MISCELLANEOUS 1945 SEVENTH ARMY REPORTS ON GERMANY
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~---·~;·>< Approved For Release 2004/0lf!IJ ,l ~~t j DO 1:;1 ~~pril "'" 45 _...,. S E CRE T sznNTH ARlJIY AP0 ~t:~ f~tLl ___ _ ~. Ref No SAIC/1 6 l~-9!>~415R006200030002-7 25X1A §.§Q!i!! INT~RROGATION C~T~R 758 US AR:,fi" INFORAATION QJ".;! G'i;STAPO HJ Au th: CO, SAIC Ini tl ~- ~:i"b . Date; _6 ~,pr 45 , ....................... BENSH~IM i) Iv!ETE:R, Francisc8., 40 years old. Olaiming "':.hat she now sees the treachery of the Nazis,shG is vax·y cooperative and volunteered all information. Re.ting: 0-2 Dat~ of 1:;12.".:~~ir:i_!}: Mar 45 l~te~'Jf;ator: R.'.'i • ii) METZGSR, B!leanore~ 21 years old, cooperative but Pno1Jse1"vant; she still ap- pears to have some pro·-Nazi sentiments. Rat~: 0-3 Date of fofonnation: Mar 45 In~~1:!2.8'..ator: R.·,v. iii) GA.J'!TNB::R, Anneliese, 21 yonrs old, not very obse;:va:Tc,, but fully cooperative. Rating;: B-2 ~of Information: Mar 45 1~1:!:.~1.:£.C'.'.EO.tor: R.\"i. iv) LEONH'.RD, Brna, a 22 ...yea.r old stenographer and typi.st who was very cooperative a.nd helpful. Rating: B-2 ~ of InforrtJ.11tion: Ma:r l~5 Interrogator: \4 .M.B. v) BO~, Marie Therese. A 26-year old ;;irl who claim.s to b9 a Franch citizen and who was forced to wor\c f'or the GSSTAf'O. Refusing to obey orders to be transferred to the interior of Germany upon the appr.oach of the A.nericans, she i.\lent into hid- ing and remalned behind until the arriv8.l of Merican troops. Rating: B-; Q.~ of Informatiorp Mar 4') ln:tc::irro;;;ator: vi .M.B • . Note: Sources, all employees in G'~STAPO Hq, Bs::J:TSH'!:IA, were brought to the Center for the purpose of inter:ro.:;a.tion on the shooting of American soldiers at BE!NSHEIM (See I, below). Some general infor:nation, howev.3:"• 1·ras also obtained during ;in- terrogation. All sources with tha exce)tion of Source dSI'ZG :~ agl:'eo on the following story; On 24 2.far 45, at about 2300 hours, when the arrival of' advancing American troops we.s !.m<ninent, two A.merlcc>.n soldiers were shot by the lCRLVi SE.K (Criminal Secrete,riee) STA.DTHAJ'TN and RAAF, at GESTAPO '1q, B~~WHJ:lM. .\ Polish subject ICAl,1INSEI, the jani- tor (address not kno;m) was present at the execution. None of' the sources were present, but all heard the story frc :n I<AAIN3IG the follo•.·1i11g d8.y. A Mrs SEITZ, who lives in the building of the for.ner GSSI'AFO Hq, was also p.-esont at the shoot- ing. The two A.moricans were buried in the G~Sl:'APO Hq courtya.rd. Tho order for the execution was given by a major of the Bq:YS1BH1 garrison. One day after tho afr attack on 'NOR,•,iS on 15 or 20 Feb 1+5, an &nerican soldier was brought into the Fr!:i'rsm:vrp'1:SI'APO Hq and ';)ut into a room, face to the wall. He was interrogated, lof't the building after two houre, 2nd was not heard of since. Source L~ONR\RD heard from her landlady that this man had bcGD shot. Source 3-Ai~T I'1ER, who ltopt the rcgist3r of all men co;nine; into and leaving Hq, was not given ·the nacno of this soldier, and made ou-r_, ,o papers for his ship:n0~t to another camp. As this was a most unusual procedure, she assu.~.c1es that the man was shot. 1 II. GSSTAPO .E11i!§. B-2 (Sourco: LEOl\!HAiW) (See SHA'J:F, CI Briof, 1 Mar 1945) i) General ~-!:!.@ SP~0IALKAH.TS:I Thie department was known also as the FAHNDP:,T:1SKART1I (Searching File). Pink colored cards (FAHNDTiJ'TGSKAH'TE:N) wore designe.tod for foreign ne.tionals, while-- 1 y \O\ B Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7
( Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 Y.£1.:.~?.1:!. Th.~) colored cards wore for German nationals, information cor.1.tainod in those cards is at tho same time to be found in br;'..!'z r..,orm in- the B'ABNfJUNGSBUOH. This is a mon':.hly publication of the RSHA in wh.i.ch all wanted pc)rsons e.ro listed with th<3il" personal descriptions. Th0 in- formation is transferred from the book to tho cards. ii) HAUPTKART-mI (~9.in Ind ox Filo) The ca.rds of ABT II 1'Tore blue, while the files were yellow, indicating that they contain a list of politic8I crimes and suspects. "'--'-~- The ~ards of A.BT !Ih: 0~,i·e1 ';•"fff•f!.'3, and tho files were green, indicating that they contain a list of espiona.ie.~c-r'imes o·· 11.spccts. --.- Tho above color system pertaining to both t.he SUCH UND SFU:ZIALKARTEI and the HAUPTICARTEI is pr0scribed by tho RSHA in BERLIN and applies to tho whole of' Ger- many. iii) A-KARTEI (Riders) This index file contained a list of' political criminals or of those people who hed not adopted tho N'l.tional-Socialist point of view. Mbst of tho people indexed woro in concentration camps. On those cr-J.rds green, bluo, and rod riders 11 11 11 were used. Sourco boliovos that green rofon·nd to Marxism and rod to collli'n.un- ism11, but ignores tho moaning of the blt.~o rider. Tho index was o.hrays kopt loo\c;)d and stored ai,ray in a se,f.o. Only one person was handling tho indox and nobody was supposed to soc ··,ho contents of those cards. '.L'ho filos for tho groon, blue and rod cards wero only in two colors, groan and yellow. All cmtriosI on tho index cards wore inado in plain htn[~Ua;;o and !!£:!::. in codo. iv) G~STAPO Filas in DAHMS'l'ADT All records of' tho GF.:STAPO in DARivISTimT wore conplotoly dostroy0d by firo dur- ing a bombing attack on 11 Sept 44. Whon this Hq wr.s moved to BSNSHEIN, now re- cords and files hR.d to bo compiled. Thoy wore for cod to start again from scratch. B-2 (Souro 0: GANTNER) A numbor of pooplo who woro arrestod by tho G·~STAPO wore transferred from BENS- HEIM to DARi..fSTADT for n so""callod spocia.l troa.tmont (SONDERBEHt.NDLUNG). KOM1'1ISAR WANGE.MANN was in charge of this dopo.rt ·::1t. Sou:rco was rosponsiblo for filling out tho travol papers.. At ono timo sho noticed on one of tho pap::;rs th::i.t tho per- son involved wn.s rapidly dying of a disco.so, which, source clo.imod, could not he.vo boon tho caso. IV .. FORGED SOLDBUECHER EQB. .Tii§ \/AFF'B!N SS B-2 (Source: Gi.i-TTN:J:R) OSCBAF MUSCH wo.s obsorvod by source one evening in tho process of forging SOLD.- BUEOHSR for tho vvA~FEN GS for RSG RAT GIRKE, KR Id RAT HSLL~r·iBROICH, BAtTAKibT ~R, and o. driver. V. CONO-q:NTRATION CAivJ?S B-2 (Source: GirnTNBR) Parsons arrested by tho BENSHEIM G'i;STAPO Hq wo:ro sl1ippod to tho following in- stitutions: i) Malo political convicts and foreign workers who hr"d soxunl rolo.tions with Gor- man woman woro sont to DACHAU (major off'onsos), BUOHEJ>n/AJ;D (minor offenses), and FLOSS81\TBUSRG (minor offenses). 2 Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7
Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 ii) FGmalc political convicts and women who had sexual :t·olo.tions with foreign workcJrs 'lloro shipped to RAVENSBRUBOK o.:nd. FLOSSEWBUERG. iii) Parsons convicted of sabotn.go, of fniling to a·Jpoar for wortt, of prohibited sexual rolr:i.tions which did not rosul t · in pregnancy, ot al, wore s cnt to DARMSTADT Reformatory (for tho S~Rrpf~lz R~gion); MAINZ Roformatory (RHINE Ro~ion); H2DDEN- HEH; and HIRZ ll}TH8IM. 6 April 1945, Tho maximum puniehmont wa.e 56 days. S1£i!E:!ITTH ARMY INTmROGATION OENrE:R ~4i._f_ ~( .t&--~.(&. PAUL KUBALA, Maj, MI, .,,~ ~' Oo;nm.o.nding. Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7
Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 § ;§ Q g td 1 Appendix GESTAPO PERSONALITIES lfame Civilian Title ALLGE1v1EINE SS Ti tL; .L. Lc.:-partro.ent Section Ago(+) Height(+) Description GESTAPO HQ B:S1'1JS:EEHI, ADOLF HITLER STR 52 (Responsible for District EGSS:SIJ) GIRKE 9 Fritz REG RAT :EELLI:lE3RO I CH ERIE PJ...T Chief of Hq_ 32 1. 70 m Stocky bu~ld 9 broad shoulders, derk hair 9 scar behind right ee.r (3 cm) POL RAT ST3IN, Ernst S~UB.AF POL OB INS STlnAF · :Deputy OSTTI~ Porso1-·-~ol HSTUF Finance Speaks ELglish, good- looking, trown eyes, blac!,: hsir, gocd t0eth. 39 1.75 LEITER I 45 1.75 m Very F 1 cnder, blue ayes, ~~rk bloni hair, nervous eye twitch. LEI TEP I I 55 1.72 m Bro8,d. shoulders s m grey eyes, grey hair. BENKi'H TZ 1 Ger- POL lNS hard BATZ, Joachim OSTUF Transp to IV 6 a&b 32 1.75 m Iviodium. blond r~ cading hair~ blue eyes, wears glasses, thick lips. 32? 1.73 m :Oark hair, brown eyes, very nervous. 37? 1.74 m Ba.ld 5 grey eyes, cone camps, visas, pas- ses POL SEK EI:DHP.NI7, Julius Preventive detention; IV 6 a&b filing (+)Estimated Report Ref No SAIC/1 SECRET Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 right leg stiff~ healthy complexion.
Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 .!.£pondix (Cont'd) Name Civilian Title SS ~a~k OSCHAF Iv'.IDSCH KLEIN3 Isolde AT:SRSCHT 9 Rais ALLG:BMEUB POL SEK Dopart~ont Section Age(+) Hoig:t.t(+) Description Interpreter 3Ji.ST IV 1c 2 65-? 1.72 m Grey hair 9 stocky, wears civ clothca 9 Latvian dialect. 3C? 1.70 m Blor.. dj blue cyE::s 1 Person...11.ol Typist 24 1.68 m 1.Iail 24 1.58 m Fi:n.e.,nco 42? 1. 75 ID stocky 9 bro2d face. Dark blonde ,tluc- grcy eyes 9 protru.El:- ing teeth. Dark hair, blue eyes, quiet disposition. Blond hair 9 grey eyes, slender? bony face:. E·R::;T_,i)~IillERGETI, Fritz PCL SEE: Al:vISTUZ Administration 30? 1.69 m Dnrk blond, dark com~lcxion 9 unstable disposition} indis~ tinct rronl,lllCiGtion, Admin; food 29? 1.80 Dark blond, ·grey eycs 9 slender~ ID woar s glasses.· GIESS, Fritz Ad min 1.78 m Light blond hair~ light blue eyes~ strong, energetic disposition. WEISS, Gertrud ( +) EdJ.m::1tod Report Ref No SAIC/1 Mess Hall 32 1.65 m Black hair, blue eyes~ stout~ ener- getic m2,nncrs. S E CR5 T Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 ?
Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 §.£Q1L~! Appendix (Cont'd) Civilian N <'Un§_ _ _ _ .. ALLGEM:SINE _ _ _ _:r_i_t.;....l_c_··_ _ _ _s'--s_n._·a_n_k _____:=._·e_.p._a_,r_t-'-m_o_n_t_ _~S_c_·c_t_i_o_n_ _ _A_,g_,,.c........,.,(+......._)_ _H_o_,i_.g_._h_t__...(+__,_)_ _D_o_s_c_r_i_·P._t_i_·_on _ _ __ lIBTZGER, Miss Typist? Admin G:CLBRI CH 1 ::Iagda Socretary to JIR.KE 28 1.65 m Black hair 1 dark oyes,., bce.utiful tos th 1 doli..,. compl.:xion ~ cllaF.w.-, ce.t':; ing m.a:nrwrs. scm.u..NK, Secretary to Maria Transp to _0El\TGLER US:?UF Jews HZ~LZNEROICH 31 1.65 m Ele..c};: hc:,ir 1. 7'3 m Black hair(greying)? black cycsj pointed feco 8i'V'e..bim1 dia- lect. j r:::::::aarlm- bly blue oyos 9 long eyelashes, very slim. ::::c IV 5 37 j KR.II.: SEK Jews IV 5 32 1.75 m Greying hair, black eyes? fine faco, ~.~icr.mcsc dial:oct 9 cordia::;_ lll.anncrs. £~Drn GER; Hclmi Jews (typist) IV 5 22 1.69 m Bruncttc 1 blue eyes, noticeable large mole on lc~t forohcad~ stout. WARLICH; Ilse IY 6a & b 23 1.70 ID. Bl&ck.hair 9 blue eyes,finc appcar- ancojvory intclli- gcn t? GI?.J3' s girlfriend. ( +) EstL'.2.tcd ~cpcrt ?Lf 3 Ro SAIC/1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 ·
Approved For Release 20.04/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 Civilian ALLGEMEDI:S ~L' ?£C"________T_i_t_l_lJ_,·___ ·--'S~S--'-"R=a~n_k'--___L_c_p~a_r_t_m_c_n_t____s_o_c_t_i_o_n ____P_i~g-c~(-+~)~--H-e_i_....g~t(+) WEST;..us1A:LrnER IV 1 c 1 KRHI OB SEK S'.2USCI·L.F 53 1.68 m LLillvl3R 9 Andr c as c.;.r_,J; z~ Karl IGIM ASST S:?IEG:2iL 9 La.vcr HSC1E.F T''ESTLUSLANDER IV 1 c 1 29 1.76 m Blond hair,bluc cycs,frcsh complcxion,artificial right leg. S'IUSCH~~F 'vESr:li:..USLA.1TDER I7 1 c 1 41 1.70 m Dark hair,dark eyes, sc2-r on back of head, oxccption2lly broe,d hi:;, s. 42 1. 69 Bald, exceptionally black eyes, sick ap:p0ara.nco,Bavarian dialcci 21 1.70 n: Dark blond hair, blue-eyes, slander,bad complcxion 9 t~o gold tEJcth, ORTSLUSLAlT:DZR I7 1 c 2 46 1.75 m Black hair, grey cyos, thick eyebrows, healthy complexion~ strongly built~ ORTS.1~US1ANDER IY 1 c 2 34 1.69 m Dark blond hair, grey eyes slim appoaranC·J, pale com- plexion. 40 1.69 m Dark hair, blue oycs,red com- plcxionjscar on faco,stout. 38 ? 1.75 m ·;;avy black hair, grey eyes, slim~Bavarian dialect. SC:DSCILF -SC.2" 5 Miss Interpreter IV 1c lGWLL, Erika Interpretor IV 1c KRHI SEX RLi~F, l\1i chcl KRHI S~K STUSCHLF WJ.._GJ:ff'ER; Karl REJ: z:::rn·, Seppol IV 1c 2 IT. (+) Estimated Report Ref No Description J.. lmost bald 1 black eyes, OJ2.C ~ of upper teeth missing,thick pronunciation .. 4 S~IC/1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7
Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 ~pncndix (Cont'd) lramc Civilian _',_LLGK\IBIITE Titlo SS Ran~: Department GCTZ Section Ago(+) Height(+) Description I7 1c 2 44 ? 1.68 m Greying black hair 9 grey oyc·s?,. strong,wcars en exceptionally beautiful diamond ring on small fin.gcr of left h2.nd. EBERT 42 ? 1.70 m :Slack hair, dark e:ycs sc2.r on. right corner of mouth. 56 ? 1.70 m Grey hair,grcJ cycs?must~c~oi· scar on back of· right 11and, friendly dispositio~o IV 3a & b 51 ? 1. 75 m hair, grey oyos,pro~ nouncod b:::lly 1• strongly built, plump appoarai~cc. BL"1THOL:9, He in:;_'i ch IV _..a 48 ? 1.68 Dark hair 9 grey <res 9 wears glasscs,sliu,quict disposi- tion. LLCKS, Heinrich IV 3P 26 ? 1.7C m Strmv-colore;d hair, dark oycs, slcndcr,stom2ch ailmont 1 hol- low chccks,ESSEN dialect. 49.? 1.92 Dark blond,somcwhat bald,bluc eyes ,r-ow:1d face. 53 1.70 m Russian Inter- pret.Jr Capt(Lrmy) GLOCIC.rnR, Hans Cou.r.1.tcr- cs:?ionagc KR.IM OB SEK HEUSEL?Gcorg L:SON1L. . RD? Miss BRUB.t;.CH~ Martin Capt(l:rmy) IV 3a Typist IV 3a Countoro8pi- IV 3c & b & b & b Ill ( +) . Estimated Report Ref No OB SEK USTUF Gr~y & b Ill onagc. Ylar in- dustries WEBER, Ludwig 9 IV 1a & b cape; Communism, I.Iarxism ? Black hair,groy oycs,hcart ail- mcnt,strongly built,quict dis- position. 5- S~IC/1 Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7
Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83-00415R006200030002-7 ;,.ppondix (Cont •d) Civilian - ro..mo Titl-3 :FETERS'~ L.LLGEI1IEI.NE SS Rank :Jcpartmont Section L.go ( +) Height(+) Description 36 ? Karl 1.70 m Wa~y black-hair,dark cycs,high / check bones, quiet disposition. B..'. UME IS TER ~Jo sof' 32 ? 1. 70 m Blond hair, bluo oyos,Bavarian dia- lcct. GLNSS 50 1.70 m Dark blond 1 grey oycs,long face. DElifGER, Elfri cd c Typist 23 1.68 m Black hair, black oycs,light com- plcxion, slim. RECHEL;Maricchon Telephone Operator 22 1.67 m Blond hair,bluo oycs,hcalthy c·ompluxion. II! GESTJ. .PO .:~USSENDBNSTELLE (Foreign s~rvicc ~) ;· DL.RMSTLDT w.:.NGE1LNN, Julius KRIM KOM OSIUF 52 1.8C m Grey hair, grey cyes1 thick groy oyc-i- brows, strong eppoaranco. Kor.ELL, Kar 1 KR.IM 0 SEK 52 1.68 m Grey hair, grey eyes, stocky~ tip of right hand middle finger missing. STEND.i..L RRIM SEK 46? 1. 70 m Dark GEfill:-_N, Rina 25 1.67 m Dark blond hair, slcndorf blue eyes. U.i. .UL, Miss 37 1.67 m Dark blond hair, protruding teeth •. KIRSCHNER, Christi- ne 36 1.10 m Brunetto, grey cycsj strong appearan- cc,. energetic mannors. 20 1.55 m Black hair, dark eyes, pales FREUDENB:illGER, Erika Registration (+) Estimated Report Ref No S.l... IC/1 blond~ hair, slender. slond~r. 6 Approved For Release 2004/02/19: CIA-RDP83.:.00415R006200030002-7