GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMED AT …No. 5. Miscellaneous German Records Collection (Part I)...

GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMED AT ALEXANDRIA, VA,

No. 5. Miscellaneous German Records Collection (Part I)

The Na t iona l A r c h i v e sNa t iona l A r c h i v e s and R e c o r d s Serv ice

G e n e r a l Serv ices A d m i n i s t r a t i o n

Wash ing ton : 1958

This finding aid, prepared under the direction of the Committee fer the Study•f War Documents of the American Historical Association, has been reproduced by theNational Archives as part of its program of facilitating the use of records in itscustody*

The microfilm described in this list has been deposited In the National Archivesby the American Historical Association and may be identified as Microcopy No. T-8iuIt may be consulted at the National Archives. A price list appears on the last page.Those desiring to purchase microfilm should -write to the Exhibits and PublicationsBranch, National Archives, Washington 25, D. C.

AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

COM"ITT3E POH THE STUDY OF WAR DOCUMWTS

GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMS!) AT AL XAi-IDRIA, VA.

No. 5» Miscellaneous German Records Colloction (Part I)

THE AMERICA!* HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (AHA)COMMITTEE FOR THS STUDY 0? WAR DOCUMENTS

GUIDES TO GERMhH K2CORDS MldtOFILKSD AT ALEXANDRIA, VA.

This is part of a series of guides prepared by the American Historical Association listing records microfilmed at Alexandria by theAmerican Historical Association Microfilming Project.

An American Committee for the Study of the War Documents was established in 1955 as e private group of scholars interested it documentaryresearch and especially in the microfilming of records of foreign offigin kept in American depositories. In 1956 the American Committee becamea committee of the American Historical Association. Its present Chairman (195 ) is Professor Oron J. Hale, University of Virginia, whs» was pre-ceded by Dean Reginald H. Phelps, Harvard University, and Professor I$rnn K. Case of the University of Pennsylvania. An initial Ford Foundationgrant and additional funds provided by the Old Dominion Foundation enabled the Committee to undertake t&e cataloguing and Microfilming of declas-sified German records in the custody of the World War II Records Division of the National Archives (previously TAGO, Departmental Records Branch,more recently Military Records Branch, Federal Records Center, Region 3» General Services Administration) at Alexandria, Virginia.

he plans for screening and microfilming of these materials were prepared by a Subcommittee on Microfilming under the Chairmanship to theend of 1956 of Professor S. Malcolm Carroll, Duke University, and his successor, Dr. Fritz T» Epstein, The Library of Congress, Professor G~r-hard L. Weinberg of the University of Kentucky directed the microfilming team in Alexandria in 1956/57 which is now under the supervision ofDr. Dagmar Horna Ferman. «

The jresent guide is a collection of descriptions of record* groups filmed by the Microfilming Project of the AHA Committee, because theproject is not yet complete, this guide will appear in installments.

The American Historical Association expresses its appreciation for the cooperation given to its Committee for the Study of Warby the staffs of the WbpM Wbr II Records Division, tfce National Archives, and the U. G. Department of the Army.

WS&s&ington, B.C., July 195g Dr. Boyd C, ShaferExecutive Secretary, AHA

P R E F A C E

This Guide is one of a series of finding aids describing those declassified seized German records deposited at the Milit r;- Records Branch,Federal Records Center, Region 3» General Services Administration, that have "been microfilmed "by the Microfilming Project of the American Commit-tee for the Study of War Documents (now the Committee for the Study of War Documents of the American Historical Association). Tne Guide containsthe text of data sheets identifying records filmed, A copy of the data sheet has been filmed as a target sheet at the beginning of each roll offilm.

The Guide covers 28 rolls of film of records from a record group containing a vide variety of documents organized according to a subjectscheme, generally without regard to provenance. The group includes materials pertaining to the activities of leading National Socialist offi-cials, to the opposition against Hitler, the German administration of Austria, and other subjects. Other parts of this record grou..; will befilmed at a later date.

The terms "Serial" end "Roll" in this Guide refer to the sequence of the film. Ihe "Item" number is the identification symbol on the origi-nal folder within the captured records collection. "Provenance11 indicates, inhere ascertsinable, the arcuival origin of the documei?ts whose de-scription follows. The symbol "FT" means that the folder has been filmed throughout, the symbol "ITS11 denotes that the folder has Leen filmedselectively. "1st Frame" gives the frame number of the first page of the folder. Every exposure has been given a frame number consecutivelythroughout the filming operation. The "Hotes" provide a general idea of the nature of the materials but should be taken as hints* not completedescriptions. V/hen the German file number could be ascertained, it has been included. The nature of the records filmed makes it necessary forresearchers to check the whole guide since no index has been prepared.

The original records are located in the War Records Division II, National Archives (previously Military Records Branch, Federal RecordCenter, Region III, General Services Administration) under Record Group lOUg, The microfilms are deposited in the Fational Archives, Washing-ton 25. D.C., as microcopy Fo. T-SU and should be requested by adding to "T-gUn the roll numbers.

Gerhard L. Weinberg, 1957

Serial Roll Provenance Item Filmed 1st frame Notes

1 1-3 Amtsgericht MOnchen (?) EAP 105/7, FTEnvelopes A-B

3

4

4

4

5 4

6 4

7 4

8 4

9 4

10 5

Adolf Hitler, Sekretar Hitler Let- FTters Folder 1

Hitler Let- FTters Folder 2Hitler Let- FTters Folder 3

Hitler Let- FTters Folder 4

Hitler Let- FTters Folder 5

Hitler Let- FTters Folders6, 7

Hitler Let- FTters, Folder 8

Hitler Let- FTters, Folder 9Hitler Let- FTters, Folder10

1 Verbatim record of court proceedings, Hauptverhahdlurig gegen Hitler undGen. wegen Hochverrates, 26 Februar 1924 - 1 April 1924. The record is com-plete, including those sessions or parts of session from which the publicwas excluded. Each Verhandlungstag has its own transcript. A partial index*indicating interrogations of defendants and witnesses, will be found onframes: 2165 - 2166. The final pleadings and judgments follow.

2917 Lists, registering Ein- und Ausl&ufe with postage costs. Einlaufe Sept,,Oct., 1923; AuslSufe 1 June - 31 Oct., 1923. Contains addresses, but verylittle on contents.

2942 Correspondence with Hitler, July - Oct. 1923, handled by his Secretariat.The outgoing correspondence is signed by Laubeck.

2963 The bulk of this material appears to be a pencil draft of a register ofcorrespondence handled by Hitler's secretariat in 1922 and 1923- At the endof the folder are the following items: a letter, dated 6.5-36, on a camou-flage invention; a picture of a man with the written note "Papa, 1870" onthe back; a Meldezettel of Alois Hitler of 4-5 May, 1892; an unidentifiedgroup photo; and a letter by Dr. Eduard Htoer, Hitler's former history pro-fessor in Linz, about Hitler and the professor's deposition for 1he 1924trial, the letter is dated 28 April 1935.

3031 3 items, Oct. - Nov 1923 requesting funds and support. Interesting forsources of members (1/2 ex-communist in one case), relations with Reichswehr,and Erhardt Brigade.

3042 Incoming correspondence September 1923. Letters from a variety of indi-viduals and nationalistic organizations. Included is material on the inter-

• . nal problems of the Nazi Party in both Germany and Austria.3333 Inc-oning correspondence handled by Hitler's secretariat in Oct. 2923? one

folder Dringender Einlauf, the other Nicht Eiloider Einlauf. Included ismaterial on the Kampfbund, various nationalistic organizations, and the in-ternal problems of the Nazi Party in Germany and Austria. Also, some localnewspapers. (Frame numbers not consecutive in this folder.)

3704 Various incoming correspondence, early November 1923. Included is anNSDAP official photostat of a letter of Houston S. Chamberlain to Hitler of7 October 1923, hailing Hitler in exultation.

3756 Incoming correspondence handled by Hitler's secretariat in August 1923•See frame: 3827 for information on the Nazi Party in Austria.

3943 A collection of memoranda and documents submitted to Hitler »s secretariat,January - September 1923, arranged chronologically. A list of the contentsmaybe found on frame: 3845. The documaits deal with the internal problemsof the Nazi Party in Germany and Austria, other nationalistic organizations,proposals of various kinds submitted to Hitler, information on current

Serial Roll Provenan ce Item Filmed 1st frame Notes

Adolf Hitler, Sekretar

13

Hitler Letters, FTFolder 11

Hitler Letters, FTFolders 12, 13

Hitler Letters, FTFolder H

14 5

15 6



16 Hitler Letters, FTFolder 19

Frames: 4337 - 4338

Frames:Frames:

4409 - 44104432 - 4433

Frames: 4442 - 4449

political problems, and intelligence on political organizations and individ-uals opposed to the Nazis.

4168 Four memoranda, submitted to Hitler's office in October 1923, and a letterof Dr. Klotz of 2 Oct. 1923, concerning his differences with Streicher. Thememoranda deal with the current political situation in Germany and the activ-ity of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Vaterlandischer KampfverbSnde.

Miscellaneous Eingange November 1922 - November 1923. Party matters, sug-gestions. Issue No. 2 (Nov. 1923) of Deutschlards Rettung. See frames: 4262and 4263 for relations Hitler-Sauerbruch.

Highly important folder of correspondence addressed to Hitler, 1920-1923,dealing with the internal problems of the Party and the current politicalsituation in Germany. Especially interesting are the following items:

on the financial status of the Vttlkische Beobachterin Oct. 1920.on the Dutch minister Jan D. Domela.on the founding of the Deutschvttlkische Freiheitsparteiby Wulle, Il.d.R.draft constitution for an NSDA.P Ortsgruppe by Esser.

(The foregoing is not a complete list.)4481 Correspondence addressed to Hitler, much of it birthday congratulations,

in 1923. Included are some items on the Vdlkische Beobachter and internalParty problems.

4779 Miscellaneous correspondence addressed to Hitler, May and June, 1923*Material concerning the organizations, finances, and internal problems ofthe Party, legal cases in vhich it was involved, and the current politicalsituation in Germany. Among the many items of interest, the following mayserve as samples;Frame: 4897 letter on the Heller case^!5 May 1923, concerning Hitler's

alleged financing by the French.Frame: 4936 Letter 23 May 1923 by Ltttgebrttne.Frames: 5104 - 5106 ff. Offer 19 June 1923 of J. Schwartz to go on sabotage

mission into the fiuhr area.Frames: 5H8 - 5127 Letters from the Nordic Aryan Federation of Portland,

Oregon, 23 June 1923.(the foregoing is not a complete list.)

5161 Some most interesting material on the VGlkische Beobachter, including theAuflage-Statistik 1921 - 1922. Refusal of the Generalstaatskommissar, 9 Oct-ober 1923>to move against the Bayerische Kurier because of attacks onScheubner-Rienter as requested by Hitler. Ltlderitzbuchter Zeitung for 6 and7 November 1923. Some other material of the same period.


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18

Adolf Hitler, Sekretflr Hitler Letters, FT 5186Folder 20;

Reichsmarschall des SAP 104/1 FT 5249Grossdeutschen Reiches,Stabsamt, Abtetlung I

Miscellaneous letters addressed to Hitler, Sept. 1923. The last item con-tains some astrological predictions.

A folder from the files of Minis tor ialrst Dr. G&rnnert, PersBnlicherReferent, chief of Abteilung I of the Stabsamt. The folder contains a widevariety of documaits, many of the highest importance, dealing with all as-pects of Goeringfs activities in the period September 1942 - January 1943.Among the topics covered by documents scattered through the files the fol-lowing are included: exploitation of the occupied territories in East andWest furope; German oil needs and supplies; the management of Carinhalljpersonnel questions; appointment lists and lists of documents submitted toGoering; travel arrangements for Goering; purchases for Goeringfs offices orhimself; black market operations in the occupied territories; inventions sub-mitted to Goering; relations with Germany's satellites; rationing problems;Ordensverieihungen; partisans in the German-occupied parts of the USSR; pro-fessorial appointments; and many others. The following may serve as samplesof the contents:Frame: 5257 The signature is Martin Bormann's.Frames: 528B - 5289 Appointment of SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Mttller about Schulze-

Boysen (Rote Kapelle); likewise, frames: 5301 - 5303.Signature is Warlimont's.

5422 involving Goering»s positions as Reichstagsprasident.Letter of Gauleiter Burckel, 11 Sept. 1942, requestingflak for Lorraine.On the oil situation.on Schirach's troubles with Landesbauernftlhrer Reithaler.

for answer, 27 Sept. 1942, to Hitler's request for details onan oil refinery with annual capacity of 2 million tons*

Frames: 5504 - 5518 on plans for evacuating Russians and Ukranians from theCrimea with a protest by General Thomas.

Frames: 5605 - 5637 Stenographischer Bericht Uber die (Ositzung, 10 July1942, geheime Reichssache.

Frames: 5639 - 5645 Funkfs report on his trip to Budapest and Bukarest,geheime Reichssache.

Frames: 566! - 5699 Stenographischer Bericht tiber die Slbesprechung, 21 No-vember 1942,geheime Reichssache.

frames: 5723 - 5728 11 August 1942, Notizen aus der Gauleiterbesprechungzum Ftthrervortrag.

Frames: 5790 - 5797 September 1942, Streitverfahren zwiscbsn dem Reichs-amtsleiter Peiper und dem HeichSzahnflrztefiDirer Stuck.

Frame: 5352Note: FrameBarnes: 5312 - 5314

Frames: 5433 - 5437Frames: 5465 - 5471Frame: 5472


19 7 Stabsamt Goering EAP 104/2

20 7-8 Reichsmarschall desGrossdeut s chenReiches, Stabsamt,Abteilung I

EAP 104/3

Frames: 5900 - 5902 21 September 1942, report of Harajanz in the Reichs-ministerium fur Wissenschaft, Erziehung und Volksbildung aboutthe official career of Dr. Walter Funk, President des Reichs-iristitutes fttr die Geschichte des neuen Deutschlands.

Frame: 5822 11 August 1942, Bor-mann's plans for the future of the GeneralGouvernement.

Frames: 6008 - 6012 Organisationsplan des Stabsamtes des Reichsmarschallsdes Grossdeutschen Reiches.

(This is not a complete list.)FT 6074 File of SA Oberfuhrer Gbrnnert of Goering's Stabsamt for 1938-1939. Con-

tains documents on a variety of problems related to Goering's various duties.Included is information on the following: Voluminous correspondence on thetroubles of the firm C.&A. Brenninkmeyer and a related dispute betweenGoering and Gauleiter Muschmann about ine firm fs Leipzig branch. The sig-nature on frame: 6210 is Herbert Rienter's, Material on the StandarteFeldherrnhalle and its component units. Administrative problems of the Ger-man air force and anti-aircraft defenses. Some items on the Spanish CivilWar. Frames: 6322 - 6327 9 a memorandum ttber deri Wirtscha ft lichen Wieder-anschluss Luxemburgs an die deutsche Wirtschaft. Material on the conflictsbetween the Deutsche Arbeitsfront and the Reichshandwerkftthrer, (Schramm).Material on foreign exchange problems, partial larly in the cases of Fried-rich Schenck and Helge Rosw&rge.

FT 6607 A folder from the files of Dr. Gbmnert, head of Abteilung I of the Stabs-amt, for 1942. Contains scattered material on a wide variety of subjects re-lated to Goering's various offices. Included is material on the famous res-taurant Horcher, appeals of individuals to Goering for help, inventions, dec-orations, purchases for Goering, the Reichsforschungsrat, customs, regula-tions and violations, food production, the Behring Institut zur Gewinnungvon Fleckfieberimpfstoffen in Lemberg, economic exploitation of the occupiedterritories, Arbeitseinsatz, land grants through the Reichskommissar fttr dieFestigung deutschen Volkstums, and Carinhall. The following items are par-ticularly important:

on the Grozny oil fields.on the case of Dr, Grilndel, connected with the Goebbels

FramesFrames

Continued

FramesFrames

Frames

6627 - 66316696 - 6701

boycott6703 - 67486785 - 6788

on Treuhandverwaltung in the occupied territories.letter of Gauleiter Kaufmann to Goering/4 Sept. 1942

on his troubles with the Ober finanzprfisident Hamburg and theconfiscations of Jewish property and homes.

6874 - 6904 Reports on Lorraine, 13 July and 16 September 1942.


Relchsmarschall des Gross-deutschen Seiches, Stabs-amt, Abteilung I

21 8

22 3-9 EAP 104/5

Frames: 7009 - 7010 on Sonderbattalion der Waffen-SS Kttnsberg.Frames: 7140 - 7155 report of OKW, Ausl. Abw. Abt. I, Sonderkommando Dora

on Sttdlybien- und Tibestieinsatz, 20 June to 14 Dec. 1942.Frames: 7215 - 7217 Himmler to Goering«29 July 1^42 j requesting support

for his proposal to Hitler for the execution of Otto Schmidt,the main "witness" in the Fritsch case. Very interestingmarginal comment, followed by initial which is probablyGoering's: "Der sollte ja schon langst erschossen werden!"

Frames: 7250 - 7253 the case of Generalkommissar Klemm, Shitomir.(This is not a complete list.)

FT 7542 A folder from the files of Dr. Gttrimert, head of Abteilung I of the Stabs-amt, 1942. Contains a large variety of documents dealing with all aspectsof Goering's activities, including the following: Decorations, congratula-tions, schedules of visits, conferences and trips, the Feldherrahalle Bat-talion of the air force, economic exploitation of the occupied territories,the oil problem, generators, Carinhall, research and inventions, manpowerproblems, rationing, lists of documents submitted to Goering, notes forGoering's conferences with Hitler, the munitions industry, transportation,synthetic rubber, Arbeitseinsatz, the Zentrale Planing im Vierjahresplan,problems of foreign exchange, price control. Note the following items:Frames: 7569 and 7997 about a letter from Fritz Thyssen.Frame: 7687 Note of Gttrnnert of 24 July 1942 on trouble with the Schwarze

Korps.Frame: 7726 The Professor Nikuradse mentioned publi^ied his works under

the pseudonym "A. Sanders."FraiP.es: 7888 - 7891 31 July 1942, Notiz for Goering for the Gauleitertagung

of 5 August 1942.Frames: 8029 - 8036 relations Goering-Bouhler.(This is not a complete list.)

FT 8274 Folder from the files of Dr. G6rnnert, head of Abteilung I of the Stabs-amt. Primarily for 1942, scattered items for 1941. Contains a wide varietyof materials* among subjects covered: Arts and other purchases for Goering,price control, suggested music for the Geiman air force, Carinhall, oilproblems, correspondence concerning pardons, transportation, purchases andbills of various kinds, economic exploitation of occupied territories,

' , Goering's trains. Note the following items:Frames: 8320 - 8321 relations Goering-Bormann 24 my 1942.Frame: 8336 Goering to Darre, 24 May 1942 on the latter's position.

Continued

Serial Roll Provenance Item Filmed 1st frame Notes 6

Frames: 8344 - 8349 draft 11 June 1942 of letter Goering to Mussoliniconcerning German-Italian economic relations.

Frame: 8408 draft of letter Goering to Himmler on Sonderbattalion derWaffen-SS, KUnsberg.

frames: 8448 - 8455 interesting case of Sippenforschung.frames: 8721 - 8725 a list of Ahnenerbe publications.Frames: 8796 - 8800 complaints about the situation in the Reichsbahn,

9 March 1942.Frames: 8804 - 8806 minor documents concerning the relations Goering-

Dahlerus, 1939 and 1942.(This is not a complete list.)

23 9 Hitter von Epp EAP l-e-16/1 FT 9099 Pfeterial from Epp's file in two parts. The first is a collection ofletters, 1933 - 1944? containing birthday congratulations and similarmessages. The second is political material from the period 1930 - 1932when Epp was the expert for military questions of the Nazi Party group inthe Reichstag. Included is information on the organization of the Reichs-wehiministerium, a list of "Schwarze Betriebe" making military supplies,internal problems, political, of the Reichswehr. correspondence with Ham-merstein in connection witii the latterfs letter to all active and retiredgenerals about criticism of Germany's military command, material on Grbner,clippings and documents on problems of the Reichswehr 1930 - 1931 such asthe Prozess Scheringer-Ludin, an exchange with Schleicher about Communistinfiltration of the Reichswehr, and material on the careers of Schleicherand Grttaer.Frame: 9229 on Dttsterberg is presumably related to the discussion of D. fs

descent at the time of his candidacy for the presidency.Frames: 9302 - 9304 contain information on Germany's secret military re-

lations with Russia.(This is not a complete list.)

24 9 EAP l-e-16/2 FT 9359 A series of numbered items from the Epp papers. The most important arelisted below:Item: 24 frames: 9361 - 9478 Bundesordnung and description of the Bund

Deutsches Vaterland.Item: 23 Frames: 9379 - 9393 Reichsflagge, Landesverband Bayern, with

organizational chart.Item: 22 Frames: 9394 - 9401| Diary, Chef des Generalstabes des Peldheeres,

0,1s Nr. 66/19 gen. op. (Schleicher) on important events 10 Nov.1918 - 16 Jan. 1920.

Item: 21 Frames: 9405 - 9408 Heine Erlebnisse am 9-11-1918 im Gr. H. Qu.Continued


Hitter von Epp

25 10 EAP l-e-16/3 FT 9695

Continued

written from memory on 14 Sept 1919 by Major Beck (later Chief ofthe German General Staff), cf. item 16.

Item: 20 Frames: 9409 - 9419 Material on the "purging" of Furst Wredeand others from the Bayer. Militar Max Joseph Orden, 1926.

Item: 19 - 15, Frames: 9420-9472 and items 11-B Frames: 9483-9524 arecopies of various documents dealing with the abdication of theKaiser and the later political disputes about this. Should bechecked against Kuno Graf von Westarp's Das Ende der Monarchic!EL 9. November 1918. Included are some highly interesting copiesof Hocuments, some from the Reichsarchiv.

Item: 12 Frames: 9479 - 9482 Letter Schleicher to Eppj7 June 1930,en-closing Geheim-Erlass of 30 April 1930 on Fall Scheringer-Ludin-Wendt.

Item: 11 Frames: 9483 - 9490 Copies of seven leaflets issued by theSoldatenrat with the OHL, inspired by the Section Is (Schleicher).

Item: 7 Frames: 9525 - 9545 Highly interesting memorandum of Grcner.,17 June 1919>on the military situation if Germany should refuse tosign the Treaty of Versailles.

Item: 6 Frames: 9547 - 9567 Miscellaneous clippings and issues of theWehrkreisverordnungsblatt of WK I in connection with the KappPutsch.

Item: 5 frames: 9568 - 9585 Most interesting collection of material onthe Kapp Putsch and the relations between Berlin and WK I duringthe critical days.

Item: 4 Frames: 9586 - 9618 A group of memoranda on the aims and prob-lems and programs of various nationalistic organizations, ca. 1921.

Item: 3 Frames: 9619 - 9639 Correspondence between Graf TBrring andFlirst Wrede on differences with Ludendorff and the Milit&r MaxJoseph Orden, 1927 - 1929.

Items 2 and 1: Frames: 9640 - 9694 Exchanges of birthday greetings betweenEpp and Hitler and Epp and Goer ing; copy of Epp!s appointment asReichstadthalter in Bavaria? an I.O.U. of Dietrich Eckardt of 17Dec. 1920 to Epp for 60,000 Mark.

Folder «f material on "eigene KSmpfe" of Ritter von Epp. Included isdocumentation on the following subjects: Epp's suit in 1920 against Geislerfor an attack in the SPD press. Epp's position in the Reichswehr in Bavaria $disputes concerning his loan of 60,000 Mark to Dietrich Eckardt (see Serial:24, Frame: 9692); discussion of the incident; Epp's claim that the money hasbeen repaid. Epp's retirement from the Reichswehr in 1923 (material at sev-eral points in the folder).


26 10 SAP l-e-16/4 FT

27 R18 Staatspolizeistelle, EAP 107/1Wien, Abteilung II B

28 R18

29 13

EAP 107/2

Reichskommissar ftlr EAP 106/1die WiedervereinigungOsterreichs rait demDeutschen Reich

Continued

Epp*s order endorsing some issues of the Heimatlandbrief and the furor whichresulted when this order leaked out; Seekt's reprimand; and the later publi-cation of news of the reprimand; USPD contacts in the Reichswehr. Varioustroubles and machinations of Epp in 1923., including his and Gtirtner's effortto sabotage the 1923 investigation of the Organization C /consul/. (Someduplicates have been omitted from the filming.) ~"

9916 Material on various nationalistic organizations in the 1919-1924 period;secret rearmament; the Freikorps; Oberland; Zeller; the NSDAP; Bund Bludier;R&hm's troubles; Freie Bauern- und B&rgerwehr; Zeitfreiwilligenkorps Milnchen;correspondence with the J.F. Lehmanns Verlag (leading publisher of books inthe fields of military affairs and Rassenkunde); the case Ludendorff —Pittinger — Rtthm (related material in the files of Wehrkreis VII); differ-ences in the nationalistic camp; material on the political situation in 1924;newspaper clippings: material on the Hitler trial; draft of letter toSchleicher (see Serial: 23); letter from Count Arco to Epp, 30 Sept. 19233Hindenburgfs order (drafted by Schleicher) of 28 Nov* 1918, on the relationsof military commanders with the Arbeiter- und Soldatenra'te, frames: 10242 -10243* Added to this folder has been one stray item, a letter from SholtoDouglas to Epp, 1 Aug. 1922, with a report on the political situation inNorth Germany. Note: Frame 10243 is followed by 28371 - 28373-

FT 10464 An Schuschnigg adressierte Briefe und Karten, Sept. 1938 - Dec. 1939»Miscellaneous letters and postcards addressed to Schuschnigg in jail, send-ing good wishes, requesting autographs, and discussing politics. These itemswere intercepted by the police, and the file contains notes indicating actiontaken by the police. See frames: 10475 - 10479 for undated letter of polit-ical interest from F.W. Fttrster. "Dr. Auster" is used as the cover name forSchuschnigg.

FT 10659 Irtzliche Uhtersuchungen des Schuschnigg 9 August 1938 - 20 October 1939.Periodic reports on the health of Dr. Schuschnigg, indicating Himinler's in-terest in this question* "Dr. Auster" is used as cover name for Schuschnigg.

FT 10244 A series of folders from the files of the Reichskommissar (office ofBarth). Each folder is preceded by a short list of contents.Frames: 10246 - 10262 Retroactive opening of cases amnestied by amnesty

of the Austrian president of 16 February 1938.Frames: 10263 - 10275 Verordnung liber die Anmeldung des Vennttgens von Juden.Frames: 10276 - 10281 (July 1938, Entwurf) Gesetz zum Ausgleich von SchUden

die dem Deutschen Reich durch Juden erwachsen sind.Frames: 10282 - 10302 Reichsverteidigungsgesetz, 1938 - 1939, text and

amendments.


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31 13-14

Reichskommissar fur EAP 106/2die Wiedervereinigung6sterreichs mit demDeutschen Reich

EAP 106/3

SAP 106/4

FT 39698

FT 40088

FT 40183

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Frames: 10303 - 10353 Correspondence 1939 on the planned Reichsverweisungder Mitglieder des Hauses Hapsburg-Lothringen.

Frames: 10354 - 10376 Material on the administration of Vienna, 1938-1939.Proposed candidates for Gauleiter, Globcning, Neubacher.

Frames: 10377 - 10384 9 February 1939 information of intelligence oper-ations of the Soviet Union in Austria and Czechoslovakia.,

Frames: 10388 - 10398 Highly interesting report of Manfred Freiherr vonPawel-Ramingen about a trip to Hungary in July 1939, on which he dis-cussed the international diplomatic crisis with a series of leadingHungarian officials and military leaders, including Teleki, assistant ofDzeky, Lt. Col. von Sibrik (head of the attache section of the Honved),and the British charge.

Frames: 10399 - 10403 Relations of the Austrian Nazis with the Nazi partyof Hungary, June 1939.

Frames: 10404 - 10417 Memoranda June 1939 on the situation in Austria;primarily dealing with economic problems and the Vienna art collection.

Frames: 10418 - 10423 Suggestions of Dr. C. KGnig, 6 August 1938, con-cerning the activity of the Gestapo in Austria.

Frames: 10424 - 10428 Collection for the Adolf Hitler-Spende in Austria;letter Bormann to Bttrckel, 2 May 1938. There had been a dispute,Bormann asks for support of the Spende with reference to Hitler's finan-cial problems.

Frames: 10429 - 10436 General arrest problems, 1939.Frames: 10437 - 10453 Report of the Sicherheitspolizei, 15 my 1939, on

the Deutsche Freiheitspartei and its activities.Frames: 10454 - 10463 Uhterbringung Sehuschnigjs 1938, including appeals

in his behalf by Mrs. Schuschnigg,Folder 2, Geheime Staatspolizei, Staatspolizei-Leitstelle Wien, Tages-

rapporte, Sept. - Dec. 1938. Copies sent to the office of the Reichs-kommissar. Contain material on "Nationale Opposition," Katholische Bewegung,Juden, Presse, Party Hatters, arrest statistics, the Communist Movemoit,and other matters which came to the attention of the police.

Folder 3, beginning Frame: 40088. Same for September and October, 1939.See also Serial: 33-

Folder 4, Vienna Polizeiprasident, Preis&berwachungsstelle, "Preis-politischer Lagebericht," 17 Pfey 1940. A collection of the weekly reportsof the SD-Leitabschnitt Wien for Iferch, April, and August, 1940, togetherwith reports of the Inspekteur der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD in Wien forthe same period. These reports deal with popular attitudes, the opposition,

Serial Boll Provenance Item filmed 1st frame Notes 10

SAP 106/11

32 14- Reichskoaunissar/EAP 106/ 5•J15 fttr die ied r-

vereinigung Oster-reichs mit demDeutschen Reich(files of Barth)

FT

FT

40574

lw.532

Frame: 4l673

JBAP 106/6 41795

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propaganda, sabotage, arrests, cultural and religious questions.Folder 11, beginning frame: 40574. Material from the same series of

SD reports, September 1939~2'e'kruary 19*40.Folder 5> a series of folders from the files of the Reichskommissar.

Each folder is preceded by a short list of contents.Frame: 41535 Eriegssanitatswesen, 1939.Frame: 4lR4l Kriegsgefangene, 1939 •Frame: 41560 Spionageabwehr, 1939-1940.Frame: 4l5J9 Grenzzone, 1938.Frame: 1590 Passangelegenheit^ri, Sichtverraerkszwang, 1939-194-0.Frame: Ulo26 Vertrag zwischen Osterreieh und der Tschechoslovakei zur

Regelung der Hechtsverhfiltnisse an der Staatsgrenze, 193Frame: 41631 Behandlung von uslandern, 1939.Frerne: Ul .59 Behaadlung der Hitglieder konsularischer Vertretungen

feindlicher LSnder im HOD.-Fall, 1939.Yolks turns- und Minderheitsfragen, 1939. Concerns theSouth Tyrol and gypsies.Italienische Staatsangehdrige in der Wehrmacht, 193S.Zollabfertigung der vom Sftdosten komnenden Donau-schiffe, 19UO,Chef Sipo und SD, 10 March 1-40, ""Betreuung der Ange-hflrigen von politischen Eftftlingen und der HAftlingeselbst nach ihrer Entlassung. In the same folder is areport on tne situation in Warsaw at the "beginning ofthe Grerman occupation, written by a. former G-ermsn news-paper correspondent in Warsaw.Verwaltung de^ Stadt Wien, 1938-1939.?~onkordat in Osterreich, 193 -Katholisch-5!heologische Fakultfit in Innsbruck, Wien und£ras, 1938-1939.

Folder 6, beginning framet 41795- Continuation of the series of foldersfrom the files of Barth.

Frame: 41796 'Reichsverteidigungsreferenten, 193S-1940.Frame: 4lS13 Mob.-Fall der tfehbmacht (X-) Befehl, 1933~193S»Frame: 4lS30 forbereitung der personellen Mobilmachung in Osterreich,

193 -1940.Frame: 419&? Aashebungen zum "fehrdienst, 1933.

Frame;Frame:

Frame;

4165141693

Frarne:Frame:Frame:

417224175541764

Serial Roll Item Filmed 1st frame Notes 11

Frame: 41981

"15J6

fteichskornmissar fur HA? 106/7die WiedervereinlgungGsterreichs mit dem EAP 106/9Deutschen Reich

34

35

16

16 N3BAP, GauleitungWien, Gaurechtsamt(?); Files of RichardRiedel; ?

EAP 106/10

EAP 106/13, 14

SAP 106/16

EAP 106/15-

FT

FT

FT

FT

FT

FT

42022

42353

42996

43734

43934

43991

EAP 106/18 FT 44045

EAP 106/19 FT 44248

Frame: 419B9

Frame: 42015

Folder 7.

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Vorttbergehende Verstfi-rkung der SS-Totenkopfverbandeauf Grund der Notdienstverordnung, 1939. vBestimmungen ftir die Erg&nzung der Ersatzwehrmacht,1939.Ausriistung der Hilfs- und anderen Poliaeiforaationen,1939-1940.'

Geheime Staatspolizei, Staatscolizeileitstelle Wien, Tages-rapporte, June - September 1940. See Serial: 30.

Folder 9, beginning Frame: .42353. Same series of reports,, January-May 1940.

Folder 10, beginning Frame: 42996. Same series of reports, January -W omember, 19 39.

Folders 13 and 14. Material on the troubles of the ChorhermstiftKlostemeuburg with the Nazis, 1938-1939.

Folder 16,, beginning Frame: 43984. Reports on activities of religiousgroups in. Austria, 1)33.

Folder 15. A folder, possibly from the Gaure chtsamt of the GauleitungWien, containing a "Bestechungsliste der Phfinix," a detailed list ofalleged bribes to various Austrian personalities, organizations, and news-papers, as well as some foreigners, by the "PhOnix," presumably theAustrian insurance company by that name. The list was apparently preparedon the basis of the company's records in 1940 (see, on cover, the filemark "Nr. Ph5 303/40 ")- Also in the same folder is a draft, probablyfrom the files of the ^eichskommissar fttr die Riedervereinigung Osterreichsmit dem Deubschen :'eich, of B^ckel to OtaatssekretSr Keppler concerningthe jurisdictional disputes between B&rckel and the Vierjahresplan abouteconomic measures in Austria, probably written in 1938 or 1939.

Folder 18, beginning Frame: 44045. Four folders from the files ofRichard Riedel, 1925-19353 both during and after his term as AustrianMinister to Germany. Included is miscellaneous material on the politicalsituation in Austria; Austrian-German relations, particularly in theeconomic field; and the Zollunion scheme. Some of the material deals withRiedel!s activities as GeschS-ftsfuhrendes PrUsiclialmitglied der Csterrei-

ehischen Gruppe der Ihternationalen Hand els kammer.Folder 19, beginning Frame: 44248. A detailed memorandum with annexes

on the background of the Anschluss movement in Austria and the activitiesof the Austrian Nazi Party. The report was presumably written by a menfoerof the Austrian Schutzstaffel or Sicherheitsdienst of the faction opposedto Habidit within the Party. Date of the report may be 1938 or 1939. The

Serial Roll Filmed 1st frame Notes 12

36 .1? Heichskommissar furdie WiedervereinigungOsterreichs mit demDeutschen Reich

EAP 106/17 FT

37 R18

38 10-12

Fllhrerhauptquartier(U.S. Seventh Army,Document Center)

3AP 106/20

Hitler Min-utes

FT

39 19-20-21

Sekretar des Ftihrers SAP 105/20-34 FT

Data sheet:44324, noframe num-bers onfilm;NOTES

44325

data sheet:4449360382-61765

data sheet:44494 noframe num-bers onfilmj SEENOTES

annexes include documents on the crisis of Iferch 1933.Film prepared by the Departmental Records Branch and transferred to the

National Archives. No frame numbers on film. This folder contains corre-spondence between the Reichsstatt halter Wien and Karl Hegerle of the Aus-wartige Amt, 1938-1939, regarding a search for papers of the former Presi-dent of Austria,, Wilhelm Niklas, for a White Paper to be published on theAnschluss problem. Included are papers of Niklas dealing with the Austrianpolitical situation in the 1930 ls and Niklas *s claim for return of hisfunds. Some other materials are also included. A more detailed list ofcontents will be found at the beginning of the file*

This folder contains reports by the Konuaando der Schutapolizei. "Be-sondere Vorkomnisse," Nos. 92-154, October-December 1939. Reports on agreat variety of minor incidents such as anti-Mazi comments, finding ofleaflets, and automobile accidents.

Transcripts of the stenographic notes on the Lagebesprgchungen im Fiihrer-hauptquartier. These transcripts were prepared by the stenographers afterthe war on the basis of the fragments of the original notes that survivedthe effort to burn them early in May 1945* Included at the beginning is adescription of the nature and origin of the minutes, and a list of the 53surviving fragments. Translations of many of these minutes and other in-formation relating to them may be found in Felix Gilbert (ed.), Hit,le£Directs His War (New York, 1950).

Film prepared by the Departmental Records Branch and transferred to theNational Archives, Rles of the Sekretar des Ftihrers (Jfertin Bonnann) on.

the 20 July 1944 plot.Folders 20-28, contain the reports of the Chef Sipo und SD ( Kaltenbrunner )

on the results of investigation into the plot, 21 July-15 December 1944.The initials on the Eingangsverm.erk are Bormarm's.

Folders 29-31, contain reports on and the sentences of the V-olksgerichtshofin cases connected with the plot. In folder 31 there is also a collec-tion of telegrams sent out by the opposition in Berlin and by the Nazison July 20 and a collection of related documents,

Folder 32, contains material en the cases of Sauerbruch and Remer =Folder 33, contains miscellaneous documents relating to the plot, including

material on the security precautions of the Ftthrerhauptquartier andBoimaim'e directives to the Gauleiter in connection with the plot andits suppression.

Folder 34, contains material on the Stauffenberg family and final lettersof defendants condemned by the V oiks peri ehtshof to their families.

Serial Roll Provenance Item Filled 1st frame Notes 13

40 22 OKH, Heeresperscaialamtder

FT

• 5 NSDAP,Gauleitung Ost~Hannover

EAP 105/4

41 22 Ftihrerhauptquartier EAP 105 /19a

42 23 FT

44495

44534

EAP 105/14 FT 44543

data sheet78948^ noframe num-bers ondocuments,SEE NOTES

Folder 2. List of German general staff officers lost in the period^21 June - 15 September 1944* Lists of officers;dismissed from the armyin connection with the 20 July plot, lists of Bother officers implicatedor persona -«^lated to those implicated, and their ,fate.

Fblder 4* beg3irrvi*vg .Frame: 44534. A report by Oberstleutnant imGeneralstab Smend, 1 Augus't 1344, on. the background of the 20 July plot,in particular on the situation in the Operationsabteilung of OKH (GeneralHeusinger) and on the Chief of Staff (General Zeitzler). There are mar-ginal annotations by Jodl, these are transcribed on a page at the end ofthe folder. The document is .Initialled J /odl7 13.8. and W/arlimentJ19.8.

Folder 14, beginning Frame: 44543. A file on the 20 July plot from theHandakten of Gauleiter Teles chow of Gau Ost-Hannover. It contains the in-structions sent out by Eormannj SD reports on popular reactions to the plotand other contemporary events; and the Informationsbericht of the Reichs-propagandaamt Ost-Hannover on the 20 July.

Folder 16 (not filmed) contains photographs conrscted with the 20 Julyplot such as pictures of remnants of Stauffenbergs briefcase, explosives,and other technical items, Folder 1 (not filmed) is jag6 1 of the tele-gram "Der Flihrer ist tot" sent out on July 20 from Berlin and in Serial:38. Folder 5 (not filmed) has the transcript of the Volksgerichtshof inthe Witzleben case which has been published in fill in the Trial £f theMajor War Criminals.

i This is a record of Hitlerls daily schedule ansi appointments for theperiod 14 October 1944-28 February 1945, kept by his Kammerdiener, HeinzLinge. The original was found in the Reichskanzlei in 1945 and is inEngland> the Departmental Records Branch having a photostat. This filmhas been prepared from a negative photostat of the original, loaned forthis: purpose by the British Government, and therefore not stamped withframe numbers. FAP 105/19, not filmed, is a photostat of a transcript madeby Gerhard L. Weinberg of the water-damaged original in the National Ar-chives (HG 242) of Heinz Linge's Record of Hitla:js schedule and appoint-ments, for the period 11 August 1943-30 December 1943.

A stray item lent for filming by the British Government. Extracts from. La SS•" t!appellel Goristitu^ion d'un regiment francais fte Waffkn-SS (Paris,1943). These are typed extracts from a publication dealing with the effortsto recruit a regiment for the Waffen-SS in France.


43 ,24 Reichsstatthalter in FAP 106/8Wien; Reichskomtnissarfur die Wiederverei^&igung Osterreichsmit dem DeutschenReich (Earth files)

44 25,26

Heinrich Himmler

EAP 106/12 FT

EAP 21-b/l-5 FT

EAP 21-b/2 FT

EAP 21~b/3 FT

21~b/4 FT

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369507 Folder 8, A folder from the office of the Reichsstatthalter in Wien con-taining the texts of incoming telegrams, 1942. Most of them are of routinenature, dealing with travel permits and such questions. A part of thefolder has been filmed. It contains a few documoits of general interest anda few routine items. Among the documents are items dealing with the use ofRussian prisoners of war on the railroads and one on the negotiations withthe Italian Government about the Europ&ische Jugendverband.

369653 Folder 12 (begins frame 369653). A folder of the Reichskcmmissar on"Rlickftihrung und Bergung der Zivilbevtilkerung," 1939. This folder is ofgreat interest as it shows the preparations of the Germans for evacuatingpeople from the potential combat areas in the West beginning in May, 1939.

368784 This is a group of photostats, prepared by the 7771 Document Center, ofa series of appointment and telephone log-books of Heinrich Himmler. Thelocation of the originals is unkno-vn.

Folder 1. This folder is rr, ade up of four parts. The first is the ap-pointment register of Himmler for July-August 1937. Only a few of theentries, like the first one, are in HimmlerTs handwriting. The secondpart (begins frame 369789) is a pocket calendar for 1931 with notationsof Himmlerfs travels and appointments. The third part (begins frame 369820)is a similar calendar for 1930, and the fourth (begins frame 36985*3) is for1929.

369885 Folder 2 (begins frame 369885). This folder contains the daily registerfor the period 3 January-29 February 1944 and (beginning frame 369943)2 January-16 December 1943. These calendars contain a sheet for each dayand contain the hour-by-hour appointments, trips, etc. of Himmler, Prac-tically all the entries are in his handwriting^ the calendars were pre-sumably kept on Himmler's desk. A few of the photostats have lines drawnin colored pencil after the photostats were made. These are the linesdrawn around some of the entries.

370265 Folder 3 (begins frame 370265). Like folder 2, for the period 1 March-31 May 1944,

370360 Folder 4 (begins frame 370360), Most of this folder contains the logof Himmler' s telephone calls in the period 16 September 1941-17 August1943. It is of the highest historical importance. On a day by day andhour by hour basis, the phone calls of Himmler are listed in his own hand-writing. The entries give the time, name of person spoken to, place ofperson spoken to, and subject discussed. Apparently sheets with a heading"Telefongesprache des Reidhsftfhrers em. . ." were placed en Himmler!s desk

Serial Roll Provenance Item RLlmed 1st frame Notes 15

Heinrich Himmler

44 25, 26

45 27, Communist Party of the28 Soviet Union, Smolensk

Oblast

EAP 21-b/5 FT 370834

EAP 116154 e,*, g, h

EAP 116/155,156, 171

FT

each day, and he filled them in as he made and receiired the calls. Atthe end of the folder beginning frame 370823 are pages for 7, 10-13> and22 Karch 1938.

Folder 5 (begins frame 370834). Like folder 4, incomplete^for theperiod 21 August-23 November 1943.

See T-87, Serial 1.

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