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GERMANY
HITLER
rpt May 15, 1943
Has signed a decree publiE-,hed in the German gazette which conti-
nues his tenure as supreme dicte,tor indefinitely; these! powers
were granted Hitler he. law o
wee by t of march 21+, 1933 which expired
May 104 the decree must be rubber stampeu by the Reichsta wh
is expected to meet soon rat Hitler's call for that pur g i~
pose.
AP, London, May 15, 1943
New York Time.,-,, May 16, 1943, p. 1
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G1~111'J1Y rpt May 21, 1943
I I TL:-11'
his inner cirdle ncr, consist; of RUPPFF, "'B RG, F{lhrer, [sicj
LEY, SPEER, BOP-40T , 7OLFF, GOEBBELS, and C'TtI? G, despite
diff erencr to these may be added Philip llnujL R the head
of the F{lhrr~r' ``Civil Cabinet, 0vho8q; prestige is increasing;;
Goebbe1s,,, -"'^lff, and }II'I' LEF. are the "fight to the, bitter er i"
members of th=_s circle.
Re1ia;:: source
#3115
OSS (State Department), Pern, i.iay 1943
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GER11 IIY
H1TLI-,R
rn t v 7, 19' 3
Is more and more ?
not
1Trt ry recent
'1lla ac;ceis to him; KLITI,L Zz~IT''L~"' nn.--?
,
111" J 1L',p , r i~nar i 1. h and
p .T omnri.~e t ni,e ..rho s1rroun'I
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O'S (State ;Prartmer.t ), Bern, 'Tay 27, 1943
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GERMANY rpt Juno 12, 1943
HIT!.,':R
Is hoping through HORTHY (HUNGAuRY) to, crush the 'Hungarian
traitors' does not a llow., any gathering together of important
German leaders for general staff plaining; reports by commanders
of the various sectors are made to him and'hi4ersonal organiza-
tion, which consists of JODL and KEITEL, both thoroughly 'in-
competent; ZEITZLER, who is second rate, does some coordinating
on the Eastern Front; the best Germans generals are von KLUGE
and MANSTEIN, but none of th+~generals have the political courage
to force a change in the at,ove situation.
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OSS (State Department), Bern, June 12, 1943
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rpt June 28, 1943
rRy
Is again on the Russian front-
after a long stay at Rerchtesgad
en.
OSS #18919, S*ockholm, June 28, 943
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GERMANY
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GERM ANY
HITLF,H
A plot to assassinate him wac foiled when three officers were
arrested on their way to commit the murder; a von ARNIM was on
of the meta; it is rumored th Lt General von WITZLTf3EN was also
among them; the officers stated that no one else knew of the
plot / 8bfnds most of his time at his residence at Obersalzbur "
g?
OSS #18381, Berri, Juip 28, 1943
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HITLER
#J+V V uI 1i #74
Martin BORMAN (q. v.) is now his closest companion / does not
really want peace with the Ri ww a i ans .
German indus trialis t
OSS #19118, St ockholm, July 1, 1943
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rpt "duly ,19,
Is now living near Salzburg, at, Fuechl, according to Hunga
diplomats in Stockholm; this agrees with the ear
that he bier repa~te
,s not permitted by wh1s doctors to,rstay at Berghof where
the altitude is too great.
OSS #1 3, Stockholm, Jul' 19, 3.943
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rpt July 27, 1943
IITL;?R
Is no longer directing military affairs actively; a triunvi
headed by von FR~i'JC~jIT rate,
pis row responsible; I:_arsllal von KLEIST
is another rienberk; source coul :N not. name, the `third.
Journalist to unnaned source
CIS # 2024B, He Is inki, July 27, 1943
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The kussian L e g in ;tockhn1- has ,':r'ar,? from a source ..Ihich
it ccnsHer=; trustworthy hat, cr is in a hip~h 1y nervous
state and that he has I men shut; 'i;; -;.n his roil w th nurses and
nerve snecialists hcverin,r over h>>;.
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HITLER
rpt August 6, 1943
His insanity is again being noised abroad; it is said that he
is allowed to hear only good news as his temperament is mercurial
his influence on military decisions is now quite small; he
stays at Berohtesgaden except when he appears suddenly at
Karin Hall or at headquarters / on the airfields near Munich
and Berlin, planes are kept in ocaistant readiness to permit
Hitler and other leaders to flee at a moment's notice;
fuel transported in accompanying ;lanes, it should be possible
to reach territory controlled by the
Ja
anese with
p
only one intermediate stop.
Responsible Germans who have been viniting in Switzerland
OSS #20769, Bern, August 6, 1943
8 oh details vs W ~ a..
it1s as the p lanes^are prepared to res a Hitler and
sang will need Xrob
ds6~b1s9 fern ~, oration.
, ugust 6, 1943
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Gin
HITLER
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rpt August 7, 194
Held a ' perma,nen t s,s s sioii ' at his field HQ which war attended by
KEITEL, ii1!Z, NILCU, ZEITZLER, JODL, 'FEER, RIBBELTROF GOEB-
GELS, HIS,, and GORING. '
Telephone from Bern, August 7, 1943
New York Times, August 8, 1943, p. 1
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His Popularity is no.'? -one;
Ital~t~ns ~1 d : us ~clini.
rp ,, iw7tis t 7,
Pors.~r. of re,Jrtjl nati^ra1 itv hari.mr ert , to the hires+ cir^1ev
in L,,r in rlo -,*:us arrived it 3 r.: rorl central '.urope and
JP rrnan:,r
,0771, 'ern,, iurust 7, 19'3
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GENIM
HITLER
S-a
rpt August T. 1943.
Us been pushed out of the way; the Generals are now in o
of Germany; they wish to make pei oe with Russia o
hin
they can do so; they give as reatuons: 1) that ' and they think
e~autstsd, despite ~ _ _ ~ ) Russia is now
her on the sui, face strength, 2) that STALIN
is much annoyed at the failure o!' the Anglo?Amlerioans to offset
set
pressure in Rumania / the Russian and German General
Staffs are now in 'teohnicai contact'; no negotiations
progress at this moment, but contact can easily made a are t the
right time. e
A friend of a diplomat whose country is German occupied
088 #20779, Stockholm, August 7, 1941'5
bove diplomat is a serious person and he thinks there is som~a?,
'tnginthis*
0 ~b779, stockhpl,, August 7, ; 943,
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GERMANY
HITLER
S-3
rpt August 11, 1943
0
v
e, wants a desperate defense first / attending
these conversations, which were not dominated by Hitler's leader.
ship, as has formerly been the cases were: HIMMLEP, D5NITZ, von
RUNDSTEDT, CHRI STENSEN, LOHR, FALKENHORST, and others.
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ns d ordp
have + been given for a retreat in the East to Du
Dnieper;
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Hitler howe
Recent conversaticns held at his headquarters were full of
gloolni, spoke monotonously, without his usual brashiness;
everyone present felt that he would prefer a soldier's death
because he is well aware now that Germany cannot hold out much
longer; it is expected that he will assume command personally
around Kharkov and that he will unite all fighting there under
his` leadership in an effort to prevent encir
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Contacts (B-2) of Munich, August 11,, 1943
O S,;i1395, Bern, August 21, 1943
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GERMANY 6 rpt August 17, 1943
HITLER
Ordered all mail from German, prisoners in Russia destroyed;
wanted the German populace to believe that the Rustsians had 1
slain, their prisoners and in. this way to stiffen fighting resis.-
tOnce against the Red Army. (Source had not heard this
report prevtous ly )
(B-3)
OSS #21182, Bern, August 17, 1943
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GERMANY
HITLER
F
prior to August 28, 1943
Source was told that Hitler arrived in Kharkov during the
last phase of the battle that preceded the city's fall
August 2$, 1943; he ordered the men to hold the ci oa
cost, but even his presence failed to improve their rY o any
and they were finally forced ?i~o yield before morale
ham-
mer blows Nazi prisoners frF~ ue the hus:~ian uand even officers hive been heard to say this recently.
Shapiro, with the Red Arn4r on Stes;pe front, Se tember
New York Times? September 6, 1943, p. 4 p 4, 1943
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fiITTENFFLD, Gen. ERIC
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HITTER, Dt. General
Has reoently been promoted front major general.
Parlser Zeituna, April 2, 1943
Press Survey
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GL WA"
Apri 1 Is 1943
HITZELD, McLj. General
His promotion from colonel was effective April 1, 1943.
State Department plain cable, Be ran, J-pri l 30.
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1943
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GERMANY
ROH, FRITZ
111^9,?I
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GERMANY`-- Ju',y 1, 1943
HOCHBAUM, Lt. General
His promotion from maj. general berme e~'fective July 1, 1943.
FCC, Daily Report, August 4, 1943
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GERMANY
HOCHBAUM,j Lt. General FRIEDRICF
rpt Septembers 2, 1943
Commander of an infantry division / recently awarded the Kni htf s
Cross of the Iron Cross by Hitler.
Berlin radio
FCC, Daily Report, September 2, 11-9143
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GER Y
MOCKER, Lt. General
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November 1, 1942
His pr amotion to Lt. General
effective November 1, 1942.
Deutsche All, me no Zeit
aeepar ?men a n a e, Bern, December 8, 1942
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HOMER, Lt. Genera],
His promotion from Major General
to Lt. General effective January
1, 1943.
January 1, 1943
State.Department Plain Cale f84:1, Bern, February 5, 1943
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HOF 'R , SW:R11R
Recently Raid: tGau.iger by the rvne of the [Todt long?rargeJ
bn.ttery suns, the Island of u-ritain lies within its r;rnsp.
Berlin radio, May 1b, 143
FCC, Dai.l!r R"nort, Mn.y 17, 1943
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rpt L a, 15, 1943
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(Source left Germny 14 Feb. .L ~4i)
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Deoumber 1. 1942
GERMANY
HOFF'MA! N, Major General Dr. HEINRICH
His promotion to vM&.1or General
effective December 1, 1942.
Deutsche Allgemeine eitun.
h` a e Departmen `teaZn a e, Bern, December 8, 1942
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GI~RMANY -
April 1, . 1843
ROFFMANN, Rear Admiral KARL
his promotion fro n aaptaiz was offevtiv
e April 1, 194.
State Depd,rtment plain cable, Bern,,,ril
Ap 30, 1943
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GERMANY April 1, 1943
HOFFIMAN, Vice Admiral KURT
His promotion from roar admiral mike effective April 1, 1943.
State Department; plain cable, F-:;-n, April 30, 1943
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GEM MY July 1, 1443
HOFFMANN, Lt. General KURT
ilia promotion From !ut rrenerai 'became Affective July 1, 1943.
FCC, Daily Rti;-)ort, Aui ust 4, 1943
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HOFFMAN, L.
Deputy gauleiter of Dortmund,
rpt June 30, 1943
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GEJiWLANY
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HOP'FXANN 9 .)TTO
rpt April 17, 1943
`Chief of the S.Q. Office for Race and Settlement.
FCC. PSIS-2, April 17, 1943
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GE1NT
ROFFMArnI, General OTTO
rpt June 19, 1948
Recently promoted from it. general to general of the B.S.
'Berlin radio, June 19, 1943
'FCC, Daily Report, June 21, 1943
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Middle-aged sculptress; for e, while involved in a hot
with SC~iACHT af#air~
(q.v., G3Rf ANY ), and was superseded secretaries; to appease her be pushed her artistic by one o his
career; saint her to France to represent and d Politick!
was only outsider Present at Windsor ~German modern art; she
(see Bahamas) weddin1*,;
Switzerland refused her a visa until She was empowered to re-
present German business firms there; now carries on pro agand
ands: probatily espionage; probably does this more for mone~ a
prestige than patriotism, y and
rot February 1941
CSS, New York, Sz r ri d Schultz, October 14, 1942
(Source left Germany in February 1941)
Cl : 1981
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Berlin representative of Krurp / arrived in Ankara with instruoa.
tions for the Krunns T repro-sentatives there,' Vc 91alka, to Pa.' the
eanit, 1 levy 'h it also to aisE~ the price of all deliveries by
,ei .
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Well-placed source, reliability uriknovn
B, Istanbul, '1arch 30, 1943
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