On the subject of the German Uranium the obituary of Capt Tibbets in the respected Guardian Newspaper UK included the following reference  At the end of the month Little Boy arrived It symbolised global war Some of its uranium was from the Congo confiscated from the Belgians in  by the Germans and snatched from Sovietoccupied Germany in  by an AngloAmerican special unit  Is there any historical record to back this up  The full obituary can be found at  httpwwwguardiancoukmilitarystoryhtml