MILITARY INFORMATION, RAVENSBURG--ELLWANGEN AREA.

Created: 4/26/1945

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Tho following information wae subnittod by an experienced SSS agent who travelled from RAVBNSBURGnd SLEHANGEKetween

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road from RaYEHSBORG to UEMe defondodand other trenches atard intervale la populatedlonger distances across country. The villages are defended bydefenses in same manner (foxholes, LEG trenches) and alltheir panzersperrea (many -incooplete). In wooded areas theretrenches or HG trenches.

Inand esschuetienausblldungsbat tall ion (landes-schuetscn training bn) is stationed, mainly constituted of wounded and average troops armed with old weapons. Ataseretts are in EaVEHSBURO.

In tfALDSEBeveral lotoretta were sean. Kany Preach political refugees in the town, as well as political refugees from iEEIBURG. Arbeitsdienst Puohrerinnon (women leaders of laborho had fled fron Austria, are in tho town.

In UALDSEE agent saw aboutoungfficers withoutarm bands. In addition hoith "VILIHG" andrassards. There wuro aboutfchrmacht officers In.town, but alnoot no soldiers. Tho companyondeoschuotsen Bn is in/'tho town.

In mostSS officersnail number of non-coms wero stationed to supenRfcao^defenses and organise tho resistance in the village from tho men who-were streaming bade from the front.

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Tho BIBHUCHE -station ie in good condition.

07 on right side of the road thore is an air field, well camouflaged, with one largo runway. ont saw plonee in heavily camouflaged barracks, camouflaged as hoy stacks. Also aboutarracks and gasoline dumps also camouflaged as haystacks. Saw in alladurbine pianos, but there were places for planes.

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The area in which sane was found wao between Agent also oaw that the air field wac partly plowed, but runway was untouched. Agenten Lt of Luftwaffe whose car bore the flag of CO of LW Corps.

6. Therechool of SS female radio operators in HEIDENHEIMnd ERFURT.

9. Agent eaw in the region of HBIDEKHBLM parte of SS Div "GOBTZ von BER1ICHIH0EN" /aboutoM on way to dlv. No transports soon on whole trip.

10. In the HJIIItEHHiiiM region agentS 2ur Besondcren Verwon-dun (for special use) Ba constituted from officers, HCO'e, and EM of the SS AusbildungB und Srsati Bneplacement bn) Ho V, which took Wehrmacht peraonnel retreating south and put then into the SBV.

For the Coanandlng Officer:

oETJREY J. CiRSE 1st Lt, AUSff

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