..'f1::(611r4o0 $Z 

VON GEYR, Leo, GEN D'PZTRUPPE (Lt Gen), Inspector , ofi Armored Units. 

F:70ud of his profession, of the old Prussian gener.a1-4PenCelgave 

information grudgingly; his personal pride borders upo4cIthiri:e4tilous. 

Having been Military Attache in LONDON for several years, source. olaims. 

to have an understanding of Anglo-American affairs. 

I fM0 nV •7,ftLT 

Rating: B-2 Date of Information: See Text' Interrogatbri s WW.-" 

1. PERSONAL HISTORY OF GEN GUDERIAN' 

17 Jun 1888 Born at CULM/VISTULA. 

1894-1901 School at-COLMAR. 

01-03 Officèrs candidate institute (KADETTEN'ANSTALT) 

Mi 1111, 

-t-,4) 

4,0L .)01% 

03-07 Main Off Candidate Institution (HAUPTKADETTENANSTALT) LICHT- 

• • ;:y11;;,t 

ERFELDE. 

. • 

.07 Assigned as 0 C (FAEHNRICH) to HANNOVERSaHES JAEdER'.130i0 

at BITCHE. • . . . 

27 Jan 08 Promoted to 2d Lt. 

09 Transferred to GOSLAR with Bn. 

12-13 On DS with TELEGRAFEN BN 3 (3 Telegraph 

Co.6.1 

13-14 War Academy (KRIEGSAKADEMIE) BERLIN. ------- 

Aug I4-.Mov1I1rt CO of Radio Posts with various hqs. 

8 Nov 14 Promoted-to lst.Lt. 

Spring 15 Intelligence officer with various hqs. 

18 Dec 15 Promoted to Capt. 

,:•• • • 

Spring-fall:17 On DS on Staff of various hqs. . . 

(up to that time, his basic organization.was still 10 

JAEGER Bn) 

Feb-Nov 18 With a hq staff in Italy. . 

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Dec 18-Sep 19 FREIKORPS (GREDL;SCHUTZ) . (Frontier Guards) for - the EAST. 

Source helped to organize . these units. . 

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summer :16-Jan 17 On DS with XXII Res Corps:,Stalf..- 

Jan 17-;Apr 17 Liaison Officer, First 

Ayr ,17-fal1 . 17 Assigned to XXII Res Corps 

fall 17-Apr 18 '0-2, Army group (HOG) ALBRECH T.• 

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• Apr . 184iay 18 C of B., 30 Inf 

May 18-Jun ,18 C of S, 26 LANDWEHR , Inf Div. 

G2, Army group SCHOLL. 

Aug 18-Sep la : On Staff of BUlgarian.ORCHRIDA 

'Sep 18 Ill with malaria until end of war. 

Mar 19 - Oc t 19 ':GROSSER GENERALSTAB (Highergeheral'StaffBEFLttO(Piilish 

and Russian questions). ' ' •II 

Jun 20-Sep 22 Instructor of tactics at OCS ERX4N an 

at MUNICH. 

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: 0, 

Sep 22-Jan 25 Squadron Commander of 18 Cav Regt,,LUDWIGSBURG:±J.m 

jan.25 Promoted to Maj. 

Jan 25-Oct- 28 1-A (First•Staff Officer)"3'Cair'Div:' 7 , 

• '; • •"• (L. 

28-Jan 31 1-A (First Staff Officer) VIEHRKREIS IV DRESDEN 

Jan 31-Apr 33 co, 14 Cav Regt LUDWIGSLUST/MEC:UENBURG. 

30 Promoted to Lt Col. 

Oct 32 Promoted to Col. • 

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A .,pr•33-Oct 37 Military and Air Attaché, g erianEmbaasy qZNDON:, and,in):%. 

the legations . at BRUSSELS and,-The HAGYE.11 

! 

Sep 35 'Promoted to Brig Gen. • 

Oct 37 

Oct 37-Feb 40 

Feb 40-Dec 41 

Apr 4o 

Dec 41-Jun 42 

Jun 42-Sep 42 

Oct 42- :Jan 43 

Feb 43-summer 43 

summer 43-Jul 44 

Promoted to Maj Gen. , 

CG, 3 Armored Div, BERLIN. . 

CG XXIV Corps (later -changed to-XL'ArMored0OrPri)'A 

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Promoted to Lt Geri. 

CG, XL Armored Corps.. 

Deputy CG, LXXXVI Corps. 

GENERAL DER PANZERTRUPPE WEST (Gen of Armored-Forces 1Vest), 

. , 

which was nucleus for the POZERARMEE DER PANZERGRUPPE•- 

WEST (Panzer Arm:- of Panzer Group, W9PO4 later: renamed 

5 Pz Army. 

Aug 44-May 45 Inspector of Armored Units, 

In July 44, source was relieved from his command in the Y.E0 

because of differences in opinions regarding armored •act,ics.- 

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Gen GUDERIAN considers air superiority an essential factor in a good 

coordinated tank attack. Another important point is that tanks should 

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Oct 19-Jan 20 

Jan 20 .-Apr 22 

Apr 22-fall 24' 

Oct 24-Sep 27 

1 Feb 27 

Oct 27-Jan 30 

Feb 30-Sep 31 

1 ,Fe.4 

REICHSWEHR BRIGADE 10, HANNOVER, 

Company commander with 10 JAEGER Bn of 17 Inf Regt, GOSLAR, 

REICHSWEHRMINISTERIUM (War Ministry) INSPEKTEUR DER KRAFT- 

FAHRTRUPPEN (Inspector of M/T Units). 

On 2d Div Staff, STETTIN. 

Promoted to Maj, 

REICHSWEHRMINISTERIUM (War Ministry), TRANSPORT ABT DES 

TRUPPENAMTS. 

CO, KRAFTFAHRABT 3 (3 M/T Bn), BERLIN. LANKWITZ. 

PrOmoted to Lt Col, 

Oct 31-Jun 34 C of S, Inspector of M/T units. 

X" 

'bet 

r, 

...3 3.. .. Promoted to Col 

Jul 34-Oct 35 C of S, IKOt‘ILADIDO DER PANZERTRUPPEN (command o 

troops). 

. • 

Oct 35-Feb 38 Commanding 2 Armored Div. 

•1 Aug' 36 ... Promoted to'Brig Gen. 

1Feb'38 • promoted to . Maj Gen. . 

14;tr 3 -8-NO .VY38 ' . ' CG XVI Corps, BERLIN, 

14 

armored 

Nov 38-4g39 oxx, CHEF DER SCHNELLEN TRUPPEN (Chief of Mobile Units 

Nov 36 Promoted to Lt Gen (GENERi.L DER PANZERTRUPPE).' 

Sep 39-May 4o CG, XIX Pz Corps (Poland and France). 

Jun 40-Jun 41 CG PANZERGRUPPE GUDERIAN 

Jul 40 Promoted to GENOBST (Col Gen), 

Jun , 1f1-Dec 41 , CU of PANZERGRUPPE 2 (Pa Group 2, later changed to 2 Pa 

.Army).. 

Dec 41-Peb- 43' 'Placed in FUEHRERRESERVE (Officers Pool). 

Feb 43-Mar 45 Inspector General of Armored Troops. 

21 Jul 44 In addition to other duties, Chief of Staff, German Ground 

Forces. 

28 Mar 45 FUEHRERRESERVE (Officers Pool). 

2, PERSONAL HISTORY OF GEN VON GEYR 

2 Mar 1886. Born at POTSDAM. 

1892-1904 Gymnasium at 'STUTTGART, 

04-11 26 WUERTTEMBERGISCHES KOENIGSDRAGONER REGIMENT. 

05 

11-14 

13 

Aug 14-Nov 14 

Nov 1 14-sumnrr 16 

Jan 15 

Promoted to 2d Lt. 

War Academy (KRIEGSAKADEMIE) BERLIN, 

'Promoted to 1st Lt. 

Regt Adj, 7 Cav Div. 

With 9 Cav . Div Hq, as Russian interpreter. 

Promoted to Capt. 

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always be employed in masses. On ideal terrain and with all necessary tanks 

avaiable, a good attack can employ three armored divs, each with 300-400 

tanks. If the attacking force has more-than one corps available, all'divs. 

can be employed on a broad front without any reserves, while the other corps 

takes up positions to the rear as reserve unit. In the Case of tank units 

in reserve, the General points out, it is difficult to . bring them up to 

the critical points in time to be of decisive value.. As an illustration, 

source recalls that when he attacked the'MAGINOT Line'in 1940, he'employed 

three armored dive on a broad front, leaving the question of reserves to 

another corps. • 

The leader of tank, units should always be far up to the front, since 

quick decisions and forceful leadership are by far,more.important in armored 

tactics than in engagements of any other arm. It is of paramount importance 

to recogniz,e , the exact moment when the unit should advance into 'battle to 

its best advantage. . . 

il&LArmoredItacticsi:source points_out, were substantially known even before 

'the war. : Source's ''ACHTUNG PANZER",,Gen:de,GAULLE's "L'ARMEE DE CHOC",'and 

British ;k.act,ips wera , essentially the same. However, these tactics were 

emplOY;d"keth e -B ritish tha'norbythe'French' 

'thus, despite inferiority 

in heavy tanks, the Germans Achieved victory in 4(i, mainly due to.superior 

communicaticnsequipment,,and through. correct employment . of armored tactics. 

As regards tank prodtICtion, it is better, in Gen GUDERIAN's 

have quantities of an older-type tank availablethanto•experimebtwithtoomany 

models and lack the necessary:.amount . of armor. .Through series production 

the many changes of the experimental stages (KINDERKR..NKHEITEN . - "children 

diseases") aA'aoided: 

4. NOTES ON ARMORED TACTICS - GEN VON GEYR. 

Source stresses the importance of speed ofsdecision'as applied-to armored 

tactics:6z A rAeader.oftank,units must be able to make. decisions on a min- • 

Ute i s notice, workconstantly under the pressure of time; he must have a 

" stopwatch' Mind" . (GEDANKEN DER STOPPVAR): American regtl, bn, and 'co 

commanders SUR require too much time for making' decisions, source believes, 

and are thereby losing the surprise element. Leadership of armored units of 

div and greater strength should be characterized by its dynamic qualities, 

and should "deliver punches at the right time and , at the weak spot". 

ArmorsA;ctaticsmust , vary• according to the oponents, source..points out. 

He himself developed different tactics for the Eastern and Western fronts, 

The.amount and execution of air-tank coordination are decisive in tank 

battles. In this connection, the failure of he GAF is mainly responsible 

for the Allied break-out in Normandy. 

The ability of the individual tank.gunner to aim a good shot at long 

ranges is also a most important factor in the outcome of tank engagements. 

Generally, proper organization and leadership of fire ' fights has to be 

stressed. 

5. 1-FIPIViff bEiE10111261 

All information below has been obtained from Gen GUDERIAN) 

t•;)?.i 

Land warfare will be dominated by the use of the tank as long as no 

more efAicient A/T , weapons are 'developed. Three types of tanks will continue 

tb"13e4SsentiaIt' A -heAvy penetration tank (SCHWERER DURCHBRUCHPANZER) 

for the main thiubt6I- falight reconnaissance tank (LEICHTER AUFKLAERER); • 

and a tank destroyer, which should be heavily armed and speedy. Source 

points out that during this war there has been A German tendency to replace 

the light tank with a heavy one, and that only on acdoUnt of his specific 

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requests the production of light tanks was taken p'again 

F pr close combat developments of the flamethrower'tank'are 

pectad. The German flamethrowers suffered from the bad.qualityOff . the mill) 

also, the inflammable liquid was pi-,ced within the tank, The American 

solution of placing the inflammable liquid on a trailer was : *mush\more,ef4clent 

and comfortable for the tank crew, and American Oil-is=ekceiletits 

a weapon, the flame throwing tank is limited to street fighting and fightt 

ing against an enemy that cannot be reached bytha , straightjiiih'of the 

machine gun bullet. It should be used as support weapon only. Source however, 

expects further developments of its fire technique which, he'believes, 

will be carried along artillery lines. The morale effect Of:the-;*flami th'r:ow. ;- 

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ing .:anks upon the enemy is considerable, • ' 

Rockets, having the obvious advantages as to weight, .etc, 

gage point targets and are therefore unsuitable for.'„mCiinting-:en't*Oks0.4Ce'• 

this disadvantage of the rocket projectors is overcome', iii)Weveiank=MICiini- 

' ' • ) n I, 114'15 

ted rocket projectors will be commonly used.. • 

Source does not believe that tank-mounted arty weaponSowialv,unaergo 

side able changes. He points out that tank crews trouble 

with a long barrelled 88 mm gun, especially in the Case' 

muzz:_e braka, when passing a . ditch, for instance. A longWbarre ..l:' ;Iplarct 

seriously limit: the tanks' mobility, A.limited number:OCtanklietf.:1orY 

• • • ill 

penetration only might be the exception. 

• Y"Ye ft., ! • •• • 

Howitzers 

mounted.on SP chassis did not prove mery . stiecis6411, V0 axbept' 'for 

speci.fically assigned special misaions. .The best.Suited:Weapopv'for-,TIOUnt 

ing on tanks at present are guns of calibers between 754rift.9,12411,17 

German technicians had quite SOMO trouble in linding-,a,6O,danktiiin 

dust in Russia had a destructive effect or derman enginesiTISOUrCkthink 

that similar difficulties might be encountered by:the Amieridarii;,When-em; 

ploying tanks in China. He believes Mass employment Of-tank'sagainS.t-the;• 

Japanese in China possible, but difficulties might be encountered trying to 

employ armor on a large scale on the Japanese islands; ihxejtoth'elniiMerdUs:;-. 

river .s in China, further developments of amphibious tanks Would'tie,.c4 value. • 

Scurce believes that extensive adaptations of infra-red.raystbitank, 

warfare are to be expected. He is of the opinion that years t'o:L.CoilMight: 

brine in the field developments comparable to these in the fieldliWradib'' 

equipment between 1918 and the outbreak of the present war. -.11:'j 

6. COMPARISON OF EXISTING TANKS 

Source rates the German Royal Tiger as the best tank employed at present. 

Next is the Russian T-34, especially the model mounting , a 135:,mM-gua. 

is the American SHERMAN the main shortcoming of which : are itstool)narro 

tracks. The Russian T-34 has excellent tracks as well as'alight metal 

DIESEL engine. The quality of the.steel in Russian tanks was'.slowlYide 

clining, however, and the lack of easily turnable turrets aswell asfgood 

radio communication equipment were obvious disadvantages. 

Sa.zrce credits the German Army with having the best tank units 

7. GERMAN - JAPANESE COOPERATION 

Source does not believe that any attacks by the Germans and the Japanese 

were ,:oordinated. To his knowledge, information on German tactipa Was 

given to the Japanese only once, in 1940. Afterwards the 'Japanese diplomatic 

representatives were seen by source with HITLER on rare ocCasiCns. 

During nine months of working close to the FUEHRER, source saw the Japanese 

Ambassador, Mr OSHIMA, only twice with HITLER. The 'ilapanethe' • Military 

Attache, Mr KOMATSU, was seen five times with HITLER during the same period. 

On the Japanese diplomatic staff was also a Mr NISHI (?), specialist in 

American questions. 

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Source does not know whether Japanese aggressive measures which led to 

the declaration orwar were coordinated with German efforts, but he believes 

that they were. 

• 

8. DETAILS : CONCERNING HITLER 

Source eaw HITLER last 28 Mar 45, before being placed in FUEHRERRESERVE. 

At that timethejUEHRER was suffering from nervous attacks, and his left - 

arm and leg *ere' shaking strongly, HITLER was also still suffering from 

bruises On his right arm and from the injured right ear drum, results of the 

20 July atteMpt on his life. HITLER'tlked clearly and in a precise manner, 

and was wel1 informed' about the last details of the military situation at 

that tiMej.„. 

Source ,, that after riel to power in 33, HITLER worked in the 

inteeSi6"and to the good of the Ge:,.man people.' The following events source' 

thiri passab1e,44 . notentirely Pcorrect u . This refers to the increase Cf-- 

the:GerMahArMythe_:OCcupation of the Rhineland, the Saar plebiscite and 

the 'anneXat'iOn'_ef 1 A4Stria and the Sudetenland. German annexation of the 

remainder O 'fZ,echoSlovakia and of Poland did not find source's approval.' 

HITLER, sotirCe .states, was able to convince everybody that his decisions 

were iiklittliedUghlits personal charm throughout the war. Field . Marshal- 

KEITEL I.,, whom Aomrce does . not consider very clever, was particularly'suCcePt 

ible toHITLER i bargUments 

.1 • 

., The German General Staff raised objections as 

to various cOAtempl:afed operations, but HITLER had his . successes to back 

him , x1p,andrepeatedly accused his generalsof a lack of imagination. 

SCurcp: -Sia-fei0hat'the'General Staff did not like the idea of attacking 

Poland '1,i09 1 '.1,but that the generals finally agreed to attack knowing that 

theycouidno.t -r. e .S'ist':HITLER's wishes, 

••• • 

9.:-THE,EVACUATIONAT pUNURK 

_ . • 

Source' claims he 'was not allowed to enter the Port of DUNKIRK. with his 

tanks,TheBritish.:forces there were to be destroyed. by the GAF. alone. .111.he 

Airc.Force;:thowever• . lailed in this task, and the British, evacuation at 

DUNKIRK was thus made:possible. Source believes that, given permission to 

enter DUNKIRK, he could have annihilated all troops assembled there. 

10, NORMANDY INVASION 

• 

While a.number of mistakes were made in the 'German preparations for an 

Allied invasion of France, the factor mainly responsible for Allied successes 

was.the;failure of the GAF! At the time of the invasion the GAF was 

still'atthe . `leveLofi.1940, with no new-type planes.. The lack of air-superiority 

led. to•%the complete breakdown of the German net of communications, 

Other failures were the neglect to modernize the SIEGFRIED Line, the neglect 

to fortify cities.like PARIS, LIEGE, ANTWERP, and the wrong distribution of 

armor. Source claims that the sole responsibility for all these errors lies 

with HITLER alone who neglected to follow advice given by the General Staff. 

It was HITLER who decided that the Atlantic Wall was strong enough to withstand 

all attacks. Commanders of tank units opposing Gen PATTON were unable 

-,:o'use -theirinitiative l , but had to follow HITLER's own plans. Source' 

%hinks -he cold have stopped Gen PATTON in France, had he been left free to 

employ hisOWn-strategy. 

2.1. NOTES: ON-THEJIUSSIAN ATTACK OF FALL 44. 

• After.source had'been appointed Chief of Staff, German Ground Forces, 

he tried to work out a plan to stop the Russian advances. He found conditions 

similar to those prevailing in the WEST, namely that important placea 

Lad 'not been fortified. 

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The GAF, unable to cope with Allied air superiority in the ViES;-was-rcomfaetely 

absent from•the Eastern front.: Source... 

inferior technical developments of the •Russian,Airjorge;Ae qoap4Ct,91;the 

Alliedithe GAF could achieve more in the 

butrit was;denied. .When the situation . becamemor,eal;NgkegoR,Akrmerly 

commanding Armyroup , Upper RHINE, ,whose 

firEttocatch deserters, appeared at the Eastern f2ront,centruWewgh,Jhe 

tasli. :of stopping the Russians. Source told HIMMLER:thatonticlg.'ihis 

function as leader of the German Police more importa4t,anc41;skehALR to; 

"stcpplayingtroop . leader". HIMMLER reported,this.o.onversat41:400tER, 

and.eventuailybrought about source's ousting as Chief,of',.4:t.a0:LtipOur:% 

alse-had . a conversation with RIBBENTROPP, in vhich:heypOinted,7,24t&aia. 

two-front-war-was too much to cope with,•andsasked:himtofmakekpeaCtLqther 

in , thetVEST or'i.n . the EAST. ThiSconversationiwas,also4;epotthtcat7tht., 

FUEHRER; . and helped. .in bringing 'about GUDERIANjs,:dismissalikkAeurc,exc.14ms. 

that as early as 43 he had conversations with $PEERand:MEMEI,4A.ntreiard 

to the seriousness of the situation. Both agreed.with4sRur,9e,Z4P41, 

view; but were unable to influence HITLER: tostop)lieAptui,tiglay04aSe". 

The contemplated date and location of the .Ruspian: ,thilusimerWyet14own - 

to-thetop Eastern front 'leaders, source..claims;',HITLER/loyeverogd:ort 

belieVe that the situation was . dang7:-.7ous, believing Russia t01444attr 

the :"SUMMercampaign to start a new offensive. All materiel 

source for the Eastern front was shipped to the WEST in;14.ept64/4ig#LE,R„ 

also erroneously overestimated . the . value , of the Tquip,4p source's Opinion. 

The RUHR'Was at that time already'crippledby . Aliiee&ii attacks, while.the 

• Upper Silesian . coal mines were still .working'fUllbiaSt 'SiiiWii"O wASAdecided 

to concentrate on the defense of the RUHR, SouCeiliiiiitgl-biltpthAt 

stronger resistance in the EAST would have helpe4German2 food pre;b1pMsf;, • 

sinca East Prussia was an essential factor in assuring.,theAnecepsm7copS. 

12. ARDENNES OFFENSIVE 

vg(T 

(b 

• 7:;, 997. BlnrOg 

Although source was not involved in this offens'in7anSOOTtiZ311(0 

capac.ity, he Was watching it closely,' since all • hiS'iej.hfofealent'S'q the • 

Easti)rn front were used up during this campaign. Source thinks . that in the 

beginning the front, limited to valleys, was too narrow. According to his 

estimate, the offensive should have been broken off on 20 s Dec, after American 

resistance .on 'a larger scale appeared. RUNSTEDT, however, wpA.7.-ImF1121: 

to hold his gains at all costs. 

13. PERSONALITIES 

Source considers VON RUNDSTEDT as the best of all German generals at 

the present time. He is serious and still commands the confidence of the 

German people. Souce suggests him as a candidate for a role similar to that 

of HINDENBURG in 25. 

HIMMLER, source believes, is responsible for the deeds of the SS.. He is 

a mar. with bad illusions. Source expected HIMMLER to change the ,policy of 

Germeny by putting HITLER in his proper place. 

KESSELRING, source says, is very intelligent, clever, but an opportunist. 

14, FERSONAL NOTE 

When Gen PATTON broke out of Normandy, HITLER told his generals that they 

would be unable to employ such daring tactics, Gen GUDERIAN objected, recalling 

his historic breakthrough in the ARDENNES, in 1940. 

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15. MISCELLANY 

a) On 16 Jan 45 a German corps' had to reture toward WARSAW, The WARSAW 

•:garrison was weak,. but the FUEHRER ordered the city held at all costs. 

Source ' gave this orderto his C of S I Col VON BONIN. IA th,e. afternoon' 

• 'col'VON BONIN reported'that the troops as well as the WARSAW-garrison . 

• , Imere rWithdrawing and source, after checking this information.as best he. 

aould,ideeignated the next stand of the withdrawing troops. At . the-: . 

'FUEHRER'i r conference, source was asked by HITLER whether he.had known ,, . 

Of the se riousfless of the•situation.. Source said he had; while they 

4 • • 

-were, conferring .i . a radiogram arrived 'stating that the WARSAW garrisonJ4' 

Wiai'4i111:41Oldink 611t;-: HITLER again gave orders to hold'tothelast.n., 

t at orders as to a next stand had not yet-arriv,edat 

came, the WARSAW.commander preferred:tio-_, 

f011oW l.t6g e órdersthan those Of HITLER...When:the FUEHRER-received:th.. 

l '''neWtii,='.13e'idecided'to-haId-VON BONIN responsible and put him, together wit 

the S - 7!AFGEFAENGNIS (Prison) BERLIN4M0ABIT,;: • 

deepifileaUrCe l ejrcitesta that he was the only responsible person The 

- 'W011iinior-YciffiCers)werefinally . released and given front assignments,, 

:Whi1e! .VONBONIN: FaCaSe was transferred to the RSHA (Central-Sécurity 

cleared VON BONIN..of all charges,but 

HITLERadhédj d not trust the . investigating . officers,: VONA3ONINLf..: 

.staiz pltison for twa ' monthsand was then'transferred.tothe.DAOHAU 

:OCentratiofiCamP: 

sic,rn:t10 c, , . . 

., f. i. 14.19R1 . GRAFJpN RITTBERG, an intelligent German . officer, reili4din/- 

_..f.,,ApriMhatthe War was lost for Germany. He said so,.andwat(shat-,far.: 

hig,tC ,f,q/lie" sa, remarks 

c)nAli g-gia WaniE0tO eliminate Poland, The American and.British policy 

-inregard := ta , the .: Ruesian'question is not l understandable% • - 

d) Source believes that Germany cannot supply her own food as long as 

Russia keeps her Eastern provinces. 

e)qTegro,trpopseither from French colonies or from the United States 

oused .t. as.:pC .cUpatior,k forces, will damage all signs of good will"; 

A 

25May . 

1945 : SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION CENTER 

PE-t,,,,C XI % ('--e4e‘. 

PAUL KUBALA, 

Maj, MI, 

Commanding. 

SECRET 

8

NOMA 

CRIVAESISCLOSURE ACT 

DECLASSIFIED AND RELEASED 011 

. 

CENTRAL I NTELLIGENCE AGENCY 

SOURCES METHODS EXEMPT I mai no EAttiS 

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;__ . - DATE 2001 2007 V3q It v : • s E C rtc,-F.Int/ oli 341> 

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26 Wey.451.. 

lAuth7-6i::17tn.Aknytops 

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bink .e th. 4i) 

0-411 ozio etio. :;:i trA. ARK" 

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c-cri Y-,i • ',•.-: 

I 1 n pe .' . :public ... life or ther liar ty•; :1- blits ..7.lid.i.ight b. ... . . 

lir v igeti. . .. or' 1134vprii9n' oVki ler-man' l.Publitifioria', •••ii&•"'bUilli iitg-eitalAg .01,••••.'":.. 

• onotmous : Pgevapals.4r.JdoRCW1i;i .F"Ifthi(6iigli " tile '. 1.b&Oktis %-aildh:frewspapeit's lir 

.. . .. 

.4.41.islii>....:..,..-; .... 

. . : li sh 0 d ,. he had a strong influence n 'he minds of !the Germari caSdOpiefp" .14AtiN.',', 

...itiA; .t0i4Tiktei •r)nackto.crler kusiness: •ability,•• . became a, multi-milli Itiiiri':•'-'..,•1•'.'..r 

, ,i•i•PPO4kakrAce-,eAMANNiAi.E.sithomely..cand• has only ...One .arm i; the ?ther. c .At " 

:!L he i.ii#44.444:4clent.T4te . 

Iferg.01:40.0.az:sev,by,c.nä tux: e, and speaks in • a • BaVar • an, r 

. ....I ,v :. L •.: ...to 1 Is„tv-am . 'a- 

VI 

",,:l.ect,...• ' , ' 

• 

• 

l '..,His relationship :to the partY .stems from .. he . ;.ria .c. that .'ci r.s.' Phii'dillelet1 e 

'•: gt..)'. he was HITLER i s immediate superior in World War I. 

., , • • , 

;.• .2"; 

'PERSONAL'i RELATIONSHIP TO HITLER 

weiwirg , 

staff of the . 16thqBay i ., 

- NwwWregimeht 

24. e_4.142.v§on- 1 . 

.S1 Bii4ajOr07AAMNNtdq4 

A cri; , 

g-beea.ua'homelA Lpale soldle , whose/ 17. 

- • - 44. 

P 

ed • "IS}InsVNal( ET,11.0.:' paint et) ::.11 HITT& V.iV. lit 1 :6 pfcatko.-ii 

thi -••• 4 4 

iri t: he a PiltlisiOn, •ftlxitfieEirlii‘•• 

• 

seglaiti.was uno'openirig.- "'• (J :13 a (l ox amt 

FY.1 ••• 

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and "thide' gotfasinovey---6 

to o* 

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• 4.41' 0`.2 ate 12. s L , 'tine ‘01,1s4 t14.40'.7.4 

AMAlitf'!■!disqii, 0.8..111'21,ER as a sexually normal. mah'..::"0- HITLER, to kinlyt*blic 

t7ienci , cI .: •:w,itlipt4bmi•he , .' had occasional intimate relations, was EVA. BRAUN-..- 

f4ilit-40151444 0f :the photographer HOFFMAN, She had i 

:1111N.0 r 4 0 _31i 4.10:N444gie6t ohs she ..,was. constantlY 

fAif 

licil* • ;IR' 1100t1illeir!S• t( ; 

44d 

, .x.40;014.e.t) itujigg v eyy, *4..e,„ATIA,p r 

: • ''tiä Otigigia :1101!.= 

4401,14 Ao.gp.c.5),c 1-e5 

to visit HITLER in person. However, he alone had the right ,.;to a atsp. 

H3 T12,4104M12.106 4,244)r nAlg (lz:11..g.r.r9,11 1- 4-.4r . 0, N, :24 

,ac gpr cu.;!-t ttio0taoty0 .•.ea der,. pp, ' 44,,f.p 

WitiOitttaRANMIITAAmpex*teAiqh4AWIN4pet: . HITT.ER for th!._„lastilapf.enkip 

Fe b.:, when 41144wOjogyk &iv t hAA 0.09 44.1„th0 REIC.g.SICANZ"LEI.,......Egv.en.ttpstuti 

ffligq#41 P4t134;4 34ky Lin, he wae very mub under the 

BC 

qiq . a , .; r• •. . • • ;" • • ) , ;t witakoitti• 

it& hid■ovxj,b a.cw 11.17. 1 , • . • :: cuma: 

III. OTHER POLITICAL PERSONALITIES 

I . • 

•• •-•• ••;c.o.t#1, 

1,4:14 .1,404):10:1• 

-401 

erl tlast liEICHICXNZLEI •: •• After HESS '• I flight-',- i-i0/1 , 

ieil.tildWidlilaIVieizairieV' Dior in or e cinf iidel 

h d e nahtine • a • •siy:' SYStitri• 

tV-TeirdViii .P.-u8 btranif the' list- hé ;h'id 1.1111i4deAttprolt 

411IP dt St tire /11C tit at , "HITLER'S" •RASPITSINA's.. 

lutnipualitandttgoORT 8trmuNICH;'!yfie.,40.to:tiA146Vup41APtia0 

e.7.4441Itiutt,.t 

*/1 ,t1 : • • , • •••• thr.41 altahoCc4', 

0:0464,0r:Ttp,n ykktffiiATEGAN§R,.. tygd...47. fio.vmt„Ap. ksove 

"4413R4twaxcli4113.PoWEinr.:1?.el,i-eq..14.:ViSzYli43.1:4141, 

as a kind Of Robespierre, or as a witeh2-burnamg,.h.,,i; 

Considered it his duty to eliminate all enemies. of thit-4/ 

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Nati--ideology, and he did s6 

. 

calmly and impersonitly(40:0W.thout hate and 

sYmpicth;ye niing the last months HIMIYILER 's importance, went to 

his head and. he played the great commander with a special'tr ain , : and 

great surroundings. In: . e.ndi.....PORP4111.4,1t1141::%emot,641 IMMER aisidev . • 

........... 

c) GOERING. GOERING was no National Socialist, but.alwaysthebie„ 

gentleman. He never had contact with little party people 

He alone led HITLER into the war, by giving him wrong impressions 

powerf fpf,..the LUFTWATFE ., on ,whiciv, ‘HITLER:..basect ,.111:11 Repbt;.tho,p0fg 

was saying this GOERING, by ,coincidence ■ .Ws.s" :being led 

oner. • AMANfi ' jumped up excitedlypeiht lecr,.."•61A,.'.4he' l y/Pgrow at GOEIMIG ;1‘ g 

said, "This fat slob here, you should hot& J4rn.,. tp,o,nsAbli 4p,rot • 

the war• .and the death of rayson, is anc; 

AMANN :has no- proof of War: s eitAll:41ttrht 

F that "the 'people say it". " - 

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' 

d) ,B$LS g0EE .; .MANN 4 Y 4.06het § 0E5liE. erfe*Y. ;44,14te 

iolii,4erf ere in the rtiii*,prrient of the press which IMANN.,fiSayiev.iasi/kOl■Ay 

he responsibility. 'AMANN belieVie BORMANN HIMKLER ant 030EBBE14:rwirt 

the three 

, 

bad spirts of HIT,LER. 

Iv. THE EHER PLWLISHING CO. 

• 

a) Establishment. TATial .11,1/ipfZia 

AMON •HITLER wish took over • a -41nall . • • • , vAbltiphing;..tkoutj. 

f • • Ta 

fory.thiV:party . ,in 192O.. This concern WaS ...,, oWne.d oby,„ara.tri ..„—‘" 

It2 , is characteristic that AMANN allowed.the 

ntal: . of .only ,'.50 , 1314 until her 

...101091PAT.--Y4an kni,9e,hh.V.10:1 

rt . 

The.,paper at . that time the .9V0ELKISqqR "C)1 Hi . 40HTE$1,1 4. WaRAynol. 

Eitz icwrif-ria 

and was kept going only through the :Sale..of li,,O(48.r.P,11,,„1-010,TireAḶ7.;11: 

'etivecl . a , , fee... from the.. concern -for his. articles. 

KAMPP" , which the EHER . firm published . , HITLaike,d..on)y,110 

2 14 

the sales price. A large sum was still .. 

a. 

owed,...tO;H:17LER .....:.. .441.figg117., 4 

ing yfirm,.'was.• never. claimed. 

b) ,Organization. 

,4r104.•1 

f!eXq1-4p0 

'AMAillq admits • that he could Lot have succeeded 

sueh a big concern . without . help of men experienCed in the .publishingT.TITII.: 

EsPe el:illy' helpful were Dr l'aNCKLER /Aid Dr•IRIENIIADT4'•,bo_th'-tinfP3 

• BERLIN.' Aft rRIENHARD T went • tO .. HIINLER ff ' nine 1161 BAUER3 swilitlitiaN4.slo.-)-ti" ir> 

right-, hand man. mail. • . • • . •• 

'L 

• 

•The system *controlled about' 700- 'daily 'neWispaperti.a1;.Tha:.,9V0ELKISCHERI:' 

BE DBACHTER" • with its three • editions . (BERLINVMUNICW, .V1ENNA)D had 74171.5 IVO 

t o tal 'circulation Of 1,500 , 000 ;. AMANN admits ' that 1-the'Pame.13:4,1iiiiiibee 

subscriptions , was 4 result of' poor .CCiiiterits. : ' .! . The YSTUERIYIERY!9. 

STREICHER •organ, was independent ; • MANN did not ẁant ttr.finhilai SY:stew:1, 

be:ause it was too filthy. On the other hand, HIMMLER i s paper, "DA8;i0TT...: 

SCitiARZE KORPS" was part of the chain, but was directed only by the 

editor, D'ALQUEkN. 

For organization of the system see appendix.-- • 

himself was in charge of ...the main, office in, MUN.ICII Rut 

se'reral months ago) Individual districts of the ,,Par(t.YJ 

. rece'ived' uie- 

- . third of the income of. the district publish,ini.:, houses......Aiiia, c'CijAtJ.4„.W:tiS, 

appointed ,district editors . but AMANN..held.the:.i.4.4lii.$•tris.44.c.tioW. 

To 'implications that AMANN had ruthleetsl,y , destrey.ed:p!Oie;ptiV3rA:CS.7,•!:i . 

:AMON replied that he' had compensated . ,%the:.,eivnpr's.:„4:T,Iii 

Publishers got 12 million , HUGENBERG . got .65. milUon,i,(44:-.14,Ei4n:44;rt 

SCHERL Publishing Co., KNORR & Publishing 'Cc'. in MUNI0H, 'd the 

Stoat Exchange Paper were Paid. AMANN • admits that k.14 '..of these "made 

.trouble' s , but he ie .es''nO injuStice . .in his iicquisitiori of. tiiè:se 

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SECRET 

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26 May 45 

The suppression of the "FRANKFURTER ZEITUNG" was accomplished by 

HITLER himself. 

When asked which foreign newspapers were subsidized, AMANN replied he 

did not know. That information is known to either the press department 

of the Foreign Office or to Dr WINCKLER. 

c) Financial Statement. 

• 

AMANN does not know the exact balances of the concern. These statements 

Could'be made •by his financial director BICKEL in MUNICH; Dr 

RICHTER, also of the EHER concern'; or Dr RIENHARDT, • 

At any rate, the concern was one of the greatest undertakings in 

Germany, and equaled IG FARBEN in sales and profits. Net yearly income 

averaged 100 millions. Net profits of about 500 millions have been deposited 

in the REICHSBANK. Asked why ho did not use profits to acquire 

paper factories, forests, etc., AMANN replies, "I don't want to let myself 

in'for . euch things." 

AMANN's personal economic status is according to his own statements 

as follows: As head of the EHER concern he received a yearly income of 

120,000 1441 1 and 5 per cent of the net profit. He does-not know the 

exact sum of his capital; it is, however, several millions. Of real 

estate he possesses the following: one apartment house in MUNICH/BOGENL 

HAUSEN, WASSERBURGERSTRASSE 6, and one villa in ST QUIRIN on the TEGERN7 

SEE,: Upon HITLER's request he furnished it luxuriously for ' display • 

ptirposeph ,, In addition he had large hunting grounds. He did not invest 

any money for himself or' his concern in foreign lands.. 

26 May '191+5 SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION CENT4R 

PAUL KUMLA, 

Maj, MI, 

Commanding. 

SECRET 

3

ORGANIZATION OF THE GERMAN PRESS 

REICHSKULTURKAMNER 

(State Culture Commission) 

DR GOEBBELS 

REICHSVERBAND D. DEUTSCHEN PRESSE 

(German Press Association) 

CAPT WEISS 

REICHSPRESSECAMMER 

(State Press Commission) 

MANN 

El 

DEUTSCHES NACHTRICHTENBUERO RUNDFUNK REICHSVERBAND D -;;DEUTSCHEN ZEITUNGSVERLEGER --11:EUR PUBLISHING CO 

rs41 

(German News Bureau) (Radio) (Association of German Newspaper Publishers) AMANN 

01 

REICHSVERBAND D. DEUTSCHEN ZEITSCHRIFTENVERLEGER 

E4 I 

ot 

r41 (Association of German Magazine Publishers) 

rzl I 

cat DR RIENLIRDT, later WILHELL BLUER c/2 I 

va■ 

N 

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• 

GAUVMLAGE STAMMVERLAG MUENC HEN Control of Other 

(District 

Publishers) 

(Main Publishing 

House — Munich) 

"Voelkischer Beobachter" 

Book Publishing 

Purchased Interests 

New Establishments 

in Occupied Territories. 

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RISE OF NAZI SM IN VIENCir3,11 .,141 ,„,,,,,d2,...-„,.... 

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FRAUENFELD , : Alfred Eduard, Major; 'GAF , nfOrMeriGAULEITERSOf.AX:, 

. je.ctr*Ets-born:18: May 1898, in.-VIENNAI'fof 

WifterfiniShing REALSCHULE (HighiSehool) . 1 1116e ntet44 a 

HOC4ACHULEft(TechniCal . College) but :veie.65bItiged,Aorailaie,0150.tat.ia 

dift16ultiei 4 .; -He , served in : World OlVar OI tfrb0 4916 t019191640 

in the Austrian Air Corps. In 1923 he became a bank olerk4 :.4"re0 

19 20 , ,-hebecame , interested in literaturi Sttti;ttidnt6t*iit4W: 

. • i; - o I no it:04006 • 

Rating: Date of Int ormationi. IfityT45 „interrogat 

.1 ono 

;;;Lf-% .. . • n.TaIMIUM ,TPIti T. 

2;%I.POLITIOAL:ACTIV ITIES IN VIENNA . VIrtutuKtio..Mit' 

• 

NAZI MR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT 

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211 0 ECL ASS f? 

. 

'31""°%.400C.:. 

EGRET 

.,„,„ 111:q^.,7771. .4,7,,,,,.-:.:17,,,,,:-..7,L',1,.:;•;;S:, 

71i77 - Fi,...6;Lisir),•1 

..L,";'74.•*,'; • .;..: 4, Nr7-.N 'If -'4"` 'Aft(r• 

Subject ela.iMes 'he entered -the Nazi PtirtyAna929, 

desparatesituation of the State maderlexistence.:ffOricthe.tihd.104. 

Young - .people met strong.' obbteidiesatryings qb.:b4 

ject c:laims he tried through the Christian Social PartSinai. 

a1 Party.. iii;.'.Vairi)and. were : theret.Si‘..i forceOintelohef0; 

particsli Subject,..4believesilthithiNationalla 

dire dt.f!liroduct -.1.of the Vefaailles Treaty.r..1; 0 01. af. 'rib ell 0a ;10 :Akio 

FRIVENFELD advanced ,:cidickly in ,th iNSDAP and,LbecatiireVAAt 

in the beginning of 1930 ("or rather made myself GAULEITEIV9.44.4. 

post vntil the party was officially banned in June 1931:: 

over the political period lightly by saying, "The clima„. 

t p ights ,e.mong the . students „ at , the ..Unlyely4t' i 

Veaten .,up:three , ' these .four 'yeaksio.uKigfp,onirell 

we,,13--tif ter, ,.'thre é . af4: . ca sualtie •:t he , glittu:gglit":4W4:: 

11.14Ailaq, 

FRAUENFEL became niembet • of the • LANDESRE4IOUNelt I 

- S,TADTIVT (City. COuniellor );* . LANDT GSASGEORDNITEPTMditial A 

.i.O 

4f t/he : .GEMEINDERAT ,( City, 'A,dMinii;;.ii;Ati:81 

uiafldz Ordineto' hi m 'the e . entire' pelitiar. 13nth r 

usual pcditicai. differences 'VIÈN in NA-and :cad' not 

ift 

trawl` 

105 

rsser.-,, 

FRAUE/q7ELD #as .only . GAVLEITER of vfarillte:ifieSaalWa 

en tra tre . :tto l.PI:oisscH , THEO . HkBICHT;, :14O`41gd 

1932 rie Ausirian - leaders of . the ilb14? s:star, jizqyNatli 

FE0' b., 'Cause': Of Jewish connections: Ar 

kter ditUtt 

ition 

, : . • tt., ■41asy-la-z4 0.4A 

• „ , . f - • • - 

• 

DVIpi efi 

Thi4gs gradual,ly; .became toughe r. 

u siniser" characieri dame to him'as c011abA0Voris.l. ,Itnarlitvns114,. 

HITLER'S . advent in Germany . acts of viol6lide at'arie4 ',and " .r 

party vias oUtlavfed. ':.FHAUENFELD' 

' '.....041-0,1! 4 ) A Az: 

9.,EvAOrhe 44+; 

obey th'e gilder to , flee to Germany like , all .:. 0.0...‘17..1144,..t .olkild rs . b . gri 

to e ' his •party • . Except ' day' d if 

was .,a34:o*ed ...to move 'freely VIENNA ,frOM 

ArreeItc4:-..o .n suspicion of ,having . auther'ed ,.;eindelease 

later, he was arrested again and waS''Seht t • 

of negotiations with Prince STARHEMBERG, He was released at 

34 and this time DOLLFUSS , thru his representative STEPAN, started Ale 

ations of his own and offered him a pesition:,:fin.hisø 

• Mear.while the LANDESLEITUNG of the , whose seat :was: in mime. 

• rrePgatediy: ordered him to flee •Austria (.anct.threatenestnhilfftWithIrSifrOt* 

At/A.4e.; Same PrinceST.ARHEMBERG:lhaftWiSiati. he 'found out that - 

. 4:911.6 srVith • DOL FUSS. L and wa n 

, 

ted .t to havéhi arrests. 0.0.1)0184cq 

events was . ' .:decisive for FRAUENFELD MUNICS.:10004645. 

At the LANDESLEITUNG in MUNICH he was rather ungraciciuSly,-;iẹ 

. ...4■107.:' 

was subsequently assigned to minor propaganda activities; . 

CENTRAL INTE1LISEACU.A1` 

ROURtESMETHOOSEKEWI*OtO*PW. 

NAZI WAR CRIMESOISC00.0REA01 

DATE 2001 2007 

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aaeviire plane accident and :suffered critical in- 

. j •drieeplut'ne?vciiiiirshock: - It took several Weeks until he recovered, and 

iththeidiatiarafterlisardS.had an . automobile accident. Offers this as proof 

that he couldn't possibly have,had any connection with the abortive upriang - 

in Austria and the assasinatión - of Ghandellor'DOLLFUSS. 

All Austrian Nazi offices in Gemny were dissolved. FRAUENFELD himself, . 

who claims to have been profoundly shocked by the events of those last • few 

months, asked for permission to return to Austria. This was refused, and he 

was told • that.iithe , Wantedaomething to : do, he would have to find:a'job'it 

Germany.bAer,00ntacted Secretaryof : the.State,, FUNK and-accepted:theapostjof 

3ESCHAEFTSFUEHRER',(Financial,Seoretarof the . REICHSTHEATERKAMMER.DER HEtcHS. 

XULCUHKAMMERo(Theatrical . Wing , of•the National Deptof Culture)...-'AccOrding 

toFRAUENFELDIthies Marked theend . 7.ofhis.active political.tareerJ.n_Austria:: 

.and i; • • • . • • . 

He claimed thatiwithinayear he . already had differences and_troubles at:: 

his joband that one of his close collaborators was removed from office,, 

.and . mdPaliW=f41-thitiAisjob 1 

was made impotent by the pOintment of a : Chief . 

.4:AMMERPRAESIDENT, FRAUENFELD sought refuge in writing and in speaking totrs. 

Thisgave.him opportunity to travel extensively and bemOre.indePeridentthan; 

it would: have been possible under normal circumstances. His speeches and 

- le04;AP.O.U4figrithezhrst years.were . at times , contrary....to Offiaial policy; 

• • 00 • • , ( • 

' and hi0Was forbidden:AoA.ecture on seirera2-occasions. He alSo•taught-in,the:. 

SchoOl. ,00the German Theater . .in:BERLIN,...at . the Theater Schoo1,1# BOCHUM,:anC 

atoSCHOENBRONNAn " VIENNA: 

111Fp4pENFELDi!eXpectedetoreturn'tO,VIENNA.after the ANSCHLUSS 4 ..but diecov.-;: 

eredythatlthecitYZWas-forbidden to him:by Reich Commissar - BUERCKEL.. Howeveri 

under the pretense of scheduled lectures at•SCHOENBRUNA and various other art 

instCtilti7onshiltanaged.to-visit the 'city occasionally.' 1 

*JAI 

• 

3 . . VIENNDIáLLTiSEONED 

r•,' 

Tn ti9ae thei .."sobering . Up process", as he calls it,:f011Owd:'"We'AUstrian , 

' 1 . dreamerCwho fought Mr_the old idea of the Reich now found , . ore . us . , es v• so 

• • . • . 

21', ollt.A.B.1:00;APPenedwa,A.the ereatio0,f a: Greater "Prussia (GROSSPREUSSEi): 

- cViENNA on 

' 

oper'lhand; was rObbed2df ..her cultural;importanceland was 

ztntwiWIAt 

• • 

degradecl itolvt:subotainate provincial tOW . t. '"..:AcCording•td -himthe population 

• " LAW 1. Vhf!.1 11ii " ' . ' ' • 

of VIENN 7. tired of the machinations of cuptiuTSCHNIGG and ;BUERML, demanded'y 

qgnifq6eFA.4ilEk'ELD'Weriieti-hilviti campaigned in 0.4W*; • 

and • 

,the leveOstivWad_eniiely,spontaneous,.,Thit claims ṭhat 

OroughtaboUtthe sedond:tat.ty...: 

• itn,84k4grirn tOf:FR4IIENFELDThe- principal cause fdr . this'adtion wae"eh..; 

impre444 ircreted:.;by4reyloUs - 

events it VIENNA. However, the accusations: 

agAi4if -hith'itelUdedhairing USed,hiS'Official position to giye.aidand'coM-:' 

fo:7CGNISCHLINGE'ChalfAryarisYfOrilier1y active in theatrical dirdles:- The.' 

, caae,:,t5ri ved at,a . negativ,e_prinolusion and was dropped . . . He o asked to be 

. Feeikn'irom'putiliO_Offioelit:favcir of a seat on the HOird;of a. 

r 

, • • 

VIENNAbank;''This ,•• , . 

s Was flatly'refuded:'': ' • 7 .. 

After that 

Oiride_FHAUENFELD;decided it would be safer for him in the - 

ArinS6'%nd'in ,.1940:4i.itered:the:, GAF-as ,;i Captain. He was detailed to the . 

i., Fox4qt) !0?fi4 /AS ,:fiaiaon*fic'er. for various Army headquarters in occupied 

covntriee" .'liid dtitieifterMinated , • -with . a'iPinal injury received in:an . aUto .77. 

moileaccideit during the latter Part ri“940. Thereafter his job consisted 

of wri 'tilErWlWand-gilting , lectrires rit'the:political'and::46OnoMic'ait 

••• • • . 

atiOVV . . 

: 4:: ACTIVITIES .AS COMMISSAR:IN THE.UKRAINE. 

hall . ,431 -00 , 

',Enal942helwas:,su4denlr pulled outof the Army, sent. to the OST- MINISTER • 

IUM (MiniAtx;Y.OorAEastern Atfairs),and.assigned as GENERALKOMMISSAR,(Genetai 

' PomniSsar).tforrithe .Crim ea...: He elaim4that he and GAULEITER ERICH KOCH; I541.15-- 

was Reich'Commissar,IA'Aha UKRAINE, clashed immediately. FRAUENFELD 

,;•10:1 

SE CRET 

• I . _ _ %!.

sEURET 

26 May-45— 

that KOCH's administrative policies, and not his, were directly responsible 

for the "breeding of partisans". Source states that under hisloWnmethods 

he obtained the best harvest in the Crimea, and never had a caSaiOfterrorism 

or partisan violence. He administered the northern half tfYthe Crimea 

from Sep 42 to Sep 43. 

As a result of his differences with KOCH, two of his assistants Were 

arrested and removed from office. How he always managed to slip thoiigh 

the fingers of the Gestapo has not as yet been clearly determined. Later, 

disciplinary action was again started against him, but the Russian advance 

intarrupted proceedings. FRAUENFE'D returned to Germany and dissolved the 

finalcial and personnel sections of his Crimean administration and, . 

his own request, re-entered the Army. He was assigned to the . OKW WEST 

PRUS3IA and travelled to various sectors of the trOnt . dispensing political 

propaganda to the troops. In the course of his dutied he arrived in:VIENNA 

in the fall of 44. Here he was prohibited from lecturing by Baldur VON 

SCHIRACH. 

5. ANOTHER INNOCENT 

Subject repeatedly claimed that since 1933 he has not been politically 

active, and that all his friends were either artists, or businessmenwhO 

were lukewarm toward the regime. He also claims that during : hip:ter* as'. 

GAULEITER, the police and other authorities never had occasion to.eirest 

him for any criminal acts, and that his two arrests wereOf a pUfelr:polit 

ical nature. Of course FRAUENFELD did not explain what the authOrities:.: 

recocnized as criminal acts. He never belonged to the SA or SB, and did. 

not hold any rank (except GAULEITER) in any of the party organitiOna 

His party membership, in addition; was discontinued after his entry into 

the army. The latter, it must be remembered, was not voluntary; ainCe all 

members of the Nazi Party had to relinquish their membership upon entry . 

into the Seritice. 


"L‘'"ae'L 

PAL KUBALA, 

Maj, MI, 

Commanding. 

SECRET 

3

. 

• : 

• EL): FRAUENFELD , 30, 4 

Alfr ed. Edu d , MAJ GAF GA4EITR f. : .,TI ENNAguzi 

C i ES CHAEFTS FUEHRER ( Business Manager) . `THEAVERKAMMER 

, I ts(Th'ese.i?e . 

tEICHSKULTURKAIVER (National Dept 01 Culture). (Cf Report!Illitr. 

• • - 

b) *HINKEL, Hans, REIC.HSFILMINTIThIDANT (National 'Film (Dire-Oto) 

T Department, 'Propaganda Ni istry'; S our o e' 

• 4ifot 4"A'ppe' 

1 P7- • 

. • 

; t • .• • "4.6;.rfr 

2ORIGIN S 

.----_—_ AND FUNCTIONS OF THE R EI C HS ICITI,TURKAMttiER 

. , . • .,,,:.:4k; 

''İ he -REICHSKULTURKAlr,MER (National Dept of 'Culture ) .14,aq kLan . tit t etiiiit .:NEVr "O.p.,*,;. 

bine - the entirecul6.Lral life of the nation Under :s'on lag'ig '''''' "/4:1170i6 c.4, ' 44.4''' 'Y'l 

existence' was : provided for in law, • and the ordei;e1.:0,f4tis'I' A • w W c4‘) .... 

.. 

I- heads 

e l , eri 

4 

) : in turn had the pOw 

.. , eis,s *4 of 

:tithe" ,... l,aavrAt 

;:- . -6.; E *: . •ii er :RICK. ( R „, 

.:.„.. t 

EICHSKULTURKAIOIR); other agencies, 

ma.11,3 IA* its manpower . for ' their own uses, but i&;t410.-.4,i3#.4°..Q 

I Z 1 . ... . 

• qPtIl 

'... exietenb ë i nevertheless.; 

.. - , !..i.. -.4..q.ivt,r.' 

, 

,-'1,,w7j 

, ep. Itrt , 7. 1Z.: "'.!!;1, .„4,. 

T he' l'fiikOtionS' which the FMK was supposed , to .fulf,14'P! ?.I. 

, 

ow 

..,.' ing i ".: 6-eat iOn and supervision of art: and musicA s,choo ,ls!,,,stt, 

."'.1`' of .41 ,f- ,- - 'Ai„, 

the' ii4ereets of ' its member's , social eecurity I , 6349nYine,,t)9‘ 

if ica.tion'''Of- . , 

talent*; : pensions, relief,; . .. ' and , 3..e gal atcli c • . . ..f " . iierWo 

..., .,••• c, .!:;.,,,:,.....-- *titikAlmtr 

..:,,,...,...1,:..,..—..,!-.. 

• .. ...tnt,k, ...- ,,,,,,, , , 

'3.-,ORGANIŻATION (See .: 

, 

— Appendix) k 

: 4.--:43,?,,:i; 

:': • 

I ' ' - . ... 

• 

• • 

. .ii • 

• .*; '.), :1;4'i: is.sFf , 

,......,.... • .,c44,-, 

Heading the RIX : wer e . the following' pe'rson.iiiii.vie.:1:;1t 

• II* •• • • • • •• :::,;* 

1::,..,,a,:::: 

Pre rsident : REICHSMINISTER FUER VOLK S— ' . ,,....... 

'AJFKLAERUNG . ix.: . PROPAGANDA (Minister • o'f . :', 0 . ! e..,. Di,:. Pa*. V.,9;iiie 

r 

Yp abliC.' • ,Enlightenment and Propaganda)1. 

' 01 

... 3), . !r :Fu l , 

. • • I ,, • . 

P... 

opaganaa Ministx:y , - i '• • ....:.....,.,.,se,e :. 

.. 

. S'tiit.e ,..$eop, ...i?;. 

'chronb10#1:140: 

' 

.. Vice President S tate •.Secietary . of 

G:lscHAFTsfuzgkER • ..:. • .;...,;&:4 t ; ',. ' 

.(BusineSs ' 

' ...Hinii01 

....:, Manafler)...„ -- the actual head , i 

•:, - I . :A -.5 4... 

,.,-. 

1 ''' 4i• , )' • 

4 % 

.;:. 

.• ••• :i ';'' Li igill fExiYert-. . , . 

.,,.., 

.,:r.- :,,,..1,:,-,!tv!.,Dizscliht$ / 

,i - - ..:4 t Ii;Aiii1Fig\ c 

-11.,Source is of the opinion that greater po*er 'Vas; veit.teci.4 • 

i 

" .: • 

• 

the ,..(IESCHAEFTSFUEHRER . no . for reasons of . 4(4sSi..tY: orn.. 

w.i:14.): .r. 1* 

.4 ex fi 'Oilficrymt, it A 

Bieli; w.,...as''; the ;result of the personal aflihi:tilOxiii':bf ittlitinifbITO-t.2 

tc;Ii;..o.i.)Pos,t : as . CIES C HAFTS FUEHRER adUediV,I.' . . 

held the . .... I '. title 

;:.. the 

9f;•49;ftilf..E114,etotrol 4. 44, .:11-ț.....:.. -- 

I ii‘-,ganization. . 

' 4. ,i . ',',• .,,.. - .11, ie ::,;;ICK:., was ,:fl-u- ther di-vided into d e partments . , (K,.4,141=2 

l ir Co'te(H;todsopie . 

„.,),..,;.:eabh.bainfg.:..de%714-.*. .,. 

field such . as the theater, a er-music , 

-'- 

.; iii..clio.t 

i,l'itiiti .. .e 

et,tri ṫc :t-ii.li 

4 t se 1 f , hWtt) ,ifii 

:however, had similar 

ga**.,-,,.... 

depart the ritSj. .;(i iig 

.-/'.. .. rNiliblinl:06- 

i''''-..i''',).4::,,.....■-. 13. ,. e.' r e .t.e4;','-'1- 

... •• was 49 clear boundary . ' between :fiie iii8rii'd '..,..ct 

and those .„:ot,the RKK. The reslat . loss .; an nrin'tiiiVeiiii 

4 

y 

• functions' and, frequently, confusion and ,frict lik3n:* .fhAC 

it. • • 

fmEs DISCLOSURE ACT 

2000 

SECRET 

DECLASS I F IED AND REI...E.ALE.0 

CENTRAL INTELL IGENCE 

SOURCES METHODS gxEmPflON•3.0i:E: 

NAZI WAR CRIMES 

DATE 2 007- . ,2'007. 

. • 

''• 

•

e 

n't6 

the 

manager 

Widely. 

; 

. 

etc 

S ' E C .ill q; 'iT '' 

- - -- — —1 —X 

27ay k5 

,.. `:::::: ' •: ,4..: I : :.,, . ' 

, . y.., , , ;•6 ,z, 

. ' , : . , .: : r'.........r';';''111'1.1` A.%) , 

... . A4%, tqvi 

During.s.HIlsiKEL i s regime the power in;.tner .. .....„...., toty . hir. t‘t, 

,.1..departments , then to depar tments . in :the,„.,..., ,,‘?PrOjAigftli'a ,t),.., : 

lrelt,I. 

..,,N...1..: ,'Y , A:. 45. 

HINT( Et, : swoia d always manage to r egain ...his,4 lace , :ratc,.. h , .. e'd: 1 

• -• ''' iz/i.ti'on'; of ,, authority in the RICK wait ..,'6,6' P. .6 .....thP \I; ilLtṛ,.:.,f;,,, i,i.ṛ''.6:-.76.1%14.,i'6;,.g,.., VW ''''; 

of the-presidents• and business thanagerS;of,IthediTferenp., 4 aeparX - 

up,derminingtheir-influence and impor ktance, ,,!..LlatWg4Wr4 : V. 4s, •;,.. ' ' 

. ... . : 1.. f . 1Z e ' ; +... 

• ,.;;;; '$.6iii-C'e.". says that HINKEL lacked tephnicall)ackgi-0 1. .In 

und ,...,:rtanct 

41 work '', to have been of Small value,, He 6 4, iii .',14 tiiAh'ei; tlii-tiraiter 

,..,..„ was, :. a .. ruthless turnover .of p er s On. n., ḅ., 1, 4..?,,:v,,,, ,1- . i 't ḣ. ii1r4 i,,a4pro1411 .zpi-5.ftnoti), :1;,,1411-9m, ' ' 

..:'. - given i'?; . ,t... !... . . . . , .„ - .: , . , . - . ' ,,,,• . 1 . ,. !1 ..."■-''' .,:''' . f.l'• kt • 

-„,i, ■'' i ',:- ..:,,-,' ',7:-4...,.. mcr,ATL .k *fid,e,,,i' 0 

. , ,' . addition titular or.,the , it a„ :ther:ewas 3.a 

44 

to the 

. 

head 

Senate') of 130 m embers 1 ', at ..firSt i ',diVidedq,e.cijiiiv.14. 

' iii:. , '' ( ICul n fur'e 1, 

adiai nis.tr a. tbrs”, (kULTURVERWALTU NGSFUEHRER ), ' and ', :cr e t:v; : ) :ir ''i,:. 

70 ' -: few :years! thev....)administriktive per sonnel:,,Were remO,V6d%fy 

1?ii.,', . senates C'Onifened . Once a year to heara- '. Speech by '''tfisi l 

, . • • . 

. 

'V' i• ' . - .',', . - . 

.,1, , - ,4 ... • ■ ;r: r , :;',.., 

- 

.!A?, ,,,.,f,r,,,AP.,•:, 

.. ' If,•, F' THE 

' :. 

DEPARTMENTS O RKK 

1t 3.. ,4',°''.??;94 :1Lir.,., ;' ., 

. '1'. f.i331; S-le-v 'T:e%... ‘..'d'./e.;74:•.'t--Men'tiṡ.:-L". 

” MMER 

..) ' 

,.,.:i:).x.si 

functioned 'under ,thev,„,).4: . ii ,pflit, „yet4' 

li :eeratuei ,939creorati i9Vi0.7tsEa,'..c.ahnddepraadt.tio4s,..0;;;,,„. 

men was 'dissolved i‘asnsdbuesd 

, . , ,:‘,...,..t r 

president, business 

s' . , who 'as in .,:.the:Ic...a..t...;f1.,p 

the :..,act ' ual - . h e ad. ' ‘ ', 

71 ; ',.There was, ' however, a certain ' ' 4illon l '''f':'''fl.ii'o ..° 1;. 

t 

, .' "L"..4h 

,pOwerl,Iabiong . 

: these ,..: v, ar offices within , 1,t , 

'. 'c' h' —diSTRAUSS 

. ..t.A.,.,-..„.ri 

. ;. as president', 

was, tne..,le'.athdeingde134 

, ist.i.Zeati. 

R m:-,i t,ii ..i.. a26 ;iii ':#:Oililio:readtubyx:e Pr.deo pf P ii.l t e. RAABE: i 

led ! ,.t . - . department, ,.4,later 

.:,i..4:,.......:1).:..4.. 1 arly e'...141t. 

, f 613:owed 

.',.. ,;i17::xtic..e. 

t",./Ps' 

'RI: ii "cl r'SUCHENIVIRTli was business s thanage s .. . .. 

arof,-the thteiatle1r3d7errbtier' 

" an d4 Lir- 'e.'in'ere R B, CHLOESSER until ( iith , 

..4.,also t.11W...er-i! 

.:!... c ,,,' ... 

''..." ' ' - fmùe' ' f ' the -Propaganda Mini st ry ); :.•lati, ter....±Lt.Le....... -50. , ,sLo..va t.,..br,..44r4 . 

Paul 

v 

Pil 

'''.44.&11 S'' 

,,- lj : Ar41: .1itde,,partmentS u4:44' :a - ...- ' ' had . !1127MA11100Itte!111: from . . ees.,;.;.a.Ohi :.)517' 1 

43 Y31 '121 

015 i •gal2.-dfalY. Mini s t ty maintained branch .:office a :.:: .,.!.i.lit',11g1 irk 

'tiiir.'' l'efr trii seiit s ...:Of • t he RXIC maintained .", only '411eent 

•5` . EiCh`:ÌtePiirtment .of the RICK was diVicledinto.:48e'dtille 

wtk,?,C.1,. were .41.1rther . divided into spécittl grbups.:, 

dep:ii:ctioeiit 6f* or ska'mple , was divided into the*,,..P.Oliowirle sfe.ṫtio 

i (BITE:iNE-Y1.•,' 14 ,4i4' entertainment ISTIK),, ('Zi'r'.-Cilt.4.:'.4itticre'vtiTer. 

(ART 

( '' 

.A/1) 7., . 

, actors (SCHAUSRIELER) , publishers. for ,the',.. Stake1(101 

Memh,)rithip , 'In ' sections varied , 

. 

'' -T4 eaoosiiitifigei 

,, 

had ' abOilt 4-U 000 Members , the dance section about t- 6'.-bitio 

abou 1 00. . ' • 

, \ , 

:rṭji 'e .`1: St a. ' 4e1.' , se ction of the theater de,per t me (114.i . ',' ' 

.:,....,..,, 

ign) hiDe cial. groups 

c, . .. . 

•.• a ,l ..1 Produders :. State , district , city , ICRAFT‘DIJRCIi;.,FR4UP 

Thr °ugh' Joy ) ; private enterprises. s. 

•• 

. • .., .,• • . 

• 

• 

-b Dir ec t Or GENINTENDANTEN (General mana,gerS ,) IDANT 

• • 

r" DYREKTOREN ( directors ) . 

, 

. . c ; . Stage Inanagers : play and opera managers . 

e r c ia 1 ma •iager s ; conductors, bal) et, i 

master 

d) ;tc torsi k, 

e) Singers. 

, f) Da ncersi 

g) Choir sinicers 

, 

' 

• `•-•• 1.'1 

L 4 r .:•L 

"F',' 

sdiltiv. 

-°"'.4 

1A- y. 

t•- • 

- ) 

4(.4 

• 1. 

'SW 

)1ì 4 

• 

,.. arti ■", at io; .4t 'echpi'0,a1,:,: comm-' 

oṛ ,j‘,L, t i y■ ,,,,...„477,-,. .1,, , .,. t a ,:. 4.... : 4. 4.,• ., ':,,'' , 

iliv.,:i'.,t-o 4..;•4 

, 

'!„'''C'.'? ' ■ •,?:.'?..;,..ti11: 

: • 

, 

SECRET )1•••

, 

5. FJNCTION OF THE DEPARTMENTS 

• 

' 

The primary function of the departmentw was the-,represintt 

'members in the securing of positiona,;H.POliticai.,;:directA0it 

to ., emanate from the corresponding departMen t s; ', 1ritfie!Pr'olo.Agaii 

T'ie primary function was th e r 

't i0 ; Membership in the section&S';40,;.':.'.`04jeet,.'ticii'llc.:i';'' 

the NUREMBERG 'laws. Thus, membership . Wa g poasib]Ônly 

Aryans Second . Class" (MISCHLINGE' 2.. I

TIMATER DEPT: 

Pres: Paul RARTMLNN 

Vice-Pres: Eugen KLOEPFER 

Business: Dr SCHADE 

Stage Dept: Theanr LOOS 

Directors' Dept:' SCHEFFELS 

Circus, Vaudeville; etc: 

SEIGER 

FILM DEPT 

PrOs:jPrOf Carl FROEHLICH 

V icePreet:Carl MELZER 

Businesei Carl MELZER 

FilMsi Prof . W. LIEBENEINER: 

MUSIC DEPT: 

Pree: Prof Peter RAABE' 

Vide-Pres: Prof Paul GRAENER 

Business: Dr NORGENROTH 

L&W,AFFAI 

BCBMIDT"...645,„ 

•.`,;;JA 

PERS °MELVA 

VOill'DRAT;/0' 

:PROPAG/ 

Nolfgeing 

GEM 

IISORERVAk 

ORWIVE ARTS DXPT 

Pres: Prof Vilhelm KBE'S 

Vice-Pros: BREKER, GIES8I4. 

Bus iness,: Htins'NEISTER.' 

LITERATURE'DEPTi 

Pros: Hans J01-123T 

Vice-Pros: BAUR (from tHER 

firm) 

BUt ines : GMITZ 

PRESS DEPT: 

Pros: Max IANN 

Vice-Press Dr DI=TRICH

• 

SECRET.'.5;li AVENOVSLI RE T1/5"°19-9X:(77 

NOT DE: b 

27 May 19 1+5 SECRET 

. - .. :AuthT: . 

SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION CENTER . :Init: ` r• ?robk ve4 :- 

APO 758 US ARMY :Date: '27 May 1945 

...- 

tf*.,TerligtifY.MS.0.2.0 . ,3 

1. SOURCE 

HANS FRANK : OLAIMS 

''(11 

• C: C.Z11.- 3 a 'MI 

, 

FRANK, Hans, GOVERNOR C.IENERAL of POLAND. After reporting , for d ,uty;2 a...s a 

lieutenant to the 9 ml .gt upon the opening of .Ger .rṇan., hos14t.titieli.gkinst 

Poland, source received orders from - HITLER to take 'bitir'' '' the' aditAlletAtion 

of Poland. • He proceedeci. to Silesia, where the FUEHRER welcom0Mahis 

. special train and gave him his final order, by which Source clairr&o.,..,have 

guided himself throughout the period of his regime in polaildh "418:44:1) 

so administer the Country that We May draw frOm it the 'gretaisst poss Milile 

use for . the war.".SSISICKIVIUARI 

Source took office 7 Nov 39 in CRACOW. In 44 he returned to Gelitjy,,, 

with his staff and documents, having fled before the' Rizeisian advance. . lie 

...las captured at his estate at NEUHAUS/SCHLIF2SEE by American trodfik4MUA14 

FRANK has attempted suicid.e twice since his captured.. Weakene.dry.th.to ,ugh 

losc of blood, he talks only with ' effort . 

Source is clever and, .knowing the danger of his present sit .us;;;41;e.ti"n.lu the 

light of his past record, is dramatic and persuasive in trying .to Vindicate 

himself , Be now condemns the Nazi idealS:;: althOugh,SritsWirslifitnAVOUltr4 

Acad emy •,: 'Of .' ;Ge r man 'Law AKADEMIE • DES . DEU TS C HEWIRECHTES )1 Welt aV ars;tr;one iroic e 

in the formulation .of the ' Nazi concetions : of . riglit .., f 

.•,- 5•.-Ifrarỵ..01/ EciEL9x 

.. .. ,... 

r.,. -'; --.—. . • 1 

Ratis :• C-3 Date of InforMation:' Se•e ztext.>.i:.roaritrerr!trikatOilegi.K1 

uu 

a. ATTEMPTS TO JUSTIFY RECORD 

P.41.711.3.0 ..kcatziaa2 

so.„„.i, familiar, through the press,.t.witn,..the, a.cic.usat4n1 r dtts. agalinst 

him .E3..0i:Vernois 'General Of Poland. , He' iniiiitS:;!til e 

Polish

•■•• 

SECRET 

i t7. MaY 4, 

I 

:;...GOVERNOR.GENERAL,S 

. 1 

•••• • 

, 

STAFF IE POLAND 

Source gave the following as:the personnel of his staff in Poland: 

SEYSS-INQUART, Dr 

Deputy to FRANK. 

BUEHLER, Dr 

Chief of Government; Secretary..,of 

State. 

, 

-.‘.•1 VON 

10-14. 

KRAVSHAAR' (Later ) 

Dept of Interior. 

i• EMMERICH rb . • . 

Pept of EconoMicsi 

SPINDLER-1 

$TINKOVSKY,(tet,er) 

FRAUNDOR1/a2 

°I 

eh .eanwet..h 

NAUMAN1-., .1. '4:: I ' 

t'el • • ' •r I ?Ent,'1 • 

GERM ' 

I.A.UXMANNi...0 r 

• 

: President of the 

Dept of LabOr. 

Dept 9f Justice. 

Nutrition 

Railways 

Postal Dept 

Treasury,.. 

o.t . 7 

KRUEPERVI.HOEHRREA: SS ,u POLIZEIFUEHRER 

, 

-) .*..(auperiora&ancifPOlice%Leader) . Liaisoh men to;HIMMLER;,, . 

KOPPE, HOEHERER SS u'hi"POLIZEIFUEHRER: 

carried out his orders in: 

police matters without PW!el 

iSti,Perkg10,qtan.LpolicevLeader). 

. knowledge. 

4, CONCENTRAT/QN. CAMPS 

• • , 

._ 

Source d .”'Westhat he, had nothing to do :with the establishment Of 

concentaiori i6P4 nor. With sending persons to them. He ciaims . he became 

'f gtMiliarth'tWe rtrocitiei committed in MAJDANEK Only through 

foreign,prefiert:he:en'try:of the Rusdians, and immediately,addrei4d 

. . .••• 

a 

1Witer'to'KOPPE He*nding , - Lan explanation 

eViOUdl$'he,h'ed'knOW'n'of the camp only as • the "Central ColleCtine:. 

Poi'llefOr" .iheY Se'CVPity Sirvice" CZENTRALES'SAMMELLAGER FUER DAS,SICHERHEITS- 

WESEN? r only other previous knowledge about concentration tamps was 

tt eariSr.) i'irthe ) War : the police h6d been taking prisbnera -to-th6 amp at 

AUSCHWITZ, Silesia. 

-J.fghenttheilnterrogator observed: that the German governors in LUBLIN (undex 

FP.ANK)BTadtitaile.known of: :the awful conditions in MAJDANEK, scurce.became 

frvolvedtiniself-Contradictionsiaild finally-had to - admit-that the question 

had been brought up before the chief training leader; (HAUPTSCHULUNGSLEITER) 

of the Party, SCHMIDT. The responsible LUBLIN governors were 

, • 

o.ZOERNER;aDt - - ; . .Former 0 BERBUERGERMEI STER , DRESDEN... • 

WENDLER, Dr "' ' Former BUERGERMEISTER; HOF 

.„. , 

•• . 

Themin'respOneOle*fOr the.MAJDANEK:Camp was . GRUF Maj Gen),GLOBOT- 

SCHNIG, a natiVer'Of'KWttiNTEN, and of Slovenian . descent.: SoUrce says lie was 

a ratheWibtiltal banWahCAOne-time GAULEITER in VIENNA. 

5, ANTI-SEMITIC ATROCITIES 

; . - , 

T:li.RagarklingaltsyAtematici.murder of the Jews in Poland, sourde,spokt%eS.':- 

fo)..lowsW!As;ia ;awyer.'I,am:opposed. to lawless%disregardand killing:of humaT 

beings ....c0I:!%belieVel: ,a,8ecret-lawexists providing, for the extermination óf: 

SECRIT 

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the Jews, and agreed upon only by HITLER, HIMMLER, and HEYDRICH." 

Source further stated that HITLER must have known of these murders and 

approved of them, since he himself had once notified HITLER of the unlawful 

activities of the SS in Poland. 

Source claims that besides HITLER, guilt is on the heads of HIMMLER, 

HEYDRICH, GLOBOTSCHNIG, and the smaller SS leaders who carried out mass 

murders without orders from above. 


PAUL EUBALA, 

Maj, MI, 

Commanding. 

SECRET 

3

, 

28 May 45 


•.APO 758 • US ARMY 

SECRE T: 

CG, 7th Army 

LA2214114v 

:Date: 28 May 1947--: 

• 

Copy No 3 

If-the information contained in this report is required for further 

di:itribution, it should be so paraphrased that no mention is made of the 

prisoners' names qr of the methods by which the information has been 

obi:ained. 

The following are the names and secret numbers of the prisoners men- 

. 

ti)ned in this report: 

Name Rank, Position 

Secret No 

GUJERIAN, Heinz 

VON GEYR Leo 

GENOBST (Col Gen) FUEHRERRESERVt 

(Officers Pool). Formerly Chief 

of Staff German Ground Forces and 

Inspector General of Armored . Units. 

GEN D PHRUPPE '(LA Gen), InspectOr 

of Armored units, formerly German 

Mil Attache in LONDON. 

45/1559 

45/1562 

HAVSSER, Paul OBSTGRUF (Col Gen of WAFFEN SS), 

ex-CO, Army Group "G": 

45/1561 


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I. THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN 

GUDERIAN: Everything went well at the start. After the fall of SMOLENSK 

our high command was faced with the same choice of decisions as 

NAPOLEON in 1812: Should I first go to MOSCOW, or should I first conquer 

the UKRAINE and occupy Russia's national granary, 

or should I go to conquer LENINGRAD in order to get the Baltic Sea 

under my control. This problem had been considered earlier, because 

everyone knew that such a decision would have to be made sometime. 

Even before this campaign the FUEHRER had decided to take LENINGRAD 

first, in order to have the entire Baltic Sea under his control, and 

thus establish a naval base supporting the German left flank. At 

the time when our troops stood at the gates of LENINGRAD, and when 

the drive was held up at KIEV, on our right flank, he suddenly changed 

his mind. He abandoned the idea to take LENINGRAD first--an 

attempt which could have succeeded. Nor did he attempt to take 

MOSCOW as NAPOLEON had done--in spite of our firm conviction that 

MOSCOW could be taken. In fact, I had already given orders for an 

attack on MOSCOW for 15 Aug with my PANZER Army. Instead he decided, 

after weeks of thought, to conquer the UKRAINE first. Thus, on 25 

Aug, I had to head back in a southwesterly direction toward KIEV, 

instead of being allowed to ,tart my drive toward MOSCOW. Well, at 

least the capture of KIEV resulted in the isolation and surrender 

of an army group. But it set us back 4 weeks in our advance toward 

MOSCO W . It got us into the muddy season, where the mud made traffic 

on ordinary roads impossible, and retarded it very much even on hardsurfaced 

roads. It was winter before it got too cold. You mustn't 

underestimate MOSCON's importance. MOSCO is not only the capital 

of Russia, but considering the conditions of 1941, it was the hub of 

Russia's communication system. All the connections between North and 

South which were still usable, all double-track railroad line, all 

the main telegraph and telephone lines, all canals and navigable 

rivers,,..everything passed through MOSCOW. Whoever controlled 

NOSC01 1i also controlled the political affairs, a powerful armament 

industry, and a traffic and communications center of that nation, and 

could split Russia into two parts. I personally presented this case 

to the FUEHRER on the night of 23 Aug 1941. Then he was still undecided. 

Later the order was given to take the UKRAINE. I was called 

to him to present my plan for the attack on MOSCOW once again. And 

once again I tried to change his mind. At that time he still could 

control himself sufficiently to listen to me and let'me finish my 

story. Once more I pictured the vital importance of MOSCOW to us and 

explained to him, that if we could capture MOSCOW in the early fall 

toward the end of September, we could cut Russia in two parts. And 

then we could still decide whether to occupy the Southern or the 

Northern half first. That was the purely military angle of the 

affair. Now let us consider the political angle, which was equally 

important. It was believed that the STALIN regime would break down 

politically. But in order to bring this regime to a collapse it was 

necessary to occupy MOSCOW. ie should have pursued a policy of convincing 

the Russian people that they would get a better deal if they 

cooperated with us. We should not have said, as we did: "We shall 

cut Russia into small pieces. We shall divide it and make a German 

colony out of it. Thus the Russians, even those who were against 

STALIN, the White Russians, said: "No, we won't have that." This 

was our great political error. The decision to take the UKRAINE 

first, which resulted in the unsuccessful winter campaign against 

MOSCOW, and the misguided policy toward the Russian people--these 

two were the reasons why we did not find the nec c.aaa,-- support among 

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the population, nor the military strength to finish this campagn 

as quickly as possible. And this Was so essential, because there 

still was an undefeated enemy in the West, en top of crerything, 

Japan and America came to grips, and we thought we might have to 

enter that conflict too, So we issued a new declaration of war, 

which added America to the Side of our enemies. I don't know the 

reasons for this last decision. But I was at the front, c=manding 

- my army, and thus couldn't familiarize myself with every detail. 

+ + + 

(Re: Why • KIEV was taken first and aat'OSCOW) 

GUD: I conferred with the FUEHRER twice about this question;, once on 3 Aug 

and once on 23 Aug.' At that time the general staff, too, was in 

- favor of attacking ka;SCOkV first, 

GEYR: When the PANZER Army GUDERIAN finally did attack, we had a temperature 

of 35 deg (Q) below and an icy 'wind At that time the 

only way to employ armored divisions . was to gather the tanks of a 

number of different divisions. That shows how few tanks we had 

left. There was no time for repairs, nor did we have the necessary 

equipment and spare parts. Idy own division, which I had led up to 

that campaign, was reduced to 12 tanks at mOSCOW. 

INTERROGATING OFFICER: How high do you estimate the casualties at that time? 

GUD: During the winter campaign of 1941 they were not too high. Our 

principal losses were caused through the cold. But to be honest, 

our casualties weren't abnormally high until we came to STALINGRAD. 

Those were our first catastrophic losses. Then we had these 

terrific envelopments. We had some 3L0,000 casualties there. From 

then on, with these continued envelopments of large units, we suffered 

our first irreplacable losses. That as.also where the German 

soldier's morale started its downward slide. There he lost his 

sense of invincibility. Our men took part in practically every 

attack, without complaint. But in this final .campaign we no longer 

could attack. None of our attacks succeeded. And before that, not 

even our most difficult attacks failed, 

(Re: Count VON SCHULEN3URG) 

GUD: He was a native of ihOSCOW, went to school there, and was said to be 

exceedingly well acquainted with the country. From a military point 

of view, he was one of the best authorities on Russian tactics, and 

in addition to that he had very good connections in Russian military 

circles. I knew that for a certainty. /Je operated just lihe a 

Russian. The Russians were more open 1:11 more friendly toward him 

than they were toward . most foreigners, Thus we always were well 

informed. Nobody can say that his reports were incorrect, but no 

one would believe them. 

++ + 

GUD: If fewer of our outstanding strategists had been dismissed in 1943 

and at the end of 1941, we would have fought an entirely different 

war, I myself, was relieved . of . my command on the basis of a false 

report which a senior general had made'about me. In Jan 1942, after 

returnin from Russia, I demanded -an investigatiOn by a military 

court. It was my intention to have the facts straightened out. My 

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28 May 45 

request was not granted. In the case of another general, an investiP;ation 

was.also refused. One general filed a suit, which, however, 

was not carried through. In the following spring a law was 

passed which suspended the regular courts. Thus the dictatorship 

was firmly entrenched in the army. ' From then on it was impossible 

to file a suit, or to demand a trial. Later, when the law was 

intensified, it even became impossible to resign My predecessor as 

Chief of the General S t aff handed in his resignation five times, but 

it was never accepted. When I was assigned to the General Staff 

without being consulted about the assignment, I was received with 

these words: "I do not want you to start out by tendering your resignation. 

It wouldn't be granted anyway. It is up to me (HITLER) 

whether you stay in your office or not--your wishes are of no consequence. 

I alone am responsible for what happens--not you!" 

II, THE INVASION 

'10: There is a sharp difference between the tank battles on the Eastern 

front, and those of the '3estern front. Those in the EAST were always 

on a larger scale. 

CEYR: That is just what we wanted. 1e wanted to spare our tanks, in 

order to be able to engage t.le Americans and the English in a real 

fight where we could put our experiences of the Eastern front to 

good use. I was of a different opinion than ROMEL. I expected your 

landing to be successful. The Anglo-Saxon world had prepared itself 

for a landing--and we could not stop the guns of the Anglo-American 

fleet and its aircover with merely a few mines. The troops would 

simply walk ashore. There wks our one chance to engage the Allies in 

a real tank battle, while PATTON was still assembling his units. 

It would have been a boon to my old days . , if I had another chance 

to fight with the divisions I had trained myself. But fate wouldn't 

have it so ROMMEL's armered divisions were largely dispersed, and 

under constant AT fire. 

10: But it was almost 2 months after the invasion before PATTON broke 

through at AVRaNCHES. 

GEYR: That made our mistake a worse one yet.. 

ID: He forced you into a very small pocket. 

GElfl: That is the reason why I was relieved. After CHERBOURG Was taken, 

everyone realized, including MARSCHALL RUNDSTEDT that the CAEN bridge 

head would have to be vacated. I proposed that in order to save the 

armored divisions, so that I could let them get some rest and then 

commit them on the left flank. Every would-be officer realized that 

the Americans would come down from CHERBGURG to break through our 

7th Army positions. I had the divisions (to stop them) but was not 

permitted to employ them in this manner. 

IO: It was too late, even then. We already had CHERBOURG. 

GEYP: There was slim chance of success. But our chances would have been 

much better at AVRANCHES. At that time you could have been defeated. 

IC: I still remember that there were araored divisions opposing us. And 

we always wondered when they. would be committed. 

4

900 

GEYR: I can tell you exactly, which divisions I had in store for you. The 

17 SS Division and the division "DAS 'REICH," a first rate outfit, 

were reserved for the Americans. Then we had saved for you the 

"LEIBSTANDARTE" and "HITLERJUGEND" divisions and large components 

of the 21 Armored and the 5 Armored. ,That was Quite a far cry from 

the overstrained 17 Division. They were a brave new unit, more or 

less the only ones in the 7 Army sector who fought brilliantly. 

Besides that there were a few medium-sized armored units which did 

not- belong to the 7 Army sector. 

28 May 45 

HAUSSER .: There was also the LEHR division.- It was further back, on the 

right flank. 

GMR: According to the original plan, the (PANZER) LEHR division was not 

to be committed. But I could not withdraw it from the vicinity of 

BAYEUX except by vacating the CAEN bridgehead. That bridgehead was 

no longer of any use to us z- yway. The time for throwing the British 

from the bridgehead back into the sea had long passed. It was 

only a matter of holding a few plain fields.... Unfortunately I 

was not to have the pleasure of crossing swords . with General PATTON. 

I really would have enjoyed that. It was beyond me, why we could 

not have committed a PANZER army in this decisive battle against 

your forces. Then at least we would have fought on an even basis. 

+++ 

GEYR: The situation at CAEN was as follows: On the morning after the 

attack there were but 300 men left with the surviving commander of 

the division which had been hit on the coast! That is what I found 

when I took over two days later, having missed the beginning. The 

remainder of the division had been destroyed by the allied warships 

of which you know more than I do. But I know how effective they are! 

And then no one wanted to believe us when we told them how far inland 

the guns of these warships could fire. They just wouldn't believe 

our reports. There I had but one reply: "Gentlemen, just 

stand there for a while and you'll find out how far they can fire." 

GUD: In our reports to headquarters these and many other descriptions were 

simply not believed. That was our hard luck. Our misfortune in 

this war, one of many, was that the majority of 01117 leading personalities 

never had any front line commands during the war. When it 

was reported, for example, that the British fleet was outside CAEN, 

that they could fire as far as 30 km inland, and that therefore it 

would be senseless to leave our armored divisons within the range of 

their artillery--someone would simply maintain that they couldn't 

fire that far. And they wot..,d . claim next, that just these last 3 

or 5 km would make all the difference. The people who made these 

statements never took an active part in the war themselves. They got 

all their experience at sessions around .conference tables. 

10: We could not understand why the invasion in the South of France 

succeeded so easily. You must have been prepared. After all, you 

had daily reconnaissance missions over Corsica, North Africa, and 

Italy You must have suspected something. And you must have seen 

our boats which were on reconnaissance patrol along the coast. 

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28 May 45 

sv.00 

CUD: The reason for this lies in our peculiar evaluation of defensive 

strengith, which is indicative of our strategy during the last year 

of this war. It was purely a strategy of lines (LINEAR-STRATEGIE). 

Our system of fortifications was arranged along a number of lines. 

First the WESTWALL, which was only one line for all practicall purposes. 

The line behind it had not been completed. Then the ATLANTIK- 

WALL was built, again nothing but one line. And this was the line in 

which all available divisions were committed. When it was suggested 

to assemble our armored divisions behind it, as a mobile reserve 

which could be used to oppose an attack, regardless of where it may 

come from,we were told: 'No, they would be too late, everything will 

have to be thrown into the front line." ROMMEL was the main proponent 

of this strategy. 

IO: How is it, that POMMEL favored such a theory? He should have learned 

his lesson in North Africa. 

CUD: ROMMEL was the principal proponent of this theory in France. Later 

on KLUGE followed suit. And it was im p ossible for me to do anything 

against it. A fortress such as ANTWERP, for example, was not utilized. 

It had neither ammunition or armament worth mentioning. That 

was the worst blunder we could possibly have made. And we did not 

fortify PARIS! Nor did we repair the fortresses VERDUN, EPINAL, 

BELFORT, METZ, or STRASSBURG so that they could be used. Vie simply 

had two lines: the ATLANTIKWALL--which was expected to fail like any 

other installation of its kind wherever the enemy would attack; and 

then the WESTV;ALL-eanother line which was expected to succumb wherever 

the enemy would concentrate all his efforts. 

H: ROMMEL and I were at odds about this for many months. Then General 

GUDERIAN himself came to France in order to back me up. But unfortunately 

it was impossible to achieve anything. 

GUD: I was sent to ROI.LEL for that particular purpose, But HITLER told 

me: "I can't tell the Fieldmarshal ,in command how to run his business." 

H: We knew exactly, even before the invasion started, that the ratio 

of allied arLored recn cars (PANLERSPAEHWAGEN) to Ours was 15 to 1; 

tanks, 10 to and planes, 30 or 50 to 1. And in view of this situation 

our only hope for victory lay with mobile warfare. 

GEYR: RCEidEL was a fairly good tactician, but he didn't have the faintest 

idea about strategy. 

GUI): ROMMEL was excellent as high up as a corps commander. He was a first 

rate divisional commander, because . he was courageous, went to the 

front, and participated in everything. But later, when he commanded 

an army, using the same technique, he lacked the vision which is 

essential for such a task. You know, it takes time to learn to lead 

large and fast armored units. And ROi.MEL was not a tank expert. 

After all, you can't suddenly replace years of schooling by intuition. 

ROLMEL lost some of his nerve in Africa. 

IO: What do you think of our General PATTON? 

GUD: General PATTON did what we would have liked to have done and what we 

used to do. He was very fast, which could already be seen in NOR- 

MANDY. I was with the FUEHRER when PATTON's drive started. He said: 

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28 May 45 

(Re: DACHAU) 

SAAR territory was to be under American jurisdiction. No European 

can be unbiased about these questions, not even the British. The 

idea of a "Balance of Power" is of prime importance to the Englishman. 

There was a bitter struggle between EDEN's and SAV;UEL HOADE's 

schools of thought concerning this point. England under her present 

leadership is not in the position to be as impartial toward European 

problems as the United States would be. One must look at this 

realistically. A farreaching and fair solution of Europes economic 

problems is possible only under the leadership of the United States. 

+ + + 

GUI): Ne can't understand that. Even our own circle was affected. The 

chief of my operational deprl-tment was in DACHAU. I never got any 

news from him. My wife coula't utter a word, or she, too, would 

have been sent to DACHAU. Ue knew of a few of these dirty affairs 

in the concentration camps. 

IC': Couldn't you go there youself? 

GUD: No, that was impossible HIalLER was responsible for all the 

atrocities. 

+ + + 

GEYR: I was with RIBBENTROP for one year as a military attache. I only 

stayed with him out of a sense of duty. He was no professional 

diplomat who knew his business. He had lived in Canada for a while, 

and thought that the British were just like the Canadians. But 

they are quite different--you can't compare the two nations. And 

guided by his ignorance he believed that he understood the English 

people. 

+ + + 

GUD In the Summer of 1 43 and the Fall of '44 our generals explained to 

our Foreign Minister that a two-front war would be impossible. The 

front in the East could be held only if the West could be pacified. 

We would have to be free on one side. I presented these ideas not 

only to the Foreign Minister, but also to the FUEHRER. It was impossible 

to get them to consider these questions seriously. 

+ •: + 

GUD: During the Polish campaign, the FUEHRER was with me, only 50 meters 

behind the front line--he was still with me in France--but never in 

Russia. 

IO: He would stay around as long as everything went well, but no longer. 

GUD: That was not the reason--he left because he had to fly South. Only 

a few weeks ago he was still with some divisional headquarters near 

the ODER.: He was not to be blamed himself; the FUEHRER was no coward 

But the fault lay with his friends, who kept him more and more in the 

dark, without themselves knowing anything about warfare. Too bad 

he didn't follow my advice to join his.men. However, his health 

wasn't up to standard any111fe - There actually were some men in his 

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on thrOUgh';itlq.i'riiialni:;, 

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0 cultural 

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life.::•"t..i,:!"-1/T.':.$?,e,,,O, 

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n:;. 

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pr e 

A '' 'le ad e r 

i:A44utii STENNES .tic,.."th;e •:::1.s , 6 c c urr ed . ., 

ASS Eli . 

:re 

.A8.fl . 

bellion ..".the.:''.',u • 

:.; ptci'e p #3.0"A 1 so ur 

tlf‘, 

c e claims •, that . T.444 ,ti:;,,Viiiii 

*it .*e)c. .4ta.:k io d ' 

pul - iiiciV: 

-the'.i.Axo 

sUi.rd against him, . As a ctive 

I •.,•■•,..'.■ r.rik'' , .. inV4Ved ,"' participation • .!. 

-, iii.',!e:- 

b' h le' was let of f l ■ - , , but was t 

'Olden 

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pmmuq l 

was put . in charge . of 'the,, 

loy,,4...t? iSC 8S )16' iSe - 

rniatin : GOERING, Members , P,i',14.84.1.-01‘4,eat. 

of this .. 

ve 4 ,4 Ft4..-s t ,mong ,, them : Ludwig KOERNXR ,. . 

cbmn14310,44 :ire.F. :. 4 

Jater.; :pr:#4eirre 

-_ 

.-.. . tnen_t 7,F4f:Ctitlie: Theatre ,..u,;tif,t4s" 

Oa -iri 

i. L'rfti"- ie (REICHSTH EATERICAMMER Y # ;TOii."' ‘,.. . ..c, ,:hThitifVc" -r 

!r 'zit .ns . • 13,ers ' '''. ''''4.'- 

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prus I , r rV 

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• 

5 3.1},', t o G OERING'1.' a fter ; the : 'Jewish iiiiiiit IF. ex. " fi 

mood v., hro ltglizizit 

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i;iiiiiii . laws. Y ..pp' 

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elleit'tiiiOnv'nly the , position Of ..'GQE13IN,G; ;'i'isili"4;4 h.! 

iiii1243,TkW.04.-4kWiii.441-possibletor,:.him-Abt..4tiiiii'g 

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: k,...i,Dr.,0 .3.4.3.614.,.;`,SCHACHT and , z‘t,',..4i;i4ii.,,,ic:4'i;.••:- 

Dr . 

Walter , iFUNK;',..i' 

'"- " ' '''t t ' ' '4 '1‘ -00 • • -:°'0;?''',0,. 134V0.7. 7.:•=a-t: ''.-: . 

diraitifiW lia ti . (iii'ltdiv At 1:.DEPARTMENT ;-Cit .' 

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I,CHS-, 

rti.ire) : ' Dur ing the',.)isumnieir 

ut riliWiliWciiIi144,31:4vie mdeLthir4*,buej:iiegs'..tiig*tiiig4-- ot.I.35.414,4_ 

- ',-getic•y::),b*,,,',•,Pi•rGOESBELS; ' The '.. ot her tii is' :tilḷ dilza--t f 

„14 44,0.,,*,, .#.4 • Prof 0,9,1,4413R aFKI.. 

Di' : 

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"t:e r.f$411:'' 

• :1 ; ., '. 1• . , Y : , - 

ag.,:t.ț 

..,..,..i. 

ofe a Or ,,.'• O ' ,..Ċulture Law . 

,. - 

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OcuizumitcH10 • vit '..`t,....,.h.16N'S/r.:+i 

1 . , i 

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- industry, which would not have been 

• 

41tOWed,,w 

. ..,„•,, ' sr,-i...., 

e '1,the 

., , .positj.on: .. a ' c,04 

. 

:Oun . v 101 Apr 11:5nauoaur tiobr.te re ceived an order:G'.froMY!',60EliBE , 8441: 

- Germany to supervise Music at , the frad4.618.tatitiiiiall''':.4', 

of fic::.als , of the Propaganda ,Ministry 7.0Thiti 'Esoi446.elfal," i 

him' 'a' Chance to leave ; BERtiIiiroadundc,ia.'VNiltilii:::i:: e :: 

,.. since: she Wail . dismissed , frotr, the . cCficentiatiOriti Ce.M ' 

' sitied the /Bavaria Film' GOmp,a14,1,in--, 'Mi.i t n: ti-hc,hi. 

, • rderd o , , of tionil,aga ns , f,, 

. GIESS ° ':"...' P From there ,he went .to KTTE, , , , .. ,o,, Beni 6 

Music department of the REICHSRUNDFUNKt::*ere‘ as, , 

his equipment to American authoritiee, , when2theY1' r.1 

Was :arrested , there by US' soldiers ,: '..f';:..,:''. / ,',: t"?.r:'I14. 

1 \ ■ 1 :,' .r ,i. i ,,,t 

' SSubjectclaims that the ,singer Anita .: SP,OA704204,, : r '., • - 

wife', ,, wnP i thrown 'iri: p, the RAVENSBRUECK..0Ond'erittiiti3rikd .-. ,. 

— for ."4e,featism . and pacifism". His subseciu,enti*arriq e,;44 

, , . 

-v 

Pq 

unfavorably by Dr GOEBBELS 1 whom source descrilieE0:e:ie his

'49-year-did..Huite: g$1 

ot. Dec 43 to Nov 44: 14*.i Ahq-Cfe; 

14‘d ;'St.i45 41:iiii,. he was able to niak5 

' other; , diean,:le.ria language we. ll and who therfo 

1:.' ' — • ° 

e-r' 'ilaci: :t"ifii 

!. • ' • - '-. A : — ''',, ),•1 '`'t 

' ‘.7 

5 our A oe .?-traiied freely and appears to be 

R ii iiiiri.' ,, 13, ' .: : I ' .:D ate ' -is t Informatidn: Hee text . 'II.. 

--- , 

, 

• v`.:PERSONAL HISTORY OF ; dm ONODERA 

i 

.Gei .. O.NODFltA, who /is 43 years old, coitieri . froM a; 

f:lis -Wife :13,elongs, to a. Japanese family of the higheet:nOtiil 

•. -..-reili.ier ,,... . . to , the Emieror; . . a fact Of which the Geri 

. _ . 18..4aiisi;•:,.." 

. • theildilat," ..• 

..• • A ', ' • • . . •. 1•41-io is 15 years old', is at .6..;;Cailet1;ii011683f.'" 

- P. arentlyz'zliVo • a• modest, flarmcrnioua . family , .. , Ci 

•-li,fe: : . . t. 

..-gb ". . . -.,..40t1-6*ari3I• 

g uests. .:;.. Geri ....- 

14 

I ONOIV14..• is a moderate • mail', . or.-.148:. veiT 

•sr 

: ;•:...na •,.,• ..7: .... suffers 

. • ,. .from. Iow blood pressure .% Once 

i.1.4:.Vg:p.Àtiridic.dbe te 

-,p.a 

. 

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,r1-0- ;...twith'•• his . r... . . 

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• 

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•aons and . relatives . ,,•: ,•:7......,..g cpc4,.... 1.y. -47;. 

di:tilt:4. sSikt;"4. 0,, 

in ... Japan ;,... 1...,.vi...2.1.4/1., • , . . : ,• `: 'hie : 'GO n . is a, diligont and tireless :Worker: ..'ite,. 4Ap , ;..c.,., ,.- ...'`.elptp.. , . 

.c.'i, 

..-.J., ai3.3ake ., ....t.o..., 

.:, and...' writes Cornian poorly, and 

.-., anc:... 

..;Undoretand ei:::::0111 .. ,■:iittii ... 'i•.-' 

ki::i J Ii 

tii-;4;',,Y.6.)2):6' :liercire k/.1,41:. 

. .• making a statement... .He ; has :. frequent]: - ''..tol-4:!;stiltroiii. i , .. . , 

."..eilii. . -.131340r. 

., .1,i '113.*ff , an won as the EmporOr.,'WaS ...higii). "'U.. Q; t',77,:4 jfif. .,...:•.‘, 

'11' 

. ...;.k‘...,S.!.ppicl.ip:.r.4.,•7, and ...,on, a -5i4.aa:tisi.i;!:;4•Tri:J:t 

QVoral . o 00E1.8 ions ??7..ACIA3V-;4'. 

.c:,. ..-: ,...,•.• is 

y..40•,)-#34k.:.gt.,Y.0)..4 ,....;;NI'ttir.e...•-zOalidlAs.1-t.,0 . for the poet of.:..0hief,At.AỊ.104.4;0:1?i,i,410% 

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Eer ..01 1YOk. .en'..tO. souroo in detail .aboUt.-hiiiljaar.i.§,r1. ,Vr,ii.ki• "u,/ 

..:,;•,..,bii-Ct.'dgi4titthr.140 

''. i. ";ciiiii iit.400nvorsatiOns b OtwOen Fob and NoV:7....1.14ii.o0.66'....AS.;;,.e.lile•itOlii''' 

'4* 

..•••,„ "-i-Tt1.',04,:ationi!,..about.: the GenOral.,!s , historyt.,-..hz-jr...- . :;i:..4;,..:. ,..;:i....ii:v..„1... .0 

'4:ii, i.*:,t;• ' ' ..',.;:-.:;.: ;;*:r:'• .•......':' ''. ' . . . 

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:1',..:;:aJ....-6. 

araduat 

•••••'+'41..lilitr, ;.4 

60..fronii War • College, .. whOrgiir,he:!..).* .d.t..:eit) ..0. 

24-27 Various . aseignmonts. with higffei',...-commands, ...l.Vii,;:., 

2 8.4•30 ,,..sėi7ved as Oapt:. (Intelli . gai-mles,100tiier ), ''.0r).:".::i1-4(4,sfifit 

,,.. p.o.sr.ng.....tho... Russians in Me:nChtir.14V .; Their.o...:•444.07 

.,.,:::::.i,.....,-.. .,tn-„,Rufti.iiiii.1.1a..p.glio.go, ' arid , : is 

30-36 

:Said.....tO', ha Ne,ci 

• ; 40,-a 

.,:iii4ii:Crt, co , 

i.griod . to various higher : commEitid a :*:,,.:41..sipiiii.4"'" ' 

. ...••,,,tica‘'i:ai::We.r iciolloge. ,.. .., : .. .. ..:1,, -. ..i'.1::.::::Stfit!) 

..1'. 37..017ganiZed • tho. ::1:;ro -Japane a o' ...".1■Tat iOnat;i0hinalick. .4 

.,i•.•:..„..oOrding. ... . , .. to his sown. statc:monts',-. 7ho... 

.: .. :,.. 

did,..a..01itat ,liot, 

icrodit:;:for this work. 

:I.V06:0*ended an •..inf •div fighting -... .r.li.N.r.:, 

in•Chine,i,;:f16.4r2 an ;,,en 

•• ,...1).yly."0.8 , t was. in40., .. • . ,.:., , . 

n., 7 '.'1. 

.., .• • .: •,,;!...ii,•;.i...4..A, 

•49t4.12• 11014 . :114)44 

to War College. as 

.„‘,..•. :' 

linstructOr.,...'.,-..,,..,i,;,,.4..tiv • 

..'?".Assigned to STOCKHOLM as Military.:AtiaOhei...„/X 

:. :.• -'" • : ; : 1. . • • - ,-. ..„: .: ,.. ' . ' .. . •:,..•z 'i, i.:!.!'......' .' • ,' , !..:: 

OFFICE . OF IMPERIAL '.JAPANEB l' MILITARY A.TilitOlii ;'-,:efOOK 

.(''::: i: ,,,, -.1$;,•.:$;•i,-.., . ', , 

. -. I.;;d at fon 

ixig 

of this off ico is to furnish military intolligonOo tar-66 1. 1m- 

' 

Govornmont. Its importance was eonsidei ;od- so groat .: that:it'took 

tho Japanoso Logation at S TOCKHOLM. Gori : -011'ObTRA reptirts',. 

A rteL4S..1 . F.I 

• .; 1: • 

EL, (A SO.:Ef. 

E14.Y 

tx .:Elf#':t-pi 1821 

N R tilitt ke.T 

DOE 2001 2Q07'

,...41On -IC24LGREEN4,Dirootor of tho Swodiph.Attapho':*.ouvw t E4 

_ . . 

Ma177ERSON;:Dirootor of tho . Swodiah Com&uhioationT0040,

ONOD 

....:,,, : ; ,...,., , ;,.'.,. ..01■TODERIt.': boasted of having an agent. `1.n .the:.Br1:t: 

..t 

..,P„.i?..,elm,.. 

:Cia,$=-J4tts4caAkt T ' STOOKHOLi4• .He claime d ' that.', hiielgills:'il . eee.'&4;c 

the ,. B e'er etary Of . the British liegs.tion, a. ciptsiarq';:::.,,:fylo-;:vso,F.F ., .. 

hi' e of ; Vie British Intelligence Oorlis.'0,";„This:".;.itakkiltgliOil,rs.3,00'r. 

.'''''.....tiiii.i'ent ' to ' ' ONODERA,1 - whieh 1. hIill • s ' ustrated .- '/4'1i .!,,ii4W ihAirV I'll!1% 

One 'day ''a .Swedish jjournalist,Ofiiit' . ..'GO'esta?.111.11) 24 

, ..iiili. , ' OE ,. • 

t:3?1.4fieheon at the ,RIOHE Restaurant :..;'..fi.....lhe'.:',IOU.*.l.ikk ;SO 

.:1-•;::::,:-?-,i'OtilaCE1...1''clize6"t'iOnb; 'among --.others 'hei-ati.ke3;khitii*e..0/.04.. 

,. . !..H.iiiiiiiiii-k !,A.i-triy to an Allied landing A-N• ' 

'in.''.'thd'':.'";Be-1.gkị:113”,'[..;.' 

41"g iry. would_ be --very .pleased :about it,,.blit-;'ets.f,ed".;.tthatlegc 

. . ' rtilre at ; leas 'c, 20 d l ye , as . the GernfifiT'yore.v.ory ,,..;..et .1,.. ,*41.11! 

4 

'` .1, le ,'' following day source visited the 

. 

..'ciriiii-iiiI.J a !':'• Officii , ea ri 

''.. :tiat ! ONODSItA . vas stir:Tie ious of him. .2•q..tiiet„......_ 13. " ei'?.. .... ,,...'ei. 8'414.1ciet-ii: 

.. %."iifit ;11., :',.,171:5 _, '4, :i fili9:crirj elti.."4 

... , '. 1.•''i ,t,; ' . 4 ",•1 

asiiii;c1,him' ho ii ho happened n to know a 

' 

06.13 7t ,j'7, 

d: / you 

11 ,.., .1:4 

). 

'...kiilow ..that oii i iiii :.....it t;igr• ' 

. • 

., I, .laiow him? . •Dici....':.y9..:.p9.!:,14?...,151,..„4.,.. /35) ,with 4 ' 

ONODZRA a t rop. . • ' ti .,::,., 

od- . that he had road" tlị0 ,/;.r,e,..pptAihioh.,.pH-S). .,.-141P%.:.i.„,. ..eox 

fi 

?LIN .' ; Souro :o then told the Gon .what ,..hd;:hadi,tdld. t.id.044 .4. ; .T.I 1t14 ., ,„ `! • 

10 : ::,, 4..0:- 

Pṫ1!„ -';....."1,"1,iei,;',....,.1‘. °P. a, .r t .1ff ' hi ch OHM 

. .,13,•.I.R.E....6 1.A6 .,...ṭ-ii ..$„.t ,17-it,54,i.r.r4t6 

.,ly , , I. 14,:.7 

44. 7 ...:qi:1 3 1: had wp r.kod.,.it over.". .. . ,:-. : :1 

.;\•#.6pktr:4.:Lb:!414 r° ' 

'a o'n: ,-ri...: . 

. ONO PEA,. 6,-1 14,f-=--.14..,. 

gi: iv/ EV i '11,1iiit°4 fori'''' 

• . :. • ,. .,

...',...;-,AtAliii- tilid . of Aug 44, ONODERA ' d eoliii.liaNvia.t.:141,0,Ear 

thO t. 'clanaer‘s ,' of ' Bolshevism -e. ft eff .Al1'iisdViiiVirft440ete. 

., gaining&control of the Continent:t r4ri`'.8 9.a041 , :V.1. : . . *IA. .. 

• ] • '. i,:r, , , .. 1 antIO P . and''. from there and fr om ' the Haft,i'O.I(S:004lio. ii. ,, , 

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: Oeamiarid had been equally stupid. No confereficeir,werf0 1.41e . 

•nated *conduct of the 'war. The last thing t.hat.. theO 

German attack upon 'Rusaia. The Japanese' High' . i5Oiiiiiiiiiiii:zlisia:31.:Squi 

they 'Wanted, dari-miirii 'to * drive through ' the Billtiriti t,lit;Yrfoifi Lir 

' the . , Persian . ,_ .., ...,. 'Gulf, „ and ;finally to link up •with 'IC'. d '414f: 1 - '.',. .lici". 

in- thdla. OistODERA said that it was high. tinge, I in tii*Og',., .— 

xt .i. k together. , He had 'received . word from , TOKYO • .. , that” .eb.n.f )3 

two high • 6 

otrunand . , s would shortly -take pltiee'at.'the'FUEHROO :k•:i:, 

'afterwards I . the German hews papers annotizioid' that. ':./ixtreniel:' 

Azurtum 

' ercei were pending eencernini the :Coinicion' ,conduCt':'ef, 

. v ->••1'.' 

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• 

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pt;blishe'd or spoken regarding the conferences:: When aource 

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li eyẹ ' is ' that the Japanese offer.- of comiori action in the':' 6 ozidtietri, fr. -. f t ,i4Velit14Inte.:/:',.1' 

' irterided to Misipa.d the Gorm an High' Command cf and to i..n. f. i 'ue`ni'e'?'!i..'u. 

ii ..';01'.. .4'i0A0'6Adititr.'d-oH, 

a "special a.greemont" wit,h Japan, a' diff 6i-cant'. i'OrM'...of:‘;g1;:e4.4tift,;*6,41.f'';' g111‘., 

Year Non .-Aggression Pact". Gen 0N0D 

this Pact. 

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stay in STOOKHOLM for a long time Prior to Nall 4k he :;had.'2,bekeiCi4,a03.v.- 

sums of money from various sourcea, including 156,000 Sviià*jfra:rio 

oae Attache in Finland. Source believes that, owing to the'ii`tgir 

a.tiOn and to the disruption* of Communications, there 't.ciai''bekt'Op,lia 

Nee* 

\ organization; but ho declares that a. man, of ONODZRA I. s petecoje 

would be able , to repair them without great loss of timQ. 

0NODE1A has built , an espionage and intelligence service 

bo UT) 'center of such Japanese activity in turepo.

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