Interrogation and Intelligence Reports, October 1944–October 1945

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Interrogation and Intelligence Reports, October 1944–October 1945

1944-1945

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The reports include translations, organizational charts, memorandums, maps, and questionnaires. The materials relate to the invasion of Southern France during, and information obtained from former officials of Nazi Germany after, World War II. The records relating to the invasion of Southern France were created during Operation ANVIL, the code name for the Anglo-American invasion. The records include translations of French intelligence reports regarding the evolving tactical situation. The interrogation reports include information on a rumored German secret weapon known as Red Death; German military intelligence activities in Portugal; partisan activity in Poland; the German Ministries of Labor, Interior, and Posts; the Board for Officer Training; artillery tactics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; the Russian Infantry Division; the Dachau Concentration Camp; and anti-aircraft artillery (flakartillerie). People interrogated include German General Walther von Axthelm, and musician and composer Viscount Hidemaro Konoye.

2 linear inches

eng, Latn

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