In Cornelious Ryan's "The Last battle" mention is made that Jodl had a copy of the Allies Portwar plans for germany at Yalta.
How did Germans Get A Copy?
How did Germans Known of Yalta meeting?
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Re: How did Germans Known of Yalta meeting?
Did Ryan cite a source for that claim?
Re: How did Germans Known of Yalta meeting?
I beleive he interviewed Jodl Widow and also cited a reference to the Nuremberg Trials
Re: How did Germans Known of Yalta meeting?
It was a British copy of Operation Eclipse captured as the Ardennes offensive was winding down.
It was probably a copy of this:
https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital ... 8/id/2948/
Scroll down to Definition of Zones to see who is getting what.
Jodl also mentions it in his Nuremburg testimony.
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/06-05-46.asp
Search the page for "eclipse", as it is pretty far down.
It was probably a copy of this:
https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital ... 8/id/2948/
Scroll down to Definition of Zones to see who is getting what.
Jodl also mentions it in his Nuremburg testimony.
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/06-05-46.asp
Search the page for "eclipse", as it is pretty far down.
Re: How did Germans Known of Yalta meeting?
Thank you for clearing this up
There is another link at viewtopic.php?f=54&t=39855&start=15
Operation Market Garden Plans also fell into German Hands,....
There is another link at viewtopic.php?f=54&t=39855&start=15
Operation Market Garden Plans also fell into German Hands,....