|  [All
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website] British
Army 1945 documents relating to the
finding and exploitation of the
genuine Franke-Griksch
Report After
the war was over SS
Obergruppenführer Maximilian von
Herff, one of the more cerebral of the
Gruppenführer, was taken into
British captivity at Mürwick, and
interrogated, before ending his life in
September 1945. An interesting document
was found in his possession. The
original is still (2010) missing. A
nearly complete translation is in PRO
file WO 309/374. In
a file released much later, probably in
the 1980s, is now found a further
summary, which is of equal
forensic
interest.
-
-
-
- (1)
-
- [Rubber stamp: 'A'
BRANCH 26MAY1945 H.Q. 21 Army
Group]
-
- Subject:-
Concentration Camps
21
A Gp/INT/2428(190)
-
-
- A (PS) 4
24
May
45
- --------
---------
-
- Attached please find a
precis of a report found among
- the documents of SS
Ogruf Von HERFF who is now
under inter-
- rogation in
England.
-
- It would be
appreciated if this branch
could be
- informed whether
general information of this
type is of
- any value to your
branch.
-
- [handwritten
markings:
- Reply
at
2A]
- G
H Noakes
- ...
Major
- BGS'I'
-
- GSI,
- Main HQ 21 Army
Gp,
- BLA
- ------------------
-
- REGD SDS
-
- [Manuscript note
reads:]
- Ask
Noakes whether we can
have
- the
full report in order that it
may
- form
the basis of Wanted Reports
- in
respect of those in the list
of
- personalities.
Or have these
- names
already been
reported
- by
I?
- AH
-
| - (2)
-
- SUBJECT:-
Report
by SS Stubaf
- FRANKE-GRIKSCH.
S E C R E T
-
-
- 21
A Gp/3796/2/A(PS.4)
-
- GS(I).
27
May
45
- ______
-
- Ref
your 21 A Gp/INT/2428(190)
of
- 24 May 45.
-
- 1.
General
information such as is
- contained in the
precis of SS-Stubaf.
Franke-
- Griksch's report is of
value as it enables
- this section to "keep
in the picture".
-
- 2.
May
this Section have a copy of
the
- full report please in
order that it may
form
- the basis of Wanted
Reports in respect
of
- those in the list of
Personalities. Or
have
- these names already
been reported by
'I'.?
-
- V.
T.
-
- for
Colonel,
-
(A(PS).
-
- Rear HQ,
- 21 Army
Group,
- B.L.A.
- [handwritten
markings:
- Reply
at
3A]
| - (3)
-
- [Rubber stamp: 'A'
BRANCH 11JUN1945 H.Q. 21 Army
Group]
-
-
- Subject:- Maximillian
[sic] von HERF(F)
SECRET
-
- 21
A Gp/INT/2428(190)
-
- TO:- A (PS) 4.
10
June 45
-
-
-
- Reference
21 A Gp/3796/2/A(PS.4)of 27
May 45.
-
- Owing
to the length of the report
and the shortage
- of typists it has not
been possible to make
further
- copies.
-
- It
is requested therefore that
when you have exam-
- ined same, you return
it to this branch
please.
-
- If
you wish there is no objection
to you making a
- copy for your own use.
-
- [handwritten:
- Action at
4A]
-
- James
Wisley,
- Capt.
- B.G.E.
"I"
-
- REGISTERED
-
-
- [Faint
red crayon: Sent to IRQ
(...)
- for
perusal by Capt
STEWART
- ...
his ... return to
- A
Gp [?]
thereafter]
| -
- (4)
-
- SUBJECT:-
Report
by SS Stubaf
- FRANKE-GRIKSCH.
S E C R E T
-
-
- 21
A Gp/3796/2/A(PS.4)
-
-
- JAG(WCS)
15
JUN 45
- _________
-
-
- 1. Attached is a
precis of a report
- found among the
documents of SS Ogruf
VON
- HERF [sic],
together with a copy of the
full
- report (in German).
GS(I) have requested
- that the full report
may be returned
after
- examination.
-
- 2. If you require
assistance with
- regard to the
translations of the
full
- report, and will let
us know, it may be
- possible to obtain
some assistance from
- the French Liaison
Group.
-
- [handwritten
initials]
-
- Major,
- DAAG,
- A(PS.4)
-
- Main HQ,
- 21 Army
Group,
- B.L.A.
- Tele: 2408.
- ------------
- HG/SWB-C.
[handwritten
note:
- Carded
- &
fully
- recorded
- [illegible
initials etc]
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