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twitzj WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT ^ THIS Is 44 rri.li'yP445-1k1B0 —e0/25';37' DO t:CT 1" . ; Ref N SAIO/5 11 Apr 45 6 E R-E T SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION CENTER APO 758 US ARMY HIGH-RANKING GERMAN ARMY PERSONALITIES SECRET :Auth: CO SAIO :Init: :bate: SOURCE 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 SECRET 4ECLASSIFIED AND RELEASED 0; CENTRAL 1NTELLIENCE ASPIC, SOURCES METHODS EXEMPT! OHM?, NAN . WAR CR ImES DISCLOSURE ACT DA1E . 2001 2007
SECRET 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'. • SE.Q.RET'
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