COMMAND OFFICE OF THE NAVY. '
A II c 47134 Gkdos.
Berlin, 12 March 1934. TOP SECRET
SUBJECT: Preparation of Auxiliary Cruisers Reference: A II c 5937/33 G.Kdos. BB 8800/33 G.Kdos.
It is intended to include in the Establishment Organization 35 (AG=Aufstellungsgliederung) a certain number of auxiliary cruisers which are intended for use in operations on the High Seas.
In order to disguise the intention and all the preparations the ships will be referred to as "Transport ships 0". It is requested
that in future this designation only be used; * * *
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12. The preparations are to be arranged so that they can be
completed by 1.4.35. "
13. "A" [Branch of the Naval War Staff] request to be kept in constant touch with the preparations.
A [Signed in draft] GROOS.
Memorandum on a plan for auxiliary cruisers, which are to be referred to as transport ships to disguise their purpose
Authors
Groos (navy command office (1934))
Otto Groos
German non-fiction writer (1882-1970)
- Born: 1882-07-17 (Jülich)
- Died: 1970-05-29 (Bremen)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: non-fiction writer
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/68093060
- ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000110689057
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n90679009
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90679009
Date: 12 November 1934
Literal Title: Subject: Preparation of Auxiliary Cruisers
Defendant: Erich Raeder
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: C-166
Citation: IMT (page 447)
HLSL Item No.: 450596
Trial Issues
Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4) IMT count 1: common plan or conspiracy (IMT) IMT count 2: crimes against peace (wars of aggression) (IMT) Wars of aggression
Document Summary
C-166: Concealed preparations of auxiliary cruisers