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:Ref No SAIC/23
25 May 45
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";
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25May .
1945 : SEVENTH ARMY INTERROGATION CENTER
PE-t,,,,C XI % ('--e4e‘.
PAUL KUBALA,
Maj, MI,
Commanding.
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