Abteilung "Landesverteidigung" in Oberkommando der Wehrmacht

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Abteilung "Landesverteidigung" in Oberkommando der Wehrmacht

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Post by CNE503 » 06 Feb 2015, 15:08

Hello!

Does anyone know who were the top members of this department in the armed forces command on July and August 1940?
I know yet the Oberst (then Generalmajor from August 1st, 1940) Walter Warlimont, and I'm pretty sure that there was the Oberstleutnant Bernhard von Lossberg too, but I'm curious to know the names of their close collaborators. Any clue?

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Post by Stauffenberg II » 13 Feb 2015, 17:59

Abt. L: Warlimont (Walter)
Gru. I H: v. Loßberg (Bernhard)
I L: Frhr. v. Falkenstein (Sigismund)
I M: Junge (Wolf)
Gru. II (Org.): Münch (Wilhelm)
Gru. III (Sonderaufgaben): v. Tippelskirch (Werner), kdt.
Gru. IV: Prieß (Helmut)

There is some doubt re Gru. III though. Böhme (Gru. IV) left. I think Prieß (Gru. III) took over Gru. IV, whilst the Prieß Group was taken over by v. Tippelskirch.


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Post by CNE503 » 13 Feb 2015, 21:29

Great! Thank you Stauffenberg II for this very valuable piece of information. I guess the "happy few" who were informed of Hitler's intention to attack the USSR as early as July 29th, 1940 were among these ones.
What did the Gruppe IV refer to?

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Post by Stauffenberg II » 13 Feb 2015, 23:36

Gru. IV was Relationship to Party, Government, Civil Offices ...

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Post by CNE503 » 14 Feb 2015, 12:43

Excellent. Many thanks.

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Post by santiago167 » 14 Feb 2015, 13:24

to CNE503

Stb to 1.7.1940 and 1.12.1940

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Post by Stauffenberg II » 14 Feb 2015, 15:37

Thank you very much Santiago, that clears it up. So Gru. III was Prieß and Gru. IV v. Tippelskirch. I apologize for mixing up.

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Post by CNE503 » 20 Feb 2015, 22:21

Yep, it cleared up the whole thing. Many thanks to the both of you for your kind and useful help.

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