Download PDF for 519cd81c993294098d516433 - CIA FOIA

More documents

Recommendations

Info

SECRET Ref No SAIC/23 25 May 45 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. SECRET 6
Ref No SAIC/23 25 May 45 SECRET F;.V011,2 ItM4APOP41M 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. SECRET 7
Page 1 and 2:
Uttl I 11/1L IN I LLLILatIlL.C. HUC
Page 3 and 4:
yellow colored cards were for Germa
Page 5 and 6:
Appendix Name SECRET GESTAPO PERSON
Page 7 and 8:
Appendix Cont Name 1.2TZGER, (1 4 7
Page 9 and 10:
Lppendix. ••Y'' ‘-•••
Page 11 and 12:
- „ - , .. .. . : - 1. ::- r.r..-
Page 13:
Lppendix Cont l d) • Civilian- Na
Page 18 and 19:
: • . FrI STZ eepe.-O4al,ly .shoc
Page 20 and 21:
SEORET x) OBSTLT GRAF VON KIELMANNS
Page 22 and 23:
twitzj WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT ^
Page 24 and 25:
.3 E. C R. E T • xii) COSSMAN, OB
Page 26 and 27:
NAZI WAR CRIMES DISCLOSURE ACT DECL
Page 28 and 29:
! .SECRET xii) COSSMAN, OBST time 0
Page 30 and 31:
DECLASSIFIED AND RELEASED BY CENTRA
Page 32 and 33:
DECLASSIFIED AND RELEASED BY . CENT
Page 34 and 35:
SECRET Appendix V-2 AUTOMATIC RANG-
Page 36 and 37:
SECRET IV, POSSIBLE BW EXPERIMENTAL
Page 38 and 39:
• contained in this report is req
Page 40 and 41:
M: SEIDOWSKI (?) was fat and blond
Page 42 and 43:
SECRE1-••• 1. Bacteriologd.ca
Page 44 and 45:
SECRET — L: (Talking about his da
Page 46 and 47:
- AUGSBliRCI ,NA4 WAR CRIMES DISCLO
Page 48 and 49:
t 4
Page 50 and 51:
,i) GiNARZT. .(Medical Corti° , Ge
Page 53 and 54:
SECRET W: . . I have given all my e
Page 55 and 56:
• Tho *origami conducted thomsolv
Page 57 and 58:
send as our representative? A Germa
Page 59 and 60:
p rominent .r -Ntizis'whoM It wae e
Page 62 and 63:
DECLA SSIFIED AND RELEASED-,Oh CENT
Page 64 and 65:
•.; e, ,.„ Av lop° z;:!,•, ,
Page 66 and 67:
• 1-)aso -7,7,.e;.• .:±,,, ,,N
Page 68 and 69:
Jr I, :ttiotigh0041IisTil 'openly '
Page 70 and 71:
•• Ref . SAIC/14 19 May 45 Snir
Page 72 and 73: If the information contained in thi
Page 74 and 75: -JRET : Could he have =egally? L: N
Page 76 and 77: in tho realm of possibility, in tha
Page 78 and 79: 00 '1 --tt 'Or iii . CI ' h 'Eion
Page 80 and 81: •••• Ree No SAIO/16 23 MEky
Page 82 and 83: _. ZI\oli,.;rg R3f No SAI0/16 25 Ma
Page 84 and 85: . • SECRET soos_,:s...0 1 4'07 01
Page 86 and 87: SE CRE .1 Rel. No SAIC/17 24 May 45
Page 88 and 89: • Ref N: SAIC/18 24 Ma: r 45 -s-
Page 90 and 91: • NAZI WAR CRIMES MṀOSUREACT 20
Page 92 and 93: 7. FiCTORIES BOLEN: STANICH: V1PITE
Page 94 and 95: Ref No ahm/20. 24 May * r.04 17H/ 4
Page 96 and 97: Ref No /2Z 24 May . 45: - „ S E .
Page 98 and 99: Ref .No sAic/21 4 may 45 SECRET day
Page 100 and 101: oEC . ID, ET .3ef No SAIC/21 24 May
Page 102 and 103: S E C'R : E T Ref No SAIC/21 24 May
Page 104 and 105: SECRET VICUISPRE _?o2$-)?9/L-57 ...
Page 106 and 107: • 24 May 45 ..• are of a milita
Page 108 and 109: IP 24 11, 45 III. AIR FORCE G: I ha
Page 110 and 111: 24 May 45 there we knew what would
Page 112 and 113: . 24 May 45 G: No, that is a lot of
Page 114 and 115: • 'llef'No'SAI0/22 ' • . •
Page 116 and 117: REICH MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR HIMM
Page 118 and 119: S E'C R E T Ref No SAIC/23 25 May 4
Page 120 and 121: SECRET Ref No SAIC/23 25 May 45 alw
Page 124 and 125: SECRET :Ref No SAIC/23 25 May 45 15
Page 126 and 127: :„A 26 Mkr SAIC/24 1. • SECR,,E
Page 128 and 129: ORGANIZATION OF THE GERMAN PRESS RE
Page 130 and 131: 1 SECRET r- 4 26 Nay 1.45 , , " t
Page 132 and 133: . • : • EL): FRAUENFELD , 30, 4
Page 134 and 135: , 5. FJNCTION OF THE DEPARTMENTS
Page 136 and 137: • SECRET.'.5;li AVENOVSLI RE T1/5
Page 138 and 139: SECRET 27 May 45 the Jews, and agre
Page 140 and 141: 28 May 45 I. THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN G
Page 142 and 143: 28 May 45 request was not granted.
Page 144 and 145: 28 May 45 sv.00 CUD: The reason for
Page 146: 28 May 45 (Re: DACHAU) SAAR territo
Page 149 and 150: • tiVvotioritiliflaketiiilAnii!kH
Page 152 and 153: S E C ,R,' - industry, which would
Page 154 and 155: ,...41On -IC24LGREEN4,Dirootor of t
Page 156 and 157: ...',...;-,AtAliii- tilid . of Aug
Page 158 and 159: DECLASSIFIED AND RELEASEIliiY CENIR
Page 161: • Check from HAMBURG . DitTSCHe.
Page 164 and 165: . •;.C'. AT. ritp, a fo e.'ilaaYi
Page 166: S E . C R . ... ;#0,y...vrts ,. •
show all

Download PDF for 519cd81c993294098d516433 - CIA FOIA

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?