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Ref No SAIC/23<br />
25 May 45<br />
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:Auth: CG, 7th Army<br />
SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION CENTER :Init: 6,4 410.4.) 4.4,. 0 •<br />
APO 758 US ARMY - :Datis: 25 Mayi194,,,r.<br />
SOUR3ES<br />
OBSERVATIONS ON ARMOM TACTICS<br />
(Cf also Report Ref No SAIC/17, 24 May 45.),.<br />
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GUDERIAN, Hans, GENOBST (Col Gen), FUEBRERRESPY.,(9fficerqj00,1),<br />
rormer-Chief of Staff, German Gi und Forces, arid IhSpector'GeneParof<br />
.hrmored Units, is a 57-year old officer who apparehtly,Viantb_tp/tapPear,0<br />
Lail-Nazi. He talked freely and answered all que8tipns,Ni4iney but<br />
ctated emphatically that he did so only because HITLEPS'dth"ire ked him<br />
from his oath of allegiance. lo<br />
RtinK: B-2 Date of In<strong>for</strong>mation: See Text Interrogator: R.W.<br />
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VON GEYR, Leo, GEN D'PZTRUPPE (Lt Gen), Inspector , ofi Armored Units.<br />
F:70ud of his profession, of the old Prussian gener.a1-4PenCelgave<br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation grudgingly; his personal pride borders upo4cIthiri:e4tilous.<br />
Having been Military Attache in LONDON <strong>for</strong> several years, source. olaims.<br />
to have an understanding of Anglo-American affairs.<br />
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Rating: B-2 Date of In<strong>for</strong>mation: See Text' Interrogatbri s WW.-"<br />
1. PERSONAL HISTORY OF GEN GUDERIAN'<br />
17 Jun 1888 Born at CULM/VISTULA.<br />
1894-1901 School at-COLMAR.<br />
01-03 Officèrs candidate institute (KADETTEN'ANSTALT)<br />
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4,0L .)01%<br />
03-07 Main Off Candidate Institution (HAUPTKADETTENANSTALT) LICHT-<br />
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ERFELDE.<br />
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.07 Assigned as 0 C (FAEHNRICH) to HANNOVERSaHES JAEdER'.130i0<br />
at BITCHE. • . . .<br />
27 Jan 08 Promoted to 2d Lt.<br />
09 Transferred to GOSLAR with Bn.<br />
12-13 On DS with TELEGRAFEN BN 3 (3 Telegraph<br />
Co.6.1<br />
13-14 War Academy (KRIEGSAKADEMIE) BERLIN. -------<br />
Aug I4-.Mov1I1rt CO of Radio Posts with various hqs.<br />
8 Nov 14 Promoted-to lst.Lt.<br />
Spring 15 Intelligence officer with various hqs.<br />
18 Dec 15 Promoted to Capt.<br />
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Spring-fall:17 On DS on Staff of various hqs. . .<br />
(up to that time, his basic organization.was still 10<br />
JAEGER Bn)<br />
Feb-Nov 18 With a hq staff in Italy. .<br />
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Dec 18-Sep 19 FREIKORPS (GREDL;SCHUTZ) . (Frontier Guards) <strong>for</strong> - the EAST.<br />
Source helped to organize . these units. .<br />
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