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* v 4 Intorrogation.1'osults _ 3

a.. Intr.oduction . 3

. .* b . B0HLE 's:Ca:oor . - " . 3

' (.) Lifo.-History - 3.

- - (22) 2ltioi Affili.ations 3"

- o Short History of tho Auslands Organisation 4

d lemknotioria of tho Dopartronta at tho 4' ' oritr:xl Offibo' of tho AO in BRtLIN

" " Conclusiona. 9

.6-. Cor ontS and Rocdr.aopdatiorj -. "9

- i. Organization and Staxff of'tho Contral 10 -Offico of tho 10 in H i LIN(as ox January 1945)

II' Orginition of a Landos Gruppo 12.

III. I'orsoriailitios at tho Contral Offico " 14" of tho AO in BktiLilN -

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a, S 2URN iME: 3OHLI . .

b. CItISTIAN NiES: Ernst *ilho,n -

c. JATE iNDf PL:E Of BIR.TH :. 28 July 1903, AJDi, tngland

d.. NATIOVL.LITY CLAILE'D: Gornian.

.: o . OCCUI2ATION: Staats Sokrotaor

f. ?ELIGI0N: Protostant

g. DESC1.2ITION:

(2) E long(3) BUILD : slondor(4) HAIR : brouin

(5) DISTINGUISHING IflaTtUL ?S: Rod apots on loft band,

h, ST PE LINT ..ADDESS: BAD SCHANDAU/Saxony

i. LNGUAGES: Gorrman, Egliph

Ii' TH~i:: Horiaann BOHLE (docoasod)

k. MOTHt: Antonio 30HI2, noo JIODE'

1. BROTHE: Hoinrich DOHL_

" n. SI STERS: Hori.no B0HIE', Marianno BdHLE,. Johanna BOHLE

n. IE; Gortrud BOILE, noo D:i;Ii.UTh

6. CHILDREN: Hormrann B0HLB. (16)

p. IDENVTITY -DOCUIENTS: I Cortificato of SCH.:LIN-IG20SIGKstating that B0HLE is in tho DiplonaticSorvico and haa boon is suod DiploraaticP1sa -No.1.123.

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" t report is bacsed on tho interrogation -of 30HLE, ErnstJilholr, Staate S'okrotaor and Loitor of.tho A .uslanda Organiaa-tion (Foreign Organizwto )o in. HELIN. BOHI2 atatoa' ho burned

- 1 h4s iadontity p por8fton trying to got through ,the Rus4aninos oe foa of havin; his idohtity ostablisho d.

- 1 -i.k History. -

- BOHL& c*las born at BZ i J90iDy Yorkshiro, England, on 28 Jul.3 .0 of Gorman p ront . His -fcthop "ras -thon: chiof locturor in

elotriiil onginooiing 'at tho Ii30L2flhIOJ Lngiiooring Coilogo and,' "frd 41906 to -1935, .iro'fc sor and: Doan of. tho Facu)lty at tho

.Univpi alty of .C0M TO:N, South :rica-. . In 1,92 his father' .;. beo .ib-oado: of- tho.NSD]?tin South Afria. fBOHILE g'raduatod

froh d] l.o oHigh School" ii C i'g T01V in t1.9. thon, t7ont.: toS. Go.iuaiy yr'.,studied at tho Univoraitioa. of KOELN ni.Z B IN in. 1920'. : -923 -rospdotivoly. Ho 'tho eorkod ?orn o, port firma

. .. ii: i GSCH NEUST._ 1Jl; 'r KIOELN and in ROTTduLIAM. Hollaid. roa1924 to 192a5 ho okod' f'or an oxport fi~ in-H4IBURG In 1 926 horas"eulork in thd 'HiMBURG :branch of:a UH Ci.G0 :ogqort.. firra In

S 1927 hob oar. ehiob clori' in tie. branch offico.:ot. a Canadianf zuri; n EB eDU G, d frord 1 927 tno 19 ho wars chio4fclolk. for

th Gopran roprosontativo of tho Chryalor Corporation. Fori' - .93to..19 ho.had his ova autorm:obilo accoessory busi.ross ini

(2) .olitical Affiliations

- - Bogintng in -1931, B0QH1 'orkod in tho Auslanda Organian'-tior (o'rdign Orginizatidri), an NSDAP org h ation in H.:MBrURG

as ocialiast for, the Union of 'South aifrioa.

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He Joinod. tho Partyr in March 1932 and bocario tho rigltha4ri-man of tho' "forr.or; leader of tho Auslanda Organization',

Dr. Hans .NIEL.4TD, in Septobbor 1932,. Ho was elocted .nombor of

tho R.oichatag and appointod head of tho Landa Organisationin 1933.. Botwoon 1937 and 1945 BOHLE was appointed Staata5ekrotao:6 .and Chief. of tho. Aualanda Organisat 1 oi in ,tho Gorman'Foroiri Offico on approval., of tho ioichs Mi.anitor .of, Freoign-x ; Baron von 'NFtiTH, and was givon the; honorary a C o

b uppon Puohrbr in the SS,

- a.. hort History of thet Auslands Org niation

- .In' Soptormbor 1 930 .aftor -its' g'oat eloction .victory theNat .'atty- boear to build up its own organizat:o.n .to oontrolovgry :'arty nombor abroad. Thus in May 1931. an erganization

, "of the NSD4P i kri it]G., was raisod .by tho 'arty oiohs Loitungto the status' of "AuslanLda Abboilung dor 1eicha .Loitzng .dorNSDAP". This organization ;wacs under the loadorship of Dr. Hans

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Aftor HITit''s riso to power in 1933, tho. opportunities' affordod by tho Auslands Abteilung woro moro fully 'approciatod.

Tho: oxisting organization was onlargod; NIL.''a' right-hand ;.ran,in May 1933, and in Fobruary' 1 934 'the Auslands Abtdilung was re-constitutod as .tho "Auslanda' Organisation' dor NSDiA1: It wrasdesignated as tho official ?arty organ 'for all lertymo rbor"living, abroad :or'. in the Maritimo 'sorvico. The Aualands . Or-gaisatiqn dor NSD.2? ovontually monopolizod tho control of allGornara living .abroad. In April. 1935 it was constitutod byR udolf HSS as an indepondont Party Gau. BOHLE who had- boonnoninally a Gauloitor since 1934 ronaine.d hoad- of tho organization

-and boc'oeo' inuodiatoly subordirito to iRudolf HESS. At thia timotho staff of tho org ;nization nuibored approximtoly 170 peopleand it nas decidod to uovo the hoad office from HABURIG to BELIN.

.arly in 1937, possibly as a. result of tho exposure of theAuslands Organiaation's activitios .in Spain, BOHLEi was appointed.

- to a st'ito' position dosignatod as hoad of the d.uslarida Organisation'in the German" Foroign Offico. Thus ainoo 1932 the AuslandsOrganisation porfordd tno:'functiona" first, that of. a Party Gauadniniatoring all Gerane abroad and second, a Party Organizationplaced inside the Gorman Foroign.Offico. At the sam .timo it alsocontrolled tlio' Abtoilung Soofahrt, sinoo 1934 a branch of theAuslands Orgaiistion coprising appr 100,000 monbora of the GornianMorchant Marii. .-

d. Functions of the Dopartmonts at the Contral Office of tho AO in BERLIN.

Pprpoonlicho iReforonto .

Several young on oro attachod to the porsonal staff ofBOHLE prior to: 1939 to assiat him in his work and at the saantimo to -oquiro a, thorough knowledge of tho .rganization andactivities of: tho .0.

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Meon writh . . knorld:go of foroign l uaab .nd. good -oduation ioro hosordor this purposo and, if cacoa fuk/: thoycould oxpoot a .pod c 6or. Landps. Gruppon Loitor Dr. EHRICHin Ita:ly;. Landds ruppon Loitor Franz JosopflE':'iN ina J~tpafn,and L'andos Grupori Lpitorh A'dolf' TESLu\N, ;rho in 1945 wrasLandos Garuppori Loitor in Spai.ri; had boon porsonal"ai.dcasto DOHLE.

Stab Amt (St f O9f.co) --

Tho t.qk of this offio, ;ras to coordinato tho ntod of ala.. tho doprrti~ots and to va:(iou Laridge Gruppon (AO i forbign;- oountxip5a) T e 4rio'.hy ty'oports of - the Landoa Grupp~p had .to

undorgo *m aroful uy..ot th o.chipf .of tho Staba alit and .;roro paseo¢ or, tdo "hiciov6r Roich officos might bo intgrostod.

Lado Aolitor to NI- (Dop ont; doalig. rith ,0 in foxoign oobntriios)

Thoso. dopartmonta supervisod all thz work of the LandosGruppon and sayr'that thoir wishes -wroro carriod out "by tho otho-dopartonis, . -.Tho hoads of tho Laondor Aoator Visitod thoirassignod Landog Gruppon as ofton as possiblo iri ordor td

*aintin prsona bntact . .

" i'Persona- "Am~t ".e oronnol.fi©"; ide,

- The hoad of. thi ;opartnont .kopt the narsonil filos on.all :nombors of the .A in and outsido Gpriaain, rado s bationsregarding poirsonnoi td: tho " Landos Gruppon 'oitco' and was ospooially ontrustota fith the dob of .eolooting yoting non suit-able for futuro bollaboratign v ith the ': Ho dl'o odao the.-.mon pormxittod to coLio to Gormny to b9 oducatod in: ono of thoNational "Politisaho .urziohunga An stalten' (litional- political.schools) or to t'kp other aspeialgod aining 'r ± :hoioh. "..

Or t . (O anzin Dopa tLorit) .

T i 6b was re nbpdpod tbh.o for .tro tor itorial or -ganizatiQn of tho various' Laya Gipponand ther subdidisi 'a.nto smallor grups 'Orts Grupjon.1Zolo)1

Pr oman'da t"

-o .This .. ff .o 1andloda.1 qoatiees prdpagnda withintho 4 d.t -ariationf dtours; engaging ota.'tora -

nda apC o ndid filrs.Forein radio; stations wore supplid::ith Gorrsin phonogra phrocrds or:aked to giv& Goian nuiaciana >o spoakorea irie .ontheir prograis. , o offico Tas .rosponsiblo' for tho propaganda

- . bogksapd loaflota. Suggostions for.r ioro offootivo propagandaa s passodn o tho opagn }iinietorium

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NS Volk's Vo;fahrt (NS Public. .olfaro Organization)

The NSV was responsiblo for .all.colloctions among Gormznsin foroign countrioa. for tho .intor Roliof '. Qgk and tho. GormanRod Crosa.. All contributions seont from foroi gn countries woroturnod ovor to tho Contral Offico in B1lLIN..

Ausson Handols Ai:it (Foroign Trado Dopartraont }

This Dopartnont suporvisod tho commiorcial advisors att h6dto tho L.ridoe Gruppon abroad. Tho .Dopartont had subdiyisions. fotho various- oountrios .and for apocial problomis, duch as foroigncurrenoy 'or 'n4~rlot obsorvations . Tho Axsaon Handola. Art had' it:own ot'fice in tho -joiohs dirtschafts Miniatoriuimi (Raioch Ministryof Economice) ud' a aiuilar officeo in tho R~ichs Ernaohrungainistoriu. (ioioh Ministry for Food) . Tho Aussdn H andols .Ait

had. very closo connootions with all Gorm.un industry -and firmshaving foreign-busirioas -ilations."

5oo Schiffabit '(iaritixo~ Sorvico)

All so.u an of the Gorran; noraWant marino ;rho vroro .Roichcitizons .bolongod to tho A0. According to tho sizo of tho ship!crow thoro woro Orts Gruppon or. colls organizod on boatd. ThosoOrta Gruppon or colla on. board ship woro superviseod from. ashoroby fivo di'stri.ct adiniat~iatione (,Kroisloitungen Soo Schiffahrt)in BI:O. (dosor-Eais distriot)., HLMTBURG (El.bo distriot), STETTIN(Baltic district) and sinco outbroak of tho a.wr thoro oxistedono for Gorman' ships in OSLO and ono iri 2OTTlDiiM.

- , 'Rocht Ant (Dopartmont for loga" aff zirs) -

The head .of this- dopar4mont, alwpys a- lawyer, ras gapabloof guarding tho logal right6 of Gormane abroadira acted in anadvisory capioity. to thom in ease of loga. suits, oto. Any-thing noev in foroign logislation was, if thought..of intoroat,roportod via tho AC to the Rtoichs Justiz Miniatoirium (Roich -Minitstry of Justico), He .further roportod on foreign roactionto now Gorman Iogislatioi and answorod onquirioi of foroignorson quoations concerning Gorman legislation.

Schatp Anit (Treasury)

This office suporvisod all financi.l departments in tho LandosGruppon as tvoll -Es. tho A1alands Organisation in the m orch.zng arino

. dopt. It waa rosponsiblo for- all financial 'transactions ofl tho0C in the Ioidh and.abroad; kopt tho list of -Party mophor-s.

Doutscho Arbeits Front (Gorman tIbour -ront) '

Goran 'ditizons abroad could olQrig to the labour organisationjust as those in tho Roich.' Tho' sub-diviaiori ore the samo as in

- Germany unless thr) was no nocossity for one or another. -The organizatiod! reprosontod tho intoroats of both onployersand. omployoos, participated in discussions on tariffs and koptliaison with foroign labour organizations,

'CO.Tdi IDLNTIAL."

" 1a "p litidoh', A.o t (Rlcial-politioal Dopcrtmonti"

* Th:'offico stdiod raco questions in all parts of theworld; .n aooordanoo wviti the dirootivo of t o.saio offico oftho. Roioha Loitung NSDlkP Its- chiof rolo was q advisory .onoin caso of pioposod m'rritg botwoon .Gorins and foroignora.

t od. Erz o ('Dopartront for Toachora and'.Education)

' offico rt nagod all affaira, of tho Gorren todohora andGorr phools oabd; solocted. teoachors, in oloso liaison virththo gn Officoand'tho Roich M.nistry of Eduoation; anc}

- ohoso bct. books for all Gorman educa,$ioial ostab tishuontas infords; ountrios ,

" ltlor' Jud(Hitlor Youth )

.yicO in tho Hitlor youth was .about tho sao as in the" i~to ih th thoso o"Xcoptions nocosaitating fromi tho ,fact of bein

abrpad . On the avorago,' boys'"and girls woto givon a chanco toVisit ao ap in Germany for a period' of 3 - 4' wooks ovory yonevTho .i.or youth paid spoo.ii attention to tho. ptady of tho

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Ruockwandorer Ait (Ropatxiation Dopartnont)

This dopartont lookod aftor ,all Gorma~n citizons roturn-- ing to Gorr. ny for pormnriont rosisdvn'o, gate tho spocial per-

mita rhich woro roeonized by all authoritLoa of tho Stato'andonabled -them 4to got sottlod'and look for work. In agrcomontcrith tho bForoign Offico. all questions of civilian intornoosero handled by thoe .uockwandoror Ant and its sub-sootions; in

foreign countrion. It roprosontod the Gorniana in all" nogoti-ations concorning intornational: xohang: of :±ntornoos.. Thisoffico was also rosponsible fPor handling all qleations ofP lossosufforod by Germans abroad through acts of war and bombing.

Amt fueo Boamte (Dopartmont for Civil 8orvarta

This offico vras reeponsiblo for all atters conderning -stato officila, s opocially thoe of' tho gonawlar nid diplomatiosorvioo. and -the border and ouatoms porsonnol. Tho departmonttools carq .of thoir intorosts .with their x.rspoctive hon, authoritiea.

Schulur a~it (Dopartmnort for Indootrination)

The hoad of this dopartmoent, tho ra±ely had to bo a goodapoakor, schoolod Gorans abroad in accoraio with tho roquiro-onta of: Natio.nal Seoialist Goruiny. Ho :porspally gavo looturos

or arrangod fo. capablo spoakora -fron tho ioich to visit Gormancomaunitios. In aomo countries oainpa for schooling purpososvroro hold; or suitable og wron sont to Germary for a poriod ofabout four wooks for schooling' ,

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NS Kxioris Ofor Vorsorxup'" (NS Loaguv for. DiabldVtorans)

Tho NSKOV .rxa tho organization of Gormn wourdod and die-:blod soldors 'of .'orld ..ars I. and II living abora.d. 'It lookod

aftor thoi- intorosts, cspocially in :'attora of ponions, otc'Thoro -*as no ctual. orguanization in any foroign county, Onlyindividu. omaborship. ".

NS +auonschaft (N. ,doron's Organization) -

Tho Lo.;uo of. Gdrianwomen :broad :.iaa .ot up on th 7s'edprinciploi as it 'a, in tho ioich. Colloctions of baby outfits''" nd olothing for k6apod-out .pooplo' in Gori.rny- woro soo of t106rmoro inportant ativitics in rocont yors.

"irti Goricht (hatty Oourt)

If 2xrty mo:abore violltod . harty statutos or onggod inquarrola ~of a sorious naturo .among thonolvos tho attor urasbrought boforo th' party judgo. Appoals could bo rando to tho1arty Court of tho .0 or .to tho Supromno lerty Court in' MI.ElNGEDT .Tho iarty Judgo aloo' hoard casos of Gorrnans not bolonging to thoI'"irty. and carriod out invstig;ations of applic.ants for i'arty'omaborspip. -

Prospo A.it (h6sa Offico)

'' If tho Landos Gruppc had its ot'n Gorman nowspapor (daily,.oolkly, somi-monthl.y or, rionthly) it V..a.s suporvisod by thisoffico, oapocially. ith rogard to irticlos from tho iScich. Thohoad of tho offico handlod :.11. corrospondonco of Gorn

nospapors and no-;s agon cies abroad, kooping closo liaison with- tho hono authoritios and, tho ambassioa or logations.

.a:tt fuor Toohnil (Tochnic'al affairs)

.This dopartmont too]: caro of. Gorman onginogra, architocts,;chon ista and tochlnici a :abro-id. It roprosantod tho intoroataof thoir. profosaions in tho Reich and kopc than in constanttouch .7th Gormn tochnical aattors . This "offico paid apaci lattention to invontora ::nd holpod tho financially.

" fDozoptoi FohrunL ausland (Guidanco of Ecchango. 2rofossorsabroad) .

The hoad of this department nas in charge of all Gorman-profossora i.nd. uniforaity .tbachers at foruigt' universitios andcollosS, roprosanting thoir intoroata at homo and to thoonbassy or .3u gatipn. Ho wroto roports on tho politic il and'onorcl roliability of thoso toachors whilo abroad and saw to it

thitpcapablo and roliabld sgn rocoivod, ch.iirs' at Gorian collogesand inivorsitios upon thoir 'rotiurn homo. -

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- Studonton ohri: ius Land i idinoo of ,Sgtudonts abroad)

Thorovsma . Stusonts' L6o?dor in only thogo foi countriosin which a. qcrt~tin nubor of Gorgias vroro stugyir .,. Thoy rorporg \nizod in . kind of studontat8 olub 'ind apocial attontion

- raa ,dl~i.rootocd t o.. atr d their boha:viour, zn politagoal 'roliatbility .Studonts ..ho vroro found unfit for studying abro.d oro .sontho .-.

5,CONCL STONS-

lthou h tr) Qp w.s a liaason raan bet;oon tho .Q and SD/Ab\Tohr

T0Q oharply 4Qnlog.any GIS ativitios on, t}9 pet of tho .. Q:Ho ttdo tha tiro..is 'possibility that oortain no::ibora of tho

144' foigi ,n dgutrio hvo boon approachod -by tho SD but

-hqut hi8 kno-nlodgo . . ... .

-. os of tho .0 offico8 woro transforrod to BaD SCHJNDAU/Saxony

tVloand of last yoar and. sa far ao BOHL2 knoo, ordora to burn- onta ;oro carriod out upon tho .pproach of ALliod troops.

6, G010 2 S .D 1i.0hJ1ipATIONS -

Info'rimtion of tho activitios of tho Aauslands Organigtion is- i T dfrda ,oxih.ustod : nd- furthor intorrogation of>BOILE is roomoaonded.

for Colonel i'HIL:.

HJa.Y K. LZNNONCaptain, Inf

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Organization and St .ff of tho Contr ..1 Offico of to."ba'AitInd Or ais ation in BERyLIN (as of January 1947

ISNd: BOLE, rnat '::ilhlo ' DME:- 26 July 1943.

All..officos, sub-sootions, ..mnd organizations aro -undor tho- i :diato suporvision Of tho hoad of tho auslanda Organiaation.

Tho funotions: of tho various doptrtoonts aro dosoribod inpara 4d of tho final. roport on DOHLE. For dosoripti.on of thoporsonalitios rmontioned soo Annox III.

Hoad .of tho Ausl'uide Or inisation' Gauloitor and Staatsokrotaor" rnat WilhoJn BOHLE (P&RISONR)

Doputy Hoad of tho AO: Stollvosttrotondor Qat.loito:'Aifrod t9ss until 10 Tay 194(post not fillod sinco)

' '.dji:.tant : lilli GOH[H T

(1) 'dorsoonlicho .doforonton: 'Rudolf TESNL \.1N

Dolko Graf v 1OEDE "\TKarl SCHNEWID2.-Dr ..ilfriod v SELZ ,M

(2) StaTbs Az:t: Bornhard 3.UE2RG

(3) Laondor Aoritor (Dopartoont .-coaling 'with tho AO in fo oign countrios:

Laondor Au-t I u II .(vost, East, and North iuropo): Karl BCHN ITEED

Laondor: Art III(Southoast Europo and Noar .East): Horrnn LUI

Laondor.Art IV" (South ~Anoarica Kax1 HU'BBNSR

Laondor Arnt V(Africa) Horminn LUDK'

Laondor Arnt. VI('r iEast, Australia, Canada, and USA) Hora.nn LUDKE

(4) 2orsonal Ant: r'ioh SCHNAUS (also liaisonuan with tho SD and .Lbwohr)

(3) Organisations ai:t: Karl BLA.NIGNHOR N (also in chargoof all athlotic organizationa )

(6) i'ropagan da Aat: Folix SCiT-n. CI~L," (also hoadof tho R~icha Propaganda Ar.tAusland)

(7) NS Volksohlfiahrt: Hoinrich 2G3TZ

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* . (8) Aussonh indols 2-::t: *Goorgo C1 ISTIA NS

' (9) Soosahiffazhrtt . . Karl Ni.ts2TH"

. . (10) }oqfrs Jtuat: x .." L d richtarit 'vol:fgang . i2

. . (11.) p tz .rmt:" Thoodor L:CONHA1.iDT'

(12) ?)oit~aho iixboita b3ont : Karl i.LdL TH

£ (13) ii qsonpoit~a6ibo.a~r.xt: lfona .r,lL

.,(14) iaxt ior Trziohor: ... .u iltor L ,

(15) Hi44 or Jugonid; 1+uoriiogol (zlao liaiQn. Frith the" , .. itoiohe, Jugond $'uohrung)

" (16) Rt~oorandoror Al::t : H na ILL 'LMIVN

" (17) " >.rt fuor D oai"to :. "' Vol.kor Colin SCHJJNK ,

. (18) S~hungs "A ;t : llfona ;.OEI"Ta'Iyr

(19) 1'IS iogSaopfoz' Vorsorgung: . "H~as 'HflLi2MA NII

**. (20) iVS i'rcuorischa.ft * " In~.borg NiEET ,1

" " (21) 2.irtoi Gorioht VoJlkor Co .in SC~iflC "

. (22)" i'ras'o";:;. ". - Hoinz OTTO'

* (23) .An-t fuor' 'Toiiklt; . l Si2&ICK .'

: (24.) 2)ozonton~uohrwxig AiusJ. 4andu. Karl SCHIID2

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Orrganization of a Lapdos GrupDo

-leISOUL.; 3OHl2, 3tnat ;ailholn. - BlET?: . 26 July 1943

a. Diarani of a Landos G uppop Organization

LIandop Grupoenloitor(Hoad of Landosgruppo)

Ad -utant Stollvortrotonder Landos -

- GruponloiLtor (Doputy)

G chaoftafuohr 2ojaomJ;t Atr. Or :ani ation A:Tt- ( adnitrtion (iorsonnol) (Orgutizing Dopti

NS Voikaohlfahrt opp anda Ant ?rosao Ait(NS ..-olfaro Org) .(:?opaganda) (os a)

Doutscho irboitafront irtschaftsborator K.aaso(Goran Labour Front) (conomic Advisor .(inancial Dopt)

- eochtsaant Sc lunres Aiit Schlichtor(Logal Affcairs) - (Indootrination) (Iarty Judgo)

NS Wunachaft Hitlor 'Jugond Ant fuor Tochnik(iNS ':Womaon Org (Hitlor Youth) (Dopt .for. Tochnic~al Affaira)

NS Krioresopforvora- A$.rt fucr Erziohor Ant fuor Beouato "oru ('aducation and (Dopt for Civil Sorvanta)(NS Loaguo for liisablod toachors Dopt )Votor na) '

Schiffahrt Studontopifuohror Dozontonfuohror- (Maritimo 'Sorvico) (Studonts' Org) - (Locturors Org)

SportnTruno ,' ' (Athlotic Group)

b. Arnctioningz of thu Laidos Gruppo

- Tho abovo diagru is a m-odol showing 'Io+ a Landos Gruppo can boorg..nizod, if all conditions for osta blihig ovory dopartmont aro .fulfiilod. No ono Landosgruppo had all thoso dopartrlonts' bocAuso thoro;a rio nood for cortain onos. Sitzerland for instanco roquirod noMaritino Dopt. Argentina noodod no studcnta organizati.on bocauso noGorman citizons ;.'oro studying thoro.

The Landos Gruppon. Loitor (LGL) was hoad of tho ontiro LandosGruppo and ovory dopartuont was under his innodiato suporvision. Ho-ras in chargo 'of all othor GOrman organizations ;ithin his country.'xcopt' in m nttora concorning foroign policy ho was not subordinate totho Aabassador or tho idiniator, but prosontod the dishos and suggostionsof his org:.nization to thorn. An Orta Gruppon Loitor, who was aub-ordinato to tho LGL, ras in chargo in any town rhoro a cortain nunborof Gormzan citizons voro living. In placos with only a szall nuubor ofGormana thoro rroro no Ortsgruppon, but Zollon trho wore subordinatooithor. to tho noxt Ortsgruppo or diroctly to tho LGL.

A1 corrospondonco of tho contral...O ofic.o in )3BLIN with organiza-tions and individuals in a foroign country ryas passed through tho

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Tho .oreniation and functions of tho dop.rtnonts of aLanlo8 .Grupo re .8imilar to tho functions of tho corrospord3,dop nLonta at tho contr .l off'ico in BlhLIN,

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2brsonalitios att tho Contral Offico of tho IO in BDRLIN.

.I01SO±ii: BOHLE, 'rnst 'dilholm DATE: . 26 July -1 943

1. AdJ 'iZ, Wltor. Acting Cpiof Judgo of party Courtand: gtinHoad of Dopt for Civil Sorvants, iO. *. -

Livos H3LIN-":IU;Ll.SDOW3F, \ oatfaolischostr 1 ; may bo inBLILN; ,born 1912; 1.78r1; slondor;- blond hair; oval faco.

'iso: Studonts' Loaddr. Spoaks so1o English.

. Caroog: Studiod Law (Assossor). Joinod tho AO soao tiro boforotho war. Workod in various' dopts, spocializing in logal hiattors'und i'arty jurisdiction.. Econptod from military sorvico bocausoof continual illnoss, and artod as Dopt Hoad for othors who v oroinductod., -Apr 45 dangorously: ill with tiborculosis, and intondodto go to Switzorland.

2. B3LElCNHOMcN, Ka rl. Hoad of Organisationsaat.. -AO BE2LIN

Livos BERLIN; born 1907; .1.75ra; strong build; .round faco.

, ., itrricd, 1 br 2. dhildron. Excollont organizor and voryaccurat- orkor. Clerk ii oomaorcial firi, Columbia, SouthAmorica'. . Spoaks Spanish.

Croor: Joinod .0 aftor 1933 and workod in sovoral dopts boforoho took ovor Organisationsamt. Lt in Iaak unit, probablr in J or

I * * r.iddlo Gorany.,

3. CHiRISTI. NS, Goorgo. Hoad of Foroign Trado Dopt; A0.

Livos B JJ SCH.NDAU, Saxony, Hotol Stadt BEL IN. May havo triodto. roach Amorioan linos via Ku LSBaiD; born 1910 in HAMBURG (?)" .76:n; frail; blond hair; oval faoo.

2.isc. Marriod; - 1 child. ifo livos SOMILKIA nr DiGSDm; lastaodn (9 ayr). on wiy 'to ICA1LSD.. Formorly in businoss in R.IO EJNEIO. Has spocial knowlodgo of Gcrman import and oxporttrado a.ll ovor tho world. Spoaksa lortuguoso.

Croor: Durig: orld War II in army in adrainistrativo capacity

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LivOs LIN-.IIMrSD0OZF; Woa at"faolischoatr ; lat .in MiIT I;

- probabl o/p sGordan Em-bassy; born, 1916; 1 .78n; slondor; oval,.. fa . :; ' .

' . ":Spoaka nish. Ativo mombor. (BAnnf: of HJ.

SCaroor /iMin :tho army; roloaabd aftor boing wrndod. Liaisonofficial hotwoon AO and .ioichadugaondfuohrurg ir B:LIN.for a ahort

" ".,hilo, and ton"aunt to Spainto bo oduoatod on.forpign affairs

" of tho :arty: .

5, bTH IC .Hoinrt h } ? Hoad of Foroign Curroncy Dopt of AQ until 10-y 45

- ' BERLa'd3iIN1;: " 0 0at. ? Cap i'i SIN '., varn~a (24" I 'xy4,- r " r. 1897; 1 .79a, s.trong b.uild;: -wQlnd fa'o..

"rrio d * :orchant in South. Abiooa. -Spoak. r i.h or

o Oficor in rld i :ar I Joirod.0 " soo ti xap awtoz 1933.

6, GOV Willi SA Standf. Porsona Aido to BOTTLE.

.'vo d .3Eia 4IN-'tLhE.SDORP'~ roatfaolischoatr 1; no.r prok;1.y in'Q21Q1.0J; born 1911 in HAlALtG (?); 1.78 ;. slondp browin

- -ohal faooo o

-. 'Mido 2 Marriod; 1 ohild. :ifo livos BLINZELTNJ0F, InK.Iincloil.nd 8 or 9. Forr.rly a riorohant soaran .nd alooping

o conductor'. - , . . "

"a 'oer: Joinod the .. 0 'about 1935 and hold positoria in sovorldopta until ho boo:.p B0H' a poreonala'ido. . In sorvici dc ring;

h ,tba'v.rr' '0/Lt :dor kirina-=A'tllorio ond of 1944w chon roloasod.,94. joinod Landoagruppo in Donmark to assist n.spocial actionfo:Gtr vur fugitivo" fro: thq y st. - -

.7. HESL1'y .Solghg Laindgic'htsrnt: Hoado tfho Logil-Dopt of A"

LivosDB. t SH 1 S)x'oriy, Hotol Stadt B~iLJINU; probably tri d- * to' oadh tho Amerioah liriqa vi. GHa2vlNITZ or K prLSBD born 1903

1.9 atror "build; nroara glassos; oxtroicoly noar-aithtod.

Mie IarMr.dd.- Studit'of']in;'; :'.'io):l vorsodon logal affirsa.Spont 6 yra ir'Argdntina. Spoaka Spanish.

8 * H lLhLiu TiNj.r, Hans. : S.. Stand.,' Hoad of Dopt 'for R2opatr tos.(luock,utelorat) in tho 'OA, BERfLIN..

Livos BER2LIN- :I IEZSiDF, C.ostflolischostr 1; LAst soon withr h .' lip Arily i JCONOTAU - on tio" ry to ICatLSBKY (8 May 4); born

'997, i.19 . i. atrong build; round faco, badly scarxod; glass oyo

" ML darrid; 2'or 3:ohildrgro. '%'ifo iedd Sohlosa IhothonhausG oradorf nr KOMdThU. Livod' riy yoars. iri Spain. Spoaka Spanish,

":'ro~:H6d .'of Laidoaruppo ini' Spain for' Tuonths boforo thooutbroxk 'of tho Civil- "ar in i936. Joinod AC upon roturn toGoir'.n. 1940 in tho array; sovorly vtoundod.

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S9. SSAlfrod. Doputy Loador o AO 1.34 . Ma10. y,.41..

I Rivo nEICHODSGUE' nrHOk, Bavarii, at" hia nothor' horno;' born. )897. in AL NDIi ypt; 1 .82:ra londor ,blaclk hiair;

:' ol:faao; palo coiploxion; woars. glasedo.

p M.rriod; 2 ohildron. :ifo livos la3ICHOLDJSGRUEN. Livodin t. and' Gormany. ;:as bank official .aftor WorJ .1lar I. Ltor

: ojoidnod hia fathor's buaino'a in 1!ypt and fogndod NSDIG? thoro in

$ 9. ,Dirocto; of och inonfabrik Appl, 1" 4IN-S.WfDAU. Younger

R; r; of R2udolf I"GS'. Spoaka. En6lah and F Frono1, .

' yi+; ri.or: d Joine. i0 in 1934 and bocap Doputy. Lo- doi dHoad of tho

'pt of, oroign Trado .

'> 10.: Hi Karl. Hoad of L ti..n-Amorioan Dopt of AO.

Livos Ba SCH1JDiU .Hotol Stadt BES'LIN; last soon on tho way to- ho..Ano ic a linos (10 o'0 11 I.y); born 1885 i 77m; tra,;

*. ova.lf oo. -

- Miao a.::Mtrriod; i child. Spont about 40 yrs in soveral parts oftho world, .chiofly in-.South Anorica, .:i'as in almost ovory South "ioricai country.- Speaks Sp.mniah.

" 1Caroor: -935 or 1936. ando sgrupponleitor in .Philo .

1 . LI HN, ealtor (SHAiEFl Biu f Ca d'No.32741). Hoad of tho ?Toachors' Doptof tho 0in BEIIN. -

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Livo5 B IN .rLMES ORF, -Wostfaolisahotr .1; born :103 . 1..80r;- 3 * alodr square fico. -

.M;- " isc:.- rriod. Forrorly' toichor in Gutomcln.;b. Spoples Spanish..*. ..

Caroor: Joinod .0.Daftor 1933. LtinFlak urit inddl or

.SF'.,...~6 ... . ~ Gorr nu y,',."'..

12. 1JT0N~iJuDT1 Thoodor; Hoad otho Troo sury "(ohatzapt) of tho AO insi:r,.. noo 1936 or 1937.

Livo WLIV 41 DO P W tfaolischostr 1;" .79 alondor"'~? bal ;d d'round faco; nousai; .orgars:gl 0. .

'isc: Mrriod; 2 ohildron. Formorly clork n .no businoss inostorni Gormany. Lator' joinod tho .Gaxuloitung Mo.;oliand in KOBLFNZ

and ho .d p'osition in Financo'.Dopt.. Inductod into - El unit at- :, :',.. . B1.UC boginning of May 45, . .

13. LDT K ,Hormxnn. Hoad of Laondoraontor 'II, V ard V of 10.r., , -k i

, Lly SGIj.AU, Dorg& us,0strau;.;. hae robably.tried to -roachno on°' or RLS born 1907; 1.7 6m;

c ; brriod; 1 child idoptod) Jif linos r U GEN... p' c -ithaSoncios of":"o:ran °1xat .':AIoan Shippin: Lines in"

.9? - some arta of Afrio'd. .orkodchofly .dn MOMBAS, horo ho hoadod* . .a .thio) l Dirty group .aftox4933. Spoaks Eng]. . .

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. ,O NFD2T.A" o . ~~ N ,' C I. D.3 N>T I. .tiL -.

- CasCro; - oinod A0 1935 and was po-ronal. aido to Alfrod HCSS

until 10 a4:y 1941. Aftor that joino.ary'as 0borkriogsvor-

"avrtunsr t. 1 '4 roloasod booauso of sovoro illnoss and

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14. von dor MJJu borhard. Loga\]l. Advisor on::B0HNIU:' porsonm1 stafff.

Livo y MLE2S'00Stj?;eo-atfaoplischoastr I .;;born 1909; 1 .8Om1;

slvnder; c:.yal. faco; --- oustacho. -

- ivorood, Stntdont of .:aw (issoasor). Spoaks Fronoh, Englishand . .

Cargo : ±nod;. 0 sovoril yoars boforo the rear7 .:Jorkp . in Logal. I ont (ioo ia:t).. as last' -ui'fa 'in Netho Ital.y Pr*tho Tyrol.

1-- pstiNTH a H4ioad :of thoD and oaitN ywfopts of tho A in

daes L"IN'ILZSDORFiIP, Wostaolischost" ' laat -sopn with his1 fAy in KOMOTAU, roving wost-,7ards (8 Ma-,y 45); born .1899; 1 .70i;

"londor; bro-mn hair; oval faco..

"ic: Mirriod; ,6 childron. Brought up in W1A i SEILLE;, Workod fqr-oth Gorman Lloyd; .ma. last chashior' on the "Wropa' or 1 'romon".

. .$po (paka Pronch and so..'lnglish.

'Cor: Joinod tho' 0sovoral. yoars boforo tho outbroak of thoviar and was first onployod in the Dopt for iRopatriatos

;Uedokndororit). -

' 6. NE 00",, Michaol. "ctin Stabsai:ta/L of tho AO in BBLdLIN, Apr 45,r'aplacing . TESI&LN. -

Livos BEiIUN. ILtIMESD Wo& .'tfaol-i shotr'' 1 aat o ohordbotwoon HAUNICH and GaiISCH-UT2NKIRCH2; born 1895 in Z3st

- - :lussia, 1.- 78; slondor; ovlfacol -

i.,c .;rriod; I child; ;ifo livos Nouondorf, GRAZ, .. ustria.Oned l go shoop- drir in"South-West Afrida." ;Londor of Landos-

-- - gruppo thod. SpoakcEnglish.

O"" C 'oo. R~o:ainod '. riGoany :at tho dutbroak of -tho viar }n .1 939,and boorfo Road 'of .tho then existing Colo ialDopt of tho 0 iri'B2LIN. Landosgrupponlditor in rano for i 'ydar urntil ho bocame

" .' 'sovdi ly il)l and sponf :6 .roatha in -th hospita'. ." Attachod to iTtyetaf ir North-flast -Italy for a short tiro, .ubsoqupntly returning

7 N 1Cy, I eborg; 'Loador of" G Fimar roign ;:lodon' a Loaguo'. (: sddoutsach Fruionoaft), AO, s;i'ro 1943.

"livo.' BE LIN .'L ii.SD0EFN ostfaolischotr, 1; -ai. with rolativos' in MBiam ESTEHus;; born 191fin H iM]3U'oG (?)1 . 6 9i;a

. s)londo'rg Llong1 hair; . oval faco, hoalthy comaploxion; bluo eyos.

pisc; *Ono of tho bost' loadrs of tho 'fonalo HJ iaoyotiont (BIfM). anid girls Jador in DitNZIG until 1943. Speaks soio English.

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18. OTTO, Hoinz (SHAEF 'Buff Card No,63339).- .Hoad of tho :roga Off'ico OA.

Livos BELIN-.ILMERSDOi, ,;ostfaolischostr ,1; born 1907; 1.79m;. strong build; bromn hair; full facoo.

.i po: Arriod; 2 or 3 childron. An ablo journalist, and Bras on.tho stfafs of sovoral :r1l-known da.lios in difforont parts ofGermany. Spoaks sor.o English.

Careor: Joinod tho d) shortly boforo tho "arand took chargo of- tho ross Dopt. Lator ih tho army. as Lt. Last in Saxony.

'+19 t$ , IloinriChi. Hoad of tho NSV (iPublio <olffaro) ,of tho AO inBiLIN and in Auxiliary officos at HO(HNLSE nr SBEG .(MrkBrandoiburg) sinoo 19 ..

Livos HOrEiNELSE nr UHEI1NEB R G; l.:st in COPEiNHAG"; born 1905;- .-78; slondor.

-Mia6; iarrio d; *2 or 3 childron.. Formerly in Austria Trhoro ho .bolongod to tho . logal loich Gorman. Party. -

Caroor: ~ Last in chargo of spocial action for Gormn rofugooscoming to Don:;xrk from the East. Organizer -of sQoial trolfaro

- '7orlk. In tho :17 for 1 yr or 12 yr s duribg tho vrar .

20. von iRODEN', Count Bolko. 0/Stuf. lbrsonal Aido to 30HL2 until- N~ov 44..

Livo BiD SCHuDAU, Saxony, Hindonburgstr 290; born 1911 ; i .83m;strong build; blond hair; squaro f;.oo; woars glassos.

" -so 1'irriod; . 1 child. Wifo livos r BAD SCHLUEHT.N,' S ofFUIDA. Stop-son of Aalkasador von BUELO'-1-SCK#AN'TTE. ';as studontof lavr (~Assossor.) . Spaks English and Fronoh "

Croor: Formerly activo t-ombor of tho Stahlhol. 0/Lt with RO0MLin Afr.ioin camapaign. Trico wou ndgd and. roloasod- to AO. 1940-41Doputy Landosgruppenloitor in anoo, Hold soyoral positions in

- 1 the AD' in BTMLIN. Nov 44 0/Stuf in HJ Division of tho Ai0, 'as- . last on activo duty ".ith "tho "arm:y iri tho Hungarian area,

U ... i G, ornhard (SHl ' 13uff Cards No.608, 7928,. 1110); SS Brigt- . Stabsantaloitor- of tho .. 0. . -'.. .-.

Livos BMLIN I=.OHNALU, .Horandwog 20;' lat in hospital nr ISELOHN;born 1898 in"I 'SBADE (?).; 1,74m;" slondor; whito hair; ovalfao; light cyos;. almost doaf in ono oar.

-_ Mip: Marriod;' . childron. !"ifo livoa TESTETEDE, Oldonburg(loft B[ .LINirApr.-45)., It in '.-orld ''ar I. Morchant in Costi Ricaand the Cax.roons until 1933. Founder of NSD4a 'in tho Camoroonsbogilrning of 192. .Spoks English .. nd -somo Spanish..

Cabor: 11934 roturnod to Goriainy and joinod, the AO as Stabasat-loitor, which- position ho hold until May 4. Aoting Doputy Loadorof the. AQ dftor 10 Miy 194. - Sop; 44 to ,Doo 44 attaohod to spocialCod iasidn 'of tho Brty. Chanool;oiy for tho inspootion of wsotornfortifications. Soveroly-injurod in autonobilo accident botwoonX"as and Now Yoar's Day, and was last in a' hospital nr- ISEILOHN,

.'.:ostphalia. Fought as Capt (Pionoor Bn) in Polish campaign, Sop1939. - .

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22 SOHR1E, Yolkor 64wn Hoad of Dopt for Civil $orvants (Aat fuorBoamto) . in tho -0 Chio f' Judgo in 0 Tarty Cougt .

L .voa .BLIN- '.IIRSD r',. rouznachorstr 10; born 1906; 1 .78m;

slondos;' blond hair; oval faco; light oyes.

Mi Ma-rrin~d; 3 children. lifo livos iSINDLITZ nr .iUSSIG.

- Hoi d Adu Jdsdoutschon. ;.Vrily pf Soottish .dosont, Studont

of .aw(sso~saor) H1ol.vorsod in logg.1-affairs.. Consciontious

.orkor:ud goodd :o. -

Croor: ". Joined 'tho .0 .1935 or 1936, first working in' tho logal"ppt and: thon 'on thoporsonal staff of. tho loadox of tho AO. In

" any s Lt .orgozioro in contrlJ. Gorman ; .. "y. "

23, SqIIJ)TEC0 1 .j oli, c Hoad of -iropaganda -Dopt of tho A0, B L IN,

y. d4vo IN iiSD0OJ',. Wotfa'isphstr ; born..1905; 1.,74;.- tp .build oand .';.ir; full fgoo. . ..

-Ijso: Marriod; 1 child * \lifo livos AM13iE"G, "Bavariaq Spont i:anyyQa; irisrgontina 'and a:.short, ti in Uruguq.y, vrhoro ho' .od tho

- Landosgruppo for about a yoar.; Exdollont public' poakor, Has"pokon 1l1 ovor Europo to tho Gormnn naoorunitio s. C(r also cloliv-rpb)lic addrossos in Spanish.

Caroor: Joinod .3 about 1936, working .in tho L;itinAm:orican. Dopt,.n ion bodado .hoad of propag'and v. Uffz for ': short ti:imo in' 1940;

- alightly wouridod in Bgi..um - . "

- 24. SCHN iUSS' Mrici. *SS Standf. Hoad of ?oraonnol Dept: 'n tho A., EGdINa.nd liaison: officiAl with Abw and SD.-

Livos- Bi.LLIN-ILI S ORF 'ostfaolischostr 1; -born 190; inThurii;i ' i..?8m; :londor; oval face.

" !iac: aiod; i"dr 2 childron: 1" rifo livoa vIINN.4?orI~rly in Spain. Spoaks..Spanish -

.Cr~o";- Joinod AC aftor -f933 and hold positions' in various doptsuntil ho- toolk. ovor the .o'radnaldnt'. Uffz -in'a 1.lak unit at BiUEC,(May f4 -

25. SCHNEID,1'd rl. 'Torsonal ido" to BO0HL,".

Livo: g34 SCH:d1OU;,S. xony. Hillhof; probably triod- to roach thouprican linos via ALuS3.D or CHENITZ; may bd ct :SCHOi3T.WNN nr

0tSNITZ3 ':axony, 'e/o his .undlo -Edeld MICHdL ;' born 1901 inSaxony or Thuringia; 1.84ri; slender; black hair;" oval f-. co;

- darl'oeyos; wears 'glasdos. - . '

"ac: :Toctehor by profesion ' Tat;ht:5 yrN in South-dost Africa" ai d l&or in Gorarn schools at G "oaks ilonoh.

Cabor : .0 group loador in' "d.:2 until 10 May 40 at vrhich tiraoho was intornod by tho .olgiana. ,Joinod AO in 1940. Hold aovoral

. pQitions, 6hiofly that of 0HLa's 'porsonal aido '

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Livos B.LIN-'ILESDORiF, stfaolischostr 1; born 19 10; 1.79m" .elondor; oval faco. *<

Misc: Married; 1 child: f1iifo livos TUTZING.nr MUNICH. Studont, of law, Aartagorichtsrat.. Speaas. English and, onch,

Cargor.: Joinod tho 30 .sovoral yoars boforo tho war, and workedchiofly in tho loal dopt. O/Lt dor Ma no-Artillorio, staffofficor in Northorn Italy. -

-2 AS, Karl. Doputy-Head of lPropaganda Offico ofA1 '±J.IN.

- Livos BRLIN; born 1894 _

ipiac:. Livod in Brazil for a long timo and v.'as 'Doputy Laindos-' rupponloitor in S9- AOL " Landoagrupponleitoiz' in Norcray.

28. SlICi, Karl (?). Head of Technical Dept (A;rt fuor Tochnik) in tho OS.BLIN. -

Livos B .LIN-JIL.EL SDOW 1; born '1903;1 .77:; slondor; whitohair; oval faco. -

Misc: Marriod to an am;orican wvonun; 2 or 3 ohildron. Enginoorand -morchant,. Hold sovoral positions in tho -US .and South Afric .Last occupation as diroctor of"-tho Frigidairo Corp . in BER.LIN.Spoaks Inglish. -

" Caroer: Joinod tho .0 as an unpaid workor in 1942 or 1943, andboc.1o hoad of tho Tohnical Dept in Jul 43.

29 .ESMI.IN1N, lludolf, Ustuf ':qffon SS; 0/Stubaf Allgomoino SS.Ating Doputy Stibsaajtsiloi or in tho A0 during iRUB G s absonco.Liaison officor botwoon40' :ind i'arty Chancollory

Lives B .N-ILbRSDORP, tdostfaolischostr 1 born 1911 inSTETTIN;' - ,81a; strong build; .. buown hair; squaro face;

- hoalth~y coriploxion.

Mi c: :Marriod 3 childron. hife livos STOLF?, Poraorania,Bollingstr 4. Studont of Jaw (Roforondar). Speaks Spanish.

Caroor: Joinod tho AO -about 1936. One of the .s0'8iost capablenon. , 1943 Hoad of the Landesgruppo. in Spain. Lt in a F.ak unituntil"about. Jan 43. Apr 45 in iaffon SS as .Ustuf; on activo duty

. so'noehoro- '.'ost -of" BLIN.

30. .'02L2L, Alfons. (SH.a Buff Card No.95 - "dO)12E1L"). Hoad of tho Doptfor iRacial. 1'olitics (RLssonpolitischosamit) in tho AO, BElLIN.

Livos BLIN-LILE$SD0.F, \as-faolischostr .; last somoehoro nrMUNICH;' born 1900 in MUNICH (?); I .76r.; strong build; oval faco.

Misc: Marriod; 2 children.: Wifo was l:st iti a hospit..il on theBaltic .Coast,, possibl dt NIEND3ORF. ae a' toxchor until ho becaoa icarty orlker in +..ho Gau Schwaben. - -

Caroor: Joined tho .a0 shortly' boforo tho war. An oxcollont publicspoakor and has addrossod audioncoa in Gcrmakn comiunitios of almost"vory Europoan country.

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- orson litios of tho AOin F'oroi;n Countrios.

KlISOiLn.t: B3OHLE2, .rnst >ilhelra D.. T.: 26 July 1945

1, 3HTS, R. Landosg"rupponloitor in 'rag uay.

2' Dr. Ci i (fnn):. Conn orcial advisor to Landoagrupponl.oitor .Francc.

J ".I rric. *Ciroctor of the I:G."iN.' branch in- agoo'"o 1oit kno;lod 'o of Fronch t:ado and industry. Spoaks fluont

ph.

3. ) + Honry. Landosg'rupponloitor BUI).:2ST since 1940..

I.agt in VIEN±Le on r::y to a.morican Linos; born 1890.

: :_" L~i.Irriod to Gorzrn-iZussian; I child (miarriod). Knors .Baltic4 oa roll, Spoaka Russian.

Caro >: 1939-40 Landosgrupponloitor 'dI.G.

4. G2L. .CH, Hans. "'Conrirc a advisor to Landcsgrupponloitor ZAGtI- - Croatia. fBorn 190. -

disc:. ' Prosidont of tho Gorriin Chaubor of Corzmorco in .GiG.Connoctod ;rith I.G. R'33N.

5,.. r. GOSSMtJiN, Heinz. -Logation Coun;cillor in thu :diplouaatic Sorvico;Lindosg'ruponloitor (unptid.) d.ri Sw;odon sinco 1943..

- Livos STOCId0I A. born 1903. ,

-isp irriod; 4 chil.dron. Lav.yor. Spoaks ±+onch f'luontly.

6. GUILi, Otto. : O Group Loador iri B:NGKOK, Thailand.

born 189. - ..

- isc": Hs oon a x rchant in Thailand for rr -yoars. Forerirly.Nav Nl Offiaor, -

Dr. (?) EUZ~a: (Thu). 'oputy tandosgrupponloitor ~iGBiD.-

" " i ii, ", irntcr'oftho Sticks~toff~ynidikat'(I.G. EntGN ) . 'ollvorsod in oconomic affairs, with oxcollont .connoctions in Spain.

Spoaks Spinish .-7. . "

Caroor : Concorcial advisor to tho Landosgrupponloitor.

8 von KIiSCHBAUL, Hins. Landesgrupponloitor in Mnichuoko untildomicilod in Japan. :

born 1895. -

lifc MIarricd 1 child. Livod in Manchuoko for many yoars;fa:iiliar with tho country. Dirootor of Goran Far :st firm ILLIES" Co. Spoeaks Eilish and fluont Chinoso. -

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9., ISIGt, Hans . .D Grupponloitor in :'JGOL,. South .frica.

born 1890.

Misc: Has boon a farmacr in most Africa for many yrs. Spoaks

o rtug'uoso fluontly.

10. KOCH (fnu) Landosgrupponlcitcr in DB.tURSELS. Sinco Mar 45 Hoad ofthe Commission for Gormian rofugeos from tho East: in C0OA3NfLg .

.--born .189)... i.9 6a.

4,iac: Marriod. Has spont many yoars in Bolgiura as: mac'chant,ancl knors Bolgian cconomic affairs very ";ll. -Speaks FP'onch.

11 . KOHLH.7"c, Ludwig , Landosgrupponloitcr in BUCHL\2aST.

Last soon'in Di;SET . Hay have Sono to tho hozio of his parontsin SINGEN; born 1900.

M Marriod; 1 child. Managing diroctor, of tho transportfire -SCH:i2i~i2.Z which transported alraost all of the oil to Goraanyduring this vrr.

12,. Dr. Li.aU (fnu). Fornaerly' Doputy Landoesgruppcnleitor and Prosident- of the Gormn Char.ibor of - Cor.orco -in LONDON.

Last soon in DUIJLIN; "born 1875.

*M Iiscy: Marriod; 2 .children (Darriod) .. Spoaks ,Et.nlish and ironch.

13. 2.NK.0: .~ornor. .cting Landosgrupponloito.. LISB3ON.

isc: 'Irriod. In iPortugal sinco 1942. Spoaks Portugucsofluontly.

14. r 2T, Emil. Landossrupponloitor in . Columbia, South ka: orica.

Livos Hotol .ibassador, ?iL.GU ; born 1890.

.lisc: Internod in the US and. ropatriatod in 1942.

15. UDSHaUSNiT, Kurt. Landesgruppenliter in Bl d'ISLabV, Slov.aki,.

Mipc: Marriod. Managing clork of a lumbor firn in Bic.TISL..V.Has livod in Slovakia many yrs and knowstho. country oll.

16. SuH::1uZ, Cornoluis. Landoegrupponloitor in iJLESTIi\E.

Last in hospital at STUTTG:AT; - born 1880.

- Misc: Married; 1 or 2. childron. Livod in Palostind ll his lifo.

17. SPIAHN, hanz Josof. Landosgrupponleitor in TOKYO, -

Livos TOKY0; born 1911. .

Misc: Marriod; 3 hildrui '.ife in Gormany. Son of tho rollknown Gorman histor ian in South Africa. Spoaks Englisa and somoJapaneso.

Caroor: Jul 1943 .arrivod in Japan by U-B<oat. Boforo that porsonalaido to BOHL3, after dctivo sorta6 :.s 'a Lt on tho .ast and ';ost,

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18. ;ST\GEL, l.holm. Landosgrupponloitgr .in Switzor.and sinco 1942.

Miact Mirriod; 2 childron. Boforo 1942 Landosgrupponloitor- in Sodon "horo ho had workod as an onginoor with sovora. firms

for 15 yra. Knova Suodon vory coll. Spoa.xks S'odish fluontly.

19. THOHS&N, Iiano. Landoagrupponloitor in MailD.

born 1905; 1 .94 :i.

Misc: . Marriod; 4 childron.. Spont 6 yrs in the US in privato.cpacity. Yas a radio oporator in tho Morchant Marino boforojoining tho .0. In Spain sinco IMr or Apr 1939. Highlyrospoctod in Spanish Fi'lan'o and govt circlos. Spoaks Engishand 'Spanish.

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