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Adolf Hitler "The Last Days in Hitler's Air Raid Shelter" Hanna Reitsch Interrogation

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Adolf Hitler: "The Last Days in Hitler's Air Raid Shelter" Hanna Reitsch Interrogation

A US Army Interrogation unit report on the interrogation of Hanna Reitsch. Reitsch was a famous female German test pilot. She was the only woman to win the German Iron Cross. She is believed to be the last person to leave Hitler's air raid shelter alive. The report gives her firsthand account of the last days in Hitler's bunker.

From the report’s introduction:

"This report is the story of the last days of the war as they were experienced by Hanna Reitsch the well known German test pilot and aeronautical research expert. Her story does not pretend to add any sensational details to what is already known of those days. It is rather an eye-witness account of what actually happened in the highest places during the last moments of the War. Her account of the flight into Berlin to report to Hitler and of her stay in the Fuehrer's bunker is probably as accurate a one as will be obtained of those last days, although the "is he dead or is he not dead" fate of Hitler is only answered to the extent of describing the mental state and the hopelessness of the last- minute situation, from which individual opinions must be drawn. Her own opinion is that the tactical situation and Hitler's own physical condition made any thoughts of his escape inconceivable."

Also in this set are the reports "Last Letters from Hitler's Air Raid Shelter" and "Condemnation of Goering by Hanna Reitsch."

The “Last Letters from Hitler's Air Raid Shelter” report deals with the fact that Reitsch was given letters to deliver by various occupants of Hitler's bunker during the last days. Included among them were letters written by Eva Braun and Himler. Reitsch had close contact with the leadership of the Luftwaffe. In the third report she paints an unflattering portrait of Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Göring to her U.S. Army interrogators.

Photo Title: Der Führer verleiht Flugkapitän Hanna Reitsch das Eiserne Kreuz

Translation: Hitler presents the Iron Cross to flight captain Hanna Reitsch

Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885-1957 , photographer

Date Created/Published: [1941 March 28]

Summary: Adolf Hitler shaking hands with Hanna Reitsch, aviator and only woman to win the Iron Cross; Hitler's adjutant Nicolaus von Below, Hermann Göring and Luftwaffe General Karl Bodenschatz stand in background. •• - -OffilJ'IDENmt!. Bet No AnJ/IS/l AIR DIVISIOn. AUS~U IiEAI)QUAR'L:RS WITED STA~S FORCES IN Air Jnterro ~~tion Unit (USDIC) APO 777 US ..lRMr

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••• • l,. ·. t~1~ · ...';;:.: ' Mdres8z Leo:,:! olda Kr"M OA.stlo, · Sa1~burg Au.. · · ~ ·r , ! ;-: " ~ . " ' : ~! ' ; ... ~ ~~ ., Political Sta tus! ~ . . . r I - '!'.,-. . ~ tiret e.lnBB. . :}':1~:· . DecorRtbns: I Nn Oross ~ 't • \ ' ~ :.' .. /~~-) l t l• ~a '6t ',:Jf", ", -: . 2. mTIDDUCTIOH: This reTlort is the story of the .1.t.. 'well',know / i<;; : : '. :.,:,~,~, the ~Ar ·A.B they wre experienced by HannA iU!itach.; the He~ 17"doet " '0>' ' DemAn teat-pl1ot M el Aeronll.uUcnl rescE\rch-eipert. ' . ' s t o 'l'Ilrill,dy 1di6iftf: t " . ' n?t p'retond t o add tl.Jq sensf\ttonnl detf>lls t o whllt h ~cco'lint aetiua.!ly ,, t1io'e,e dAYst it is rl\ther An eye-witnees of"'what of · iien t'.· ~ in the h~heet ~lA.ces duri nr the litet ~o ot · ''!flU'. happened Rnd bf her ~ " -, Her Mcqunt -of the f1iMt into :Se r l i n to re;,ort tt.' Hitler A8 ' be " Fuehrer's bunke r is ,., robl'l b~ AS f\court\te l'l one ill stRY in the , (It ', )i;:' 'of th C'se ll\st c.AY s , t\l thoW:h the ' "1'8 he deflld "'or iahe obtf\ined riblnthe ..... fpte of Hi t l e r 1a only I'nswred t ., the extent or des dep.d" · e1t~'1on. m· '.~ ~e n tf\l st~te I\nn the h~pe1eBeness of the 1pe~~ute i n inne ':lust be drnwn. Her oWn, onlnl(1n :1e !, t tiA t he .. which inr\1vidUEl1 oT> rnl\de 'AnY~~ d Hitler's ~ wn ,,.,hy s ic p l con1it1on . . ts tf\etiCAl .sl t UEl t 1 on· nn ~ eaCA.~o inconceivf\ble. . t or his .' '. ; '')It\ye~ p. .~,..1l' PArt ', 3. Her ato17 is rel:ll\rkA.ble only in thP,t she con t '8,ct" with '" .; ", .." in the even t s nf the Wl\r' Bend Allr' th-\t ahe hAd l'e'rsonl\l ~ n It)~ Allo .. \. r 1111,zh lI\8 thRt en!t descendod. then. or.lf the toi>-'brMkot ' .t he " ·,·, ~ , f\S it is likely that Hettich, is one f:l f the lA8t, ,·U .not interest infOrMt.~nnl.1e . ; ~ .'),-,1: : '; ve,ry ll\st ner s "l n who ~ot ou t of the ehelter,·:nl1ve. · Her l1"Y throw sof.!e·,'" .-: t\8 rel1l\.ble 1\lln it .1& I\081l i bl e tbnt her story ev!\lUf\ted .liit.ppened ' . serve 1'1. tU1 'A.1 d to III fuller 'kn qwl o C!r,e ot . Wh8.t H,;ht or perhA.ps ~ "'J' " ,'. 1Il.st ·~"of l1n lind ':f the WAr. ' ." " -. , ',,:,: ,' during 't he i3e r ~"~1~~/;, '~ ~~ :i~ ,~,~, ' ,;.~ "f . ' • . ~ \ 4# . .. ..: , • I'l~ 8I'eo1f'!.~ ~.t1oe •• " ,r • J. I At time.• she is not cert~lin II,s' t o np':IeB. 4. verequite " ~1.AneS pe her. In l!IP.ny case e the cont A.c ta hereib rell\tei;· escl\ ;.:f'e~, :dPt inps~ch hp,vo ·t" dn cnly with'. the tast •• " Her· as ' they • r •\ " . U nited • • . 0 . .' " '.. . , • °t• .. :

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tineo r:lt\y 'be i nAccurAte as t he 'events of t ht'llo days followed each o t nor wi th such t u~t t h~t she is often unable t o roncrwer t he prop er oe~ quence of e vonto.

5. It wi ll be noted t hnt nu ch rJf the repl')rt c on ce rna itself with tho Nnzi f\nd G e rr~n interpretatinn of "honorr.. Reitsch hersolf, in Mswerin~ querios, cFlrefully wei~hl1 the lIhon orll aspocts of ewry ro­ r.nrk Md then g i ve s her MS'fi\;rS cnrefully but truthfully. Tho use ef t ee word Nr.ount s p r ~ c ti cnlly t l'l n fotish c onplex with the source nnd ie' nl:"lost .... n lnl,; ,~ni;r'1 1v"'S onbod incn t of h er on t!r e philoso:PhY. Her CI1n­ stnnt r epe tition .... f t h~ word is in no MAnner ns obviou s t o her RS it is t o tho i ntcrr l') ~~ t o r , n ~r is the ~ HAnin g t he S~le, nor ~oes sho recog­ n i ze t ho in c n n ~ ~n u s u~o she nnke s of t h~ word. Therefore eAch tiMe llhonor" nppeAl' s It is '\P I1J.·o i~uti l,; nlly uu.br:itt ed in quo t At ion s.

6. She t olls he z: story i n c 1nversAtionnl f or::, pn~ Rltho'U{',h it 1a , i n pnrt, r cprodu ccd i n ~ h A t nannur h('nJ, no pretenso 1a a pde thnt the qun t a t Lon s M: 'e ~ n nll CRGeS exac e ; thoy nr c sicply r,ivon a a ahe renc nb crs the!1, !f it Is kep t in r:ind n .on thnt t his nnteri11.1 10 1\ stf\tenont of he r :lwn op i n ion s And obSOrVI\t!ims, the inforoAtion [',ay be considered AS cO!1pletcly r oliRble.

T 7. .~ ; -....-. T:c:r TC : :;; i : ' ; H:!.tl er had sent f\ tel~ p;rE\..'1 to Municjt on t he 24th of April t o LieutenAnt Gonornl Ritte: von Greie, instructin~ h ill t o rcnort t o t he ReI ch ac hnnceL'Lor-y I'm '!, 1':.1~hly urp:ent ~n t t e r . The :pr oble:: 11[ p:ettinr; i n t o Berlin WA.S t hen plroa<'ly f\ very precAr!'lUS one , f\S t he Rucsinns had p rnc ticl111y enc i r c led t.~e city. Greio ho wever , doc i,le d t hl\t by flvl'ilinr, hinse U of Hanna Reitsch AS pilot, tho 'on trance nir,ht be f\cco;::pli shcd by r.: eana of an Au togi ro , which c nuld Land en the streets or i n t h ~ gRr ~e n s ro f t he Rei chsctance l lory.

8. During t he nip,:h t of t ho 25t:. t o t he 26th of April Ruitsch and Grein f\rri vo ( ~ .... t Rec :-.lin , pr ~ 1\r ed i :.\.,e,:int ely t o fly into :2orlin. As ho ·~ vo r , t ~e 'lnly Avail1\b lcl put or.iro hAd bu en ~~r,e d t l~t dRY , it was decidod t r~ t R Fe l ~wobol pi10 t, ~:o had t l'~~n Albort Spoer t o the . » Fuo hror tWl1 dny s bof'lre, s l v·ul~. fly C'rNil] i n becauao of the exporionco t he pro7iflus flir ~ ht h1\d t:i vcn h ir:.Sono sense of r csp ~ ,nsibility t o Groi:J, n s h is pe r scna), pilot a nd friend, 'VIDe Rei tsch bor, t o be tAkon Rl onK. AFl')ckCl-Wulf 190 Wt1S t ·1 be uaed , ....l. Lch l.11d A pit>:-p.-I/',Ck erMe f or one :FA. so e n l~ c r "rrl'\l1 ,,;od behinr'l. t he pllnt' s aca t , Reitsch ....ps stuffed into tho t " il t hr0W;r. p s'11'\ 11 c ncrrtency open i ng ,

9. F"lrty f i;'hter s were tf\ken t o fly cover• . Al r-,ost i ::u-.u lUately upon tRk C'-riff t htly wore cn'·fI ~ c r. by RussiRn n i r crl-'f t .A runn1n~ I ho dge... hf)pp ! n~ fli ~h t ~ot the., tn t he Gpt ow nirfielJ, t he on ly Berlin field still i n Gor r:Rn hAnd s. Their ovn crpft go t thrl1 1.lF.h wi t h nothinr: :)1')1'0 t hAn P. f6w win.; Sr.l1tc but t he , cost WI'S he..vy '; 0 tr.e sunn(lrtin/1: figr.ters.

le. Th ~ ' l A n (U :'U ~ n. t Gptnlt' WPS nrde t hrnUl~h f urtr.er nefl VY a t t p. ck s Iy Russ1f\n fir:htcrs wh') wore s t r JU' ing t he field when t r.ey Arrivecl. Wh..t WAG loft I') f t he Gor r'Rp. p Lane s engt'/!O ,i t he Rus ai an s wr.i :"e tr.e Groin crnft nt\ ' ~o A succ essful IF\:Ii'. in,~ . I '1rlO ,Untcly Rt t c':pts wor e :;I'':e t o phone t he C1 :anccll,., ry but PS All t ht! l in.... s woru out , it WA.S c'.<.lc1dod t o fly 1'..'1 "vA.i::'p.ble Ficol or-·Storcr.. f or tJ:c r e nf\i r.inl~ , '. i s t -, n c ~ fII'.r'. Land within wR1ki n,·: .d.istnnce of Hi tll:r 1s sheltor. Wit h Groin r.t t he c',n­ trols an i'. RcitsC:l AS pes son cer , 't ht; pl"ne t ook of f un rie r- 1\ wl:irlinc oover I')f GurnRn-lli.~:!8iA n dor- f ir:ht s . At p, he it~h t of P. f ow :-,o tor s Gre ir] rJlll1 M od t o' ve t A. w['~ f r n:1 t he Fie l c'. pn ,! c (;n t inu~ r.t tre,,--toF le're l t c­ w/'\I'd the BrA.nden ~ur ~ or Tor .

11. ~tro et fir;!".tinr; WRS p' i nt: "':1 belcw l~ .; ~ IIn,4. Cl1 untloss RussiAn ni rcrAft we1'(, in t he pi r . After " f ow ::i nu t e s of flir ht, he RVY firo t ore r.u t t.!".c bnttl') :i ~ f tl.e plp!le M~. severely i n j ure d. Gr e in' c ri,'ht l eI':, Ey ro Rer'in:' .w e r r.i e sh'\uldora, lWitsch t o'lk

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~. . c~ntt'nl ot the crett ,.ha b7 dodl;ln~ Md Iquifnlnp: clnlelY Alon~ the (r" < go~d• .;brnUr.h t thQ plane 'd:> vn (In the El\et-Weat AXh. Hel\V)' RuldM ,," , ~~l.:uer7 , nnd InPXl. ~:r;r nro '<1M eM6 tinp, ther nrea vith ehrl\}lnol nl ;., . ':tb:81, 'lIuldod. .A pl\ae~ vehicle ""e ol'\l'\MhdQercd to \Nee then to (, JI.1t)P):'1 Ii ehelter, With Grem receivin..~ tiret l\id fnr hie Ihnttered ':l .. f, foot("n the YAY. " ~\;:... ; : . f,( t .•{J ~ . . . ., • • '~''<'' .: ', '. '.la. .~~(;v...y ,.1:, nIrrw:.l y .:i1£J..] .T..:;il: Grein Mel. lleit~Ch arrived in (f.' .;".. the bun.lcor betwe~n 6 l"nd 7 0 olnck on tho cvenin/!; of tlie 25th ot April. ~ .;....,;' ; J' 1r ii ~ · to "lOst then 'WA s Frl\U :Goeli bEl l s , Wh" tell 'Upon lleitech 'lith teare 'j:,.r" ,, ' ;'ttnd; ]duoa, expruss1np; lter l\etnni~ent tMt nnynnc sUll pnueeeed ~1~ :.~ .~, ~"'.OO~At?9 And loy....lty ·t 'l cone t" the !ilehrer, in etl\rk contrp.Bt .t o \.~ . ' ,.:,: 1.&1;1" those ",ho hA-n ~~tfeerted hi".. GTe 101 "RS imediRtelt t!\kon to the ' .• ." . "."1.' . ' . • I,:;. · ". i ~~ " operl\t1on ron~l ....heru H~'l;16r' 6 physic1M tendtll\ the injured foot. ~.\~ ~: ~ -~ ) ,.:. . .', " " ,;.;;.;t : '::' ...:' ;, 13• . Hitler CAne into ·tho sick r"on, aC\Cord1nt~ to lleltsch, with ; ~" ;...... ' . ,hi . tAce ehl'lvinp: (I.ee-o ~rt\titurle rrver G:-oln: e coninp.:. He reOl\rked . .;;~ ':~ ".,'," io·mthinr. :t o . tho effect t.h~.t· even f\ Boldior ht\s the. rif".h t to. d18oOO" '\. ~~;'~' ; \ ' ", An ..nrder. vhon uve:rythin;. ~ indicA-tos thllt to carry. it out 'WOuld be . ",/ , ., tut.11e :M e"•.hnpcloBB. Groin then ropoMod' his preaence in tho ot'ticinl :'" ' ~e r ..,' 'l.. "

' ••v c. -, '., ' '. ~'I • , . ~itlorl "D~ you kn~v .why I .hnve c~lleu i~u?" " " Groir.u "No, noin Fuehrer•."

', ' ' G o o r l n l ~ ." . Hitler: lI:Bocl\use He,rt:'IRnn h!'.e betrl\j"ed Met . doeortoll bnth ne Ann his 1l\therl'Uld.. Behind r.,. back he hF\B eBtl\b-: . liohod ennnoctions ....ith the eno~. His f\cti nn 'lmS n nI\.rk of ooW1U'dice. And l'u~ain6t rr:I orders he hn8 ~onll ' to Sl\ve hl n s\llf nt :Borchtes~M.en. 'roo' thero he :sont 00 n disrespeotful tcle~r~J • . Ho sl\id thl\t I hAd onoe:n,.,ned:hio 1\6 r.,y successor Met thnt M ...., I\S I ....I\S no lnllP,Or f\ble • j . to ,r.,ue , troc :Borlin he WfI,9 prOpl\redtn rule frln :Berch te s~l\den in' oy ·p1noe • . : H8~ . o lo s e s the ....ire by stl\t1n~ thl\t if htl had no Mswer fron cie bY 'nIne-thirty on the dAte bf the .... ire he would I\ssune ny Ans....er· ·t o "b,e .1ri' the pSfimp.t1ve. \I "

': ~i5 ~ , The Gceno Re1tsch describes I\S "tnuchin~ly drl\r:ll\tio~, thl\t .. thore wore teRrs in the FuehrerJ.s eye6 11.6 he to1ft· the::! of Goer1n~16 . .trel\choi7, . th.<>. this ho ....rt 61Vl:1'6 rl, thf\ this fRoo ....ns dep.thly pnl1id, !'.nd ~ht\t.the uncontrollen ehAkinp.: of his hAnds n~le the nessnp,e flutter .'....PIUY R.S he hM~e(l. it to Grein. :. . .

. · 16. '·, The· Fuehrer's fnce renl\ine·(I. Ilel\t hl y ' eRrnellt l\S Grein rel\d., Then .evor,y .MUs cl e in it bar,~n t~ tvitch nnn'his bro~th opne in explo- , : e1ve .:.oUt~8: only ....ith t3ffoi't (li d he t~ ....1n sufficien't contrnl to'MtUAlly shoutI

...: 17. "An ultirip..too!! A crl\es ultinRtun!l Nov no thin~ rOr.1niu. Nothinr~ i6. BpR.ron nee Un Aller:iAncoSRre kept, np lhonor'l lived ~ 't o ,' nn d1SRppointncnte thl\t I hAvo not h~d, no betrAYals thnt I hl\ve not:' o::tperienced, Md no.... this tlbove M·l else. Nothinll: renp.ins. Evor.r ·Vrnn~ hns nlreA(~ been dQne ee."

. ' " ',./. .'.. 18 • . As Reitsch explnlns it, the scene Wf\S in the typicl\l "-at tu . :Brut e " . nnnner, full of renorso ' Mn Bolf-pity. It 'omS long. beforo ho c~uld ·.,-;RtMr sufficient 'c'1n t r ol ttl c(·ntinuo• . . 19. With eyes hAit\ Rl).d half-closod ~nf '. in 'I. v'l1ce unUSUAlly 10 .... he went onl ,"I i:medintely hnd 'Goor i nr:' p.rrestcl'. 1\8 1\ 't r R. l t or··.t o the .. ~ich, or~M1­ ,.. took frn.... hin Ml 111 8 offices, onJ. rtln?vt3d hin f r "'n Elll . " IA-tions ' Thnt 1s· ....hy I bf'vo cnlled you" to .ne • . I hereby doclare you } Goorinki s 6ucceosor na r:·berbofchlshr.ber rlera~tW'~fe. ' I n the nMe of the (].emnn people I ~ive you l.1Y hnn : ~." ". "I 3

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20 . "T" :,", ~ :, / r . ~ : : , : .:' , ~ ... :""' ~ '; ':"'.'! : Grcl., ',mr. Re1t6c h we~ l C d p lY - -;; -;:; .::: ~:;'~ · '~~- tl.. nows ,.F G"Ie rini· 1 S bu l;·:- py"J.. As with "I nc :-.i n r1• i.. t., ~v 1::,t :: ; ~ ( ' I <:,J\.. ". E id.c ~ ' · s !1rn", s rn.: bt:li :; '('r: t ". 1)(,) '11­ l llwcr, t ;, r C i ~ 1\ i:1 "' ~ t he h...rl~:.c~. t ln('. ,.• ~ i: h t he i r " .,In l i ves r.t"nt.! f llr t he E:rc P.t wr n!!,' thpt G'le :-inr' :: F·,l TlCl''':'C: (·r nte ,: r.::t'\i n st t r.c Fue h r er . p.,: r.inst t he Gcr ;;11J1 l'l"" 'p1.C, P!! .: "':fl ~ r.s't the Lu!'1;w"f fd its" lf. T"I s nve t he lt "hl''lnnr" 'If , ."1" : :',:' .. ': ~ ....!l.'l h"" ; ,l ~ t.! L t o r c e s t po l la!:! t he If r.l') n 'l r of the Luftw".ffc. t! lI,t G " ~ r i !'l , : /1" ,-: , ·.I:lst r " y~',· , pn ,'. t l') .-:uprnn t c p. t he II h inc.r lt of tho ir l "nr1.: :1 t:.,-' eye a of tJ:u 'Il' ,r l \l , th<:> y b (; ? , ~ o , ~ t o r C!:lp.in. Hi tlor "l:rC(J ('. t o 1" :1 ;\'[ :L.'s /':'.'1 t.01 {. thp.:: t ht.Y :< i :h ~ stny, nn r~. toV. t hor; t 00 t hf'.t t hc :..:c ' : ,-· ('. · . ~ i· ' r. " . ) ',;. . ~ , ~ l ·)n; : be : ,";"'L'· ~he .r(;"'. i n tl:o !.1 s t ory of the Luf'twf'.ff e . It. h..,,1. bom P::',v}ll,"sl y p.':-lf·n;:u(: W.i t!: ()pc r p t1lln s FI t Rac hlin .. thnt nn r.J.r:.:·r.f~ ..,,;: :.r. .:,-·;'1... i:1 t he r..1 :.<. ·, ,',,,, :, t 'l 1;;tl-: e V'ro in "n~. RcitBCh ou t ' of B(;;:r :'.::1.. j;"h' ·i:h.~ t '.l1rl y !l?(: ~'.t, .~ ' (1\:'/ .. t o s i.r.y it wo e L.1po Bs i b l e to ge t the i !lf .w : · :'~' · ~ .n :lU~ . .k:Jt h 1.'n , i n 'iJttJ w, ',::U.:1C , Wfl. S (;(;;)1 :\.i n, : p Lan e r:; Rf t er plc'lIlo, ufl.ch ,:ho t. , ~ <1 \ vn i n ~;L: ; n by the it ' j~~ :'Hn s , FJ.nf\lly on ' t he 27 th E\. JU 52, l OR,\. ":'. vith &5 I-:"Jl'.::- til t,n,'. h'1· ~ .. ;1~ .t io n , !,,'.E1.r.rl ·oe: to lflnd on t ho iiAB t-~"est trRf.:'}c pX", s , bu t bocn use R<.:2\·b(;11 nn -I G~' l:in nfl.u inten,·.e d t :l s tRY, WI'.S s en t back ~ : ' :Fty, ('I'no ', r C'. J r (;.-,:,1 1' u:d n,' Ooorm . WP.S r e- Ull ' ~ ..:l:: i : r ' · ·un ,L Leaao t fr' ,.!"'. .t hc he F.,.QUp,r tl:rs B():10 ti--:l o on t h.; 23rd of April.) :n. l:l~ :, ..:'. ::;.,~;:, 1':;". '.';.11..,:" "v :' J .~ ~ : LFt ter t hp.t first e ve ning Hi tler c l\ lie <,, · ·RU·lt~Ci1t~ ·h ·i; 1 · -i;11i ·s- ~;.1 . · Bno r encnbe r-s th Rt h i s f ..ce Wf'.S Ite ep ly lin" ..: pr,r. t.h11.t there w ; ~s fl c :·n sTjp.nt filrl of c0i s t u r o in hie eye s . I n eo very s:lpll v o i ce he S fl. ~. n.. IiH;o-,ml P , you be Lon -: t e, t h ')s c who ...111 <'.1e wi t h no, Bfl.ch of us h <'.s fl v i pl of p oi so n such a s thi s tl , w1th which he h('nJ.o-'l. he r on e f0r h e r ee Lt' p.Ilr'. on e f or Grei 1. III co not w1ell t h At one of us f nlls til the Rus~ion s alive , n or ~o I wish ;)u r bo.tios t () be f ('lun·4, by t he n . Ef\ch p ur s-n is. r esponsible f or 'l.os t r oy­ 1n ~ h i s b oc~ s o thp t nottinp, r ec0..7.n i zfl.blc rO:lRine. ~v~ A.n~ I will . ,a Mve our bo r'~ies burnod. Y"lU will ~. ev i Go Y'lU:r nwn ne t ho. ' . Will you plafl,s El s o i nfo Tn V0n Grei n? If . ,

22 . R£: 1tsch sfwk t o (\. c h ~1r in t eRrs, no t., she cl..i ns, over the -.c e r t Ri n t y I)f he r 0 W!'l en'" bu t b n."

23. "~o HMn"., if I (lie it is f or thp. lhnnor' of our country, 1t 1s ~e cAU so · ~ s 11. e ol ~ier I !:lUqt obey fly own CIl ~~e.n1 th ~t I wnuld ue fon <'. l3erlln t o thu lfl s t. By . ~ e ", r ;·:l r l , I tUn. n ot 1nt.en~: it eo. I belicvet\ fil':.lly t h p. t :Berlin W"lulrl. 'be ep.vtJ,'. A. t the bMks 0f thEl Cder. Everythifl/: we hf\C: wP.e ;·.I')Vt).t t o hf) l , ~ thA.t :;J0 s iti on . YoU !.lI\y believe thAt when ryur best of f or t s f Ri le (~ I Was the no et h~rro~·struck o f £1.11. Then when the ~ncirclt.l nent of the City Oo ~"n thG kno wl e ~e that there were t hretl :l illiI'm of TV c ountry-,non still 1n Berlin T:1l'.de it ne­ cessl1.ry thP.t I s tp~ t o d e f e n ~ then, . 3y etRYin~ I believed thf'.t all th<3 troops Ilf the lAIlrt wnul',- tnko ·e xnr:tpl .; throUt-'h r-y nct fin 1, c 'ln o' to the rescue of the city. I hop ed thnt th~y woul<'. rise to supe~-hU!JAn etforts t n SRve ne Rn~ thereby s~vo ~ three 'n111ion country-non. But, tv HannR, I still h"ve ho p e. The F'.roy of Gener.A.l Wenck 18 n0 v 1n ·~ up tron the Stiuth. Hv !:lUst e.n'\ will ''-r i ve the Russ1l\lls bACk lon~ en o~}i to 8P.VO our people. Then \>C will fpll bl1.ck t o hol (~ I'l,f:n1n."

a~'1ost :.. 24. It appeA.red AS if' he ba11eve1. this hioselt' M e'. f\S the ·.f converSlttinn closed be WE\.S ...n1k1n~ Itbout' the rooo with q,u1ck. et\l,Obl1n~ . .~ ittr1du. 'hi s hEUl'·. claBpud b<:h1n". h1 n IU)d hie hynd bl)1ib1ni: up Mil. r.own . i~ ~: · a li : ~ walked. Althnw,h his wor,'.s 6pqke ot hopEl, H~pcla1ns thAt !lie ," I... tf\ce ~eh()"o/\ld thl't the Wnr W116 ~vor. . " .: . " " ... ~ I

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30• . .0:.!.::i- ••\\ ·,.J'l..t ~ ;i 5 O . ~ ] h:..;J .~.:. ::l C r: :~ tTl:,.~~: ' Boi tech hAd''f U \ I) .j tl\Ct with '1ost of the pcopLe in the shelter, 1:'eiru; ~ , o s t ly oCC11p 04 Do nursin:', von Grtlio, but she lad hl\ve the opportuni.t7 t o 8pC!·Jt)O,"'f;18' !!t.~~ of then l'nd ob so rve their rOMtbns unn,'r thr.. trTinl! cond1t1~""ot' ~ ,..; . 11\8t 1',ny S in the '1un kCi r . It is bdlovod tltJlt she f\ttocp~a ~~ , · ,z:.e1Rt~ ,; • her o' ,1 ser vl\ti on s truthfully AD ' ~ thE'.t her re#\ctionl nro honeatq 'c >" ce Ive.t, It I'!Ust "0 r e'"lc- 'ltJrcd th..t prior to her 1U'r1vRl in tl18. Rc1tsct. hl\d r.u t 8 ~11 contl\ct with n os t ot thoso in:Uvidunl. ftnd he r prl:lvious o:n i n1on s ro,'l\rI\1n,: thor. were I\t A. rl\thcr low IOTOl., ".. V ;l ~ ..,, ;;;,,; ~~...... r n ~'lll t ho pe opl o she WI\S 1\11e t o o~ s o rvo closely thQ Goe ~ ;bola f~111 pr bn ....1y stM ~,S ('l ut .

31. TJ ',''I':);\ G0:.:,:":"I ," ; She ~. e 8 c r i '!>e s Goeb"ols ".1 ':lein/~ inaanolT 1ncensed 'r,ve r Goerin::' s +;ro t1.chcry. He Btro ~.o I\u....ut his a;~l• . l~ . : " ~ l ous qUl\rters l1ktJ »n lUlir:l'.l, : :ut t o r 1 n. ~ vile I\CCU8nt!. ·lns oonoernl!4t .. "

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the LuftWAffo lop~or ~n1 ~~ ~ he hP,n ~nne . The nrccpri~us ~ 1 l 1 t nry e1tupUnn o ~ thu ::vmont ....e.s ::Z oU:'ill.:: i 6 1p:...Lt, Th;Jil' ~:-e5r,t ·. pEr;ht .! '• ..,,..s GoorlJ1/:: s f l'l ",: l t. Ch"lulr'. t.ne \oh ".1" ' IC lost , fl.e ::'t cc:-tninJy nt'w SOO!'lCd 1 t woult'. 'ttl , thf, t t.ol'\ """ -.l. l ~. be G')I.l::' in;':=s f ii.u l t .

32. lIT"llAt ew ~n cll : Goc'b'Jo ls 81'.1c'., "who MS RJWRY 6 set hi<1seU up ft,S the Fuohr or ' a K~'~ fl,tc s t 81:."Ju llr t no w r.O(; S n':l t h ",7.. vhe c '''.l r ~. , : e t o 8tnnd besl~o h in. ~ e i f thn~ - werc nnt en l'\".l~h, ho ~lU, t s to r p. n~ o ~o tte Juohror RS he ·' .'. of th') St Ft t e. He , P.1l i:-,C.tJC3St\.,t incf) ::r')o 1..: cn t , ~:1f\ h ~ s destroyod h l s ~ ~h 'nhl~ 'i .. ith h:' s niahF.r.(~.:l ... r.~ pn.t a tu p "' d~ ty , no w WA;1 ~ a to·loRt. the c n~"':c r.R ~lOh. By ~hlA ~ : on c te provo6 thnt ho ....ns nuvcr t~ ~no of us, thp.t I'.t he~t he '-IR S a ::'W/lY8 we; pJc an'·. ? t rnitor . n , 33~ All til ~ s : i\S Hnnnn eA.w H, vaa i n tho be s t thop,tricl\l uanne r , with nueh hand wf,vjnf: M n !'.nu (:f} atwes , ; .IVI0 e ven no ro I'::-otesque by \t ho jorq UP-~\"l",-rlc ..·n h ) "1bl~,nl! n s he a ~ : :-od-.; .. I\"r'l:.t the r oon , \'ihen he " ~sn I t rllil l n ~ c'\b ')'lt- C:H;i1:1" ho Sl1r,kc t.o ',:- , c~ InrI('. nbou t the c xc.r·,p l o \hpuo in t he c,·.!l;.ku: w.:::ce s ..;'~ t~ llr:.fo r his'j'o, ;.,.. . Atl on l' pInt fo r T.l nnd :ppinf~ R chc>, L ~ ~b...ex l::.ke ~ r ns t:-.;.'1 1:" S,) i.::

' ,34. Va tiro t oa~hlnr ; t ho ....I'l::- Ir.- ho w non ,'.l e f ,or thu1r ' hrm orl. tur ~nt~ '~l ~o nn ut o ! n~l exa~ lo tn ~ J I G er ~Ans. t o Al l fr1 o n ~s I RDd aIJiCB r.like. One ('.ny the ....ho l,e ..", r 1,·'. \"1) 1 li.cknowl er.r,e t h F' t we .M", r~.h ,t, thAt "-"0 s (I \l i':h '~ t o p:;'o!;uct t h ... ·... , )I · 1 L~ l\r"';l\1na t boll:hevi sn wi th ' ~r l1vOB. tno d,~ 1t wi l l be s et ~0 wn i n thtJ h iator y of Rll t 1~e .n

35: It App0t\rs thRt GO\1 J 'Jols e xe r ci sc d his frr tlAt e s t pbllity to the 'va ry last. The ~, O T.lS of Go o b ~o ls pn~ RO lisch ndj~ i n od a nch 0ther , , · lUid door" wore usually open , Throu/7h t ho:,: t he Goc'J'Jbls or n tor y wouJ,(1. -, 80W1i: out,at any hour ':I f ,-,tho f./lY or ni.:ht• .An" A.J.Wl\Y s thl,; t nlk ..... a a of ·.h ~norll, ·o:t' IIh'lw t o di e n, 0f ;' s t Mrti n p, t rue t n t he Fuehrer t o t he l"at·, of lIr.ottlrv. I\l' I (;zf\ "'~l o t hRt wouli'. bnt:: blp.z \,) ps A hnly thin~ troo tho Pf\I!O B of hist nry. Ii

-r 36. One of t he last t h1n r s Rei tech r O.....anb cr-a henrI n-: f r ra tho lip8 nf tha proplV:fUl. ~a l1l'l.s t or WI\S: lI\bc ls. t hc n n. s hi: (11­ ""'Y8 hAd, :perfomo (~ n a if he ....e ro sp epJ:1n, : to R le i~ ion of h i s to r i~n s ..,hn yore av1 f.ly I\wa1tir,,: nnd r ecor".1nr: eVG r y ....nrci. She ndds t hl'\ t he r own du~1 (luS 0:n 1n1r,n s rtH :,qr din,~ G"o'hhele' nnnne r 1sM s , h i s supcrficili.l­ ity, M ". stu (l1e ~. orn to ry, woro well su;stFln t1R t c f'l. 1;y t hese ou t'lur s t s . She ela10B t or., thFlt I\fter l1s t cn1ni' t l'l t heso t j r ndcs she nn d von Gro1n nttcn Rake d oAch other , with fI, s M, htJnd-ohRkin,~ Rt ti turic , IIAro theso the po l'lplc ~ o rule d our country?"

37 • •;"J'.·.tI,jL ••,·. .... i. ~ Frnu GoeJ";ols ahe (~eG c r i\ ,'e s I'. S (l very b rA,ve wonM. WhOllO contrnl, .....hi ch ....liS pt r'os t ti::lJS stronl:, ,.',11' ":J rc:"k r:n'Wn now M ~. then to p i d f ul sJ.lpsn s of woe :ub~ . Hor ",p: n COncer n wns h()r c~1lr\.ron n.n 1 in tho i r p retlcr.ce he r 1:n:1l" e :- WP.O nl....ny s '.el:,·htful «net cheory. lfu.ch of h\,)r ,'lAy W/1,S r.c cun \ (,;('. i n kucpin.: t r.e cr. ll (~ ren Ts olothoa C10M M d ti"'.y . 1\1\( " S tb,y hp.r. nnl,y th ~ c l cthc3 thuy ....ore th1s ker-t Frl\'l:. Gnu';)".:!.!.:: OC curlO ,1. . Cf tt: n she ~"'l ul , ~ c.'l;,ckly retir o t o her r oor:. t o h1r\,o the tCI' :-S. It Fo'?l' \l"'." 1! fr')'1 HnnnF\' B 'll;scr iilt.!nn t r.'lt lrR.u Gnl.b')ols prot l\'1ly T , j io r ': B (: n tr , ~\ tr. 1) e lJ~ , t') : c ".f lTnzi in ,nc t r i nf\t!on.

30. If t he Th1.rl Ro: 'cn c ou J ,~ nnt liVe sh u 'C rc:for reC: tn cU e with tt, n ~r ....ul.\ sht: f\ll,lW i;(; r : 'r. l } l ~:C:':!! ''; ', "u t ),l VU i~, . In rc c l) ~n1tl ~ n of the cx.'\!"".ple aho c n ~;( ,,\ h. - : :.f ', ~ ' U " <}I .'I-;~, JI ',yr. ,,:.'r,..i:r:0': , E ~ t l (' r , 1n t ho llraucncl:; of nll the occu:;. pn t,tl '.f t !.... '"r,'"k,:r , :': i l.s" n t c r. ' hor ,d t l: ni s llerof)nT'l · ,·cl,lon pp :-t y inf.lll ~ nip. . \\.1. ll~~~( ch piller ~, f t ho Tr.nnr,r' upc,n

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'tth1oh llnt10nRl Soc11\l1E 1mB :''''Illlt f\.nct the GorI:IM :rptherlAnd foundod" I ~8 hiB Approxinftto re~k nB he pinned it t~ her drosB.

39. Frau Goebbels otten th:mked God thl'\t she waB A,l1ve BO \hnt ahe Cl'luld kill her ch1lc'.ren tn snVEi tho"'! fr·o~ whatever "ev1l" vnuld follow t he c oll~ae. To RoitBch sho Bn1ct, "l!y d~ar llonna) when tho en d COI:lO S y rlU I'lU s1: help tit! if I hoc 'l,,\e veRk A,~ 'iut the chil(1ron, You oust hel~ ne to he l, then ou t 'If this l~fo, They jc l l'l n~ t o t ha Third Reich Anct to the :i'u.ahI·cr M d. if those two thir.r.s ceRse t l"l exist t here csn bo no f u!' ehuI' pLace f 'lr then. lh..t y ('lU rrJ.s t he l~ net My E: r oP.t e s t feFU' i B thF\ t ,d., the IF.s t '~ u rto n t I wl ll l)e t oo W

40. ·It is' HAnna.1 s be lief tMt in the ll\st :10nen t she was not 'oIOM•.

41. C/"lnc J u G ~ 'l11 :l thp.t CAn be sflfely r'.:"'fl·..m fr'ln HI'.nnn' s rcnnrka is thl'\t FrF\u Go,,·obeJ.a WFo.S s i ;:r,ly one of thf. ' ~ o s t conv m cc a sUbj ects i of he r own hushrtn c. s r ,m tinr:s: the ",o s t p ronounced OXN'1p1tl of t he Nl\z1 influenc E: I"lvo r the wonen 'If Gur~ 1Fmy.

42, 7 ::, ~ f1 :' : ~ ' . : ..:..;~.~ vi-:! r .~rl:.a r : Tho Gocl)'ueLs chll.U'on nunbe red six. Thoi r nane s M i ~ l'\p:p roxi '1l\t tJ ,v :e s 'tIO r &; HelA" 13; Hil : ~l\ , 11 ; Hclnu t , 9; HoLdo , 7 ; Hoc1.dE\! !' ; lloiele, 3. 'l'hLy ..-e z- e t he one h. r i ~ h t ano t of reliof i n t he s t ark, (~e t\ t h shl\ltowen Efe (i ,+' the '0un kc r , Rei t ach t l'\UF. ht t he, son"s which they 8An~ f~r th3 Fu0hrer flnd f or tho injured von Grein. Their tAJ.k WP.8 full ~ f heinl': it, ;/t he c ave" ....ith their "Uncle Fu.ehrer", and in B"9i te of the f"ct t hf\t t here wor e bortb s "u t ­ side, no thinp: coule reAlly hl\rn thon l\S Lonr; f\S th~y 'WOre with' hi:1. And Al\Y"'1\Y "Unc le ru~hror" hl'\d s Ri ~ t h nt s oon t ho Bol niers wouln o o n ~ M d nr 1vo the ~ssinns l\....ay Rnd t~an t l"l norrow t hey coul~ 1\11 ~o ~n ck to pll\Y in thoir ~l\ rne n . ~ve ryone in t he bun ke r en tor od into the F;pne I'lf rtl\k '. n;~ t ho tiT.le '·,l\S -p l e f1 BAA t fl.S 'Oo s Bi,)l e f or t hen, Frl\u Goebjels rey.en t e nly thMk~ d Rci tsch f or DRki n~ t heir 1I\st ~ny S enj~y­ ab Le , l\9 Rcitscll of ten , ·l\'thor l,rl. the:', abou t hor nnr\. to l .\ t hen Long stories of h~' r f lyi nl; nnd '? f t ho ~l p. oe s she hl\n '; e on "nri t he countries she h"d seon.

43• .u.\~ .. : . ~::9'!N ~ It aooned t r") Rcitsch t hF\ t Hi t ler ' s "~ 1 r l friend" renl\ined stu(~i o usly truu t o hor }J os Hi' n RB t he "show-piece" in t ho fuohrerl s cirt:le, Hos t of her tine WAS oc cu pI e d i n finr:er nl\n poli sh.­ inE:;, ch nnl ~ l nK ~ f c Lo t he n f or ench riou r' o f t he I1PY , (\no. 1'.11 t he oth\:! r little f e":i n i ne t psks of ; ~ r o () n i n l- , c o :: " i n l ~, "nfl poLi sh rnv-, She ae uned t o t Ake the nr-o sn cct s I"l f ,1 y ~. n . : with th£' Fuehr e r P.s qu ite r

4'.. In Hitler l s ~ r e so n ce sho wns Alwt1 ys Ch1' r ,'l in ~ : , f\n ,"'. tl\()U/?'htful of hi s e vory c /"l~f 0 r t , ~u t /"I n ly wh i l e she WAS wi t h hi" wns she co ~ p 1etc ly in ~hprl' c t e:- , f /"lt: tho ":oncn t hu wnE: Cl Ut (If cl\ r··shr.t she wl"l uld r l'\vc n ~ )ut nll t he -.1.~1 c:r p t ~ful swin(J wh'l hnd ".cs e rt e f ~ t he i r Fuehrer and t hp.t e'\ch of the:l sh '1ul ;'. be nos t royeJ.. .\.11 he r I ' e ~ l'\ r k s hnd AA Rdole9­ cant t inge And it p.ppenred thn t t he only ";WOC. ;l Gcr :-JUls at the ~ 1O ~1 e n t wero t ho so who ·....0 ..0 C.flUi ~ht i n the 'bunker I\nc1. thp,t nll the o t hor s were tr1ti t or s bOCAu se thoy wero not t here t l"l ,lie wi th h i:l, The r el\S 'lns f or her w 1l1in! ~ e s s t o llie with tt,o r ~st wore t.l hilAr t o t h"se of FrF\U GocbJels. Sh E.! wns sir.;pJy crmv ince d t hl'\t whAt ev er f r,llowcn the Thi rd Rei ch w() u l , ~ nflt be f ·~t t o l i v f! i n f or r t rue Ger l".l\n, Of t on sho 13"", proese '1 S,irrow f or t h" s c pOClp le wh/"l -...tIr o u n'\ lE.! t o r1.c Rtr'lY the::lselve B I\S t hey woul ..'. f ore ver hc f orcc ,\ t ,., l ive withtlu t "honor" I'\nd r c1ucod instoflu t o livin,: F\S r.UI'1" '1 " u in, ' s wi t h"ut s 0ul s .

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C' llFIDLll'I'IAL . I • 4 , - ~: "1 ' CON!'IWNT:rAI. 1 . ':45; - ~i tech eephasizoe thAt :B:'AUn :-'3.8 very Rppn!'en tly o! . rAther shP.ll m.. !1ent'\: ~ . t:r ; 'J1:'.t .sho flI er, pp,:."tlea th".t rllhl ' Wti.O a ""O~ beAu1;1f'ii.\ 1r(O r.'~1 . :!b .Vf1n O:: f u.':f i. ~ l :;.n l?; hez- purpo so , R....~.ta':·r_ c"n .1 ~f..~:T.' B ..it; bi~ly 'Un::UkE.'ly -;n,.t; :5:A'I..l1 r..Ad My con ur o 1 0 :'.' :lnflu.;n c t.: 'lVO t" Hi ';l e1'. 'Fhe' runor of ;;hl,. J.Al!t.·nin utt> t".R:"X:'AP;6 c O:'-O lJony Rc:.:l.tsch c nneidot"s AS b1t~ly :unlik uly, not onlY 'hbcnU Stl she c o Hov;; s thp .~ Hitler hh~. no gueh. intcnt ~ 'l n ~u ~ Al S0 becAuse ~h6 ci rcu~etuncoa i n ~ he b~ikur on U'.e lAst dn:.' s ....o...i.:.c. h ave ~. ~.u su ch :« c~r~n ")r.y l u ('.iC ;I;" OUB. (ju :.:- ta~ . nly , i ~ (l tho hrl'J RJ::.tSl:h l e ft t ee ~n.'ro r. h11.r t\l..v 1\ ~v bo fo:-en:..tler s d,)I'.~ ...... \ 8 .U~ :: \J.:',~ '~ ~" t ho;;·(l lv.•! nn1. 'h" en t· n l.. RJ,ip;ht e s t ~o ni; :l .0 n o ~ su cn ll. Ce %! 8!"\o ny . : ~: '; rUl,,\(\l tnp t 1;n·.:r.;; h ....ll 1JUtl:l LJ h ';;l r",r en ou t of the uni on, BeitBch quioklj' ~ .• BO:.060 S ;\S ; e R n j; t'l. B ·~' i c , .

~6 , .~_~;\ '.:' 1 1 i· _ ·/.bh." l ~l:_ EO:':·f.vuln ;·,ovu r;l. ~b (j ut vc;ry 11ttle, kopt In­ st:eA.ll very cJ 0 so to h: B vt:».-:; :ml~ rt:J'JX:.. t:o \\ll':! II · .· o ~ o :- d i n p- 1'h o· :.;() '1tm t.ous events in the bu·::r.·s ,~ f .>r P0 u'';U l .L1:y . :i J:hl:l : 'Y · ",~ · .- . l . -over y ac t I on went down on his PA !,€. ~ . : l f~() n he W;n l ::.rt v .~ . a :.. ·, ·;h.'. '; ,;>cra l:l, n ...• thfl.t to soow1­ 1n~ly dorisnd whn." t ho vxac ~ r -';"lP.rk hArl: ~'Gr: l: '~:nn ' ~ "')['.t:scr.. be t vc c n the Fuehrer lIn<'l t h .: ~\.. .:rin n he hs d j~l!t M~. /1[1 f . c. ·.l ~cn <.~ witr.. ThIn ~B thnt pRssed 'lJetwtll.ln o t r.e r OCCUpM '';1:i of t he bunzcr wur e R1 Bo cu:-efully re­ carden. 1'h1s dccunerrt w'?s t o .btl s:ol ::-It o l', :',u t of t h t; bunker P.t the very lRst nonon t, so t hf\.t, F' c co r d.i nil: tl') the ;1'lddst :lk rn1U1n, it couln, ' 1 "tRke It s Jl~f\.c e nr.~ .'m;~ tho gorcf\. to s t ch r-ptcz-a of Gornf'n hi s t ory. 11

47. i ."X'·· ~' ,I T:.,j, · Throu;>;h0u t Eil.1r.F1.· s atp-y in tl:o bunke r Hitler' B ;u'.n n"'.Jr~d phyBict11 conltHion sunk t ~ lOWtJr an. l ower dept h s " At first ho BCC:lO

48. ('ccn si" n,\l l y he stil l Bt' CT1C '_ t 'l h"l.'. to tl-.,· h0pe r,f Gonu rnl Wonck's su ccess i n ' ·r e f'k i r.' th r ' , u.~h f ;: ro:l t h u S'lu tl:. He t RIke.: of 11 t tle c lolo , nnr'. fl.ll ' ~ I\Y r.n thl) 28th N1 ~ 29';h htJ "''''.s -:en t F'.lly nlnn­ nin{: t h l:: tf'c tic a th"t \ionek :l i . ~h t ll stJ i n f r e oin.· lit'rl1n. He w~ u l l : stri do f\.b ou t t hu she lter, wl\vin,' f\ r opd ,p.n t h"\t Wf' a ! f1 st ".i a i n t e.:r .... t­ 1nl; fron the Gwu l'.t "r h is hnnrl B pn r!. p1f1 nn 1 ~: 'Ntl nck ' a Cf::-:pf' 1.-n with Anyone who hRpptl ne·i, t l'l . ~J o l1 o ttl n1n .:. W}-..::n rou · ·e c.":1U 'l·...v r1y c xc i ttJc. ho W','·ulrl. sna tch t he :1Rp f r o', whtlrc 1 t l"y . n nc.: wi tr. r q" ~. l; k , n.:'rvous . s trido p' ~ (lu t t he r na;:, E'n" l ou ·Uy "~. i rcct" 't hu c. 1do · s .:. e f c :,.s c .... ~th Rr '1i OB t hnt no I nn. ·llr e x iate~. (11.8 ~v e n 'ilonek , unknv'Wn t :-. t :-.l: n e:-.r;,r, hp.'i nlr cR<.:y ~ l: e n r ou t Cfl. P.r. :. ;\ 0 Gt r 'lye ;\, ) "

49 . !\a itach · ~ l.> a cr i ~ . ~ s i t I'.a f\. T) F1tr.... tic t r.1"" tr.o " l c t u r e r.t A !"\an I a c r"'1?lettl .l i B :l. r. t o l ~ r .d. i" n .•~ cn~ le- t r R;:l; I:.:r of f ~6 t.r p tl -·n , f 1.4 t1~ 1Ity, I1 nc. u B.. ltlO ·~:1c s a . Tho ·)i c t 1.4r t: Of p -,p.n runn1n,' ,..-"- ',n a t ~· ::' i r.; : l y fro:: 10'('11 t o ....all in t i s If\.s t r ot,rt:: At wllv i n-: p" Ilo r 13 thp t :"lut t uro.: l1ko IlJP vc a i n i: 1 a ner\·',".lB, t witci:1n,: t " n ' ~ B : :'l r a1 t t i nl- s tr. r:;:>.! ,~ l'II'.d cru.'1pl od ')'Jf " r u r.i s tp'lo . ~ " v i '1 · "u t t'ln s t " r o ~r l : s " r. t r.is nr·n-(lxis t on t Rr '110tl, nrck nn .... f ')r tl: on 1\ s ...·::l r. t s t Ri ne .'. -,rn , l ike ,... :! "lUT., : ~ ':'l y '")11\;1- in... P. t "III':. .-

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50. 't):.. : '" t':,' :L~J:'?'Y ':'1 :..:1.,: :' !...i ·, : ,: : ~, i; 1,I'!:"'S ' The ,,)osll1.bll1ty ~hn t Hitler "~.r.ht ha ve r:)1 .i .': ~. 0 '.11. 0 1 ";',.! bunka r I\l~V(; , ' R..!tb,"h rl. is­ !:I1 S80 8 I\ S '::(lI:!l".lotel:' 1\',6'1::<',. She clp~.ns \;r.,. " ~he :9 C f):lV~:'lccli t.'ll\t the Hitle::- shc. l ·. f t. in t l;.. sheBcI' ....AB nhyB~c l\.l]y "W"; ·, :'le t " hAV<.,; ,:0.:0 tte n nw ho ...... ul,... n 1t h"vt) hnd the tl~ r~n ;~~h t" UBe :I. t "; she SI\YB . She beli e vo s t oo . tllflt f\t t.hu very tonr, he hflr. n "l inienci"'n t o liva, thnt only the "'.. r.~k h"po stnyorl, hj.B hfUlrl. f r on nut t m > th.. J1R SB s"l..i~ :t. r,o plAn into Onerl ~~ ::' ~ :: . llo·...e. · ~ h " t. W'EJ n ck coull"\. not; ,:tit throu.':h . she f e f- J.s . ....o ul.~ ·i nr.e .·.1 ,, ~ ~ . ly have so ~ off ' ~ h 4: ....ell rohvnI"sed ;>l"ns .,f o1t: s t I"J.,;t ion .

51. 'lihell ( · "n!:C- ():l ~t)(~.....ith the r uno r' thnt liitler n1. ·h t Btill be nlivo i n Tyrol 1\.-;('. tro<"\t he r "',•.'1 f l1,-h t t o th".t n.rep., r- ft" r she loft tho bunker , :11r:h+' ::0 , .o r tl ~ h /Ul c o !. r.l.~ 't"ntRJ . ehe ('1)pOnrB e'.oep l y upoet t hnt su c h ~pu~ :' or.E I'.re avon onlicrt:"'in'Jd .. Sht: 31'yO ~ n ly , "Hi t l e r 1B don,t! Tht: nnr; r G','ft" L, thc ahol.t.e r cou'lc no :' ~~"vo live d , He hf\' L no r e f\OOn to l! v(.; 1\.:<" . <1"'.'3 t r" .g'Jl1.v ....n s th"i; :w ~:;~ · w it '01 01 1, kn e .... it pcr­ hnps ~o t t o r t h n:l ,,:,yon o: .: .L60 I'..'.,'., r.

52. ll,llm .. ' fi ,P ).:tQ ·rT 8:r' TtL' NJ.Y.I{j:.R: It i B p.ppnron t fro;, Rcitsch IS convcrsntif,n th".t sr.t" he l . . t h e Fuehror 1:1 hi;-h c ateu u, It 1s nr o'JAhly A.lso true ....hen she anya t hnt her 1 : i :0 0 , ~ 1i n::"linion suff"ro(t c onsidtlrp.bly durin ,~ tho clnsinr Bti\,":tl'3 0f the Wm. She is G!:IP~ I\ t1 c when aho de e­ c r i l)cs the A.ppf\rent '119n.'tn J> ,::;e rw ll t ehe (,"h '3 c r voc. l'n '. l eprne:n. of in tho bunkor , Fo r 1n stl'nce Berlin h a d bc on tiC".,~ . t!t ec1 of Rr'iS t o hnl:t the Cdor. When thRt line fell it n.n)1enre;t ~l .. t no cohcrnn t ("d e n Be p l an of :Be rlin hRrI. been pre!lfln d. certninly I). ,Laq'J.f\t~ nrrnn,'e':lOnta hnd not been n" do t o r'. i r e c t thu def'un ae frn:1 the J:1unkcr. Thero ....Il.S no ot he r cO"l'1Un icf\t1on OqUi ~ l ,.1t.mt nVl\ilA'Jle thnn the .t ol onhon(. thf\t ler'. ' >n].y tn thc fb.k to wur. I t appea r s thl't 'lnly in the Las t ',or:cnt h ad ho do c l ·led t o uiroct the ba t t Le fro., the shelter f1n l ~. then ('. i li. n'lt h avu the f i r st t nois .... i th ....n.ich to oTJ ur li. t e . No "ll'p s . rTo ~ 1fl t tl e :olnne. ITo r ....:10 • . C:nly (\ hl1.stily prenAred 'l e s s onr:e r s llrvicc /In,'. the " ne tcleph'lne ....o re nVR11Ablt; . The" fl'ct thAt unkno'Wn t r. Hitl.e r . thll Wenck nr r:y hI";' been destroyol'. "l:loSt ",('ys ~ofo re WRS flnly " ne cx,, ~l e flf th.? in"deqU1\c1eB . A~ :t of 'tIhi ch rosultcr', in thf; F'utlhrc r flf Go:r'll'ny sittin.~ hclnlesRly in h is cell('r i !"1),otcntly r> l " y i n,' nt his tp.,">le-toTl wnr.

53. Baitsch clp1ns th"t H1tler the 1donlist ,\1e '\ , r n,l. h i s country ....ith hi'l , b ~ c p . u s e of the inccnpetuncl: of Hitler the s olei.ier E'.n~. Hitler thn st"teB·1fln. She conclu-'l.es, still 'With n f pint t ouch of I\ller:1/Ulce , thAt no 'lne ....ho kne.... hin ....oul<'. ltcny h i s 1.'.el"'liet1c,,11y '1otivS\tt:rl ~.ntenti 'lns nor c oulrl they :l.eny thnt he 100"B ei~ 1ply infinitely i n c fl ~.ip e t e n t t o r u l e his country. th.nt ·' ntl of his .:reF\ t f rulte ....1\8 proper chnrflctdr nn"lysis in the pt; l')pl e Rb"ut hi"l which l e c, t n tho ee l octio.n of persons eQ.uRlly inco"!putent t u fill i :.l;:lortnnt po s i tion s . (i'iost i " p ort Ant exrn plc : Got:: rind .

54 . She rene" t e,.ly r e'.1 Rr ks thn.t never ni,r.in '"!Us t such r. pors'">n bo n.llo....erl. t o ,; t\l n c nntrol 'If Gcr'iAny o r nf "ny countrY . But ' etrr.n.::cly (;)n flu,,:h shu 'Loe B not Ft'lJ'•.Fr t o ho l ,l h in T) t.! r s',n'l.l l y r espr'nsi"hlo f or r1 MY of thl.: ....r ,.,n' :s /1.ni'. "vils thn. t she reco,:niz.;s c"'1pletcly Mel. 1s quick t o Tl 0int ou t . She SI\YS r"the;r , "iI. i:rollt p(\r t nf the fl'ult 110 13 ....ith thflSt) who lc , ~ h i,.1 , lure". hi:1. cri":'.innlly ·.i sd i r c c t e ,.'. hin , nn e'. inf or '1e ~, hi r~ f nl sc ly. :Out thl\t h" hir.sol! s clectc(l thu ::len ....ho led h1'~ c"n n' vcr "to f or ,,:i ven. "

55 . .iI. CkIi:IN••L ••Gl.IilST TiCt. 'IJRL12 : "Hi tler em'.e r'. h i s 11fo f\B a cri r1 i n l1.1 N :n.inst th.: .... or l '1" , "t>u t she is qui ck t f) "} ~ l t , "h e ~, i.· not oe ,d n it th"t ....~ . At fi~Bt h i s t h "u.:hts wur e onl y '1f l"lC' .... t o ; Ako Gorr:nny hCl\lthy fI .·"'in , h'1w t o .:i ve r,is ,/(;n"O l e n. l i fe frel fr :': eC,.n­ o:.: i e i nsUi"f1cicncios p.ne socip.l !'lA.ll'. : ~Justncnts. T" d ' this he C:P'1bled /JUch; with 11. etl'.ke thnt n ,., ,;(1 n hns the r ir,ht to Ju opnrdize-the livo s

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' j 1n at:.-uc t1'1nll ',J". ';y t h e> in l;·,'.n r.r~,,­ tor .an · ftlur. . ~ ttl hEr a 'l i t t l o 'l- r Fl.s s C".'Q6'.:..J.e wj t h :,' or.nvn.OJ.u 'G!" T) cnn- tfl.1n1 fI. frl'l?,ilt" ,:l a lJ a '.>f'l H J.e f 111oi\ ...ith " J out hf\.:.r P. te .':l. f, r, ~ "n ful ~ . ot r ~ liqllj,,1.. The ,];'o i; t1t: '01"'8 t o 1:1.: '1r oke n l,e t ·....e en the t outh Mn tho u1n quickly 8~li0'o1ed). ~ ! " ' \ . ....:: .. ," . the ~1c11c r ehe nr8Rl E1. nd 6C. .Afte r the 10n,'C,:J' r,,'t· ',, ~ .: ".~ :::tt:'er sank ~ n t o P. ft·.tnO- , nr'. f nr p ti:-:c t/:\. ct. : : . ": ~ ; ': 4. ! '. ~ :- t ' ·!) S -.... L. .~.

61 .. I:r"1 ~ ': r r c,.-.\" t !-. c ...~~. ! , i. -c '. ; . ~.", 4. ~. C :: r..;~..s : ' ::f~ "~ ~: ' 2 it'1 :i = : .::-h~ -,,"""..l.Ld. : ~ k e n f'u L ). ~· )r.: : ';j ,. ; . r v(':·· ·n :r, t r,c U::,' nc(::':.cr y ', :1 ~.!'>. ~ : : .~ :" ;. 1 '1 f : c,f t ho ~ 'J t h. l~ frl,,;n t he n s:',p -t., 1- p.":"1 : ~ \. c W,",.h '.-\U,.:Lr.n Ln .: ~ ( . C? :':" ".r.k " ~ +·ho ,,- ref'. f\" n .... o ~h", s!lol tar. Gr ' . \1:1 ' ~ r e,)or ,'·5 i;>;'.:·.Ci. C(.- ,'. ~ L~. ·' ,:.:;" ~:~ s ,1'\:' C ..,ore ne F'.y·'.r . ·or.'; F" '(;n I1, ,,: .,tlr P .L:> t.: f.nc'. '''L. l'C ~ ')os i :ll: '.r.·n:,s:·r..: s ~I f -"",, (l. S t he;, f PJ: I1 -.·' L ' :J y p ro,et:cc' '"he "1 " lli t.i ~.nG ;~ Z ('l" '~ ~i (; h TnL.nti'." Y- ;,f "he next r-.n rn ;r .. . ft cl t i J :'0 ~ k.·,,' n c ~(: r.. .

63. \itD.::a S ?C r ..:::n.y-;.; ,:,:.:; S;-:r:!/i'i:n: .-l. t o ne- .t h :-. ;:t y,l'l ',h\: :l orni n ~ of tho 30 t h cf ' '':' r ' ': ~ 1 E"..i,.l..:: z·, ....'i t h c h " . ; ~, · ·.!J , ! c t· ~ ,.. .:: o , cnne t 'l ·G:-o~.::l : a r 00:.1 pnc'. slur,",(;('. .: , :n r n ~h u ur'..:c -,f He; ;'.f:!. .. .'1.l..... on::r hnI'l l. ~ .~ Wtn:}k "; he stdrl, HI\1l(:' t o -.',::0 J.j s en cry :? O!lSH

64. II~vory IWrlilr.bl0 p lnno " r nHl e r sRi "., "m.:. s t "lc efl.ll tld up '1),/ ,l.A.yl i;-ht , thcr cf')ru it i s :'y (,r ,',e r t .1 y ou t,.. r ') turn t n Ruc hl1n p.n n. r.u s t e r your ,)lnn, .s fIc' ", '; ho~· u . It itl the t ask 1'\1.' y our ~i rc rp.ft t .o t'..estr'ly t he TIn sltron s f r n, wh: ;::h t he lh.:. :l3:" -'1"l f ..,~ 1l l:'.unch t hoir ntt Rck on th ~ Chnnc c1l0ry. h'1th LuitwlU.~ l [.elp Wun ck :.ll'.y f' e t throu .ih , Thn t is t he f irs t r <: p.S0n ...hy Yl'\l. :T.1 s t Le -wo the she l t er. The eocm d is t hpt Hl -::::lcr ~1U s t " e s t n:"JIltd :: I Il n~ ~ . '1.· 1 C rl l " t (. l.V he :1en ti0ne n tho S5 Fuehrer h is v -i i ce ',e c "'f1G ",n r e unst ep '~ an J o t h h I a l ips and hlU1t'.~ tru:'-·.l u.I. • ~htl nr -'.or t l'\ Gr ein 'WRS t hrlt if Et'1."'! ll,; r hl'.r: Rc tUltlly n ada t he r V';0r t e I c on t a c t , pn ( ~ cou 'l ! he f'oun .", h-. snou.Ld i ::;::lo l'..1 f\toly :e n r -c s ter' .

65. "A t r l' i t o r -,us t nove r aucc ocrl ne Et S Fuehrer! You :'!\ls t ,~et 0Ut t'o insure t!:P.t hl:l will no t . II

6G. Gr e i:1 F1n (l Reitsch p r oteste,. vchc :1e n tly t hl'\t the I'.ttenpt ..,n ul~ be f utl1c, th?t i t would ) e i ~ os sl t l t t o r eEtch Rcehlin, thttt they Il rcfur r p. ( t o ni e i n the eholtt;r, t hn t t he ::1 s s 10n e nul,l. nn t DUO­ co on, thf't i t wns in sl'.ne .,

67. liAs s ,. l ' ~ ie r s of t he ile 1eh" , Hitle r Msweren , "it 1s 0ur h01y ~u t y t ~ e xh l'u st eve ry p n s s i ~ i I i ty . Th i s 1s t ho 0nl y chnnce of succe ss tn... t r e:11'1ne. It 1s y " ur r'.u t y pn e'. n 1no t o t nk e it. h

68 . Hn. nnf'. ..,n8 n,1t c nnv1ncoc'" "No, no", she 8erel'_"arl, "vhpt eM t e P c c rl r.p l1 she~ n0W , eve n if ve sh 'iu lt:'. •:e t thr"llf·h. Everyth1n;.; 1s l o s t , t n t ry t ,. ch ..~ n. , ~ lt now is insMe. n :But Grein t h nUi-:ht (\ 11'- f ere n t l y. "E1lnnn" , he snid., " V U p.re the nn ly ho-p o f or th0se 'od10 ro- rAin he r o . I f the chrnce is j ust the s ~ll est, we ove it t o then to t Hkc it. Not t n I:n .....,ult'. r o'\) t he; of the ')n ly li;!ht thnt r O" nins. a fl' ,y Wenck i s t hero. I~')e 'ore CRn help , bu t ..mether we eRn or cl\nnot. "'0 ;0;1 11 ,-:0. II

6 9. Hpnn rl, s till c"nvince". I\ S t r, th~ flb surdi ty ('I f n t t e;:1p t l np. nn e s c r p e Wtmt pInne to the Fuehror wh ile Gr e i 1 WRS rlP..k i n.. hi s !,r~ pRrl'-tinns. Thrr u.·j-. hl.r 8'l;,'11n.: she "J e p., : e l~. , "I.fein fuehrer why, ..,~ <'.o n It y nu l et u s ~ t l' y ~ II He l O:'lke.: R t her f o -:- " ' 10 ~1 c n t pn,: 81\1<\ 0n l y l r.G"i', pro tee t yo,-,- .;r .

70., ":':U; h,;",'ri TAK I?'G:P·!'c p".rfl.t1ons 'were quickly ::lF1 cl.e "nd Reits.;h i s ,rrn,·,r.1c in he r ''.eec r i ') t1 'm 0f tht.- l l:: pva tnk1nl". Below, Into Goorinl"l s Li pis'ln I'\ f f l c c r ~lth the ~~o hrer Rn~ n ow l'\ Bt~unch Groil:-'-:np,n sfl.1(1, lI you ::lu s t ,:e t ou t . It -1, eJ?en ~ s ~on y ou tl'\ tell the

-11- ce,J FID:c:NTtAL truth tn ~ur pc ~ ~le, t ~ BPV0 t hL ;h~ n ~ r l ~f tha Luftwpffe, t ~ s~ve the -.cfln 1r..· ~ I' G ' )!" ~ - :,:r f ~,~' t 1"•.: .... ' ~ r : ~ .. 1f l:':(; r y'nc' r-rv-: t r.e c", ep "rt,:" :1 ' : du . s"·nL t li k ~n f s ,) · ·l: ~ ; ·. : ~. ~· " . ~ ..... ",~1 ~u '-,f 'C'': 3:: t'i t;~..c. ·,'-' r ~ <~ ~ ~ vr:: r~ ,:;. (: '-IT 'lto cu i ck . I f · ~t :-·.n..~tt.' ~ '-. ·(tt,; !S f 0~ ' t ..1 ~ .: t .../ ::"J.'::0 r:.l'\n.;" . D ':': '~1.S~:--. 6 :~YS th,· t sb.: r r: : G ~· , .~ : : '·.': R

71. T::L·ty . in".lI.': 6 :-,Her E~ tler hr l ;ivcn t h e 0 r .'.t)r t he:.: l eft the she1to:.

72 . T:-::'; , :':~:.:;; ~T CUT G ~' ;;.:...: ; ,-'S ;~r : () \.;. ,; s ~r'. e the ,,,he- I·:: c ity '",,"S ,,,, nl'."1e (\n ( ~ he nry s rv, .... -;' 1" ~"; f ;.rt: W:'l. S !ll...- c f\ ' ~:1 :;J.F,ir::\:' ,,~ ~: i~:'lc r: s!1',rt .:' i s t,""I n cc B'Jpy. SS t r ov p s, C'1~ ·. ·.i\ · t ...,-1. . ~ ~ ?\.:".r,li:1,· --;: :: :ur ','1 the t:n ': , wert: r.: rH·inl' ,.:. -u t , T:.· s ... ~<.: :1 'cr ·l\l.l·ht '.l.n p . 0:-,"'''.:'' xr:.• ', rt: , ~ voi: ic l ~ 'Ilr,1ch ...ras t r. tpkc i\c:t.s t::. ;'.:1 ". G:!I:::. :1 ~ " ... ~ e r e · fin .. r A' . ') :i5 ·wP. S ::i 'lie n r.uP.r 31'''_'1 ':cn­ bur,rt,;r Tr,r. :l.':: (: sk:y Wf\& f1) ·1.6 ·'. .... jth t il" 1.. ::.1.:1,:01' of she Ll.e , couo ·)f which l"n·-:ed 5 :> C _~ : '3 1: t.h,, '; t hd r vchf ci c w"s b "cke ". '1'.l':. s e ver e .I hun­ J.rel y"r

73. Thd r,r ') p·'. s t.rec t l e "l r', l!1 :: fr'" :3r p:lc'.cn'J\lrp:e r Tor .... ps t t") ': c Use 'l f('l r t nk.:-nff. .i.':··.ut "r;c ~. (Jt · .rs " f uncr"t"rv \ "lpve".e n t wr: s r, '! p. i l ­ 11,' ;10 AS r ' m- ';!\y . The tnkc-:,ff W"S -r il• .:; ur. e r r.E\il i n.: Ru ssinn f ire nnt\. ps tr..: r.lpn c MSe t n r 'i'lf··tn'7) 1< vc-l it ';rs ')ieb ,r' U l ) ty countlc llG s(Jl'rcr..lif''1ts t":-:,"' fl t r·nce .... r f'.c J.':et<. ;'. in 1\ " I-\ !'r P,r:o ~ f shull in;:. Lxp1n­ si ·... nll t Oil60 :i. t he crpft liJrL' " f cpt~.cr , ' ''.I t nlJ' 11 fo'"" s'llinte rs hit t h o ''''.It\r.~ . .-oitze': eircl.,,1 t , ,~". · . ' ~ t 20 , CCC :'C'ct fr·· -. where J e r l 1n 'lir- s " sun (', f fll'.:.:':S ::" r.en,th her. Frr.·, t ;,r>t " lti t -"l,'t: tht: H1\.'!lituGO of the ,:'c: s t ruc. t i .r. r,f ~ " r l i n sr.c r'. <: cc:-i ···c r ~ i. str.rk p:"'.r. f p:,tp.o1..ie . He ,\ '.in· n .rth, 5C ::; i r.u tc s Sf" ." the " ir. ~:t) c :-,l ir, . ·.he re t he I pnr'.1n,-' ';1',5 '\r'~ln :.It'',clo t hrou ·r. " se r .:c ,. '. f ~"'\.;. s dC\r. f1; htcr c ro f t ,

7·~. '.:::': ~ S T C:";jjL':i ::..F: 't,(TS: Gr eiel n t 'm ce issue ~ the ' r ,: .:: r s c Al l l n ' I'll p.v ri:p'Jl,:· cr"ft t ~ t he r14. r. f ::icrlir. . l:rwi n.· I",r f ·,r:-:cn. the first r'f E1 t l e r l s c ~ "'. 'f1n (l.s he i ··..,c ,li.del:: iee 1<' t.l.: t ~ f ly t '1 F:r,en , noA.' iCi€.I , t n 'l t1 t e r -,i nl, wr.flt inf r·r-~rti "n Drlcnitz "',i .. 'l:t hr \'c r e, 'r:" c­ in.: Hi ·,-:11 er• •~ :v.J.ck<:cr un 'oil'S \l s e 4• ,,:1 (, ~' y t l'." t i,E: the:- ,.'nt in':. ') the pir Gcr: .pn I\irernf t "er e T'l, t..f'.'.y I' rri,in . in c ') ,::: .liP liC U ·...i tr. Groi,,' s n r,l e r . Th, e n t i ~'c b ::"\·.:-nu '.;Gr e s"'! n Po ce e·th in.: .' I1S S ('I f Ge: r ....'>n Em.... ~s"iR!; plnnt..s . 3~ ::" tccr. k ': Cl t r,e:r - ".,.., ~:!'? l,e: r t :!, p.r.r', 2 '; l:t <: !'s ,,:!,t1.- tu.. '.\.. r"ll'.rt CV6 :""4 witr. s't:ch :>r "'~~ i.J ctl ~n .n f~·,'"J : ~ s t v~ s.i. "::-i lit;.r stv WAS 't'...·ice uns',:,cccss:-'.llly pt t l' ("kc r'.• 1 "> :1' hv' p t b . ·: ('.c ~: st i ll r. c l!ss1tp~e · : F !'. l\ut . ~ r · :J ' .!..l" t.·i~ ) '; ('1 P l ',un, ,.... L:. ~·i :1' · ,.,:-.icr. t ~ : .,, ; '_r.<: ·.,<.:re: p.•·.pin \l:',<'.c r c 'ltlst pnt ~\US£.iR~ n ttp.. c ~.-: . J :J, ~ r·." : v [ :. l t :'.c:: f · ~ . l ::. l. t h Fo t ] 'h ... :.itz 1:1:0'''' no- thir",'-' nf E i· ;· ~ :.t..: r i s flC~ :,.j ~ s . 1~ ... ; r. t:' ;·"~ ~ . - \~ \. "'-'r ti t '· Gel.; l:e i t \.: l i r: tl:e evcr.. t tr.. ~t f\ c h ,~r. , -:t..: in p~r- t., "·c t i CG s=:· u l l~~ :'l.; '-- r lo7')/C ~: i ~ r.e::l'!")ir", {: r :·/e r.ck in hi s cntr:r i::t . J u l irl .

75 . ':' ; :~ :.__ oI5 ' ? · ·.: ~ : ~C : ': :~_ · ~ l ~' '::: : '~! :';~-=" - C~ : 1:d1 ~ cl '",' ns [ 0un 1 ".

the t ' ;": l . -- .."" .. . ' :' t ~· ·. , " .. ·· :.. . ,F;4 ~ .. ":'., ' J.' - , " , ":J! :" ' t'~ , t [ . '. ·"s ~t ;..t W".: r k ·.:.; (l!, " ~ ' c... ,: 1'.:1 ,' " ':: ~ :1 ".t: :;::- :i' L ; ~. r " ,.. .., ~_'; r" ( ~ • •.:; I t r.."> ':. !'ce (lo i t el ) h n r'. ~ e;r.t \';"1" : t ' ;; ;' ~l..: r ~ ~ t~: p '; c :':uct t :-. <.: '.Y ;" " (; ~" ' '' '' ' (3Gtr. ~f AIJ rll)

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dArkest did thP.t

for the 'honor' live as

"I' did A.8 I dl ~ to sava GarnAn u l ood , t o rescue left of our cnuntr,r.- .. . .: v; " . "You spe".k "f Gerr.lAA blood, Herr ReichsfuohrfJr7 ' You ,Spank 0.£ it now' You shr,uld have thowo;ht of it yef".rs F'.f':O, before YQu ~b e:.;- -- .:.-...c . cane identified with the u!3eleas shcddint: nt' so l.nJ.ch of it." ~ " ; .;" '.' .~ ~ ,.. ~ . , ~ ~, A. sudden strt'1'ing attack teri1inAted the e ~nve r SA t1 6 n ;" '. '

79. TilE LAST O~s-'TO HOLD TH1 i:tJt>SI.rtlTS: Grein inr:lc~,te'd" " · ,t ' th~t little hnd be~n decided at the first Doenitz ~r eounc1l~' How- ever c> ve ryone WAS 1n Aceor:', th".t pt hest, resistMco would. onlY 00 .. possible for A f8w drys lonp.er. In the ~oAntine eOnnAnders ~Ainst the RussiAns were to hnld to the last to ent'ble A.S ~ny civilians ne noseilllo t o .f l ee f1'01!I the Advpnce. Reitech ell\il'1e thl\t Grein. ,whb ee ie~ WRS beeo nin ~ inereaein~ly worse, insisted upon flyin~ 1~ed1atoly to FoldnprschA.ll Joerner, in con'An1 of troo,s in S1lesiA And Czech­ oslov"kin t o instruet hin thnt he shoul l ~ resist even After the capitulnti,n nrder WPB re10PBcrl. t n .;ivo the civilinns tice to flee tn tho Ar.loriep.n zone.

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0011]' IIlEUTIAL 80. On the fl1 ,~ht t n J oerner, G-rei nls f not be cn-ie s" ba d tru-.t he h'\ll ' : J ;." c n t ('l ~ ' l r .ns' a ' ·f unoon scf ou enc- aa , Upnn Rrri',,,l J oorner 1n­ dicnted 'JhRt he i1..,c~ 1'. ~.rc Rri.y (1.c c i,4.e ~. t o h0lu. a s l en ;: I1S Tlns s i '.J lc and had. issue d o r dc r a t o th..,i; of fe c t oven ':J " f'J r c Grtl i :.: l B I\r~ivnl.

81 . I ~ ; "mu t hen dc c t dod t" fly on tho XeB601rin{, ",ith the SAne 1nstruc ti·.n s , 'i \:'t G r\.· i~ : a lor "'fIS ,:,y on ', sn criticRl thR t further r.:ovencn t ....,(. i. ' 1; .i ;Js i " l c. J)'rn", the ; ~rd 'If j-!P ;I tn the: 7th it "'fiB neco e­ Sar)' t o t o :. '. .1 [.t. Jocz:" ",l" 0 he p ~ ., u " r '\, o r s in Y.ocnip-r1\tz ",hero EeitBch ~so

82, 0n t·hc n1 'ht ,f t he 7 th \)1' ~: ' the:r tOf)k .'lf f 1 n n Domier 217 t f) fly \;n Grr. ~ ·,.;-'erc K C llSO' .':' i r.,: wra r c- f) r "to·rl. to b c , Directly ove r the f i ol d Gor:1Pr; 1 ] ,'k scvO :·t.l:' It A; :E\ .~ C ': t he 'i r cr~..f t whi ch crRsli 11>nded at thE. odr;t. () i.~~ : :n Z h.::'i\. hei-i ~~ ;;, "n,,- Grl.'i'1 were "If t he U1H ~t:rstfU1d,.­ in? thnt tho c;,!->i ' L l.~ 1 i ' n V"'l:'-, cor- o on t:,c n>11t ')f the 9th of Hny An ~ 'when it ....ar lc " r:w·'. t!1il.t :Ccsselrini : h".r1 lC l t Grp2. for Zell A.~ See thoy flew O il t n l".lL e~ f'l l \, \,r. l r. s\ ruc ·~ hi!':': t o GO!l' i ne sorie of his tr.oops w1t!1 t.!:·'i6Q h ' , .:J~in ; : the ii.us,;i ~r.s,

83. lK!:L!~l2...&:,';";}4_A:...L~' They Rrrive t Rt Zell M Se e flyinh A. F1esler-S';;orch, An '. r O'"lI").'t (;l :: t ,; Gencl'RI Koller, Chief o f the GJ Genernl St"ff, whr; ....as t o t ell then o f Kessolrin,-I s wherol'.I,l") uts. Here they Le arnc c; thnt, tho C /-l ~1tu~ti" n WPB t 'l ' e r n the 8 th i ns tlJ1Hl of the 9th. They still wRntv n tn I ncRte ~esaolrlnr. bu t KOller either chosu not t o 'i; e l l thl'" '..hero Y. o sse lr i n~ ....116, ';, e cf\USl.. it ....AS Rlrop.1y too Ip.te 0 " e Lae h", ,'.i,i n ot kno .... thPt Y.cs3(:lrin;~ ....FlS in the v1l1a.;:;e ot AL.,~()rf, R fow .,11e s nnrth of Zoll nn S~o. At this news Raitoch anti Grein .-1.o c1(to1. thl\t pny further efforts on thl1r pRrt wert: quito uselcs8. Just hof ore the cRnitull\tion thoy l ett Zoll ~., See for X1'tzbubl til tl~eo thcr.:s'1.vf'S- 'm.ter the car-e nf 1\ ....ell known Doctor who hAd jusi; f)p~ncd. his r.c'>sritCll ti'.ore.

8·~. ilQ1tsch cltd.,s thpt hRd it nr,t been for tho sever-e p,1; 0ny of' Gr oi.,'s foot aM ....ou l d not hrwe " een I\~l \,; t 'l c-,nvince hi T:l tf) S1\ve h1s l1~b. To the lRst he ...anted t o encnurll{:e rosistnn.ct. N ;Ainst the Rusa1an3.

~ u iu.: D.!.\iiT~ : '0 'LU lli L~ ~ ; 85. , ---.....T!..:J"'=C.:r. .=t7. ~_:z:.:=_ . _ . In r esn.. on ee to tho queBtl'ln A.O t " why t he Au ;>tr~C\-S ,>uthcrn Gt)~ lP..st stPJlcl of' resist.... ance 'rillS novor nut intrl r,' .l·r l":ti .' r. , :ne i t scr. luts little to ndd tn what 1& A.lror.dy knr.wn. Sho II t ·",t.. ., ~hl .t as If\tc Ril the 15th of A:nr11 1t still Boc~od t h....t there ....1'8 every intontLin ·''I f :,o vl ng the governtlent and oi11tnry Iw· ,rV:t·.:lr~t,or8 to lierchtel1p'... den , 11.11 of the 'burt.:nuil pnd he~1.(1Ul\rtors in :Vo r l i n nt thRt tir.:e IoCro on R c "nstant 2 h'lur alert. ]'ron wru-t shu herrrt fre.n Obe r s t BeloW an " o t her s it r!'p61'.red thnt the conference oontir.ncc'. in F (lrt'l..~n7oh 46 'NElS t? neci c'l.o on the full pRrti­ culRrs c ovcrin~ tho ~() ve . She cll\L~B th~t the re~()rt6 Hitler received at ~t tine WrtJ so shcckln..-: thRt he 'W!\B convinced. thRt proparRtionll to nE\ke "Redoubt" rosistMce p success ....,ul(~ never bo C nnpl.Jtc ,~ in ll tine. It wns bolieved th"t tht! reRl1ZI\t1on thRt "Ile 'lOUl)t , of .... hich 80 nu ch wns expecte~, ~uld have to be cr6ssed 0ff RS useless WfiB the najor CAUSe nf Hitlerts brenkdown. It WPS plso spii th~t Goorin..~ nn ~ Hitl e r Md ~d 1\ str..ined c nnversfitin n rer;Rrd ~n,~ this, with G(')Ejrin~ inoistin~ nn Rn elU'ly ev/,\oUEl.tlnn t o tho "Roliou,:>t" Rrca tIn,l Hitler do c l i n i nj" in the h'>'P f) thftt the I) f~er woulti hol-'.. GoerinJ?: WPll t o h <>ve clnirecl thr.t nI'u:lcto~bt" .... A.S rop;.\y for nccupnncy .whi l e Hitler preferref try .... ~d' nc crossed Rnd by his unfulfilled hope thAt too pnrtifilJ..y c0"!'11eten "Redoub.." 1U"t:1'I. would hold. . , , . , .(. ' "

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5). , LAST LET'l£B...c; Y.rioa HITI:BR 'S AIR RA ID S~ l ~B

In't rod"llC' tion.,.. '" . .' " ,. . , ", .•.'....• "" ~ •.. . ' ~ r,. ~ccount of ~he Hev el, Bor riann Mr. Eva :B!'f:l;L''1. h' ~ t c r s ••••' ,. En~lis h and Ger ~~ Texte of English and Gernan. Tex t s of

~ Section!

InTRODUCTIon

• > t 1. '~ en HAnna Re1tsch t o ~ether wi t h Ri t ter von Greim, Goeri n gl ~ ' ,I t successor as he ad of the LuftwA.ffe, left Hitler s Berlinl flir r,l\ld enol' er in the e Arly mo r n i n p.: of the 30th of 'Apr il 19 /~5, ( ~ 13e Interro~ation · :Stiri~· , ~ a ry No 1) Reitsch WRS gi ven letters t o t ake ou t by vnrious of t he occU- panba who '.;ere t o r enatn in the shelter to (tie with Hitl er . . . . 2. ' These were letters by Goebbels an d h i s wi·if: to t heir son;" one l fron Eva Br-aun t o her sister, wife of SS Obergruppenfuehrer Fegelciri, . . liaison o ff i c e ~ ~etween Rinmler And Hitler; one frOn Hevel, Ri bbent r op ' s .' representative on Hitler's staff, to t he Foreign Of f i ce HeadqUArtere'in T Fuschl, neRr Salzburg; and one fron !~rt i n Bornnnn t o ths 'Reichsohnn el~ . 10I:Y Offices which had just evacuated to J3erchtesgflden. The fA.O 't ,th~t : . . .. " , she was given these letters t o de l i ve ~ w~s de ve l op ed du r i ng interrdga~' tion, but t he f A-ct t hRt two letters (fron Goebbels'·and h ie wife) . ,were:' , . still in her po s se s sion WEtS di scove red qu i t o tlcc ident nl l y " whereupcm"'lehe ndoitte(l that she And von Greim had de s t royed t he ot her s . ' 1/" .; . ' . l"j ,\ r;t: ~ , •.•' \ !- • 3•. Her reasons for c. e s t roy i n~ t hen she' r,ives willingiy. · ·Heve,.l ' s / ." And. Bor mann' s letters were sinply of f i c inl c ormuni catdon a, As the';col ." lapse oc cur r ed before they c ould be de livo rs0., she and von Grei:1 con-j", ' ' s i der ed the6 t o be of no further 'v:.>lue (sce cle scr i ption of contents; I" " pA.r~graphs 4 and 5 below) • . The EvA. Braun Le t ter WF1S de s t r oye d beep.us;" " , ", J she and von Grein both felt that the text ·wA. e so ~lfl.r1n {;ly the ~trfca.l · · ', And in such 'D oor adoLescer t tfl s t e thE'l.t only od iou s reA.ctions would re­ sult should -the lett~r ever fall.- i n to German hands . Beitach rennrks that .she and von Greici wer e of the op i n ion that possible Gerr.'lAA roader'k ni~ht eulogize 3raun as A. Nazi l-1artyr and ro t be able to rend De h le'en the lines thA.t this 'is exact ly what Br-aun intended. Von Greb's rE:ll':1 ri~~. ( ~ after he AAd r ead the l etter Was, "It sounds just A.S childish and 00 V i .q1J.G.. as she looks. TeA.r it un, n These letters were taken ou t of the sheltei- . in the eA.rly nornt ng of the 30th of April 1945. As the de a t h s of the: " ~. ~,~~_ : shelter occunant e were not announced untllthe next ' dpy, it is p os'sible ; ~ thA.t later fetters and do cunent s m i~h t hnve be en brour,ht nu t . " .. i<~~< , , . , " . Section II

. ACCOUNT OF THE H:EVEL, BOPIJu\.Hn iGD EVA :aRAmT LETTERS \ . , 4. HiJVEL'S LETTER : 'rhis l ett er t ('l t h ~ Auswertiges .Ant· (?oreik,n - ';f Office) in Pu schl, n ear- Salz11U::'l';,' WRS 1> bl'ief IU1d insistent re ouo'st ,a s ,,.. to why none of t he rA.dio ne s sage s f r- on t he shelter were not. beinp.; ems- ,- H S " \I/hy wered, The ' text :Rei tsch r-erie mbe r-a it; do y ou .n o t I'1 riswer. oUr.. ..,.' ..., t.'

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/, ~ radio mess~ge6? Are you receivinp, then? Inf orn~tion reauested is b~~ly ) needed here. Answer i mnediRt e ly. II It Was not ndd r- e s ae d t o any n ~rti­ cul~r!Jers n n And wa s t () be de live r ed t o anyone of :li b-ben t rn p l s stnff who night be at the Fuschl offi ce . Rei t ach hA,s no i deA. as t o whpt the lt1nfor~A.tinn r'e cue at ed" refers.

5. 3O W1ANN'S LETTZR: ~lhen Bormann hande d lL e i t sch h i~ letter he indicated thllt it c qnt~ined nothing of gr eHt imp ortf1nce Md wo1tld not involve any dnnt;er should it be l ost. It WP.S Rltrlres sod to 'iho Re l chs­ chancellory offices which hnd jus't mo ve d to :i3 er ch te sgA.(lcn P. :l ( ~ Rsh ~ i; ",hy cOlJ!!lunicf\.tions were not being ma i nt a i ned. It close,1 w i~ h i nstr u(;t i cn s to contact the shelter i moediEl,tely an d. f,R ve II ue scr i p ti0)) [to tr> h..v b i s s~ ould , be done.

6. EVA BRAilll' S LrlTT:i.m.: Br aun wrote t ~ her sist er , wife n:: 0-.,-1"­ gruppenfuehrer Fegelein, whom Hitler hart sh o t (';11 t he 28th nf A1'J ril because he de ser-ted frOM the Fuehrer's she Lter-, Foll owi nf; is r;i Ve:ll ;-;:,0 best version that Rei t sch, mo n ths Riter re ~~ i n~ t he l etter, is Rble to reconstruct butit mu s t no t i n an y way be con sfde r ed as the ve r ba.t i n text Of . the Eraun letter:

. "l Dust write you t hese words so that you will not f eel sad Qver our end here in the shelter. Itis r ~ther we who are filled with 'Bor r ow because itis you r fate t o live on into the ChROS that will f ol­ low. For !!lyself I A.T:l 'glad t o die here; p, lad to di e A.t t he side of the Fuehrer; but nnst of all g l a d · t hat the hnrror now t o cnms is spared ne e \'1hat . could life still g i ve me ? It has alreacly been perfect. -I t has alref\.dy gi ven me its best and its fullest. Why should I go Q;n living? This fa the time ·t ri die; the right tine . With t he Fuehrer I have hA,d' everything. To die now, beside him, c ~ nplete6 ~y happiness. Live on RS well and as hanpily a s you Can. Shed no t eRrs nor be regretful over ou r · deRths. It is' 't he 'p erf e c t and proper ending. no ne nf us would change it now. It is t he rilSht end f or R GerDf\.4'1 wonan, II

Sec t Lon III

ENGLISH AND GERHAl'! TEXTS O}j'GOE:I3J33LS I WTT~ra,

7. ENGLISH Y':;:XT: The follow5,ni!, 1's A. trflnslA.tj0n of t he l etter \' wr i t t en by Dr. Goebbels iTl Hitler's :Be ~ li n sheltor on t he 28th of .'\.:)r il

. 1945 t o :h i s step-son , HCl r a l d Quandt; then a PW in the Allie rl carrp , I \ . P.O~W.L! #2801 Algiers, PW 4191901 :

"l~y Dear Harald,

,"We sit l ocked in the Fuehrer's shelter . in the Reichschan­ cellory, fighting for our lives an d our hono r . How this battle will end God Hlone kn ows. 3ut I kn ow that , Alive or dead , we will not l eAve the shelter, unless we l e ave it with honor and p, ll') ry ~ I hardly believe t hat we shall ever see aRch o t her Rg.<\.in , t herefore, it is likely t ha t theoe will be the last lines y ou ' wiS..1 ever receive from 11e. I expect f r om you, shoulcl y ou ou t live this WAr, t ha t you do only that which will honor your no t her and you r f n.ther. It is not necessRry t hat we be alive to influence the future of ou r people. It is likely that Y0U will be the only one lett t o carry on t h'e t 'r a dit i on s of ou r family. Do this always R shR!!l e~ in such a nanner t hat we would ne ve r need. be of your actions. " '. '

"Germany will ou tli ve this t erri ble WA.r , but onl y if it' I ...... ' has examp'le e upon wl1ich t o' guide its r c cons t.ructr on , Such an exanpLe we' want t o give here'! You can be p r-oud t o p os se s s a no t he r such as yours. Yesterday eveninp'the Fueh r e r p,P,ve he r t he p: ol rl. »ar ty insignia which he . ,wor e' on h i~ coat f or so many ye ar s , an d she .iu s t·ly f.e ce r ve rl. it. In the f'u tuz-e y ou zrus t kno w ,onl y .one duty: To p r.ove yo ur ce l f worthy of the . ~reat .. sacrifice which wo are n..r ena r ed Hnl·t de t e r rrlne d t o nake here. I

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I • : -:; IlFRr~well, my dear Harald. .'Whe ther we shall ' e ver ~,e ~ ,e a ch other aga i n lies in the hands of God, If it is not t o be, t hen 'A.l'" yo ' be proud ,t O AA ve be longed t o a f pJ!lily ~hat even in t he f ace of c.i sa st er . renained true to the Fuehrer t o t he ve ry lRst p~ d true t o his nure and holy cause, - ' ~

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8. REITSCHIS jJVALUATl m; O;r~"();Ii3i3:!!I.JS · . _ J,_ : ~ IJ r- ; : t : P..o its ch clai r.[~: \ liat ," the 'Goebbels letter made sucha liOOl" i :1!, r ~' :: b :: : n , on both her se lf Rnc( ~~re1m thA.t they decd de d t o make no ' i r:l'1e rliA.t'e ~ ff r. r t s t o (~ c li ve r it,' Fi i::,s t 10f all she clhins that the letter is filled with var I ous f i F:ures of s -peec}i" that , hR:" ~ n~ ' r-esembLance t o the_truth as she ' H:1d Gr ein sP.wit in ,the\'.f.'· shelter. Contrary to what Goe'bbe Ls wri~es, t he y were not Il lo c.kedl~'in · U , ' the shelter nor were t hey nfi ghtin ~" f or' their lives. 3ut no r e 't han. ~ ' that she and Grein ob jec t ed t o the overRl l t one of t he letter. , 30 t h felt thAt G~ebbels WRS Qot \olritin~ to 'h i s GOn bu t r Ather t o t he Ge r ~ar.

peop Le in an o'ff or t t o solidify such .r ermnnt e of the Nazi ideology : thf1:t J T:light , outlive the' Gernan cnllf'.pse . J3 ~th Gre i m and Reitsch heLd Goe~b?\:ta . in rl'l,ther :10 \01 regnrd and felt ,justified in , d e ci n i n~ thAt this, "Goe'B1561s lp.at propaf;Mdic effort" ehould not ,f A. ll into t he hands of possn'le : i}' . Germ~ re ~dera. This 'Qbvious bid for r:1Rr tyr dnm thRt the letter reflected B€itsch And GreiM both felt Mi~h t work an un he A. lthy influence should the letter ever'be pUblicized in Gern?n chRnn els, They would both hR~e ~re­

f'er-red . t o 'f i nd S') T:'!e ' inkling of , r egret or acn e fE',in t auspfc I on ' t ha t l a..., aye tern which hRd caused such suffering M ~. 'useless destrUction) both of lt the GerMan people and the rest ,.,f the worli'l., J;1 ip:h t riot be as ' lI p1.ir e : and a s "holy" as Goebbels l etter clA.i rned. ', ;. \. 2::,,'\ f , • t' ·' . . ' 9. GJRl-1:ltl ' TEXT: Th {~ f ollowin{-': is t he Ger rran text of Goebb e ,~sf { le,tter'

I : " l~e in ,l i eber HarA.ld!

< " • \ ;, ~IWir 's i't zen ein ge'achl ~ss~ri ,l m Fue hrerbunker 1n der'R6ichs- kAAzlei: and ,kltrnpf e'n' .um un~er ,Leben un d u~uns ere 3h~EI : vr1e. diesJ.r ~ Kqr ausgehen wird, das weh's h,uT, Got't allein. Lc h abe r wei .as , da as ~ir : nur\ :n1t :.Jhre And Ruhn lebend oder to t da r-aus hervorge hen wer den , , leh' giA.'lJ.be kaum , dass wi~ una noch e Lnma L,.wi ed,e r,eehen werde n , Dp.rul;l sind (rie f3~ ' wahrschetnl.Lch 'di e ie'tzte!'l, : 'Z~ilen, ': d i e) )11 yon rriir c~fAngs't. " Icll" 'er'warte von Dir, dRSS Du, wcnn .Du ' di ~ s e ri . ~ r e i g ' ~b e r e t e h s ~ Deiner Mutt~r ana ,nir ' nur Ehre a a chen wirst. Es ist gar n i cht 'n 8 tig .', dass wir I ebe~d (1.A. s.~n;J:; ' ; : " t urn auf:,d.ie, Zukunft unseres Yolkes e I nzuwirken, Du wirst unter Unstihiden der E1nzige sein, de r -unae re Familientraditlon ,\·reiter f ortfiihrt. Tue/ · '. e a inmer so , da's s \olir una deasen nicht zu scbamen br au chen, '.

"Deutschland wird diesen f urchtbaren i;eig '!iberst ~hc ~ / p.ber · nur , dann , werin un se r Volk ]eJ.spiele vor Augen ha t , M denen as sich .: ..; ~ \oIieder A.ufrichten kann. Ein 10l che s Beispiel wollen wir ~e b e n . , Du, . ' k,'\nnst stolz dA.rRuf se In, cine 1-1i , t t er \'11e- die Deine zu besitzen. I , ; p~'.c :' ~ , I' . Fllilrer ' ha t ihr ge stern Aben d 0.113 go l d'.me l)p,rteillbzeichen, das e r :',jP.hr c- . lang an se tnen Rock trug, ti.berreicht ,und sl.e hat as auch verdien ~. )u: . · dRrfst in ,Zukunft nur eine AufgA.be ke nnen ,' Dich nicht vom ,Lgrm . qer~Weltt Lw~en der nun einsetzen wird, ver\·,rir r en. ' Die: werd.en eines .Tn.f;c 'c',' ·'ih ;'e1ch' I , \ zusarnnen fflIien uno. '!iber ihne~ wieder ~ , i e 'Vc'lht heit triump,hie'r'en','" .:Je " , . II ~ " ' w1r d die StundG sein ~ da wi r [ber RIleo s t ehcn, r e in und nflk el10S, so 'wt unser Glaube und Streben in.'1'31· ~e\1e Se n 1s t. ' .,

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Section IV

10. EHGLISE T".::JXT: The f oll o w i n t~ i s

IiI n the Fueh r e r ' s 3u:'lke r 28th .April 19:,; :::,.

1I 1.fy n e l o'1od Son,

"We have p l r.eadx been h e r e i n t h e Fuehrer's shelter f or 6 d~s; papa, yo u r six bro ther s And sist ers, p.~d I. We are h e re t o gi ve our Nati onal Socialistic w~y of life i ts on ly ~n s s ibl e a nd hono r abl e ending.

; . "Whether you 'will ever r e ce i ve t his Lett e r I do no t know, but perhaps so me considerRte soul wi l l T!1Rk e i t po s s i01e f nr you t o r e­ ceive my La.s t g r e e t i ng s . YOU ,IDuSt kn ow t hat it' wa s PJ,;pinst : 'pnp i e wishes that I remained her.e wi t h h i n , a nd t hat Last SundAy t h (7 Ft'.er,rt"lr h i.n seLf wfl.nted to help T!1e t o ge t ou t . You know you.r Ho ther, f nr we <':'0 .i f t he same . b l o o d ~ · For me there was no 'ot he r EJlt ernR.tive. Our be rru t i f'u I h i.en is being destroyed, ann ~ith it goe s everythin ~ I knew in t i::is lift; F'L fine, worthy of ~dnirC'l.ti on, noble Md gOf)

"Life will not be worth li7inf' in the ...! o r l ~. thFl t wi ll Come .af t er' Hitler and Na t i ona .L SociE'llism. Theref()re , I ):.11'1 0 s Lso 1:·r r"I-h t the children here with me , They are t oo pr-e cl ous fo r t :l\; lif e t hp.t will como after us; a me r ci f u l Oo d will unde r s t.an d n o when I oy scl f he Lp t j-. (~ !1 to a me r ci f u l deliverance. You will live on an d f or you I h?ve bu t on e request: Never f orr,et ~hat you are a. Oer man , Do no t h Inr; np d n s t y our honor, and take ca re thAt ·you do nothing. with you r life thA.t wi ll h A.ve made our de a t h purposeless.

liThe children are wonderful. Without A. s s i s t a n ce t hey help themselves i!l these no r-e than p r ini t i ve s'l.rr oun ~.j.n {;s . Whether they have t o sleep on the floor. whether t hey are unable t o wash, or whe ther ., t h ey have nothing t o eat , there is neithor a word of ccrrpLa i.n t nor tears. Even for oe the shell crA.shinp, s are nerve r Hcking. The small children comfort the even s:"1aller And t he fA.ct of their bein~ here is A. blessing if on l y because every now A.n n then they c oax a smile fron the Fuehrer.

I "YesterclflY evening the Fuehrer r- emoved his {; ol,i en insig- nia and pinned it t o rxy dress. I am proud an.l ove r j oyed, God gr Ant that I will have the s t r ength t o a cco mpLi sh t he I A- st and a o s t d. i f f i cult task of all.

It\'le .ha ve only one atm l eft t r, "u. G: To 'be tru e un t () c'.ep.t h to ' the Fuehror; that \..e be alLowed t o end ou r live, s t O i ~ ot r.. er wi th h i m Is A. merciful fR.te upon wh i ch we cnu'Ld he.rnly l:.pve Cr.';11t Fd •

. "Harald, beloved bo v , I {d ve yl1'l t h e: Le s t 1 :" : 0 !''''R tp · i , r: '.J~ me, .t o tFlke on your WRy with 'you: :Be True! Be true t o y ,, · .:r z ~ ::'f , t.rrc to your penpLe , and ;1I1S t of a l l 'be true to ~' o ur Fn.therlrnn·-b (·"'c£: nrid e'ver y . ~e '6pe'ct~ - " F 'I

J ' , ' ,"'·" j""" !"r '-:," • > " - .1' I . ~ { "To be/?; in A. n,e\" pag,e'.. i s difficult. Who! knqws ~ -whctne I ShRll s t ill have tir.1e to fill it, 'bu t ! \l'Ft."1t to r,i.v<:, you so' r.11.~Ch of r.-mY; love ,• so nuch strenr,t.h, and to take f!..r on you All tho s or row ofe- ' ourA,l., , ""'"-a.., ,n'ti.'"h"-s. Be proud' of u s And ~ :'Y to keep us ever in R p roud And joyous r e n~ !1'b ~ i·ance. Eve ryone nust one dAy die . Io it not be tzer, nore honorable And brp.~~ r t o hRVO livod A. short and happy life r gt her than a lonr: one under' c.i (3-. graceful conditions?

"This letter is t o go out. HAnnn Reitsch will along. She i s to fly bnck out ElgA.in~

" I put My 8 rms about y'o'u wi th the ,deep e s t , mothe r ' s love ,

lir.fy belove(I, son ~ Live ?o r Germany]

"

,11 . REITSCW S LV.tI.LU~iTI O! ; OF FRAli (~Z:::' - , ~~ S! ~TT"J:JR : Reitscli' a :~ ~ criticisms of Frau Goebbels~ ' l o t t or l=tro 'nl nos '~ ic.eriticnl to those she"' : 't i ' 'th~t' · make s of the little•• Doctor a letter, •.Additionallvto.she no Int a out. .. , FrE\u Goebbels f ound i t .iu s t ao :d:ifficult to Ild):le re .to the t ruth as ,her, hu sb and f oun d it. Frau Ooebbe.La .r ennrked thnt the childr en hndto,.,sl eep on . the floor, we re unable to wash, , <'Ul d ' r..fl et Li ntLe to eat , all t he ,:r ~ s~l t , of the npri nitive surr oundi ngs• ." Rei t ach f oun d the livin~ cond i t ion s in,' the shelte r the no at luxurious she had e xner t en ced thr-ouchout the ,war'. ;" Reitsch ' F1nd Greil!! de cided thAt thi s letter shou Ld not b" (~ e li ve red ,J" .' e ither because it t~ o n:l~ht hel'O crystEtlize the n;lr~yr.,ninded· le ft~'over B of the nazi 'i dea . Reitsch is n'ot sur-nr-i sed at the tone of the letter a:a • she de ecrrbe e Fra.u Goebbels AS t he epito_n, ~ of her husband l s ~e p .c hing s . , ·

12.GEBHAn TI:XT : , The f ollowinp: ' is the Ger n!"n t ext of l etter:

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' " ~4e i n ge lieb t e r Sohn !

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"Nun ainll wir schon 6 Tn~e h i er :i n FUhrcrbunkcr I Pp:p'pa!. Deins 6 kleinen Go schwi ster 11."1<1 i ch, 11.'1 un ae ren nnt ionalso z iA.li~tia c,hon Leben den e i n zill',o8glichen , ehr-envo Ll.on Abschhiss zu Feben . , . :! .;.

"Ob Du diesen Br ief erhM.l t's t weiss ich n i cht , ,v1ol i ef: rcht"' /?; ibt e s doch e I ne mcns ch I i che See l e, di e e s l!!i r errnBg1i ch t , di,r "neinel' ," l etzten GrUose zu aende n , ' Du soLl s t wi s snn , clA SS ich Regen den 'Hill en I , P I'l.ppa' s be i ihn gcblieben bin ,', daas noch vor Izen Sonn t ag' der FUhrer .mi l' helfen ·wollte hier her au e ~1 ko~neh " Du kenn st Deine Mutter . wir hnben dassolbe Blut. e.s r,A.b fUr nich ' keine t5berl£gun~ . Unae r e he r~l ~ ch e) de e , geht zu Grunde , n it i hr rJ.les WA.B ich Sch bne s , Bewundernewertes, Edl s s' '.' un d Gute s i n no mem Leben gekAn nt habe , .. ,t ' _ ,1" "Die 'Iielt die nach den Filhrer unri den NE-l t ionRI B() zi a l - . , ' "

Lsmua -kornmb ist ni cht mehr wert darIn i zu Leben uno. lie she.l:b .hAbe .i oh. auch d i e Kinder hierher ni tgenonmori. S~ e sind zu sch~de fUr ~a s nAch une ko ~mende Leben und e i n GnAniger Gott wirdr.1ich verstehen , wenn 1ch se l bst i hnen die ErlHBung geben wer de , Du wirst \ie i ter l eben und ich hA.be die einzige Bitte nn Dic~: Ver giss nie, d~ s s Du e in Deutscher bi s t , tue nie etwps , was ge i ~en die :ahre ist U"1d ' s o r i~ e ·' da.f lil " (lAs.s durch ' r:' Dei~ Leben un ser Tod nicht umson s t gew:3sen ist ! ./ ~

) "Die Kin rter sind \oJU!l rler?pr .: Ohno Ed If'o . ht:l f en si~ slch selbst i n diesen nehr A.I s nri:!liti'ven VerhflH.nisscn ; :: b Gi n, n".u' (~on :Jod,en · · schlafon, ob aie sich wftschen kc~nn en , 01:> ,si c ~u c s sen hl'ber. 1m'. ~1r:s, ",.' :," ~ r; , niemals oin \ofo rt de r Klc1.ge oder ein ''le inen, DieE.inschl.H,c;e ,h i er Rlnc. ' selbst f iir mi ch e i ne Nervenprol)e . Die Kleinen bf)r11.~ir.()n (Ue noch Kl~in~ eren und i hre Anwesonheit hier ist schon 'df1.durch e in. SOhen, dns'o eie "d.orn. . F-!ihrer hin und \ofieder £lin Lltcheln p.Dge winnen. ..

5 / "Ge s t ern :~b end hAt de r F' ;!J-~: ' f1r se tn f,nlrl.'mes Abzeichen abzonommen und n t r FlT.g 2hef'::0t, O::c h l)i '1 ~4 iJ ()~'Z u nci i ~ ·. t:. :;. k :i ':'r.h ! Gl)tt ~ebe , dase mi r die Kr fl.ft bI e i be , um dr-o Lo ... zte :;ct .. ~'V;~ .,ij€;' zu ·Ij....m~ ;

!''!lir hnbe n nur noeh e i n piel: 'I'r eue b) s don Tad zun ..; FUhrer und dass wir m:\. ~ Hun und ,:uSi'\J:1scn I:l~ t :;':-~'.r:: eli'.n ~. ,e 1:;'.:lll OC,,;) C;G Jl k8nnen i s t eine Gnade des SchicJcsala ni '~ do r \'i:'r n Lena Ls zu r '.)'';''.Dl; n wagten.

lIHRrald, Lieber J,mge, ich gebe Djr f. .RS 3uste nr cl; 2:li den \'le~ , was etas Leben T.1 i ch g81e~rt hp.t: S-::.i. t reu.' T-.: c·J. Dlr s c-J.":1f:;t , , t r eu den l.fenschen und ' t r eu Dei.nan LFll:d f.;ef,c n'0..1: e:.-. In ,l ,: , l(~l ' i.:n,l 5.. ' ,:.: r Be ziehung!

IIEinen ncuen 3i)gen anzut'an.tcn :1Ft. schwer .. Vi(;r \i\2 :i':, c' , i eh ihn au sf ii11en kann , aber ieh r:;~ (:h J~ () nc cr. ;" 0,, i(31 Lir;bJ Dir {~C"t L 'J J

saviel Kraft und Dr r ,jed.e 'rrA".lt'r .0.":) (> ,:, un se r e» iierll.'.s t nanuen , ee l. stoLc Ruf ups und vc r suche U DS in si.cLze r . fr ~; il ( :: l t ~ 0:r' X::i'ir,nerll1lf.; au b u hpl ~en , . l}inmR1 nuss jeder Honsch ~ te.:' ben und i s 'li t: S ~1 i ch t GCh l~ner ehr-envo Ll und te.pfer kurz zu Leben , Ells unt o r scnnachvoller :3e

l1I)er 3r~ef 5011 r au s-Hp.unn Reitsch ni;:u:;t ihn mi t .Si c \ ~ f1iegt nochmRls rflus!

II Ich umarme Dich in inni{!,star, herzIf.chs t e r , mi\.t t e r l i chs tel' Liebe .

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AI,;. DITIÖIOIT D/iliG/lGB/hdh' EXJADQJLulTÜJilS U1TTT3D STATUS JSÜJiGES IN AUSTRIA Air Interrogation Unit (USBIC) Al'O 777 US AVMY" 16 November 1945 • INTER-OGATIOK SÜMiiAjiY)

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coinL,iCTAT[-jiT o? &CI:I]TG irr HAP7~^ WITSCH

1. r^r.ODUCTTCvT; This report concerns itself with the condemnation of Hermann Goering ae lender of the German Luftwaffe as expressed by Hanna Heitsch, the pro~inent Gernan lest-pilot and aeronautical research expert. It iß felt that her close contacts and core'inn« movement through the top- brackets of the Luftwaffe ranke her opinions of value in determining the collapse of the GAif to the extent that it is contributable to Goering. Inasmuch as Heitsch is closely familiar with the orders, ideas, and rian- nerisms of Goering it is believed that her opinions may be iHuminatinl­ and accurate. Her complete cooperation and sincere effort to tell the truth should also be considered, in properly evaluating the following mat­ erial. This account was prepared partly fron a r>aper written by Heitsoh and partly through interrogation. It is important to note that remarks Beitech has made on the subject to civilians and to non-interrogating American officers have been checked and found to completely confirm her own written report as well as her statements during interrogati on.

a. The report is written to conform to her own paper and to the remarks she made, both under direct and indirect interrogation. It • is a composite account of her opinions as obtained through theee methods.

b. It is felt that the material "'ay be of value to help clarify various phases of Goering*s guilt at the coming trial and also to assist in more clearly evaluating Goering'a role in the disintegration of the Luftwaffe.

2. GOaiaiTG—.TfilJ &.aCS5 IITJ0ML-£T^JTT; "I cannot and will not pretend to give a complete picture of Goering," says iteitsch, "I can <~>nly tell of Goering as I knew him and of the things he di' that must be told in the name and for the sake of the truth. It is difficult after the down-fall of one's country to attack a farmer-great and to expose him before his own countrymen and in th» eyes of the world for the gross incompetent that he is. But in spite of these qualifying scruples, anyone in a posi­ tion to tell the truth to present and future generations must speak up, , particularly if it is about a man who had such a high-ranking position, who WPS generally considered as a shining example of sacrificial loyalty and fulfillment of duty, but who nevertheless caused the greatest of harm and finally descended to the most shameful treachery. Anyone, particu­ larly a German, who possesses knowledge to place Goering in his proper •Cm light owes it to himself and to the world to impart it. Therefore, I must make this burning accusation against the man who let the decisive weapon (the GAJ?) be destroyed through his ">wn fault, and who through, his personal attitude, example, and character betrayed his own people, thus loading lipon himself the immeasurable blame for the suffering of a whole nation."

3. HITLSL'. iGKOVSS GOJRL'G APD OALLS HIS SUGCSSSO^: »On 24 Aoril , 1945 Adolf Hitler called General Oberst fitter von Greim, the Commanding: General of Luftflotte 6, to the äeich&chancellory in Berlin in order to ; ao-ooint him successor to Goering, The radiogram did not state the reason but simoly ordered hin to come to 7'erlin immediately. Although it was' ; known that the Russians already encircled the city, General von Greim be­ I lieved that it might still be possible for me to fly him in."

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|4. auttflVAl. AT HITI^K'S SHl;hT-:a- Greim and Keitech arrived in the shelter "between 1800 and lSK.'O hours on the evening of ühe 86th of April. first to meet them vis f--?u Goebbels-, who fell won Peitsch with tears &'kisses, expressing her astonishment that anyone still possessed the ourage and loyalty to cone to the fuehrer, .in stark contrast to all those who had deserted hin. Grein was immediately taken to the operat­ ing room where Hitler's physician tended a foot injury, that Greim had re­ ceived frua I-us'sian ground fire as they flew low over Berlin.

a„ Hitler osae into the,operating room, according to iteitsch, with his face ehe,wring cbisp gred^.ttbie over Sreia'a coning. He remarked something to the c": ec\ '-hr-.t e'^n a soldier hap a right to disobey an order when everything indicates that to carry it ^ut would "be futile and hopeless. Oreim then "üt J d how thyy h-'. i^URged. 'to get into Berlin and to the- shelter.

; h. "The fuehrer quietly listened ' HAVS Peitsch, "and at the end of the report tears cane into his eyes., ,Se took von Grein by the hand and clasped me around the shoulders and sai.--, 'There is still some loyalty and courage left in the- world' and then turning to von Greim, he asked whether he had any idea why he- had "been called in«, Von Greim said that he did not."

5; HI TIBS ;S ff-OTOIATIOIT OF GODMBO; l; • •'• have called you to me,' Hitler said, '"because Hermann Scoring hae h< trayed and' deserted "both ne and his fatherland. Behind ny lack he has ' stftblisheo connections with the enemy. His r ction was a mark of coward- ce. And against ray orders he has gone to save himself at Berchtesgaden. fron there he sent me a most disrespectful telegram. He said that I had once nancd him as ny succes- sor and that now, as I was no longer ahie to rule fron Berlin, he was prepared to rule fron Berchtesgaden in ny pi ace. He closes the wire by stating that if he had no answer from me "by nine-thirty on tho date of the wire he would assume my answer to he in the affirmative.'

a. "'It was an ultimatum..' A cross ultimatum- J . Now nothing re­ mains. Nothing is spared r*. Ho allcgianceb are kept, no honor lived up to, no disappointments that I have not had, no betrayals that I have not experienced, and now this above all else. .Nothing remains. livery wrong has already been done me.'

b. "*&th eyes hard and half closed and in a voice unusually low he went on: 'I Immediately had Goering arrested as a traitor to the • lie ich, took fron him all Ms offices, an:1, removed him fron all organiza­ tions. That is why I have called you to ne. I hereby declare you . Goering's successor as Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwnffw, In the name of the German people I give you my hand.'"

6. "TO Jia'jQ.t THJ KOITO.i. Of TEJ LUW.-O'f/];" Greim and Peitsch were deeply.stunned with the news of Goering-s betrayal. As with one mind they both grasped Hitler's hands »nd begged to be allowed to remain in tho bunker and with their own lives atone for the; great wrong that Goering had perpetrated against the fuehrer,' against the German people, and against tho Luftwaffe itself. To servs the honor of the flyers who had died, to reestablish the honor of the Luftwaffe that Goering had destroyed, and to guarantee the honor of their laue in tho eyes of the world, they begged to remain. Hitler agreed to all this and told then they might 6tay, and told then too that their decision would long he remembered in the history of the Luftwaffe.

a. "In this manne-- ," says Beltech, "did Gotring's betrayal open the door to von Greiu and to me so that suddenly we found ourselves as part of the -small circle of yeople who were now prepared to die with the fuehrer.

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b. ' "As Hitler asked üö to undertake the nursing and caring for the wounded von Grein, I spent most of tho time in the shelter at his.. "bed-side, until the -Fuehrer,-one dpy before his reported death, sent us Out again.* (See Interrogation Summary Eo 1, Hq Air Division, USFA, for/ complete account of Ueitsch and Greirrs entrance into lie-rlin and of the. events in Hitler:s shelter up to early morning of tho 30th of April 1945).,

7. THL Mu^ffl 'PHLOiTGS ?0 OoaaiEG; »The co'nversati ~

8. FPU TEE) SAK3 OP gHiJ Tl-UTH: "It is for the sake of the truth, and to he able to t'ell the world about it that I remained alive when the terrible things of the last days of the war went on »11 about me. In fulfilling that r-umoge I must loudly declaim that ßoering is in no way representative of the German meorile as I know they can one day he, nor is he representative of the greatest part of the Luftwaffe. He' is rather an unfortunate a.n'oarition who ha.s brought untolr misery to humanity. Now that we are at last able, we (the neonle and the Luftwaffe) must divorce ourselves entirely from all his ideas and everything he represented. The • -Allies must'not judge all Germans as counterparts of the Goering -pattern« Through Goering and the position he held, the Allies must also recognize that Hitler did not nossess the slightest ability of proper character ana personality evaluation. And that with eyes' closed by idealism and a false conception of honor he would not or could not remove 'old followers' even when ho snsr>ecte<'M Ann. in s^me casus, knew of their inefficiencies and criminal m'shand lings. This false sense of honor led him •W believe in and sutTDort old comrades even after they had long been of grea,t harm to him and to Germany. This .same false sense forced him to keep Goering long after he began to suspect Goering's stupidities and failings." ;

9. GQ^P-LMG'S OALSAL OOlfrLSX: "Much of the conduct and manner of Goer- "in- is, in ;:.y opinion, governed by his abnormal physical condition, Actual futctionrl'diaturbances^could eraily ><.• the fundamental cause for his Caesar- complex. Ho .doubt these disturbances-are also the cause of hiB feminine^ manner which was in such stark contrast to his apparently 'iron commands,' His'manner of dress, his use of cosmetics, his personal vanity, his per­ fume drenched, person «id clothin.,-, all croateu an a.ctually decadent iflv- * pression." .- IC. .IQUPHnia AS A COPdTPIPUTIFG ?AJT0ii; ."Much of this abnormality was always attributes, to his constant use of morphine. .Undoubtedly the drug drove him to spasms of ecstasy during which he was known to over-* • rate and regard as fact such things as were solely the product of his drug-doped wishful thinking. During such spells of elation he certainly"" •presented Hitler with a picture that far over-estimated the strength and notentiali'ties of the Luftwaffe. Hitler therefore-possessed an entirely erroneous oicture of his air strength and-was deluded thereby into a false sense of security that prolonged the war much'further than might • have' been the case had he known the true- situation,"

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.11* GOSl'ING SiiLLS GäiaiJTY -a ": ILL OP GCÜDS" ; "A striking example' f, Goering's falsification occurred when he invited Hitler, a grouo of ijaisters, Gau leaders- and other government officials to Aechlin to ttend'a showing of the newest aircraft' types. Goering demonstrated w and. capable planes of which not riore than a few experimental models xisted, and then passed them off as examples nf aircraft- that were, mom- htaril'y to cone off the production lines in battle-ready thousands, He hen'conducted sham air battles with out-moded Allied fighter craft to .'.show, .the tremendous superiority of the German air-arm. The assembled officials returned to their respective communities where they quieted .%he -.fears of the populace vi.th glowing accounts of the new planes and Weapons that would sooiv cleanse the air of Allied bombers. This bolstered the faith of the people in fixjal victory and through their resultant concentration of effort, certainly prolonged the war«,"

12« GOSLING T3ISLUIS VTx- A/0 p;;jDDTJCr:oi* 5;I.'?-TJ:G5S; "Whenever Goering was confronted with aircraft production fj.gux-er that were less than those he imagined or hoped existed, he would rant- and fume and deluge the in« dividual with accusations of sabotage, suspicions of non-support of the war effort,, An illustration of this I experienced personally?

a«. "In August 1943, after my recovery fron a crash with a HB 163 I received a luncheon invitation to his hone on Obersalzburg, There were three of us at the table; Goering, his wife, and I. As opening remark of the table conversation Goering wanted to acauaint his wife with the plane in which I had been injured,

b„ "'Do you know,: he said, "the 163 is our newest rocket craft, which climbs with fantastic speed almost straight into the air„ Thousands are now ready to sweep the heavens clean and shoot down the bomber formations wherever we can find them.1

c. "I was astounded and. almost disbelieved my ea.rs. I knew that at that moment we did not have a single 163 ready for conbat and at the very best we cmld not expect a single craft to be ready before the end of the year. Acsembly line production would, for a long time, be out of the question«. 2ven if all the factories designated to produce this craft were set in full and immediate production, the figures he was suggesting were fantastic,, I wasn't certain if Goering was joking or if, with intentional exaggeration, he was merely attempting to reassure his wife. That he himself believed whpt he had said seemed ridiculous.

d, "With a half-laugh, I said, that would be fine, were it true.

o. "Goering seemed astounded at my remark and loudly demanded what I meant by the statement. With etupified amazement I realized from his retort that he actually believed we did have thousands of the ME 163's. As I felt it to be my duty to tell him the truth I explained what I knew about the production figures and what we could hope for in the way of asso.mbly-line production. Thereupon Goering flew into a rage., and 'viciously pounding his fist upon the. table he screamed that I didn't have the slightest idea, that I didn't know what I was speaking a bout, and strode angrily out of the room. With horror I realized why no one dared tell him the truth. I became sick with dread when I realized what a completely false impression he must have of the strength and power of his own weapon,. As Goering came back into the room I made another at­ tempt to discuss the matter rationally, but it was of no avail,, I had simply fallen into the poor graces of the 2eichsmarschall and was never again called to see him or consulted on aeronautical matters«."

13. GOLIUFG SSiaCTS IU.S AIDS ITT HIS 0W IMAG5: "Goering chose such people to fill the positions about him as mirrored his own personal­ ity; men who were self-centered, incompetent, and entering. It was men

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C 0 H ? I D 13 H T I A L C, "That-Feldmarschall Greim took his life on the 24th of May 1945 as he was being taken to Germany as a prisoner of war was also- largely due to Goering» I am sure that Gi-eim was not able to reconcile his honor as a soldier with giving the information he would have had to give regarding the despicable traits and blunderings of Goering, his former Commanding Officer, who in his own mind he damned as the incompe­ tent who.bore the greatest guilt for the useless continuation of the wart"

14, GOSHIUG'S TECHNICAL SHüRTCOr-CTGS: "An air force is a technical weapon and in its development engineers, research me'n, scientists, and industrialists must be allowed to speak. If this is not understood, a3 Goering did not understand it, it was inevitable that the Luftwaffe would crumble through leadership that was not short of criminal,

a. "As He search Director of the Luftwaffe, Prof. Dr. Walter' Georgii of Ainring, Germany, can give a full picture of Goering's lack of interest and awareness in research matters," (See Interrogation Sum­ mary No 2, Air Division, USFA, for Prof. Georgii's account of Goering.)

b, • "Of Goering's relations with Luftwaffe engineers'and tech­ nicians both Feldmarschall Milch and Dinl. Ing. Otto Fuchs, Berlin- Koepenick, Wendenschlosstrasse, can give complete information.

C, "The fact that Goering made himself into the well known 'Hermann Heier is only superficial, but indicative evidence of what can be documented by those named above, Goering always heeded the psuedo- scientists and engineers who gave him glowing account a-, and promised other wonders for the immediate future that would be even mote glowing, in spite of the fact that competent men sa.w the oitfalls and impossibilities. Sat as always these uncolored accounts were consistently disregarded and ., eventually even forbidden entrance." •

15. EHB "VOLKSJABGBIi" "LTirrnai?« nA Bhockin* example of. Goering's : faulty judgment was the matter of-the 'Volksjaeger'. It was 'In favor vof; - this" new-plane that Goering allowed himself to almost destroy the ,last hope-left to the Luftwaffe :ln the fall of 1944.—namely the hope that-lay in the ME 262. The HS 262 was at this time fully tested and found.;;to?•£,

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possess flight characteristics that were almost flawless and certainly •exdeeded those of any other German craft and of .any known Allied plans, -•It was'then of the gravest importance, in the fall of 1944, to get tfce/ ME 263 on' an immediate assembly.-line production "basis. With everything '.ready .Goering gave ear to the proposed rVolksjaeger' plan,- for wh^h" ^only.the roughest, first—stage drawings had "been accomplished;'' and f?qm vwhich a plane was to evolve that admittedly possessed poorer flight'" • •qualities and more limited potentialities than the ME 262.

a. "Ambitious construction men, motivated "bvfinterests of 'self-gain, promised Goering than the .'Volksjaeger1 couia>be perfected. from the "basic drawing-board sketches, in the fall•of.19&4, to assembly- .line production by March 1945 without -affecting the ME f?33 program. 'Countless aircraft engineers warned Gceri'ng of the' plan| s impracticabi­ lity and fell into immediate disfavor as a venJ.i', Evely designer, test-' pilot, and constructor knew how much time vo^.'.d be required to develop ,an entirely new craft. Only 'Goer ing and hu momentary ji'avorites did not, or would not, recognize this actuality',, Result, SL' course, was that the 'last-hope' ME 262 did suffer throw* the !Volksjaeger' program. The main reason, for' this was that. Generaldirektor-Ke-ssler, -long connected and acquainted with the ME 362's evolution and in charge of its assembly- line production planning was removed by • Goering and put to work on the 'Volksjaeger'.project. '

b« "The final result was that the'MB 262 program-was irrep­ arably damaged, and that the 'Volksjaeger' an everyone suspected, was ' another 'too-late' and a complete failure." (Pull information On Goer- > ing's roll in the "Volksjaeger" affair, lieitsch 'claims, could be obtained, from Dipl; Ing,' Voigt of Messerschmitt.) . •

16. GOERING THE COLLECTOR AND AT-HOIMäL EGOTIST: "If is'general information," Claims Reitsch, "that Goering was the. greatest corruption- ist of the Third Reich, that he used his position without restraint to collect and.ponfiscate treasures of art-, castles-, villas, and untold suiis of money. In his personality and morphine-sickened egotism, I see the blame for his inefficiencies and despicable characteristics. Through this came his excesses, his blunderings, the loss of the trust of most' of his officers, the contempt of research and technical men, and finally even the one-time good humored faith on the part of many of the people changed to outright disgust."

j'l?. THE ANTI-GOERING THEM): "Complaints against Goering came from ' all. possible sources and usually found their way to-Himmler's desk. Through Himmler I became acquainted with many of these. Often they beggedHimmler to take control of the Luftwaffe himself or at least to impress Hitler with the stringent need of replacing Goering. These were sent to Himmler because it was known that of the big-four he was the only one who would at least read such- complaints; a thing that had long been impossible with the others, least of all with Hitler, as all such infor-? . mation was, short-circuited long before it reached his desk." '".: 18, HITLE''. ATTEMPTS TO REiSSY TKB GOERING SITUATION; "Through Himmler's intervention Hitler finally called General Oberst von Greim to. him in September 1944. and told him in secrecy of his misgivings re­ garding -some, .of ^Goering's .activities. Hitler, then asked Greim to take control of all military air operations in such a manner that he would not have 'to remove-Goering altogether, Greim agreed, 'but indicated that he could accept only if he were given'complete freedom to fill respon­ sible positions as" he saw fit, and'in, addition that he. should have suqh other'rights .and. authority as would, in sure that the operational controj. could.be exercised in the manner he'deemed necessary, Äe was.sent by the fuehrer to Goering to arrange some sort of a division of duties." CO V, ?'I DENT •!'. A'L

19. GOERING VS. &KBIH; "In presenting his natter to Goering; Greim was net with a terrific harangue arid out-burst of rfl#e, Grein at once' saw that any forn of cooperation with Goering was icpossible, reported this to Hitler, and asked to "be sent back to his post as Commanding Of­ ficer of Luftflotte VI.« - 20. THE LAST LAYS: "Through his sickened egotism and selfishness,/ Goering held to his position to the last, in spite of the fact that he himself was beginning to see that he was gradually slipping in his posi­ tion, and 'because of this a. people was practically destroyed and a terrible war continued long after it had "been fully lost. Until ,just • "before the end he fought with the sane determination to keep the trust of Hitler, a trust that he knew was fast waning. Then when he saw the end at hand, he deserted,, A man who accepts every honor, every title, every decoration, and every position w.\'n c:o;.«ianfc avowals of his faith­ fulness, must be more than a tfcoundrel when Id vurns traitor the moment the Fuehrer had nothing more to give him ,:

• 21. GOEHING'S 'TLEASAITT" LLHSONALITY: "Many people have always been «namored by his strange personal charn, by his sense of humor, by; his apparent appreciation of tradition and culture. This danger still exists. These same people have considered him as a picture of faith­ fulness to Hitler as well as the Fuehrer's greatest protector. These people may not understand his betrayal pnr'. his character and may still be of their former opinions. It is true that even the greatest criminal,.. the most dangerous human being, ha.s his acceptable characteristics. The | danger is that many people have seen only this 'display-side' and not the proper, odious side of Goering. No doubt his household servants, chauffeurs, and orderlies, who-lived practically as well as he did him- j j self, are still firmly convinced of his congeniality and goodliness, as at first the whole nation was convinced. Jut such opinions should never be allowed to influence a proper judgment of the man. One mist never forget the danger that such abnormal vanity, such gross incompetence, and pitiful inefficiency represents against the peoples of any nation and thereby against humanity."

22. ONLY SUR7IV0H 0? THE "LIG-FOUll" ; "In Goering's case the dan­ ger is particularly .great,• as he is the only survivor of the four leaders of the Third-.'Heich. '• It" Is" possible that the hopes of such people who are still sympathetically inclined to the Nazi regime and its ideo­ logy night hope that through Goering some aspects of the Nazi philosophy could be kept alive. Such a thing must never be allowed to occurr. The people must know what sort of crininal Goering was, a criminal against Germany and against the world."

23. CONCLUSION-; Seitsch draws two sharp conclusions out of her analysis of Goering that she feels condemn him in her eyes, in the. eyes of the Gernan people, and in the eyes of the world. The first-is that through his ignorance he misused the Luftwaffe to such an extent that thousands of lives were lost, both through the improper defensive and offensive use of the weapon? The second is that through his vanity and warped ego ho allowed hinself to be informed falsely and in turn informed Hitler falsely as to the strength and capabilities of the air-arm. Eeitsch believes that this false -oicture that Goering carried to the Fuehrer night easily have been drawn fron Goering's actual impressions as it was simply forbidden to bring any pessimistic accounts to his atten­ tion. If this was the case Goeiing's guilt is all the greater, in \ Reitsch's opinion, because she believes that if Hitler had currently known the true status of his. air.weapon he woulr1 have been forced to recognize the inevitable defeat much earlier than he did. She there­ fore holds Goering responsible for the;useloss continuation ,of thenar for many rionths after it wa.s, in the eyes of almost everyone, completely and irretrievably lost,

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a. ävery life lost.on either side during that time, is in her opinion, to be unquestionably chalked up against Goering.

b. Beitsch draws a third conclusion in which she charged hitler with the final and over-all responsibility of G-oering's failures., HitlerJ-s crime was thpt he did not possess the necessary insight to real­ ize the, incompet.#icy of Goerlng and that even when he did begin to real­ ize it in the last stages, Hitler was motivated by a false and criminal sense of allegiance to one of his old-guard, long-time supporters to the extent that he could not bring himself to remove Goering while there was still time,

. c„ In her opinion .Hi fcler?s renov&l of Goering during the early stages of the war would net h.we vhicl.'.cf.'fesä Goering but would sub­ stantially have «shortened the duration r.t t/H ÜAT, fir !*A£ £ ?tW£ ' iOESSI E, WORK .£/.) ß Captain, Air Corps Chief Interrogator,

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