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SECRET<br />
state of affairs. He sent optimistic reports regarding the situation in Africa<br />
to HITLER from ROME; the troops in Africa suffered 'considerably as a result of<br />
his leadership.<br />
•<br />
ix) ZEITZLER, GENOBST - Took over the post of 0 of S, Army High Command, full<br />
p f idealism and confidence in HITLER, but within a few weeks he learned to recognize<br />
HITLER's incompetence as a military leader and his mean bharaoter.<br />
ZEITZLER was particularly shocked to find that HITLER was eompletelyindiffernt<br />
to the death and misery of hundreds of _thousands of German.soldiers.-:He<br />
hated and despised the FUEHRER, but could not bring himself to the decision to<br />
overthrow him.<br />
b),General Staff Officers (Of GERMAN GENERAL STAFF OFFICERS, MIRS(b)/RL/haS/18/44)<br />
Note: (*) indicates promotion known to sourco since publidatiolyof.<br />
Seniority List of 1 May 44.<br />
(#) indicates that the name does NCT appoar, in the above<br />
publication.<br />
:. ) . ALDINGER, MAJ<br />
Son of Gen LADINGER who livos in FREUDENSTADT,<br />
Black Forest.<br />
* ii.) VON BENTIVEGYI, GENMAJ Div commander. Previously he was active in the<br />
A/MHR.<br />
iii) VON BILA, OBSTLT<br />
* iv) BIRCK, OBST<br />
v) VON BOEHMER, OBSTLT<br />
# vi) TREUSCH VON BUTTLAR-<br />
BRANDENFELD, GENAAJ<br />
(Believed NOT to be the<br />
one on the list)<br />
vii) BRENDEL, .joaOhiM;<br />
OBSTLT<br />
viii) BRUDERMUELLER, MAJ<br />
BUCHER, ()BST<br />
x, SCHULZE-BUETTGER, OBST<br />
xi) GRAF ZU OASTELL-<br />
• CA'JTELL, OBSTLT<br />
Probably Ia of a div.<br />
Related to BLOMBERG. He is in the•QUARTIERAEISTER<br />
ABT of an army. •<br />
Related to HUGENBERG; ho was seriously injurod,on<br />
the Eastern Front and is probably. no with<br />
a combat units •<br />
Since a few years it tho•ArmY'Oporations See, ,Joint<br />
Operations Staff,. and an important collaborator<br />
with JODL. Very Olovor and about<br />
tho WEHRMACHTSFUELRUNG, he sees all'its.woak -<br />
points and thoso or HITLER, but is too clever and<br />
cautious to state bloarly his opinions.<br />
Ia bffi410t with no .<br />
•<br />
In the:ArmyApotations Sec, Joint Oporaiibns Staff.<br />
Export 'on Balkan affairs. .Born inWUERZBURG,. is<br />
known to haVo democratic ideas; his opinion of<br />
HITLER unknown.<br />
Killed in 1944 on the Eastorn Front Whorb ho . was<br />
Rogtl CO.<br />
Hanged as a roiult of his patticipation in the<br />
20 July plot. Last assignmont: Ia, Army Group<br />
SOUTH,<br />
/a of a 3IC -0=MS it thd EAST. Nickname:<br />
uTOENT'.<br />
•<br />
SE.Q.RET'