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Unit: 

Fl? No: 

.~ RE]f ID:A65384 • I > 

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~O/.QMF/J_JQ_ 

Q.9E/J..O..L ~ ~ 

FIRSr OOAJI.m :m.rmmooiATION ~T ON ~ ---------.. -- Hi~~~·------ -

DOl:!r *:x J • 

Cpl 

7 INJ!E!lJEPr EV"AL~TION SJ!D 

05018 

OOELER Gem 

I/O.pl 

7 Im'mom' EVALUATION SliD 

0,5018 

Captured: BmnANZE nr VIOENZA., i. May Z..5 

M 45/583 

BRIGA.NZE, about l May 1+5 

Seoret No: ld 45/58lr 

Interrogated: CSDlC, OMB', 9 MAy 45 OSD.10, OMF, 7 May 45 

This rep.art oon1aim inrcrmat:l.on on GEIMAN JCLI1rARY IMERCEP.r aD1 ~­

ORYPrOORA:erIO SERVIC1!5, eapec:lally in r.cALY • 

l. PRFAMB!B 

(a)~ 

PH is a 29 year old junicr mag:istrate (Geriobfllsassessor) f'ran DRB.SDJm. 

He claims to be a.n anti-?B.zi aril to rave deserted to the Partiears as soon aa 

he heam that tm -Russ:lan:s had: entered ll1Wl8>EN. He speaks fluant EnglUih, am 

some DUtoh a.ni Ital:ian. He has friema in B?GIAND. He tal.lad ~' a.Id 

gave tm impression of, bein[. a.rucious to help. He appears to have been oape.ble 

in hui work. · 

~~bil.J.:ta:.: Goal 

(b) OOELER 

?l is e. 24 year old student tran Bl!m,,IN, who olaJJJS to oo a.nti-Na.zi a.Ill 

to ha .. ve planred to desert to tm Allies saie t:im ago. However he did not do 

this, beoause he was ':rm.de to sign the oopy of an order at th3 Gernan Arm:1 threatening potential deserters w:ith reprisals against their own fa.miJ~es. PW has 

frierds in EIRE am has visited FRAMJE am. GREl\T BRITJ~IN an1 ElRE before ~ 

war began. He spealm ~lish, ~noh ard Ita.lla.n f'luen-t;J.y and also Spanish. 

To.l.ks will~J;y e.ni olll.ims to tell eveeythJ.Ile whJ.Oh may be at help to tm AlliBs. 

Rather oonoeited e.s regards hiB professioml abilities. High~ strung. 

J:l~!?.!.~il.iJil.: Fair]\y gocd 

2. HISTooY AND MOVEME:M S ·------- -- (a)~ 

5 A;pr 4q 

Beg May 41 

Em May 4J. 

Drafted to l Oo-,r ? _\nti--Tank Depot Bn (.l PANZl!&lAJOO.ER 

ERSJ.TZABTEll:iUI-U 5) at P.?.AGUE tar be.s:io I:nf' am anti-tank 

tm miIJg • 

Pcsted to 9 Ooy M:IIf! Sigs Sohool (9 Kp. HEERESNAOHRICHTEN 

S<lHJLE), at ~a/s. ·(9 Coy was then tre s·:Lgs Interpreter 

Tmllllll!; Ooy (Nl ... OGC~ DOI.m!'SCHER ~. 

To B\RJS, living in billets a.waiting orders. 

To 2 'ooy 30 SJ.gB Bn (2 ?i.ORRIC"rlTEN.IBTEILUID 30} or 30 Inf' Div 

noo.r ROUEN. _ 'Yif was om r£ tour Siglr Interpreters, mtanied. to 

:rorm the Taotioal Intercept Platoon (NAOHRIOHTEN NAH£,'tJF!IAER- umszm) at JO Inf" Div 'Wh:ioh moved to HOLI.AND som after. 

With Divis-ion to PAST PRUSSL', in the "lioinity ot OOTERBlJRG •. 

Pooted b.aak to umISSEM,whBre 9 Coy ot tre l..IT4Y Sigs Soboal at 

HALLE/a/S ha& been set up as the Si.es Interpreter Depot Bn 

(Nt'i.OHRICHrEN DO!ivD!ll'SCH:al ERSATZl.BTElLUl'G). 'Pf{ atterded, course. 

ir. Enelish ani passed the Si.gs InterpJ?Cter Emmi.re.ti.on. PW also 

passed an eJCallli.Rt.tion set by OKH,. representative bein.e; Inspe'"otCJl! 

KUEHN Of Intercept Bramh ~A~ siBs Ins.peotorate ot CJal 

tIN 7/VI.) • 

Declassified and approved for release by NSA on 04-29-2014 pursuantto E.O. 1352a 
lO Oct U 

Beg Jan 1.&2 

Beg May 42 

Mid May 42 

Jul 42 ' 

Beg Nov 42 

1&:>.roh 43 

MJd Jul 43 

Mid Sep 43 

Beg Apr 45 

Z/ Apr 45 

4 M/J.y 45 

(b) .Q_~ 

Beg Jun 41 

Eni Jul 41 

M:id Cot 4l 

20 Oot 4l 

4 Jen 42 

10 'May 42 

Oct 42 

Mld Dec 42 

Erd Deo 42 

Beg Oot 43 

En:l Oot 43 

l Feb 44 

25 Apr 45 ~\botit Mtly l 45 

• REF ID:A65384 • 

-2-

OSDIOLOMF/Y 30 

Pcsted. to IN 7/v!. ~BERLIN tor a orurse in oryptogre.plzy' 

(E.Z.= ENll!FFERUIGS - LEHRGAID) • 

Posted to Engl.1sh speakir€ sub-section (DAS Erm.IOOHE REFERAT) 

Tmnsfer:red to 620 Lo?:E-Rar.ge Interoept Ooy (NAOHRIOHrEN 

FERNli.UBKLLiERIDCSKCJAPANIE 620) then in the v:w:inity at 

AIDERBURG a.Ill LOETZEN, mar the FUEHRER's G.H.Q. in FAST 

PRUSSIA. 

With unit to NOV'OMOSKOV~ 40 km ea.st or DNIEE'RE'l!ll!Rovs:K. 

With uru.t to vicinity <£ STALINO. ' 

To hoopito.l. with jaurd:ioe till Jon 43 follotved by one months 

leave nni ore month at MEISSEN. 

Reposted to IN 7/VI (Engl~h spanking sub-seotian). 

To 7 Intercept HQ (KOMMANDEElR DER NAGHRICHTEN 11.tmaAERUNG 7) 1 

tmn a.t ROOGt\ di PAS., South or RCME. 

Atta.abed to 4 Stntio Interoept Station (FESTE NAOHRIOHTEN 

AT.IFKLi'.ERDmSSTELL.E lt-), then at 8.AMBROO.IO West of VERONA, 

prepi.ring nmr posit mn for 7 Intercept HQ. 

A ttnchod to INGE Platoon of 963 Short Range Interoept Coy, 

(NAcmu:CHTEN N~HAUFKU&UJ?GS KCMB'~NIE 963) • 

Deserted to :r;:ortJ.Sans at BRm:t:i.:IU mar VJDEN'ZA after UBk1ng 

ooma.ot with the partisan HQ (BRIGATA MAZZINI) at FARA. 

Captured by U.S. Special Troops o.t BR]'X¥i.NZE • 

Called up to 4 Coy 23 Sigs Depot Bn (4 NFA 2J) at ~/ 

BERLIN for elementary tro.i~ as "\'7T opemtor rud oiphor clerk. 

Posted to (9) 1 Ooy Sigs Interpreter Depot Bn (?) l NACHRICETEN 

DOIMETSCHE:R ERSf4TZiU>TEJLUNG) , :MKI:SSEN, for training in Spanish. 

Tested. by OOI11IDJ.Ssion at e:xnminars from OKH for "Aml;ytioal 

Intelligence" (JJ-ri.LYTISCHE OOELLIGENZ) • 

Pooted to OKH IN 7/vI, BERLIN, for a oourse m oxyptograph;y' 

(ENrZIFFERUNGSKURS.US) "f'c:r Er.elish traffio. (F:l.rst ooume held 1 

at IN 7/vI). 

Footed to English speaking eub-saotion (Dh.S ENGLISCHE REF.ERAT). 

Pc:sted to 10 StD.tio Irmeroept Sta.ti.on {FOOTE NACHRICHTEN 

AUHCLAERUIDS&rELLE 10) mder ocmna.m at 6 Intercept HQ (KOMW.NIJIR 

der UAOHRICHTEN k.UFKL.u:RUNG 6) at- ALUSHTA on the BIJ~OK SEl~. 

Taken ill with jD.uzdJ.Ce ani avaoUD.ted to military hc:spital am 

later to Genmey. 

To SJ..gB Interpreter Depot Bn a.t MEISSEN. 

Returned to OKH IN 7/vi • \ 

To an HQ in PARIS, work:J..?6 on 11.t•p,ents Radio Seouri-cy a.rd 

Cryptogra.pey" (AGEN.L'IWEBER\1ACHt.JlG . .\ND AGEN.rEN ENTZIFFERm&) • 

Returned. to OKH Ill 7/VI, then ew.ouo.ted to JtmrERBOO.. 

To 7 Intercept HQ in 'J!.r.b.IX. 

Deserted to partJ.Sans a.t BREG:.;NZE mar VICE?& • 

Captured by u.s. Special ,Troops at BRmt.?O. 

3. HISTORY AND ORGJ.NISATION OF GERMl_ili'MJJ.,J.1r14RY INrERC:&Pr AND CRIPrOORAHIIC SERVICES 

The OKH Department deolJ.ll!: with Deciphering ariJ/or Interoept was Gruppe 

VI at No 7 Inspectorate (INSPEKTION 7). There were two Mam Intercept Direotore.tes 

far EAST ani WE respeotive]V,, i.e. HORCH LEITSTELIE ~T ard HORCH LmSTELIE 

OOT,, oontrblled byOKH..l~ DJC:lxlrQf'F:ixed. Inte:roept Ste.tiers (FmTE HORCHSrE[J~~~) vrere 

set up in Gl!lRMti.NY before too war, but after Jun 40 moved pa.rt of their staff to 

the oonqwred territories, am became part of the Organisation c£ Interoept in 

tre field. Fer In'tarcept J.n the field, thBre were .seven Interoept HQs (KOMMANDEURE 

der NAOHRIWTENAUEI<LAERONG) , unl.er oontro.l ( 9). of Interoept Directorates "Wmr &: 

Ei~ST,, will.oh ope·rated. thr~h FiJced Intercept Statio:rs (FESTE NACmlICHTEN ..\tmcr.AERUNGSSTELLEN), LOJt1:-ra.nge Imeroept C~nies (NAmiRICHrEN FERNAUFKLAERUNGS l«JCPiu«Etf) 

an:l Sh<lC't-range Intercept Oaiq:anies (?ii.CHRIOHTEN Nhllia.urKUERtmGS KCMPANnlli) • This 

was tl:EI orgaru.so.tion of Interoept in<-t~ field a.f'ter beg 1942; before tlnt date 

Intercept in the field appea.m to hav9 been .oarried out by a .3 (Intercept) Ooy of 

the Div Si.gs B:rs am in sane oases by a 4- (Rr Interoept) Pl ot 2 (w.r) Coy Of the 

Div, Si.gs Bns • 
.. 

.. • REF ID:A65384 • 

-3-

Q.SDIC/OO/I 30 

Details of t!i:is orge.:rnsation are given below UIJdar beadings • . . (&.) Interoel!..t_ DePD£?!ert _ot War O:ffuse (OKH IN 7/vI) 

H' stated that "INSP.IEI'ION 711 ~ OIH was tm Inspectomte dealing with 

-'.rqr Siga (HEERES NACHBIOJIL'EN\1.E5EN) • Gruppe VI dealt with Interoept (NlCHRlDiTEN 

.la.UFICLAERtJm.). It v.a8 looa.ted at lt- :Mh'NHEJXIRCEE PUTZ, BEI«Jlf, am was evacmted 

to JUETERBOO. m Oat 4.3,. PW'Chd not agree w:ith ea.oh Brtbsr a.s to whether Gruppe 

VI dealt m.th Intoroept-DecipherJ.1>8 (NACHRICHTEN Aum..AER.tJm.ENl'ZIFPBRTOO) or 

whether it dealt nth the whole Intercept Sel'V'l.oes (NACHRIOHTEN Atm"KLmRtOO) for 

the Ar:mv, i.e. T~ohn:i.oal. as uell as In~lligenoe. PW' COEr..ER thought he had hRd 

a G:nQJ.pe IV mantiomd, dealing with N&mmIOHTEN AU!!IAERU:NG, probab]¥ Interoept 

proper (tech:n:Loal) • IN 7/vr. controlled the Intercept Direotomtes \'l.l!JSr am EAST. 

GrQ.q> VI was crge.msed m 8-9 Sub-Sect10~ l PFEaATE~ In 194,l 1ihB 

folJ.ar:mg REF.ERA.TE were in existonce: 

U.S • .li.. (AME!1IK:.NJ:SOHE9) REFER.AT 

Bri tJSh »Dp:ire (ENGLISOHEB) REFER.AT 

Prenoh (~"NZOESISC:EBS) REFER!aT 

Italian (ITAL!ENISCHES) REF.EID.l.T \ 

Balkans (SUEDOST) ~i.T ' 

.Agents (1~~ REFERI~T 

CJ}1Pto-T:ng (IamSUS) REFERAT 

( ?) Research or m tbemll t:i.oal (? :roRSCHU?Gs/ 

• :MATl!EMATISCHES) REF.EW'.i.T • 

There was also/ a section working on HOILERITH llaoh:ims (HOLiiERITH-

.ABTEILUNG) whl.d'I. was lld&pement a.rd a.t tm d:isposal of all the o.bOV'e manbio:ned 

REFER:i.TE. 

Pi'I DOSI! montiomd o.lso a. NAchl.n:I (1&1.SCHINEN) REFER.AT which may or '1IJIX3 

not be the Sa.J18 a.s the Rese4roh RE51ERAT referred to abave. oosr also thought that 

there elCJ.Sted in IN 7/v!. o. HEFERi~T dee.ling witti "own oode ani cipher security" 

(EIGENE VERFlUIREN-UEBERi'l'ACHtOO). Harevcr bs oould not oqif'mm this point • 

.t:.t 1daB eni at 1943 the French am tl'B Itc.liAn REFERL~TE were o.mlgam&ted 

am lJl Spl"ing 1944 USt.1. am British Empire REFEB/i.TE were also amalgamated • 

... '1.ll RE~TE were known by an <rdiml nmbe r. P W ha.vever could o:nq 

remmber-the lst lUSA) and tho 2nd (British Empire) REFJm:.TE by :ram o.rd m.miber.,... 

('B) INrERCEeT DIHEJTORH.TE m.lBr 

(HdffiH----ri"'iTsrrrn wmirr:-

. ThlB Directorate, miler IN 7/vI, was situated at BENDLl!RSTW'.1.SSE, BERLIN 

a.rd after Oot 43 at ZOSSEN. It was thoud'i t by PW' to- be an Eva.lmt1on Direotamte 

:ror a.11 Intercept Headqmrtem in the WEST. Pil lmeW that results ar oryptographiD 

work, do:na at m 7/vI, were canmunicated to H-LEITSTELLE Wl!ST, but could :not state 

wblt tl1e ch&m ot oamm.nd was between these two bureaux. lW agree6 that after 

Feb 41 IN 7/vI was expan:lecl am thought that it took over a number at tasks :tran 

H•LEITST.ELLE Wl!m'. Trey remenibered having haaid that H·LEITSlFJB WES.I! med to 

be oh:le:r:q active in the days when it relJBd on a supply of ~traffic tran :rl.Xed 

mtercept s'tations(FESrE HORCHSTELLEN) :lm:ide eEHW.i.NI. 

(6) INrERCEl?T DIRDDTCRt:.TE FAST' 

(HORCH LEJ!rSTELLE osr) • 

Pll had little int0Ima.t1on rogald~ this Directorate, except 1hat it Was 

um.er IN 7/v!. a:rd •s believed to be a.n Evu.luation Direotomile for Intercept HQa 

in the EAST. They had heo.rd. tmt it was at t:irst located o.t TRDUENBRI~ZEN nr. 

l3ERLIN a.Di laf.er (probc.bJ;r summer ltl) moved to LOErZEN/Et".ST PRUSSIA near the 

FUEfHllER's GHQ. Trey also tel t .lairJ;r oerta.m that the Russian REFERAT at IN 7/vI 

wa.a ba.iiq attt\ohed to H-LEITSTELLE Et.1.STe Th:is they jqit:rf'ied by the sta.te:mnlb 

Ulo.t there was :no Russum REFE&!i.T o.t IN 7/V!. in BERLIN er later a.t JDErERBOO.e 
• 

• • REF ID:A65384 • 

{I)) PIXED INTERCEPr STJ~Tig§ 

(FESl'E HORCB:STErLEN) 

%) Pre-War 

.. 

Tmse were run by the Amrv1 but a.lso enq>loyed cl.Vilian }lersanml. P« 

etD.ted that befar:e tm war ~go.n no cryptographic pemczuel was employed. at 

tmse Fimd Intercept Sta.tiom. Tray tha.ight that lll these days o~pbio.. 

work was dare at the HOROH-LE~STELLEN (WEST am/or ~ST) am/or OKB IN 7/vt• 

The !':i.xed Interoept sta.tJ.CXDS lll existence at the outbreak of tm war were 

looated at , :-

"" "'-'-J ;Quring the War 

IIDSUM - l.) Station oalJBd OKWOHI HUStlM 

2.) ? 

:MUEN8rER/11:::s.rHUi.LIA 

STUT'!Gl\RT 

TtLlll/..~ U'SrRL1. 

GRt.Z/.i~ USTRLi 

? TREUENBRIErrZEN 

? BREBU.U 

mBKIRCHEN (Nr COLOONE) 

After Jun 40 mcst F:ixed Intercept Sta.tior.s moved part Qf their staff 

to stE:.tJ.Om se-t up in conquered territories, md became part ot Intercept 

orgo.:mse.t:i.on m the field. Thus ona of tre two sto.tiORS o.t HUStlM moved to 

BE:OO-EN in NORW .. ,Y, pa.rt of tm station at MUENSTER moved to The HACUE a.nl pa.rt 

Of the station at srurTG.t:RT moved to F.Rl.NCE. PB thought that tl'E part or the 

sto..ff of the Fi:x:ed Intercept stations which re:nnined :in Gl:RW.NY at the old 

looa.tionS (the ... civilian staff) proba.b~ worked on Radio llonitori?Jg. The s:baf'f' 

sent abrm.d worked on Illl.lita.r:r intercept ani f'OI'DEld the FNt .. Sl'a (FESTE NACHRICHTEN· 

1'UFKLAERUNGSSTELLEN = FJ..Xed Intercept Stations-mJ.l.J.ta:r,y, as distl.l1Ct f'rom FESTE 

HCRCHSTELLEN = Fixed intercept Sta.tionsi 

(.I) Intercept Units ~he~ 

I.)~-~ 

' 

Befcre the war began most ReguaJa.rinf Divs had. on the establJ..ShnEnt 

of their diVJSioml Sigs Bn a 3 Ooy l"lh1.0h was mten:led to be an Intercept Coy 

(N.a.CHRICHTEN l.UlKLt~E1:1mns:KOMP.nNIE). Sar.e bJf DJ.VS hod on tile establ:ishment ar 

2 (WT) Cay (2/Fu/Kp) o. plD.toan oollsd 4 Pl (4 Zug) wh:Loh was .utten:led. to be an 

RT Intercept Pl (HCRCHZUG). .n.lthoueh Pi1 had no proof' of thjs decentralised 

orga.m.sat:um, ttl.Ef/ ma.l.Ilta1D3d that in pre-war days ,.s well as dur~ 1he f Jrst 

year Of t-m war tlhlare Tre.s no pla.nmd oentra.liaed Intercept crgamsation in the 

fJlf!J ld. PW DOST stated tl:E. t in the German AI'Ii\Y' the setting up ot an In'flercept 

orga.nl8ation in the f:ield "began from bel.Od am not from abovw'' • Furthe.r, PW 

DOST stated most em;phatically tmt up to Jun 40 the worlt c£ the :tn-mrcept Coy 

(3L Coy IN mE DIVISIONAL SIGS BN) as well as that at the Interoept Pl (4 Pl :1l1 

2 0.., in Dii1Biornl Sigs BnJ was done at mcst within a oorps and th.at it was mt 

oo-oJ.U:L:nated from t!E top. Both P« thought tl:nt tm :lmportant date lll the reorga.nJSa-tion at ttl.e Ge:rnan Ar/rJtJ' Intercept Serv10es J.n tho fJBld was the bee;:z.mung or 

191'2. 

II) 1d'ter Beg 1242 

.t'l.bout thlS t:ime the OICH appea.rs to have orga.m.sed ita Interoept serv:iooa 

lll tm f'ieJd an the basJ.S a$ set out at the beg:Umir:Jg of para. 3l i.e. with seven 

Intercept HQs unier tre I:rrl;erroept Direotorates WESJ! anl El\ST (?J These HQs operated 

, through ?.J..xaa Intercept Staticms,. Lone-range Interoept Cqm am Short-ral:8e InteI'-

oept O~s. Deta.:i.ls c£ organiso.tian are set out un:I.er hemhngs below. (of' also 

CSDIC/00'/I 3 & 5) • 

/ 

J~bout Mar 45 the Geiman J\.~ lll ITJJ:E attempted to build up again. the 

3 (Intercept) Oqy ani tm 4 (Rr Intercept) Pl m the Div Siga Bns, but the reason 

l8 :nDt known. Nor J.S it knmm if the 3 Coy was lllten:led to worlc on a carps or 

divisional level. 
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ID:A65384. 

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' 

CSDIO/mq'/J 30 

(a) Interoept Headquarters (K.CIDIAH>!URE der Nlt.CHRICHrEN AmKULERmG = KNA.) 

• 

There were mnen at these altogether. The date ot their toxmat10n 

:i.s not oerto.in, but it my be usumed that they were tozmed roun:l aboub 1941.. 

Intercept Directorate Tl.EST (H-LEITSTELLE WJ!m) depenled for sources of tra.ftio 

am intellJgeme on Intercept HQs lt-1 5 am 7 (this last fer ITlJZ) am prcbo.b~ 

oontrolled these HQs; Interoe~t Direotorate Ela.ST (H-LEITSTEILE Osr) depe:nded 

on Interoept lIQs l, i, 3 am li, am a1a:o probab]¥ controlled these HQs. 

6 Intercept HQ ma.y have been pa.rlil\\t controlled or depe:riled upon by 

Intercept DJ.rectorate WB, because, eooordmg to PW OOEl:.ER, part at the wark 

done by subat'd.imte mu.ts or 6 Intercept HQ was or the same mture as that 

oa.r.ried out by 7 Intercept HQ. 

tfote: - There is no evldeme to sh<J'l tm t an Intercept Directo:ra te 

(H-LEI!rSTELLE) SOOl'H ever exJBted. It :i.s believed tho.t the tem iraST applied 

to l.angmge group and mtiona.lity of the troops (ma.inly BritlSh) operating jn 

the SOUTH, i.e. MJ!:DITERRt~NEla.Ii am NEAR FAST)• 

For arge.msa.tion of Interoept HQs 6 and 7 see stibparas ;s. E. II, e. & f. 

(b) FIXED INrEROEPr STl.TIONS (FESTE NACHRIOHTEN .hUm.la.ERUNGSSTELIEN = FNASTs) • 

These were formed fran amol8 persormel posted abrmd (Occupied territory) from "the FESlE HCRaiSTELIEN in the REICF. In ITJ..LY there l1e re two FJ..:Xed 

Intercept Sta.tJ.dns {FNt .. Sl's), F.Nct.Sl' 4, cover-name "MDNIK&l' (ex STtr.L'fGia.RT am probabl;y 

MDNrPELLIER) , and FNAST. J., cover-no.me "ERlXA", (pzoobabq ex HUSUM but not ox 

aaJ-CJII HUS UM) • J\ 3rd FN: .. ST arrived in ITaLY tram NORW:,Y in sumer 44 (ex .KN.\ 

5) • The l'UDber ~ this"'FNl.ST is not known, th!J oovsr-mme ms "la.STRID", Th:i.s 

urd.t brOUBht alor:e; with it its am oryptogre.pber personnel., which "WB.S exceptional 

m lT.Aii!', wmre all cryptographer personnel from otl'e r FNASTs were pooled a.t 

Intercept HQ (I~ 7) • ' 

FN.!\Sl' 11 .. i.STRID" "ims d:i.sbanied about F'eb/Mar 451 {reason unknown), onl;y 

one Pl beuig kept as such am attached to FK .. ST 4 - "Mcmlh",, the rest at tJ:E 

non-czyptogra.phsr pemamel be:i.?Je sent to ISEiiBERG near LIENZ as part or the 

odvame parb,y at 7 Intercept HQ. 

(o) Lore-ra!JSe J.nt:!!S'W Ooys (Nb.CHRICHTEN F.ERNlt.UFKL.t~ums KOMP.ANIEN ::s NFAK) • \ 

These were an. alter.native type at strategic {long-range) Intercept 

-tm.it, bearing numbers in the 600 serJ.es. There \"vere :none lll IT.1~1 7 Interoept 

HQ be:i.ng allotted 2 - 3 FK";.STs. PiV Da3T h9W9V8r remembers th!J following unJ:bs 

in RUSSil~ umer oomnard at 6 Intercept HQ \m\ 6) • 

:~bout May 42 620 Lo~-range Intercept Ooy (NF/iK 620) was sta t'.i.oned _, lll the DON .l~i. raml ST.a.LINO and another Long-range Intercept Coy {NFil) 

probabJ,- 623, also wner oamm:ril at 6 Interoept HQ was stationed :near Tli.Gl..NROG(9 ) 

In addi tio~ an J:nteroept unit under oanmand of 6 Intercept HQ, llke NF.AK 620, 

do~ wcrk on both RUSSilJi ard Em-LISH traffic (MIDDLE El~ST),. (see subpara ,3.E. 

II,a. above), was called FESTE HORCHSTJ!U,iE 10, but latex- became ml.ST J.O. 

(d) Short-raree Intercept .92:!. (NAOimICHTEN NAHr\UJ.iKl:J&ERUlGS KCMl?J~ = NNAK) • I 

The only Coy c£ this kind knodn to PH DOST arid Oom:..ER in IT.ALY, unier 

oamtand of 7.!nteroept HQ,was1 the 96.3 {late 603) Short-range Interoept; Coy which 

had been term.er]¥ stationed. in FRANCE. 

(Note: - Aooordine to sources at reports Y/3 e..rd Y/51 as well as acoordi.Jl8 to N DOST ard OOELER, 963 Short-ra~e- Interoept Coy, late 603 Short-ra?Jge 

Cqy, IBd always been a Short-range Interoept unit, even though the old numbering 

1m.s in the 600 series. It is not known whether the changing at the number,fran 

603 to 963 was oaITied out in order to dJ.Stinguish a Short-range Interce,pt Ooy 

= ~ trom a Long .. range Interoept 001' = NFAK, am tm t the former "GYpe of unit 

should bear *8Dbers m tm 900 series). 

... 
, 

MARIE". 

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Q.SD;I0/00/I 30 

96; Short-range Intercept Co,y was knam by 1he oore~name ot''HJmJEIt had :foU[" Pl.a known as : -

11 IlGE" - :in l'ar 45 

"DORIS" - II II II 

l'HEIDEH - II II It 

''MARIE II - II II lh 

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scum OF BOLmNA 

at IMOIA 

near lake CJOMMAOCHIO 

mar RmGIO EMJIJll 

A new Pl Imam by the ocwer-m.me of "GERrRtm' was :f'ormed at the em 

ot liar or beg Apf 45 unler the cannard ar Inspeotor ESTElJlaYER {ex T'CJLlaN or GRAZ) 

for interceptmg Tito PartJSan tratr:Lo. 7 Intercept HQ also worked en shortrange material supplJ.ed by umdentif'ied l.lltercept un:Lts outslde ''HE:mE-l&RIE'', 

kncwn as HEINRICH I, HEINRICH II, fi1erd URStJ[A.. 

\ 

~) ORGANI&T~ 7 INrERCEPr H~ (~ lll~l_]lft.Q!JS.!5Jl~~plRUl'G 7). 

7 Intercept UQ was orgamaed lJl an admlJlJStrative HQ, known. as tm WT 

• Ooy HQ (FUNK KOl.aNIE (HOIDH)) and the 7 Interoept Evalm tion HQ (Nt~CJ!RICHTEN 

.ciUJKLAEa.UlGS AUSllERT&STEl:Ul 7) pi-aper• 7 Intercept Evaluation HQ (NU. St -n had 

the status ot an HQ, am ms div.Sded into thiee min sections (ABTEILUNGEN). 

1~ The Oxyptographio Section {EN.l!ZIFBl'COOS a :mz..ABTElLUNG) 

n Evalua ti.on Section (J.USWERTUNG = ... 'I) 

:di -Tm Bigs Oommumoat10ns Pl (Nl.cHRICHTEN VEBBINDUIGSZUG = NVZ) 

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THE OR!PrOO.&.HiIO SlimION (E&-ABTEILUNG) - un:ier ocmmam ot Capt 

MUELIER ard Lt. SONNJE - employed most oryptograliJ.ers stationed ll1 Ital.y who 

were pooled at 7 Intercept HQ (nommlly :mlms, NF..\Ks ard ~ had azvtlu.l'l8 

tran 2 to 10 cryptographer person.ml on 'their establishmant. However in ITAiir 

they had vexy fev1). In the oryptograph10 section at 7 Intercept HQ the 

cryptographers worked lll group!! aoooidmg to the vpes ot tratt10 'they had to 

deal with. 

THE EV .. ~I.ILTION SECTION ( .. ,tSWERTUl'G) under comma.rd ot Lt. ~H30RGE, was 

subdiv lded. in the tollcwi~ sub-sections • · 

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Traffic Evalta tion Bub-section (VERKFER&USWERrUNG= VAW) 

Text El'alua.tion Sub-section (INHlaLT&~USWERTUNG = :u~W) 

DF - Evaluation Bub-section (mL-AUSWERCUNl :: PAW) 

Eval.m tion Sub-seotion m (AUSRERCUID m = 1~ ll m) 

deallllt v11th French tm:f'fio• both in I'Uiir am MErROPOLIT.hN Fru-s.NO"!l 

Immed1ate Evaluation SUb...Seot:Lcii {SOFORr.hl.S1IERrm& = st.V) 

deal.J.ng Vil.th contents- ot tX"D.f'tJO ieqw.r:i.ng :hrumd:iate e.tt;,ntion. 

F:i.ml Evaluation Sub-section (ENDt~USilERrUNG = EAW) 

appears to have collated am edited tne results of tte work of 

all the above Sub-seotio:na plus those of the Cryptographic Beotion. \ ' _... ... 

THE SIGS OOMMUN.IC.~TIONS PLATOON (NACHRICHTEN VERBINDUNGZUG == NVZ) was 

a sub-unit of the NA.hST 7 equii:ped nth TP, WT O.lld m apparntus ard maintallled 

cCllllluru.aations between m, 7 anl H-LEITSTEL..LE 'ffE9r o.t ZOSSEN on ltihe one han:l, 

anl KNA 7 a.rd OBSVI on the other, Tm oover-o:name of the principal rrr station 

viras. "ISl!&RJK11

1 1000.tion at MASON, ' 

ls.bout beg 451 o.ccord:mg to both i.:w, a DBW organisation tor 7 lnteroept 

HQ was emdsaged~ whereby 7 Intercept Evaluat1on HQ (Nl~St 7)-was to worlc on 

llll terlAl. pr0vliled by FNn.STs "tlONID. II am n ASTRID", and an HQ known as n S'l!AB 17" 

was to work on na ter:ial tran. FmST "ER!R:A 11 an:i NNAK ''HE~RIE". Tmy both state 

tha.t up to the t:h!e of th3 collapa.se this crgo.rusa.t:J,.ai was on paper only, anl. 

that 7 Inte:mept Evaluation HQ cont:i.nu:sd to oontral all four lmits as regazds 

v1ork. S'l!AB 171 um.er Ca.pt IO!KPER, "was there to keep people in jobs "• 

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• REF ID:A65384 , 

-7- • _.,... 'f 9f' S!lUU!Jr __ .............. 

OSDIC/CMFQ JO 

PW stated tl:at dur:i.ng 1945 7 Interoept HQ \BS intaroept:iJJg tra.f"fJ.c 

or:i,g:z.m.ted J.n ITlJJl, YtlG-OSUIV~ am :F'Rl .. NJE. 

l 

(f) 6 Intercept; HQ (KOLil&' .. ~ ~~::.mr.r~ ~UFKLHERUNG 6) 1 SOUROJ~ 

1) HlBt~. 

Th:is HQ was fcrmed 'a.t the begmnll'8 at 42 at FRJ .. NKFURT D MAIN ard was 

sent to RUBSL~ to do Interc6J>t work in the Souttle m Seotor. In JJu]. 42 J.t was 

at STALINO. {or OSDJD OM!!/i/JJJ on EJ.4ER). 

'PVI states that 6 Intercept HQ was doUJg work aga:i.:ns t the pi.rtisans 

(P.n.Rl'ISI~) dter the beg:umJJE of' ~' lQQa.tion :MINSK. i~rter autumn 44. it 

ceased to exJSt as a fom.a.tion Of that type ~). 

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In winter 44/45 a new 6 Inter-cept lI Q ;es f'crmed on th:t WES'.rmN FRON.r 

{No.rthem Sector?) • Furtle r details are not known. 

iJ.) Orgams~?-OD 

'1:W stqted that 6 Intercept HQ had umer its oanmanl two Long-range -

Interoept Coys lNFiUC 620 am NF1 .. K ? 623) a.nl 10 Fl.Xed Intercept S~tiox; ~ 

{FESTElUCIISTELLE later FNh.ST 10). 

ui) Ovptogr~.B.l:Je.F. .stacr, 

NF..'.'JC 620 an3. FESTE HCRCHSTELIE 10 ho.d ea.ch a staff' of' crfptogre.prs 

or whan tvro thims w8re Russ:ian speakers c.rd om third English speakers. The 

reason tor the latter rm.s that J.t was interded to J.nm:roept tra.ffio lJl EpglJSh 

or:i.g:uated by Briti.sh D.1'li l!mp:ire troops in the MJ.ddle East as well as by 11:3 

troO,PS or IlllSsiom staticmed in the li'ERSL..N GULF. P t7 mentio:rud BASRla.. :R'o 

information avnila.ble as regazds ccmpcsition of crypt0gmpher staff at NFil ? 

62J. 

4• PERSONttLITIES 

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Note: CA = Cryptoamllfst. ~ Ool H.~SSEL Head (LEITER) ar 7 I:nspectorate (l:N 7 N.~CHRIOI~ENilEsEN) ,at ORH BERLIN between 

4l - e:nd 4-3 • 

Major :Mll7rTICH er ME'rTIG 

Major LECHNl!R 

Ober:im-~or LIFD{T)KE 

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OberinspektClC' ZIILM'la.NN 

Head (LEJ:TER) ot Group VI ( GRUPPE VI) 

in 7 Inspectorate of OKH fran Feb liJ. -

May 42 • .tt.f'ter Mey 42 until Spring 4-3 

00 of 6 Intercept HQ l.Tl IUESL., later 

posted to ~~ Sigs School (HEE?.ESN.~CHRICHTmECffULEJ at &LLl!'/a/s. 

Head {LEITER) or Group VI IN 7 at 0KH 

from May 42 to SUIDIDBr lt-3. 

HeD.d of Group VI IN 7 at Olffi fran 

S\.11IlIEr to J~ utUIJn 44. . -

Read (LEITER) ot the ErCLISCJ:U!l1 REFER:i.T 

l'ran Feb 4l. - .,. 42,. After Mi'l.y 42 m 

RUSSI.a. with KNI .. 6 mder Lt-Oo111€LNG. 

Believed to bD.ve gore to KNl.i. 5 at ST. 

GERM11IN mar B\RIS after Spring 43. 

Oon:i:Ldered to be ono of the best cryptoa.mJ;ysts in GERMt~NI • Knarn to his 

subozd ~s as the "POPE" • 

Tock over in ::wiy 42 t!'e E?GLISOHES 

REFERAT ot IN 7/vI tran LlED(T)KE,a.nl . 

remallled tlll spr!n,g 44. Was an ' 

"idmin m!ln, not a oryptoana.itjyst. 
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Sonier~hrer SCHULZ 

(now Oberbaura t ar Doktor 

or both) 

ObeITe,c;1erW1gSm t BEIIDlITSOH 

(or &ILOVIO) 

Sorderfuehrer STEilmElG 

Oberinspektor KU!HN 

SorderfuelT er KUEHN 

Lt BAUOOH 

Cpl BERNHhRD 

Lt OIA1!5SENS 

Inspektor WEISS 

Lt HEiNIG 

'Lt RIDHTER 

Lt SONN:m 

Lt WOLTERS 

Lt ANSORGE 

Cpl WELDE Gem 

Cpl SLUPINSKI Verner 

Cpl AOK.EmlANN 

Cpl SCHUCJ{ 

_. 

i'Eai Sl6Rm 

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T oak over in Sp!i.ng 44 the amo.lga.DB ted /~JITSCHEB ani EIGLISCHES REPER/.T 

of IN 7/vI. Ia reported to~ a goal 

Mathemat10J&n az:d efficient :i.n his job. 

Head (LEITER) of tb& ~~ REFERAT 

at IN 7 /vI. In 1944 tmnsfer.red 'bo 

CE.W-OHI. Ex-employee Of the Austr:ia.n 

KRIEGSMINISTERIUM at VIE:Nm.i.. Spec:i.al-

:ist in Slav languages. 

Head (LEITER) at the JJ.D!JRIKkNISCKES 

REF.l!!Rlt.T Of IN 7 /vI be:fore 1 ts nma.1 gama t1an in spring 44 with the ENGLISOHES 

P.E.ti--mAT • ' 

Head (LEITER) of the Crypto""lng 

(KURSUS) REFERAT at m 7/vI. 

Head (LEITER) of the FRANZOESISCHES 

REFEPJ~T of IN 7/vI. No relation to 

KUl!HN above, 

Head (LEITER) of tl'B .liG:EN.I'EN REB'mUAT 

1ll IN 7 /vI. 

One at the best oryptoa.na.qsts lll the 

/'loGEN.rEN REFERAT, am has saned at IN 

7/vI, l'kRIS ard MARSElLLES. Is an 

.ta.USTRIL.N, reported to have been m 

tJ:B d1plam tic or oo.nsular sernce 

be f'ore tm "W.r. 

00 7 Intercept HQ (KN. 7) • 

00 7 Intercept Evalua "b.on HQ (Ni!A St 

7). 

Probably head. of Traffic Evaluation 

Sub-section (VEBIO!HRSAUSWERTUIG) m 

NU St 7•' 

' In Tra:f'fl.c Evaluation Sub-section. 

Probably head at DF Evaluation SubsectJ.O.n (EEILAtSiERTUNG} lll ~ St 7• 

In DF Evaluation Sub•seotian. 

- 2 i/o Cr,yptographJD Section (EZABTEILtJm.) in NA."' St 7, 

00 963 Short-range Interoept Coy 

(NNAK 963). 

t 

In CryptographlO Seo tz Abt) at Wa. 

St 7. al... 

in Nia.Ii. St 7 • Ol.,. .. 

in :NAla. st. CA.. 
.... . ... • REF ID:A653B4 • 

Cpl REICHE 

CpJ. n.,NNENBEBG 

Cpl GAITZSCH 

Opl BARTHEL Thanas 

Cpl KROLIJIANN F:red 

CSM MCEiiLER Kiitl. 

L/Opl HASSLiR 

Pte SCHIEBC 

Inspektor PFITZER 

Oapt MTJl!!T.IJ[R 

Lt BUtJSCH 

2/Lt BIENh'lli 

2/Lt FCElIDE"tlER 

2/Lt SCl1A EFniER 

2/Lt mEBENl:1l 

Lt PREUSS 

2/Lt RUJ?.P.RfiXHT 

Inapeklior ExrJ&YER 

Lt. OBERME:CER 

capt Rb.USCH 

Lt. TlJrENBEBG 

Co.pt HEERBR&GE(N) 

c.s.n.I.o., ' 

C.M.F. 

21 lla.y 145. 

.. 9 .. '!a> BEBH! 

gg>Ig/CMF/r 30 

in Ni~ St 7• QA., 

in NlJi. St 7• C/ •• 

1 

in NM. St 7• CA. 

:m NAA St 7 (deserted. to 

Partisans). QA., 

m NA.a. St 7• QA. 

I in NA... St 7.. OA.. 

:tn NltJt. St 7. OA.11 

in Na St 7. ~ ex »-'all'tAnt 

Pa.a tor. 

:ln KNA. 7 (ex F.NAST ".AsrRID").OA. 

Head of Oryptogra.pbio SeotJ.an 

(~LUNG) in ~ St 7• 

PrObe.bJ.¥ in 963 Short-range I.zrt;erQ 

oept Ooy (mu. 963) am. pcssib~ 

Lt BAUSCH referred to abow. 

in 963 NIU ( ''Wa.RIE" P.t) 

in 963 NNAK ( "D&E" PJ) 

in 963 NNJtlt ( "DOlll' pl) 

in 96:3 NNAK (''.HEIDE" P.L) 

oc FNA.Sl 4 ''MONJXA"). 

in FNASr "ERIKA 11 • 

in "GmRUll" Shorb-ra.lf;e Intercept 

PE (HCJROHZUG) • C A. Ex TtLIN or 

GRAZ FiJIM Intercept Stn. 

in 6 Intercept HQ, :in RlESIA ( l,2 -

4.3) • Is a. cryptographer. 

00 Rlt'.X 620 in R-tBSIA (i.2 .. 43) • 

Cryptographer m NFAK 620 in RlSSIA 

(lt2 - !i.3). 

i/o ~sonnel (PERsON.\L CHEF), :Ln 

NF.alt 620 in RUSSIA (42 - "'3) • 

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