Hello all…((I hope this is in the right forum section))...I am starting a thread and to ask for any assistance or any thoughts from the forum members. A few years ago I bought two books and another folder that contains around 80 maps, all the items came together. I have conducted some limited research to date, not enough since I am working with my STASI collection. So here is what I think I found out so far…the below documents and maps were produced by General Reinhard Gehlen (German officer) and his crew while they were at Fort Hunt, Virginia after the war, around the 1945 and 1946 timeframe. Then I believe the books and maps were presented by General Gehlen to General Sibert (USA officer) during I believe their one and only face to face meeting August 08, 1946. I believe that they only met once for a face to face meeting from a book I read called “Partners at the Creation”, by James H. Critchfield.
Background information: Fremde Heere Ost (FHO) was an Intelligence gathering unit directly under the command of the Army High Command during World War II. German officers Reinhard Gehlen and Erich Wessel were experts on anything in the Eastern Front during the war. After the war the US took Gehlen to the United States and in 1946 was taken back to Germany along with his staff which was later became known as the West German BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst).
Image one (part one): is about… Part A Summary referring to the assessing of the enemy situation at the German Eastern Front area compiled/issued by the "Abteilung Fremde Heere Ost" in the time from April 1942 to December 1944.
Image two: is about…Attachments/Annexes referring to the assessing of the enemy situation at the German Eastern Front area compiled/issued by the "Abteilung Fremde Heere Ost" in the time from April 1942 to December 1944.
Image three: is about…Maps assembled to the summary referring to assessing of the enemy situation at the German Eastern Front compiled/issued by the "Abteilung Fremde Heere Ost" in the time from April 1942 to December 1944.
Image four: Is the only item that dates the overall material timeframe and is also the only part that has any hand written notes. The translation of the comment reads…In commemoration of the work/operation within the European area/theater dedicated to
Herrn General Sibert
who already recognized the later development at an early stage. He paved our way for the continuing of the work on our mutual target. 30-08-1946. At this time I do not know who wrote the information on the paper.
Image five and six: Are of two of the eighty maps that are with this collection. Image five is of map one and image six is of map 49.
Image seven: is a sample of one of the pages from the collection. Part translation of the image is 15 Motorized Rifle Divisions, many Armored/Tanks- and other motorized Units from the areas SARATOW, PANSE, KUIBYSCHEW and ULJANOWSK advancing to the Front areas of ISJUM, KURAK, WJASMA and SUCHINITSHI. The Divisions are mainly consisting of new drafted soldiers…
Other information of interest deals about the documents that has the acronym gKdos which means; Geheime Kommandosache…and translated, is known as Secret Operational Affair/Planning. Also of interest is that the three book documents each say Pruf-Nr. 1. Which, I think means that this collection could potentially be copy one of one, but at this time, but I can not prove that it is the only copy known.
I hope someone on the forum can assist me with some information, direction or what they think I have so I can narrow down what I may or may not have. Thanks…and sorry for being a little long winded.
Background information: Fremde Heere Ost (FHO) was an Intelligence gathering unit directly under the command of the Army High Command during World War II. German officers Reinhard Gehlen and Erich Wessel were experts on anything in the Eastern Front during the war. After the war the US took Gehlen to the United States and in 1946 was taken back to Germany along with his staff which was later became known as the West German BND (Bundesnachrichtendienst).
Image one (part one): is about… Part A Summary referring to the assessing of the enemy situation at the German Eastern Front area compiled/issued by the "Abteilung Fremde Heere Ost" in the time from April 1942 to December 1944.
Image two: is about…Attachments/Annexes referring to the assessing of the enemy situation at the German Eastern Front area compiled/issued by the "Abteilung Fremde Heere Ost" in the time from April 1942 to December 1944.
Image three: is about…Maps assembled to the summary referring to assessing of the enemy situation at the German Eastern Front compiled/issued by the "Abteilung Fremde Heere Ost" in the time from April 1942 to December 1944.
Image four: Is the only item that dates the overall material timeframe and is also the only part that has any hand written notes. The translation of the comment reads…In commemoration of the work/operation within the European area/theater dedicated to
Herrn General Sibert
who already recognized the later development at an early stage. He paved our way for the continuing of the work on our mutual target. 30-08-1946. At this time I do not know who wrote the information on the paper.
Image five and six: Are of two of the eighty maps that are with this collection. Image five is of map one and image six is of map 49.
Image seven: is a sample of one of the pages from the collection. Part translation of the image is 15 Motorized Rifle Divisions, many Armored/Tanks- and other motorized Units from the areas SARATOW, PANSE, KUIBYSCHEW and ULJANOWSK advancing to the Front areas of ISJUM, KURAK, WJASMA and SUCHINITSHI. The Divisions are mainly consisting of new drafted soldiers…
Other information of interest deals about the documents that has the acronym gKdos which means; Geheime Kommandosache…and translated, is known as Secret Operational Affair/Planning. Also of interest is that the three book documents each say Pruf-Nr. 1. Which, I think means that this collection could potentially be copy one of one, but at this time, but I can not prove that it is the only copy known.
I hope someone on the forum can assist me with some information, direction or what they think I have so I can narrow down what I may or may not have. Thanks…and sorry for being a little long winded.
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