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Only one ot the exped1 tion, BURGp ne a member<br />
ot the Lohrreg1mcnt Brandenburg, 1M i lue cue the<br />
reSimont was ueed rrerely aa _ medium at traneter trom<br />
hie own intantry regtment to the AbW. II Training School.<br />
NEUBA.UER 'tfho wu alao in the armJ, wu not transterred<br />
to Abw. II through tbe •• b.V. 800 reg~ent. BURGER .ald<br />
that saTeral membera ot tbe expe41 tion wen uaign.ed to<br />
Gennan -rtn1' unite to Sive tbem added :proteotion it.<br />
arrested in. unitorm on. errl.al ln the trn1ted Btatea.<br />
There WeB no mention ot tbe •• b.Y. 800 regiment ln thi.<br />
oOMeotion.<br />
BURGER wa. ordered to re:port at tha Reaenwurm<br />
I.ger at .eeerits. When he re:ported at thie oamp be<br />
walked into tbe t1rat otrioe he ea. in the battalion<br />
he£.dquartere. '!'hie. happened to be 'the 'ottic.·ot the<br />
Beoc:nd Battalion. aet'l'u que.tioned et thie ottio' and<br />
wben it wa. learnt that he epoke BnslUh and that ha had<br />
reeided in the USA, ~ wu told tqNport t~ tha 'third'<br />
Battalion Whioh susge.ta t~t thi. ~ latta~ 18 oODoerne4<br />
With mattera pertaining to lnaliah-apeaklns countrie ••<br />
BURGKR was received b.r the'Olerk ot the Third Batt.lion<br />
who told h1a to fill up • oard aiving tull dataila .nd<br />
a deacription ot hiM5elt. Ho waa th,n oant to a OompanJ<br />
Ola rk .mere he tilled in another .imler torm. Atter<br />
two d.ya at thie camp BUROIR waa told to repoDt at the<br />
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Regiment's Brandenburg branoh ,Whloh i' looated in the<br />
' ''Generalf'oldJICusameteterka.erneu, 0. gz'oup ot' military<br />
bul1dinga 1n Brandenbur,. <strong>Here</strong> BURGER wa. given a<br />
oivilion euit t'l-cc It etoreroc:a tilled With oi'Yllian<br />
clothing 8CJ1lO ot which WI' ot tor.llD oriain, and ....<br />
inn true ted to report to the'S.bot'ao School at Qnonts<br />
Lake. Thie Wa' all done bJ the Regimental Oler)crWho ...<br />
the only person he aa ••<br />
BURGER said that tho Lthrrea1ment l.b.V. 600 11 a<br />
unit whioh includea all parlonll Slvan epecial duties in<br />
the German ermy by order ot the High Oexnman4. Tha unit' •<br />
funotion ie to train agenta and loldier. in eaplonaao and<br />
sabotage for work behind enemy line. and in neutral<br />
countries. The regiment'a baao 18 at Baden near Vienna.<br />
The main train1ng camp, RaaenW'lll'llll'-a:or" 11 at Keuri h.<br />
The funotiona ot thia camp, it, name and the nature ot<br />
the training given there a~e one ot the moat caretullr<br />
guarded aecrata ot the Intolll,enoe Department ot tho<br />
German army. Tho regiment i. ott101ally lcnown ae a<br />
pioneer unit, and ite deaianation ia a black 1na1gn1a on<br />
the' shoulders at the Gorman Army unito~<br />
To keep the identity ot thie regiment and ita<br />
activities seoret,' the vlllagBa aurrounding the oamp have<br />
been completely evo.cuatod. The oamp ie a two-houre walk<br />
from the Weser1 t2: raUway atation. Army petrola ayateDIotically<br />
oover this area to prevent anyone approaohing<br />
the CtlmPt which ie partly surrounded by a atone wall and<br />
consiato ot a greet number ot atone bU!ld1nea. The camp<br />
buildings are Widely dispersed and are chTM'ly cam.ouflaged<br />
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