Document *D-783 *D-784 *D-785 *D-786 *EC-177 *EC-194 *EC-286 EC-338 *EC-406 *EC-407 Description Salzburg, 25 June 1944, to OKW. Note of a telephone communica- Note from Operation Staff of Note, 5 July 1944, on "Terror"- Minutes of second session of Work- Secret memorandum of Keitel con- Memorandum of 15 September Minutes of Eleventh Meeting of Vol. Page VII 239 VII VII VII VII VII VII VII VII VII 240 240 241 242 328 336 380 411 455 462 Document Description Contents of Hitler's talk to Su- manding Generals, Obersalzberg, ferred to but not offered in evi- Vol. Page VII conduct of war in the West, 9 Oc- 1939, "Indoctrination on the polit- ical situation and future aims". Fuehrer decree, February 1942, concerning prosecution of offenses in Occupied Territory; "First Or- execution of the directive; memo- signed by Keitel. (USA 503).. VII Circular letter from SIPO and SD 28 March 1944, concerning meas- ures to be taken against escaped officers and non-commissioned offi- Letter from RSHA to police offi- cials, 5 November 1942, concern- OKW circular entitled Direction of War as Problem of Organiza- tion, 19 April 1938. (GB 161).... VII Bormann report on conference of 16 July 1941, concerning treat- 752 VII 976 1043 Document *UK-20 *UK-57 *UK-66 Affidavit A Affidavit I Statement III Statement IV Statement V Statement VI Description Hitler to General von Brauch- Keitel Order on treatment of sup- Affidavit of Leopold Buerkner, 22 Vol. Page The Relationship Between Canaris VIII VIII VIII VIII The Origin of the Directives of the VIII VIII 83 538 539 572 587 647 669 672 VIII 678 VIII 682 Dates of Promotion: 1932-Major and Oberstleutnant 1936-Oberst 1939-Generalmajor 1940-General der Artillerie 1944 Generaloberst (2865-PS). Vol. Page VIII A. POSITIONS HELD BY JODL. Operations Department of the Army (Heer), 1932-35. Artillery Commander ("Artillerie Kommandeur") of the 707 VIII 776 B. FUNCTIONS OF JODL'S POSITIONS. Jodl's most important office was that of Chief of the Operations Staff (Wehrmachtsfuehrungstab) in OKW. In this capacity he was directly subordinate to Keitel and equal in status to other departmental chiefs in OKW. However, insofar as the planning and conduct of military affairs are concerned, Jodl and his staff were more influential than the other departments. The OKW Operations Staff was also divided into sections. Of these the most important was the "National Defense" section, of which Warlimont was chief. He was primarily concerned with the development of strategic questions. From 1941 onwards Warlimont, though charged with the same duties, was known as Deputy Chief of the OKW Operations Staff. (3707-PS) Jodl drafted many directives for Hitler to sign, for the preparation of military operations and plans of deployment, and for the possible initiation and commencement of military measures relating to matters of organization, operations, or "wareconomics." While in a theater of operations, Jodl would report twice daily to Hitler about operations, and then prepare the Fuehrer directives. There was direct contact between Hitler and Jodl, though Keitel was kept informed of what passed between them. In addition to certain ministerial functions, the OKW was Hitler's military staff. Its most important duty was the development of strategic and operational plans. Such plans were worked out by the OKW Operations Staff in broad outline, and then in more detail by the Commanders and Chiefs of Staffs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. After Hitler had approved the plans they were transmitted by the OKW to the appropriate military authorities (3705-PS; 3702-PS; 3707-PS). C. JODL'S PART IN THE CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT CRIMES AGAINST PEACE. Jodl's loyalty to the Nazi party doctrine is evident in a speech he delivered on 7 November 1943. He spoke of the National Socialist Movement and its struggle for internal power as the preparation for liberation from the Treaty of Versailles. (L-172) He also stated, in a speech on the occasion of the attempted assassination of Hitler, that his aims had been in general agreement with the aims of the party. (1808-PS) At the sixth meeting of the Working Committee of the Reich Defense Council on 7 February 1934 Jodl pointed out that the practical execution of the preparations for mobilization, which had been ordered by the Army and the highest Reich authorities, were making a considerable enlargement of personnel necessary. He suggested, however, that this enlargement of personnel ought not to result in "the disquieting of foreign countries through conspicuous mobilization measures." (EC-405) In the presence of Jodl, Generalmajor Keitel pointed out at the eleventh meeting that the mobilization year was to begin on 1 April and to end on 31 March of the following year. A "Mobilization Book for Civilian Agencies" was to be issued for the first time on 1 April 1936. Keitel said that this day, to the extent |