[EXTRACT FROM JODL'S DIARY.]
16.6.42.
The operational staff of the Navy [Ski], applied on the 29th May, for permission to attack the Brazilian sea and air forces. The Ski considers that a sudden blow against the Brazilian naval and merchant ships is expedient at this juncture {a) because defence measures are still incomplete (b) because there is the possibility of achieving surprise and (c) because Brazil is to all intents and purposes fighting Germany at sea.
Extract from Jodl's diary, on the navy's plan for an attack on Brazil's navy, merchant ships, and air force
Authors
Alfred Jodl (chief of wehrmacht operations staff)
Alfred Jodl
German general and convicted war criminal (1890-1946)
- Born: 1890-05-10 (Würzburg)
- Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg)
- Country of citizenship: German Reich; Kingdom of Bavaria; Weimar Republic
- Occupation: military personnel; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Participant in: International Military Tribunal (role: defendant)
- Military rank: Generaloberst
- Military branch: artillery
Date: 16 June 1942
Literal Title: Extract from Jodl's Diary.
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: PS-1807
Citation: IMT (page 2738)
HLSL Item No.: 452975
Notes:According to the Blue Set, vol. 28, p. 395, Hitler gave conditional approval for the plan.
Trial Issue
Document Summary
Staff Evidence Analyses
PS-1807: Jodl's Diary from April 1, 1942 to June 30, 1942
Red Series Doc Descriptions
PS-1807: Entries, 12 and 16 June 1942, in Jodl’s diary: on Hitler’s orders no punishment to be inflicted for crimes committed by the Ustashi in east Bosnia; Hitler orders surprise attack on Brazilian ships if foreign office has no political objections