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| March 1945, General Dwight D. Eisenhower at his headquarters in Reins, north-western France drafted an unprecedented and histories cable. Sent to Moscow, for the personal attention Joseph Stalin. The final thrust of the allied forces deep into Germany was about to begin. It was clearly imp0rtant Anglo American armies to coordinate their movements with the Russians. |
| As the war neared its end, the Nazi's would evaluate crucial government department to Bavaria. Four days later, agents in Switzerland sent a chilling report claiming that the Nazi's were preparing for the "Bitter Fight from the mountains, Redoubt". This report said that strongpoint within the Alpine Fortress were connected by railways. |
| Eisenhower sent two other cables that afternoon, one to Washington. The other went to General Bernard Montgomery. Eisenhower outlined his new plan for bringing a speedy end to war. Eisenhower hoped, it would join hands with the Russians and divide Germany in two. |
| Those telegrams-especially the one to Stalin had created the most serious split between the Americans and the British since the invasion had begun nine months earlier on D Day. Eisenhower's main concern was to get the war over as quickly as possible. Eisenhower's mission was spelled out by the combined Chiefs of Staff was enshrined. |
| Otto Sorely and Reinhardt Galen hid plans in the Alpine Fortress area. Galen had documents forged on behalf and transferred his wife and children to the Alps. William Casey, recalled being called in early may 1945 that the werewolf organization was in process of formation and that it was to rebuild Framework of the Gestapo and other Nazi security service. |
| Not everyone was convinced. An analysis of the political and social organization the communications, economic controls, agricultural and food supply, mineral resources, manufacturing, and transportation faculties of South Germany. The strategy document concluded that the significance of Berlin was now diminished and that all indications suggest that the enemies political and military directions is already in the process of displacing to the Redoubt in Lover Bavaria. |
| Gobbles chipped in. His Broadcast stepped up the pressure. God has given up the protection of the people... Satan has taken command. Gobbles himself said," we werewolves consider it our supreme duty to kill, to kill and kill employing every cunning and while in the darkness at night, cowling and groping through the towns and villages, like wolves , noisily, mysteriously. There were secret recognition signals for boys and girls and the wolfs angel, a runic letter, was to be painted on buildings occupied by those marked out for vengeance. There was the rumor about Gallery 16, part of the Alpine Fortress, an underground network of corridors and workshops centered around a zoo foot tunnel where bank note presses had been transferred from Berlin four million Bank of England notes with a face value of six hundred million dollars were produced here. |
| In March, SHEAF itself finally and crucially concluded that "It seems reasonably certain that the most important ministries and personalities of the Nazi regime already established in the Redoubt area Goring," Hitler Hammer said to be in the process to be withdrawing with there personal mountain strongholds. thought that the allies should act as though the Redoubt exists, just incase. |
| The allies found out the truth on April 23rd when three Germans crossed the Elbe near Middleburg shortly dawn and surrendered. One of them was Kurt D. Hilmar. He was known everywhere as," The Voice of the German High Command." He was considered the most accurate of the German military broadcasters. He was immediately taken to headquarters for interrogation pressed him about the Redoubt he shook his head", The National Redoubt? Its a romantic dream. Its a myth. |
| General Bradley late had the grace to admit his error. The Redoubt exists largely in the imagination of a few fanatical Nazi's. It grew into so exaggerated a scheme that are established we could have believed it as innocently as we did. While it persisted. This legend... shaped our tactical thinking. |
| Dittmer had another surprise fare's interrogations. Hitler was in Berlin. Until that point, no one on the allied side had been exactly curtain where Furor was, Swedish businessman generally regarded as a "good Berliner" Had sent a report on 18th of April obtained by two women gossiping in a black market shop. |
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Jason VanVleck 7th Social Studies Rossville Jr. High Holocaust Project 2004 |