ti I DI Kellermenn/fes 61288 OF~ICE OF 1J.S. GP.:I:::;F OF COUl'f~EL :g'OR Th'"E PROS:FCUTION OF AXIS CRIh:INALITY A.?C. 403 14: j\l(wcrcber 1945 To: Genersl Donovpn l' rO"~ : :L'r, Ks 1le:'M:.nM ~'J"bjE'c'\,: Ca1enr.'.ar 0V :Eve:t~ bt.techetl il?- the Celenel£):, of Events c0nteininb the most import::nt dA.tes i!l tnc Gf'.:'"::'~n hiE.'tory :md. t:t.e hiet01'~r of the Na.zi re.rty fr;):'! 1918 through 194£1. The li!>t is nc>t c'''''~l:r:lete. "bU.t I "be­ li8ve that Wi". C81J~:ht the ;n0;;t siGnificant ev·'·::"ts. I 8~ 81so ~etur~i~s with thA.~s t~8 t~() docum~~ts which yen.'. kirld.~)T pi~rmi. tted mp to reat. I f:l1.... Y'.(J. them ['"If' et int€resting. To a l~r;A ext0nt tte inform~tion contoined thereic tAllies ~ith l'::--"·::·~''..s ;.!:~ ".::..' ';':::C8 l·t.:'.t)~rts in our possession. I 118.ve :nade 101, study of the ClnC',11TJE'nts av:,i1~ole in our j)-'Cllments 1i'b:!.'~ry hl which:eference ie metlf' tJ ~h'~lter i·:~!.. li;nont. The three "jost in:p0l'tant \.hcument;: signed t~· him c<"rry tt.f:; .fol1ow­ in!'; llUY.lbe:rs: 531 :'-'S 7:55 - PS 127:' - ?S '::'be first <J1l8 "€'Hls wi th the trecct::Jent of ll-llip.G. commanded troopn; the seconci NiA tr.c trr:etment of Alliec., flyl-'Ts; 8L,cl th,~ third one~l; t~e ~r8akcnt of l'~lieG. inilitary mis2i:'lne C8.ptU:'Cc' while c(j()~f:l8ra.­ tL.f; with pcr:hc:.ns. I believe t~et lowe you ,~ a?oloGY for the hesty draft ,')f CluestiC'ns which I left At your office j,lo:lds,y ni&:ht. Some of them r.e8d s11pplemente 8.nd others i:::pravement. l'4a.y I SAy th8.t I em ~oet interested to cO:lti~ue this pertieu1ar phas~ of the WJrk i~ case you should find my assistance of v?l~e to you. I believe that the project hAS tremendclls im~;>licati")ns B.nd COll1ci. :wt or,lv r1.lrther b1.1 t crcelerpt e:' the trial pro cec1ur~s to a men f',:J.r able -:egree. 8ALE~DAR'OF GERMAN HISTORY 1918 - 1944 ·,nTH SPECIAL RJ'ijFE}:r~NCE TO THE NATIONAL SOCLtU.IST PARTY AND ¥tlE PRINCIPAL DEFENDANTS INDICTED BY TRE INT3RHATIONAL HILITARY TRI'BtmAL • GERM.AN CALENDliB. OF EVENTS 1918 1944 8 January Proclamation of President Wilson's 14 points. 15-18 July Breakdown of German offensive. 3 October German peace and armistice offer to President Wilson. 3 November Revolution starts in Kiel 8 November Armistice signed at Compiegne 9 november Flight of the Emperor; beginning of the revolution in Berlin. 10 November Formation of the Council of Delegates of the People *5 January Foundation of the "G€>rman Workers Partyll under Harrer. Unanimous acceptance of the nrogra~ submitted by Hitler. Spartakus. revolt in Berlin. *15 January Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg murdered. 16-17 January Spartamsc uprisings in middle Germany. 19 January Election to the Constitutiona.l Hational Assembly. 6 'February National Assembly convened in Weimar. 11 February, Ebert elected Reich President. 13 February First Cabinet of the Republic formed. *21 February Bavarian rinister Kurt Eisner murdered. 25 February Law about the creation of a permanent Reichwehr adopted by the National Assembly. 3-8 March General strike in Berlin End of March Revolt in the Ruhr District 7 April Soviet Republic proclaimed in Bev/Hie. ,;. 2 - 2 Ma.y Soviet Republic in Bavaria terminated through intervention of Reich troops. 11 August Weimar Constitution signed. *16 Sept Hi tIer becomes member #7 of German Workers Pe,rty. *8 Oct Social-Democratic Reichstag Deleg?te Haase murdered. *1 Jan First executive of:ice of the German Workers Party established in Munich. 10 Jan Versailles Treaty signed. ... 26 Jan Attack u90n Reich Minister of Finence Erzberger. * 24 Feb First mass meeting of the !'German 'Horkers Pe.rty" in Munich. Fitler introduces th§ 25 theses of the prqgram drafted by Drexler and Feder. *13 March Kapp putsch and general strike. 6 April Occupation of western Germ~n cities by French troops. ...30 May Freikorps dissolved. 6 June Election to the Reichstag. 5-16 July Conference in Spa. 11 July Plebiscite in West end East Pr~ssia. 24 July Plebiscite in Eupen-Malmedy ~-8 August lvleeting of the ltGerrnan Workers. P8,rty lt in Salzburg. German NSDAP joins the Inter-State National Socialist Chancellory ftf Ger~anspeaking territorities. I 17 AU.g'Ust Polish uprising in U~per 5ilesia. *29 Sept- Hi tIer speaks at meetings in Austria.. 11 Oct * 17 Dec Hitler acquires Voelkischer Beobachter for the NSDAP 31 Dec Ger~nan Armed Forces reduced to 100.000 men .. 10 ..[an Supreme Court of the Reich sentences the German war criminals. Sentences based on looting in the field. ... 21 Jan Meeting of Party members of the NSDAP in Munich. Election - 3 - of Board: First Cl1a.irman - Drexler; Vice-Chairman - KBrner. Total mem'oership'of NSDAP - 3,000. 3 Feb Mass Meeting of the NSDA? in Munich. 8 March Occupation of DUsseldorf. Duis'ourg, and ~ihrort 'oy French troops. 20 !J.e,rch Ple'oisc:te in ~per Silesia ends in favor of Germany. Com­ munnistic uprisings in Berlin, Middle Gerloany, Hamburg and Runr Districts. 25 April German repara.tions debt established at 132 billion dollars. 3 ~.1ay Polish uprising in Upper Si1esia. 5 May Demand. for rcpa.rl?tions handed by Lloyd George to German repre­ sentl'l-tive. 10 ~-1ay Demand a.ccepted by German Government. 23 May Fight of the German milita.ry Formations ega-inst Polish insurgentS in Ur,lper SHesia.. "'29 July Hi ner obtdns s'oecial ~owers within the Party. Reorganization of the Party according to the FuhreOrinZiu. *1 August }~ Amann named business manager of the Party. *11 August Dietrich Eckart tak~s over as editor of the V8lkieche Beobachter. *26 August Erzberger murdered. *29 Al1gtJ"t Law for the Protection of the Republic. 20 Octo'oer Division of Upper Si1esia. .3!1 :rov Esta'olishment of a central catalogue of Party mem'oers in Munich. *4 Nov S.A. participates in fig.ht in Hofbra'tl.hBiU~s. 11 Nov ?eace 'I'reaty with the U.S. 'oecomes effeC'tiv€. 6-13 Ja~ Reparations conf~rence at Cannes. *29-30 JaD. Party rally in Munich. Party cnntains 6,000 enrolled members. 1 Feb Railroad strike. *8 March Founcation of NAtional Socialist Youth Grou~. --4-- 10 April Genoa conference and the Treaty of R82allo. 26 May Law for the organize.tion of the Reichsbank. *13 June Ka:pi tanleutnent von Killinger freAd after the Erl:'oerg Trial. *24 June Rathenau murdered. * 24 June- Hitler imprisoned. 27 July *29 June Su~plementary decree for the :protection of the Republic, establish­ ing death penalty for treason. *17 July Rathenau murderers) Fischer and Ker~ co~nit sucide. 28 July, R.bert invokes Article 48 in Bevaria. *16 Aug Netionalist Party joins National SociEllists in attacks age-inst the Republic Defense Law. * 14 Oct Ra,thenau murd.erer accomplices sentenced. *9 Nov Union of NSDAP with other N::>.tionalist groups for the crea.tion of a N8tionali~t Uni~ont. * 18 Nov Prohibition of NSDAP in Prussia, 27 Nov French occnpation of the Rubr. 19 Jan Reich Government decrees passive resistance. * 27-29 Jan First Reich p~ Congr~~s of the NSD}~ in Munich. * Beginning of Creation of a CooperGtive Front of Patriotic Combat Units upon February recommendation of R~hm. Chief: Kriebel. '" 8 February VHlkischerBeobachter becomes de.ily paper. '" 10 March Rosenberg becomes chief editor of the V8lkischer Beobachter. * 14 March Supreme Constitutional Court rejects appeal of NSD.~ against prohibition of the ~arty in Northern And Middle Germany. Rea.son giv8L: Party hostile to the stata; Hitler as a personality defies the German Government. Government dissolution of the ~Arty would be justified. .split of' Nl'ltionl'll SOcialists into two parties: German M.cial Freedom Party in the north of Germ~lY under Graefe; NSDAP ir. Southern Ger~any under Hitler. AI 22 March Dissolution of the Gerillan R9cial Freedom Party by the Prussian Minister of Interior 6n gr.ou~d:&'.1~xt it'Bbeing a camouflaged continuation of the prohibited National Socialist Party and. that the party had mAde prepa­ rations for a ne,tion wide .putsch to start in March in cooperation with the Reichswehr. 31 March Clash between French troops and workers in the Krupp I','ol'ks in Essen. -5- .12 April Editors of the V8lkische Beobachter c?.nd. of the Miesb8>cher Anzeigerr refuse to account before the Supreme Constitu­ tioIl8l Court in Leipzig for he,ving offended the Ministers of the Reich. Warrant is issued against Dietrich Eckart, who flees. .8 May Krupp sentenced by French Military Court to 15 years imprisonment and 100,000 ma.rks on account of riots in Essen. .26 May Leo Schlageter executed by French Milite.ry Court on grounds of sabotage and espionage. Law for the organization of the Reichsbank. .10 June Memorial Service for the National Socialists in Munich for the Germans end National Socialists killed and executed in the P.uhr, and for Schlageter. • 1-2 Sept "German Day" in Nftrnberg wi th_100, 000 pe,rticipa.ting• Attacks by Hitler and other National Socialists upon the Reich Government. Foundation of the "Gernen Combat League" consi~ting of NSDAP e,nd SA under Hi tler and Goering, respectively, "Reich Flag" under Ca.pt.