GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMED AT ALEXANDRIA, VA. No. 29. Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command (Part n) The National Archives National Archives and Records Service General Services Administration Washington: 1961 This finding aid, prepared under the direction of the Committee for the Study of War Documents of the American Historical Association, has been reproduced by the National Archives as part of its program of facilitating the use of records in its custody. The microfilm described in this list has been deposited in the National Archives by the American Historical Association and may be identified as Microcopy No. T-78« It may be consulted at the National Archives. A price list appears on the last pages. Those desiring to purchase microfilm should -write to the Exhibits and Publications Branch, National Archives, Washington 25>, D. C. Some of the papers reproduced on the microfilm referred to in this and other guides of the same series may have been of private origin. The fact of their seizure is not believed to divest their original owners of any literary property rights in them. Anyone, therefore, who publishes them in whole or in part without permission of their authors may be held liable for infringement of such literary property rights. AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE POR THE STUDY OP WAR DOCUMENTS GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMED AT ALEXAtvT»RIA, VA* No* 29» Records of Headquarters, German Army High Command (Oberkommando des Heeres/OKH) Part II THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION (AHA) COMMITTEE FOR THE STUDY OF WAR DOCUMENTS GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMED AT ALEXANDRIA, VA* This is part of a series of Guides prepared "by the American Historical Association listing records microfilmed at Alexandria, Virginia, by the American Historical Association Microfilming Project* An American Committee for the Study of War Documents was established in 1955 as a private group of scholars interested in documentary research and especially in the microfilming of records of foreign origin kept in American depositories* In 195&, the American Committee be- came a committee of the American Historical Association* Its present chairman is Professor Oron J. Hale, University of Virginia, who was preceded fey Dean Reginald H. Phelps, Harvard University, and Professor Lynn M* Case, The University of Pennsylvania* An initial Ford Founda- tion grant and additional funds provided by the Old Dominion Foundation, the Lilly Endowment and the Avalon Foundation enabled the Committee to undertake the cataloguing and microfilming of declassified German records in the custody of the World War II Records Division of the National Archives (previously TAGO, Departmental Records Branch), at Alexandria, Virginia* The plans for screening and microfilming these materials were prepared by a Subcommittee on Microfilming under the chairmanship to the end of 1956 of Professor E* Malcolm Carroll, Duke University, and his successor, Dr* Fritz T* Epstein, The Library of Congress*. The micro- filming team in Alexandria, Virginia, was under the direction of Professor Gerhard L. Weinberg of the University of Michigan in 1956/57, of Dr* Dagmar Horna Perman from 1957 to September 1959, of Mr. James G* McDowell from September 1959 to August 19&), and is now under the super- vision of Dr* Willard Allen Fletcher of the University of Colorado* ' The American Historical Association expresses its appreciation for the cooperation given to its Committee for the Study of War Documents by the staff of the National Archives, especially its World War II Records Division, and by the U.S* Department of. the Army. Washington, B.C., March 196! Dr.. Boyd C. Shaf er Executive Secretary, AHA III PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED GUIDES TO GERMAN RECORDS MICROFILMED AT ALEXANDRIA, VA* 1, T- 71, Records of the Reich Ministry of Economics (Reichswirtschaftsministerium). 1958, 75 P* 2. T- 7*4-, Records of the Office of the Reich Commissioner for the Strengthening of Germandom (Reichskommissar ftLr die Festigung deutschen Volks turns), 1958. 15 p. 3* T- 81, Records of the National Socialist German Labor Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei). Part I» 1958, 1^1 p. i. T- 76, Records of the Organisation Todt, 1958. 2 p. 5. T- 81*, Miscellaneous German Records Collection (Part I). 1958* 15 p, 6. T- 82, Records of Nazi Cultural and Research Institutions, and Records Pertaining to Axis Relations and Interests in the Par East. 1958. l6l p» 7. T- 77, Records of Headquarters, German Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht/OKW) Part I. 1959* 222 p. 8. T- 8U, Miscellaneous German Records Collection (Part II). 1959» 203 P* 9. T-253, Records of Private German Individuals* 1959. 23 p* 10. T- 73, Records of the Reich Ministry for Armaments and War Production (Reichsministerium fflr Rfcstung und Kriegsproduktion). 1959. 109 P* 11. T-178, Fragmentary Records of Miscellaneous Reich Ministries and Offices. 1959* *9 P» 12. T- 78, Records of Headquarters of the German Army High Command (Oberkommando des Heeres/OKH) Part I. 1959- 19 P« 13. T-177, Records of the Reich Air Ministry (Reichsluftfahrtministerium). 1959. 3^ p. lU. T-312, Records of German Field Commands, Armies (Part I). 1959. 6l p* 15. T-179, Records of Former German and Japanese Embassies and Consulates 1890-19^5* 1960. 63 P» 16. T- 81, Records of the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, Stuttgart. Part I: Records on Resettlement. 1960. 105 P* 17» T- 77t Records of Headquarters, German Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht/OKW) Part II, 1960. 213 p* 18. T- 77» Records of Headquarters, German Armed Forces High Command (Oberkomraando der Wehrmacht/OKW) Part III. 1960. 118 p, 19* T- 77» Records of Headquarters, German Armed Forces High Command (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht/OKW) Part 17. 1960* j6 p. 20. T- 81, Records of the National Socialist German Labor Party (Nationalsosialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei) Part II* 1960. tyj p. 21. T- 81, Records of the Deutsches Ausland-Institut, Stuttgart. Part II: The General Records. 1961. 180 p. 22. T- 70, Records of the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. 1961. *tt p. 23. T- 83, Records of Private Austrian, Dutch, and German Enterprises, 1917-19^6. 1961. 119 p. 2i*. T-321, Records of Headquarters of the German Air Force High Command (Oberkommando der Luftwaffe/UKL). 1961. 59 p. 25. T-U05, German Air Force Records: Luftgaukommandos, Flak, Deutsche Luftwaffentnission in Rum&iien. 1961. ^1 p. 26. T-U01, Records of Reich Office for Soil Exploration (Reichsamt ftlr Bodenforschung). 1961. U p. 27. T~35^t Miscellaneous SS Records: Einwandererzentralstelle, Waffen-SS, and SS-Oberabschnitte. 1961. 34 P* 28. T-^5^, Records of the Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories (Reichsministerium fflr die besetzten Ostgebiete)* 19^-1-^5. ig6l. 69 p. P R E F A CE This Guide is one of a series of finding aids describing those declassified seized German records deposited at the World War II Records Division, National Archives, which have "been microfilmed by the Microfilming Project of the Committee for the Study of War Documents of the American Historical Association. The Guide contains the text of data sheets identifying records filmed. A c$;py of the data sheets has been filmed as a target sheet at the beginning of each roll of film* This Guide covers 2UO rolls of film of records of the Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH)* They include a segment of Heerespersonalamt files, offering considerable information on the officer personnel of the German Army. The material largely pertains to members of the General Staff officer training, promotion criteria, losses, replacements, and other personnel matters. Substantial filming was also done in the records of Abteilung f&r Kriegskarten- und Vermessungswesen. This section methodically assembled an extensive collection of geographical data and thus provided higly valuable Unterlagen for planning and conducting military operations. An appreciation of the logistic problems which con- fronted the OKH may be gained in the filmed records of General der Bisenbahntruppen* The Project concentrated its efforts upon those files which pertain to transportation problems, commitment of military railway units, construction, extension, and/or destruction of transportation networks, and like matters. Among the material in the collection are the war diaries of various units. Among smaller, but equally interesting, collections filmed are files of the following sections of the OKH: General z.b.V. beim OKH, NS- Fflhrungsstab des Heeres, Beauftragter des Fflhrers fttr die militarische Geschichtsschreibung, Kriegsgeschichtliche Abteilung, Chef der Heeres- justiz, Abwicklungsstab, Aiisbildungsabteilung, Heeresnachrichtenwesen, and Heeresfeldpostmeister, Of the material available the Project did not film purely technical railway data, records of individual appointments, promotions, casu- alties, and other routine personnel actions, bills and accounts for small purchase and construction contracts, duplicates, and stray items. The terms "Serial" and "Roll" in this Guide refer to the sequence of the film. The "Item11 number is the identification symbol on the original folder within the captured records collection* "Provenance" indicates, where ascertainable, the archival origin of the documents whose description follows. The symbol "FT" means that the folder has been filmed throughout, the symbol "FS" denotes that the folder has been filmed selectively* ^Ist frame" gives the frame number of the first page of the folder. Every exposure has been given a frame number consecutively throughout the filming operation. German file numbers, whenever ascertainable, have also been included. The "Notes" provide a general idea of the nature of the materials but should not be taken as exhaustive descriptions. The researcher is urged to check the entire Guide* The original records have been returned to the Federal Republic of Germany. The microfilms are deposited in the National Archives, Washington 25, D.C., as microcopy T-78, rolls 39-278, and should be requested by adding "T-yS" Part II to the rolls desired. The descrip- tions were prepared by Dr. Gerhard I. Weinberg, Miss Beate Ruhm von Oppen, Mr. James G. McDowell and Dr. Miriam Haskett. Provenance Filmed 1st frame Notes 1 39 Gberkommando des Heeres, FT 6000000 A Heerespersonalamt, I. Staffel file containing the Stellen- He er e sp er s o nalam t, besetzung of the HPA, no date, "but probably 19^U - 19^5. The I. Staf- I. Staffel fel was the forward headquarters of the HPA during World War II, it directed the rear echelon sections (H 5 - H 11). H FT 6000023 Publication of unknown provenance: Kriegsetat fftr Truppen- offiziere, geheime Kommandosache, issued by the OKH, HPA, I. Staffel, on 1 Dec. 19^3 with corrections of IS Dec. 19^3. Oberkommando des Heeres, FT 6000050 HPA file, "tTbersicht uber die aus dem HPA ausscheidenden Offi- Heerespersonalamt, ziere, Offz. TSD u. Bearate.lf A listing, with names and positions, I. Staffel of those combed out and those remaining in a 50$ cut of the HPA person- nel carried out during the winter 19^ - 19^5» H FT 6000061 HPA, I. Staffel file "Ffthrerreserve 19%." This is an incomplete file containing statistics on the disposable officer reserve, the as- signment of officers, 19^U - 19^5» an£i ^e average daily losses of officers Oct. 191*2 - March 19^5. FT 6000117 An extremely important file of the HPA, I. Staffel, containing sections entitled "Orderanweisungen, Fflhrer-Ordern, Vortrags- und Aktennotizen, Allgemeiner Schriftverkehr, G-rundsatzliche Verfttgungen, Lehrga'nge, von P 3 freigegebene Offiziere." Material on the alloca- tion, tranfer, replacement, and evaluation of individual officers, primarily colonel and above, in 19^U - 19^5. At the front of the folder is a name index showing where in the file individual officers are referred to. Contains some correspondence of Maisel and Burgdorf with Schdrner and others. H FT 6000611 HPA, I. Staffel file, "Orderanweisung, Maisel," l^ - 19^5. Contains Stellenbesetzung of top officers of Army Groups, Armies, Corps, and Divisions, available officers, and lists of those suitable for higher command positions. FT 600071*3 HPA, I. Staffel file containing sections entitled "mit der Ftth- rung beauftragt Liste, ITachwuchs-Listen, Eignungslisten, Ftirderungs- listen, G-rundsatzliche Verfttgungen uber Eignungs- und Forderungs- listen, " 19UU - 19^5, with some information going back to 19^. This is clearly the working register of officers temporarily assigned to various higher commands and those noted as qualified for appointment to such command positions. H FT 6000926 EPA, I. Staffel stray items: Adjutantenhinweis Nr. 11 of 16 Sept, 19^1- and Hr. 10 of 23 March 19UU, issued by the Chef, HPA. Regulations concerning the employment, promotion, and courts-martial of officers. Provenance Ullmed 1st frame go tee 2 39 Oberkommando des Heeres, FT 6000935 HPA, I. Staffel file "Handakte," 19^3 - 19^5. Consists primarily Heerespersonalamt, of excerpts from the Allgemeine Heeresmitteilungen and other directives I. Staffel pertaining to the promotion, assignment, and reassignment of officers. Also included in the front are a few items pertaining to 20 July H U/10 FT 6001150 HPA, I. Staffel file "Unteroffz., Stabsheif. , Arbeiter, Orden, " - 19^5, dealing with internal administrative matters of the person- nel of the I. Staffel. FT 6001221 Copy of the Schematische Kriegsgliederung of the German Army as of 12 April 19^5, down to the division level. (Chefsache). FT 6001230 HPA, I. Staffel file: T&tigkeitsbericht des Chefs des Heeres- per sonalamt s, General der Infanterie Schmundt, begonnen: 1.10.19^2," and continuing to 29 Oct. 19^4 (by which time Eurgdorf had taken over the HPA, Schmundt died of wounds received in 20 July explosion). This activity report is in diary form, though the entries were apparently made a few days after the events, or possibly considerably later but on the basis of contemporary notes and files. The Anlagen referred to have not been found. Two pages are missing from this copy (indicated at the right place) ; there appear to have been at least three or four typescript copies. Inserted at the end of this one is a photostat of the text of the speech made at Schmundt! s funeral. The "diary" contains extremely interesting and important material on the top-level conduct of German military operations in World War II, on personnel questions at the top level, and on such matters as the personal relationships in OKH and OKW, the role of Hitler and other individuals, and the rela- tions of the Army with the Party and SS. 140 Note: H U/13 and H U/lty are missing. These appear to have been card files on staff members of the HPA. Oberkommando des Heeres, HU/15 FT 6001551 HPA, I. Staffel file "Dienstbefehle, Allgemeines," l$W± - 19^5. Heerespersonalamt, Material on the operations of the I. Staffel and on the conduct of I. Staffel its members. Included at the end of the file is a most interesting account of events at the HPA on 20 July 19UU. ITote: H H/16 is missing. According to the catalog of the World War II Records Division of the National Archives, it contained Dienstanweisungen, Einstellungsbefehle, und organisatorische Bestimmungen des Heeresper sonalamt es. H If/17 FT 0€ 01659 HPA, I. Staffel file "Offiziers- und Beamtenangelegenheiten Ag PI," 19**3 - 19^5- Material on the organization and personnel of the HPA.