#RSHA Conference Minutes

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Klaus Harpprecht on Heinrich Müller's implausible defection to the USSR

Harpprecht opined that WS had made up such an assumption to justify his own role and complicity, and WS's claim of Müller's increasing respect for Stalin and his regime was dubious.

It was not impossible that Müller might have expressed "respect," since WS himself had made similar remarks during the Amt VI meeting on 19 Nov 1941:

"How far behind we are in our work is best demonstrated by the Russian intelligence service, for example, which is precisely informed about our tasks and has even recorded the details of all the people right up to the Gestapo referents. The deputy Amtschef mentioned what we have learned from other countries in such matters. Even if Russia was able to secure and seal off its borders in a completely different way from Germany, for example, due to its geographical location, it is still remarkable how the Russians worked. For example, it is still unknown what kind of armies the Russians still have in Siberia. The statements and examples given by the deputy Amtschef are by no means intended to be reproaches, but only to serve the purpose of our work. The group leaders and referents should take their time to think through all of this and make suggestions and proposals to the deputy Amtschef." (Translated by Deepl, with manual corrections)

Klaus Harpprecht also mentioned certain matters concerning Sven Hinnen. (For the story of illegal entry into Switzerland, see previous posts.)

"At any rate, I remember this much: Schellenberg seemed to be firmly convinced that Müller was still alive and had nothing more urgent to do than to seek his own life. In his stories, he repeatedly pointed out that from 1943 onwards, Müller had expressed increasing respect for Stalin and his regime. His sympathies for the communists had become more and more obvious. I don't know whether there were other employees of the Gestapo chief, apart from Schellenberg, whom I don't regard as a very reliable historical witness, who thought they had observed a similar development. In any case, Schellenberg based his assumption that Müller had defected to the Soviets during the final phase of the siege of Berlin on this thesis. Schellenberg was prepared to see an informer for Müller in every old gardener and every second waiter. I don't know whether he really lived in fear (after all, there were some reasons for deep existential anxiety), but there is no doubt that he was unable to wriggle out of the web of intrigue, suspicion and mystification in which he had worked for so long, even if this jungle atmosphere was only imaginary during his Italian emigration. I wrote in the preface to the book that Schellenberg might have used the Müller thesis as a basis for his own justification. It would not be an unusual psychological process if he had chosen this general scapegoat and the legend of a deadly enmity in order to get away with it in the permanent conversations and soliloquies about his role and his complicity.

One thing might be interesting: in the autumn of 1951, Schellenberg was also in close contact with a French Swiss man called Sven Hinnen, or even just called himself that. (The rather Scandinavian name sounds a little strange for a citizen of French-speaking Switzerland). Hinnen was probably an officer in the Swiss intelligence service during the Second World War; he seems to have played a role in the contacts between Schellenberg and the Swiss General Mason.

Schellenberg also said that Hinnen had pulled off some amazing feats, such as hijacking a new model of tank in the uniform of a German officer from Stuttgart across the Swiss border - but that may have been the usual fibbing of these adventurers, who were amateurs rather than solid craftsmen in their trade. Hinnen seems to have helped Schellenberg enter Switzerland illegally after his release from prison. During or after Schellenberg's imprisonment, Hinnen concluded a contract with Alfred Scherz Verlag in Bern for the publication of the memoirs, in which, as I recall, he claimed 50% of the total income for himself - an arrangement that Schellenberg complained about bitterly and which ultimately led to lively disputes between the two. (The contract later played a role in the legal dispute over the memoirs between Scherz Verlag and the magazine Quick). I met Hinnen once or twice in Pallanza. That's why I recognised him when I met him at Frankfurt airport in 1952. As far as I remember, he had asked me for a meeting in connection with his legal dispute with the widow Schellenberg. He claimed that he was coming straight from Moscow from a world economic conference and he remarked that he had seen Müller there. -I didn't pay much attention to this suggestion, because I thought he was a big braggart. But perhaps it would be worth the effort to feel him out a little. At the time, he had his permanent address in Lausanne and officially dealt in machines of some kind. But he had enough time to act as a courier for Schellenberg, for whom he was in Sweden, for whom he probably also arranged a meeting with Skorczeny in Madrid, and it may be that he also met the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem on Schellenberg's behalf. I later heard from Swiss sources that he was also involved in the arms trade. Someone claimed that he was also involved in equipping the People's Police. After the brief encounter in Frankfurt, I lost contact with him completely because the man seemed to me to be as unpleasant as he was opaque.

He can certainly be found with some effort. He is certainly taller than 190 cm, very broad, has jet-black hair, dark eyes, a coarse, almost brutal face, his speech sounds harsh in both French and German, and he had a certain barber-like elegance. That's all I can tell you. I agree with you that Müller is worth investigating in detail. Even the destruction of a legend, as you say, would be important enough."

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Today is trump's inauguration

MLK Day

It's also the 83rd anniversary of the Wannsee Conference.

The Wannsee Conference was held OTD in 1942, in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee. It was organized by Reinhard Heydrich, at the request of Hermann Göring, to discuss and coordinate the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question,"which was the plan to systematically exterminate European Jews. Key attendees included:

Reinhard Heydrich: As the chief of the Reich Main Security Office (RSHA), Heydrich was the main architect of the Final Solution. He called and chaired the conference to ensure coordination among various Nazi departments in the extermination plan.

Adolf Eichmann: A key figure in organizing the logistics of the Holocaust, Eichmann was the head of the RSHA department responsible for Jewish affairs and coordinating the deportation of Jews to concentration camps, ghettos, and death camps. He took minutes during the meeting. One copy survived and it wasn't even a full copy.

Heinrich Müller: As head of the Gestapo, Müller was involved in the coordination of secret police operations during the Holocaust.

Karl Eberhard Schöngarth: A commander in the SS and police in the General Government (part of occupied Poland), Schöngarth was actively involved in the implementation of mass shootings and deportations of Jews.

Josef Bühler: As the State Secretary for the General Government, Bühler advocated for the inclusion of Poland in the Final Solution plans, expressing eagerness to "solve" the Jewish question in his jurisdiction promptly.

Roland Freisler: A representative of the Reich Ministry of Justice, Freisler was involved in ensuring that legal frameworks were in place for the persecution and deportation of Jews.

Otto Hofmann: As the head of the SS Race and Settlement Main Office, Hofmann was responsible for racial policies that included identifying and rounding up Jews for deportation.

At the Conference, Bühler remarked “...that the General Government would welcome it if a start were to be made on the final solution of this question in the General Government, because here transportation does not pose a real problem nor would the deployment of a labor force interfere with the process of this operation. Jews should be removed from the area of the General Government as quickly as possible, because it is here that the Jew represents a serious danger as a carrier of epidemics, and in addition his incessant black marketeering constantly upsets the country's economic structure. Of the approximately 2.5 million Jews in question, the majority are anyway unfit for work.”

Soon after the Conference, the Holocaust entered into a new, more deadly phase. Among other events, Operation Reinhard was a direct result. Named for Heydrich, who was assassinated just months after the conference, it was intended to kill every Jew.

Operation Reinhard built a series of death camps called Operation Reinhard Camps: Belzec, Sobibor, and Treblinka. Three other pre-existing camps, Chelmno, Majdanek, and Auschwitz II, were also put to work towards this goal.

Ultimately, 90% of the Jews of Poland would not survive.

May all of these sonsofbitches never find rest.

Pictured, Reinhard and Lina Heydrich the day before the attempt on his life 26 May 1942. He would die on 04 June 1942.

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Amt VI Conference Minutes, 19 Nov 1941

• " The best proof of how far behind we are in our work is the Russian intelligence service, which, for example, is well informed about our tasks and has even registered every single person to the Gestapo Referents. The Amtschef(deputy) mentioned what we have learned from other countries in this regard. Even though Russia's geographical position enabled it to secure and seal off its borders in a completely different way than we can in Germany, for example, it is still noteworthy how the Russians worked. For example, it is still unknown today what armies the Russians still have in Siberia. What the Amtschef(deputy) said and the examples given are by no means intended to be accusations, but merely to serve as a guide to our work. "

• Read the usage regulation of the Guesthouse on Wansee.(The SD Guesthouse was the Wansee Villa. Amt VI had 5 other smaller houses on Wansee. In 1942 Amt I made the regulation stricter after RSHA staff were found drinking during daytime in the villa, all banquets held at the Guesthouse then had to be approved by the Amtschef.)

• Re-emphasised the requirement to wear uniforms at work.

• Other aspects: Cooperation with other Amts, development of information sources from foreign labourers, handling of cases involving former royal family members, the reports sent to the Foreign Office must be useful and coherent with previous reports.

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Walter Schellenberg in Archives and Publications

Categories of MIUarchiv, click the title to view posts. German edition memoir: download

Handwriting and Photos Handwritten letter in English Photos from various sources Handwritten CV

Personnel and Identity Papers Personnel files (with a few photos) Passports (authentic & forged) Reichssportabzeichen Certifications of NSDAP, quitting the catholic church, marriage, hunting, etc.

Correspondence and Memorandum Of private and official nature.

Interrogation and Testimony sometimes in a tune of gossip interview... Kurt Lindow on Schellenberg's personality and his relationship with Heydrich & Himmler Christl Erdmann (secretary) Hugo Buchwald (chauffeur) Wener Best Hans-Hendrik Neumann (Heydrich's adjutant) etc.

In Prison Inventory of Schellenberg's luggage seized (including some papers belonged to Robert Schmied, photos and letters of an unknown woman named "Peter") Correspondence in prison, with Hanna Reitsch, Count Bernadotte, Irene's family, the two lawyers, etc.

Schellenberg’s Final Years of Life After his release from prison he reunited with Irene and the children in Iburg. His attempt to enter Switzerland via regular proceedings almost succeeded. According to his doctor Francis Lang, Coco Chanel has covered his expenses of 30000 francs. And a little investigation into his burial place.

Divorcing Kaethe Kortekamp Plaintiffs, correspondence, Kaethe's meeting with Heydrich, etc.

Irene Grosse-Schönepauk and her Family She lived in Iburg, Hannover with the children and her mother in the post-war years, in poor condition.

Schellenberg's Parents and Siblings Bernhard & Elisabeth Schellenberg's participation in espionage Ludwig Schellenberg's trouble Correspondence with old Guido Schellenberg

Dr. Schellenberg? The question remained.

As Others Recalled Wilhelm Wulff's memoir Klaus Harpprecht on Schellenberg's peculiar assertion of Heinrich Müller's defect to the Soviet Union Friedrich Paulus' Story

Conference Minutes Amt-VI and RSHA Amt Chef conferences

Schellenberg’s Adjutant & Assistants Adjutant Erhard Urbannek: Schellenberg's Adjutant in IV-E Secretaries Hans-Heinrich Gaulke: Had worked with Schellenberg since the Amt I years. Executed for violation of Paragraph 175. Last seen in RSHA files in June 1943. Werner Krueger: Sent to the front or Einsatzgruppen after boasting of being an "adjutant". Last seen in RSHA files in May 1942. Maria Schienke: Gaulke's successor. Christl Erdmann: Schienke's assistant. Personal assistant (Persönlicher Referent) Wilhelm Schmitz Assistant for liaison and reception Franz Göring

RSHA Offices Details of RSHA office buildings and guesthouses.

Other RSHA-Related Personalities

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As the new vice-Amtschef, WS forbade the staff to go out during lunchbreak, so a canteen was set up in the office building. ...But the food sucks.  He raised this issue on the meeting and hoped to find a solution soon. (Really?