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I. SOURCE Page No 1
II. LOCATION OF OKH AND OKW 1
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KURIERSTELLE (Courier HT) OKH
KRIEGSAKADEMIE
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V. THE GERMAN SEVENTH ARMY UNE
' VI. NATIONAL REDOUBT
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(See SHAEF) German Army Questionnaire No 24, 2 Apr 45.)
I. SOURCE.'
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MESSEN, Hans, 0/LT, Courier Officer at Oourier Hq, OKH, BERLIN. A 31-year
old bank employee from KISSINGEN. He is of Dutch descent, but had to accept German
citizenship in order to keep his work. 'Anti4lazi, source.gaVe hliself.up'to
Allied troops on 7 Apt . 45.. Source was cöoperativg during interrogation.
,Rag: 13,3 .Date of Information: See Text Interrogator: W.K.
I. LOCATION OF AND OKW
Source knoWS of the following tic' locations, as of 25 Mar 45:
a) OM (FELD) and OKW (FELD): ZOSSEN, approx 40 km SOUTH of BERLIN. All mall •
• for front:unite, for armies and lower echelons, is delivered to OKH (FELD). •
11 OKH.(ERSATZ) . and OKW (ERSATZ), with most of its departments, moved to WEIMAR.
Chief,of.theGeneral Staff, OGRUF (Lt Gen) JUETTNER, is still in BERLIN, BEND-
LER:BTRASSE. All preparations are made to move the entire OKH and OKW to an
urdiecloSed loes:tion in Southern Germany. Upon receipt of the order "OLGA 1°
the advanced Of these Hq will move to the new location: When the order
°OLGkOwill . . . , be , given, the entire staffs -of OKH and OKW will move.
HIMMLER-andjap Opetatione Section no longer have, a permanent Hq. They operate
frOM:an f arMOted train named 8 PANZERZUG STEIERMARK". • .
.Part-of ,the;REIGHSFUEHRUNG SS is still located in BERLIN, KAISERALLEE (ATRIUM),
aniArr.GRIMEWALD. The remainder has moved to the METTEN Monastery, nearA)EGGEN-
DOAF/DANUBE.
XURIERSTELLE OKH (Courier Hq 04H)
".7hieHu at'first under the ZENTRAL ART (commanded by GENERALSTABSINTENDANT
KUEHLE),. twaS?pnt'under . the ALLGEMEINES REERESAMt (AMA) in Oct 44. In charge of
the AMA iii0ENLT.OREINER, a .Nazi. OBERSTLT BRUOHMANN, who went through an SS
tra3,ning .i4Orielis in charge of the XURIERSTELLE. By his command all non-Nazi
offidereOiclading source, were removed from the Post. In all, 30 officers belong
to th° ,KURIERSTELLE.
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IV, ERIEGSAKADEMIE
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'Ont23 Meir.45 the KRIEGSAKADEMIE (GENERALSTABSLEHRGAENGE - General Staff Classes)
wasAlove4 .4rom.;:SAU:KISSINGEN'to the TRUPPENUEBUNGSPLATZ GRAFENWOEHR, GSGS 4416/
U-6,I'i'rstTEdition/P-0651. Source spoke with the CG of the School, GEN DER IN?
SPAETHP:inCrwith . his ad j MAJ VON LOCHWITZ, before the AKADEMIE had moved. He
was told ,that-i.t' vas planned to move the KRIEGSAKADEMIE to Southern Bavaria at
a .later,...:ditiik:'ian-d: ho was asked to suggest a nice, quiet place for its location.
Source suggested BAD TOELZ, approx 50 km SOUTH of MUNICH.
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