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British codebreakers intercept Dec 1941 SS police code messages about trainloads of Jews being shipped from Bremen and Berlin to the East -- well provisioned with food etc.

Source: Public Record Office File HW16/32, GPS [Bletchley Park, "German Police Section] Nos. [sic] July - December 1941"

[German original]

 

ZIP/GPD 515/25.12.41: German Police Decodes, No. 1, Traffic 17.11.41 No. 515, Dec 25, 1941, traffic dated Nov 17, 1941:

No. 35:

"SPK de DQB SSD Berlin Nr 44 2300 3 Tle 173 169 177 SPK1

Befehlshaber der Sipo Dr Lange in Riga.

Betreffs Evakuierung von Juden. 17.11.41 um 1825 Uhr hat Transportzug Nr DO 26 Berlin in Richtung Kauen mit 944 Juden verlassen. Transport begleitet von 2 Stapo und 15 Pol.beamte. Transportführer Kriminaloberassessor Exner, der 2-facher Transportliste mit hat. Transport beigefügt an Verpflegung: 3000 Kg. Brot, 2700 Kg. Mehl, 200 Kg. Erbsen, 200 Kg. Nährmittel, 300 Kg. Hefeflocken, 18 Flaschen Suppenwürze. . . . [continued in Berlin Nr 45]."

No. 36: "SPK1 de SPÖ SSD Berlin Nr 45 2300 2 Tle 107 103 SPK1 410 .... 52,5 Kg. Suppenpaste, 100 Pakete .... corrupt groups .... 50 Kg. Salz, 1.... corrupt groups .... 1 ..... corrupt groups ...... und 47,200 Rm. in Reichskreditkassenscheinen. Stapoleitstelle Berlin, IV D 1."


ZIP/GPD 467/30.11.41: German Police Decodes, No. 1, Traffic 20.11.41

 

Item 2 is from Bremen to 0800, 3 Tle, : "Befehlshaber der Orpo und SS, Riga. betrifft Judenevakuierung. Transportzug DO 56 hat am 18.11.41 Bremen in Richtung Minsk mit 971 Juden verlassen. Begleitkdo. Schupo Bremen; Transportführer, Pol.mstr Bockhorn, ist im Besitz von 2 Namenslisten und 48,700 Rm. in Kass-Kreditscheinen. Juden sind mit Lebensmittel und Gerät gut ausgerüstet. Stapo Bremen."

Item 15: "... SS Obergruppenführer Jeckeln von Kiew nach Riga versetzt..."

[Translation]

 

ZIP/GPD 515/25.12.41: German Police Decodes, No. 1, Traffic 17.11.41

[...]

No 35:

SPK from DQB SSD Berlin No. 44 2300 3 parts 173 169 177 SPK1

Commander of Security Police Dr lange in riga.

Re Evakuierung of the Jews. November 17, 1941 at 18:25 hrs transport train No. DO 26 has left Berlin for Kovno [Kaunas] with 944 Jews. Transport escorted by two Gestapo and fifteen police officers. Transport commander is Kriminaloberassessor exner, who has two copies of the transport list with him. Transport provided with following provisions: 3000 Kg. bread, 2700 Kg. flour, 200 Kg. peas, 200 Kg. nutriments, 300 Kg. cornflakes, 18 bottles of soup spices. . . . [continued in Berlin Nr 45]."

 

No 36:

SPK1 from SPÖ SSD Berlin No. 45 2300 2 parts 107 103 SPK1 410 .... 52,5 Kg. soup-powders, 100 packets of .... corrupt groups .... 50 Kg. salt, 1.... corrupt groups .... 1 ..... corrupt groups ...... and 47,200 Rm. in Reich cashiers' credits. Gestapo HQ Berlin, IV D 1.


ZIP/GPD 467/30.11.41: German Police Decodes, No. 1, Traffic 20.11.41

[...]

No. 2:

SPK1 from SPÖ bremen No 1 0800 3 parts 149 117 91 SPK1 410

Commander of Order Police and SS, Riga

Concerning evacuation of Jews. Transport train DO 56 has left Bremen destination Minsk with 971 Jews on 18.11.41. Escort command regular police bremen. Transport commander Police Meister Bockhorn is in possession of two lists of names and 48,700 Reichsmarks in cashiers' credits. Jews are well provisioned with food and appliances. State Police, Bremen.

[...]

The Daily Telegraph, London, Tuesday, January 18, 2000, news story about these intercepts
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