Transcript for IMT: Trial of Major War Criminals

in connection with rearmament and what was done on the part of the War Ministry in this respect. Q. Did you know that [ ... ]

A. Von Blomberg had decreed this. It was a mission which General von Blomberg had given me, and I transmitted this dec [ ... ]

himself or through other channels, have knowledge of those things for which there were plans in existence which, contrary to expressed peaceful assura [ ... ]

A Yes. I must affirm that. I had received word, and I knew from public political discussions, that a series of territ [ ... ]

sible for such thoughts or in what way he may have been influenced by Hitler, but I am surethat Hitler never saw this document. It was an internal p [ ... ]

A. I remember that this order was issued to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army and to the other commanders-in-chief. I [ ... ]

questioned just as to what that meant, that in the afternoon suddenly my name was called and I was to visit the Fuehrer. I went into the room to see [ ... ]

to Vienna and arrived in Vienna. This division was on hand for the parade the next day. That was a very sober picture of that which I have seen. [ ... ]