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Tho following information was eub>aitted by an cxpcrienccd-8SS agent who travelled from IHGSTSTTBBopr. See jinneior itinerary. See text for date of information., unless otherwise indicated.
5 AprU:
IBGSTSTTKHgent saw no activity.
SCKELKLINGENgent sawolkeaturm oxaod within column in the main street,
herrl^hobS uSX.?Wa'the "reets of
truck told agent he wae on hie way back from KUHSIIftJEH
here he had delivered Teller Minen to troop training area. Tho mines hod been picked up at ULR" from the Pionier Kaserne. .
Agent waa toldousin of the drivert in charge of guards watching an underground factory at MUNICH. The gae was said toveet smell. It was reportedly being prepared In enormous yuantltiee to do used ot the lost moment to turn tho tide. , (Seo parSS roport rof,)
In outekirta of ULM agent cawalf-tracked trucks, filled with troopa. Behind tho trucks werof the small tanks called "HETZKR." .ill vehicles wero heading in tho direction of ERIHOStt nt waa toldoldwebcl in repair shop in STUTTGART that tho RBTZiH tank was at top production, to exclusion of oil other tank models.
Agentotaloldicre at KE station at ULM and in Mlleta; majority wcrB coovaleaceote waiting for troins to toko them back to thoir front-line units. All branches of the service were represented. Morale waa poor and moat of the nen were trying to waote as much time oc poBsbile so that they would bo away from tho front and-hoped to be overrun by an Aider loan advance.
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B/L: Hq 7thSS, dtdef, suoj: Military InformationRegion, (cont'd)
Reserve Laiarutt Is on outskirts of VLH on road to
8 JBCUl
Plonler Kp statioaedGULSHEIMince 6whenfron BL&UBSBEH. On the road to MARGoLSKsJIN just beyondcompany had been attacked0 by American planes and lostEW; casualtieseadovoroly wounded. The companyaaklnC hasty preparations to go to tha frontand mmga. They were all armed only with rlflos. allthe war was lost, and had no deslro tofront.
oad there wore right-angled trenches and foxholes were inter sperscd along ths road and on iato the fioldi.
At BOTTIB3EHnd in AUIKCLH along the road, agont saw soldiers riding on bicycles and walking erected in Plonier uniforat and carrying field glasses.
t BOTTISGEH agent sew trestauront full of these saae troops with thoir field glasses.eard some discussing thoir situation andPioniers were generally agreed that they were to stay in the area of MUNSITOSMo b. placedU. .
The soldiers In restaurant in BOHUMBI said thereompany at AUIB3EBoapany at ^PELSTKTTIH Ui of Bn was located nt Gasthaus Zas idlors in BOTTIBQEM.
Troops In area had light and heavy Hi and were bolng trained In areaorth of BoTTIKGEH.
16. oldwebel stated that the Germane wouldine at HUHSXHCSV. *LB, eouth of MUNS1HGEH. Ho claimed that tboro00 Hussions in the area. .
16. sawargo barracks in *LTKS LAGERhere the Russians stayed.
1?. On the south slds of the road iron AUISttOf togent saworo barracks, same type, at POD LAGS' noar aUIIvGSH. The VolkasturB fron the neighboring villages were quartered there. The barracks laythe for* in tho AVIX0EX--KUIISIHGEH rood
B/ls Ho, 7thSS, dtdef, subj: Military Infornation,KTIGHEIR Region, (cont'd)
nllitary lnBtaUatlone were seen in friUNSIHGEH. aroo, oalnly Russians who were going to the front. Soaegot on the train atho cano frou thoIn TOBIHGilH
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In STOTTOART,oldiers at theRR station in apparently Complete disorganization.
jl party member told agont that frou now on there would bo no-Bore VoUcaetura but all would bo patriots. The Uehrnncht would giveo that there would be bettor control of the aon. SS nen la tho town were busy picking up all eligible aea and inpreeBlng theu into tho
Agent talkednffon SS noncom who wae from Truppon Alburge Palatz-Eibruck bol Stettin. The noncon stated that frou the training grounds he cculdeing launched. Heiger'e head on bis right lEpel collar. Ke heard that they were remaining inore days and then were moving south into the ALPS. Tho noncon had been told of this move by his CO. Tho Waffen SS dlv to which he belonged wa* conposefi
of entirely of Hindus, and every oan was supposed to.
For the Commanding Officer:
WFRBY J. 0ARB2 1st Lt, AOS iaet Int Off
1 Incl:
annex Hoketch of Itinerary. "A"
plus each division OSS XX Corps
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