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SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
TOP SECRET
Auth: SC, AEF :
Initials: MER
25 April 1945
AG 381-1 GCT-AGM APO 757 (Main)
25 April 1945
SUBJECT: ECLIPSE Memorandum Number 1 TO: See Distribution Attached for your information is revised copy of ECLIPSE Memorandum Number 1. Copies of original issue, forwarded under letter, this headquarters, AG 381-7 GCT-AGM, subject as above, dated 25 November 1944, should be destroyed.
By direction of the Supreme Commander:
/signed/
H. H. NEWMAN
Colonel, AGD
Assistant Adjutant GeneralIncl:
As stated
DISTRIBUTION: Copy Nos. Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force 1-30 Commanding General, 6th Army Group 31-51 Commanding General, 12th Army Group 52-96 Headquarters, 21 Army Group 97-121 Commanding General, First Allied Airborne Army 122-127 Commanding General, Communication Zone, European Theater of Operations, U.S. Army 128-152 Commanding General, First Tactical Air Force (Prov) 153-162 Air Officer Commanding, 2 Tactical Air Force 163-172 Commanding General, Ninth Air Force 173-182 Air Officer Commanding, No. 38 Group RAF 183-184 Air Officer Commanding, No. 46 Group RAF 185-186 Commander, U.S. Naval Forces in Europe 187-191 Commander, U.S. Naval Forces in France 192-196 Commanding General, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, U.S. Army 197-198 Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean (including copies for Commander-in-Chief, Allied Armies in Italy) 199-208 Commanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe 209-223 Commanding General, Mediterranean Allied Air Force 224-225 The Secretary, The Admiralty 226-233 Chief of Navy Operations, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. 234-235 The Under Secretary of State, The War Office 236-255
DISTRIBUTION: Copy Nos. The Adjutant General, War Department, Washington D.C. (including copies for OPD and Civil Affairs Division) 256-280 General Officer, Commander-in-Chief, Scottish Command 281-283 The Under Secretary of State, The Air Ministry (including copies for Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief Bomber Command, Coastal Command and Transport Command) 284-303 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Fighter Command 304-313 Combined Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. 314-315 Secretary, Chiefs of Staff Committee, Offices of the War Cabinet 316-317 U.S. Group Control Council (Germany) 318-332 Control Commission for Germany (British Element) 333-350 Supreme Hq AEF Mission (Denmark) 351-354 Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force: Supreme Commander 355 Deputy Supreme Commander 356 Chief of Staff 357 Deputy Chief of Staff 358 Deputy Chief of Staff (Air) 359 Deputy Chief of Staff (Air) (Rear) 360-364 Chief Administrative Officer 356 Deputy Chief Air Staff 366 Secretary General Staff 367-368 Assistant Chief of Staff, G-1 369-373 Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2 374-398 Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 399-418 Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4 419-440 Assistant Chief of Staff, G-5 441-460 Assistant Chief of Staff, A-2 461-462 Assistant Chief of Staff, A-3 463-464 Assistant Chief of Staff, A-4 465-468 Allied Naval Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) 469-471 Adjutant General 472-474 Chief, Engineer Division 475-478 Chief, Air Defense Division 479-481 Chief, Signal Division 482-490 Chief, Air Signal Division 491-492 Chief, Psychological Warfare Division 493-498 Chief, Public Relations Division 499-500 Chief, Medical Division 501 Political Officer, British 502 Political Officer, U.S. 503 War Diary (G-3) 504-506 French Military Mission for German Affairs (through Supreme Hq AEF Mission (France) 507-512 Commanding General, Fifteenth Army 513-518 Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Bomber Command (Advance) (c/o Air Staff, Supreme Hq AEF) 519 Special Force Headquarters 520 OSS (c/o G-3 Division, Supreme Hq AEF) 521-522 Commanding General, Communications Zone, European T of Opns 523 Supreme Hq AEF Mission (France) 524 Supreme Hq AEF Mission (Holland) 525 Supreme Hq AEF Mission (Belgium) 526 Commanding General, Berlin District 527-536 Supreme Hq AEF Mission (Norway) 537 U.S. Group Control Council (Austria) 538-539 Control Commission for Germany (Air Division) 540-541 War Office, MO1 (SP) 542-544 Control Commission for Austria (British Element) 545-546 Commanding General, Communications Zone, European T of Opns 547 G-3 Division, Supreme Hq AEF (Spares) 548-567 AG Division, Supreme Hq AEF (Spares) 568-648
'ECLIPSE' MEMORANDUM NO. 1 The Instrument of Surrender: The Supreme Commander's Special Orders to the German High Command to Supplement the Instrument: Sanctions in the Event of Delinquency.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Para 1. Introduction 1 Para 2. In the Event of Formal Surrender Para 4. In the Event of there being no Formal Surrender Para 7. Impositions of Sanctions
APPENDIX 'A' - Summary of the Terms of Surrender 2 APPENDIX 'B' - Supreme Commander Special Orders to the German High Command (OKW) of common concern to all three services or the direct concern of OWK only 4 Part I: General para 1. Area of applicability of Special Orders para 2. Definitions: (a) Allied Representatives (b) German Armed Forces para 3. Orders to Subordinates para 4. Responsibility for carrying out orders para 7. Information required within 48 hours 5 para 8. Information required within 14 days Part II: Control, Maintenance and Disarmament of German Armed Forces para 10. Control para 11. Maintenance para 12. Disarmament 6 para 13. Destruction etc. of War Material para 14. Maintenance of War Material para 15. Guards on War Material para 16. Minefields and other dangerous obstacles Part III: Allied Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees para 17. Information required within 48 hours para 19. Records 7 para 21. Hand-over of Control para 22. Maintenance para 23. Mail para 24. Communications para 25. Provision of Radio Receivers 8 para 26. Allied Civilian Internees
Page Part IV -- Miscellaneous para 27. Concentration Camps para 29. Safety of Non-German Nationals para 30. Release of the King of the Belgians para 31. Restriction of Movement 9 para 32. Arrest of Certain Persons para 33. Destruction of Concealment etc. of equipment and facilities para 34. Protection of Military Archives and Records para 35. Manufacture of War Materials para 36. Access to Property para 37. Blackout Instructions para 38. Publication of Newspapers, etc. Part V -- Inland Transport, Ports and Merchant Shipping para 39. Information Required 10 para 40. Measures to be taken by the German High Command 11 Part VI -- Telecommunications para 41. Definition para 42. Information required within 48 hours para 43. Information required within within 14 days para 44. Sabotage para 45. Handing over of telecommunication systems para 47. Provision of Advisory & Liaison Personnel to Allied Military Headquarters para 48. Staffing of System para 49. Addresses of Personnel para 50. Closing down & re-opening of telecommunication systems para 51. Jamming para 52. Dine Telephone Circuits para 53. Radio Telegraph Circuits 14 para 54. Call Sign and Code Name Systems para 55. Codes & Ciphers para 56. Factories and Workshops para 57. Research Laboratories para 58. Removal of Mines etc. para 59. Communications for Allied Prisoner of War Camps para 60. Telecommunications in NORWAY Annexure I List of War Materials to be withdrawn from the Germans 15 Annexure II List of War Materials to be retained initially by the Germans 18 Annexure III List of Telecommunication circuits to be set up by the German Authorities 19 Annexure IV Provisional List of Information required relating to Transport & Shipping 20
Page APPENDIX 'C' - Special Orders to the German High Command (OKH) relating to Land Forces 22 Part I - General para 1. Definition of Land Forces para 2: Auxiliary Organizations to be placed under Command para. 3. Representatives of the German High Command to report within 48 hours para. 4. Information required within 14 days 23 para. 5, Representatives of C-in-C WEST to report within 48 hours 24 para. 6. Representatives of other German Commanders to report within 24 hours para. 7. Representatives of German forces in NORWAY to report within 48 hours 25 Part II- Disarmament para 8. Method of Disarmament 26 para 9. Lay-out of Dumps for War Material formed on Disarmament of Field Armies para 12. Dumps formed on Disarmament of Home Army para 13. War Material not held by formations or units para 14. Depots 27 para 15. Listing of War Materials para 17. Provision of services para 18. Responsibility for delivery of war material Annexure I Specimen Form for listing equipment 28 APPENDIX 'D' - Special Orders to the German High Command (OKM) relating to Naval Forces 29 Part I - General para 1. Definition of Naval Forces para 3. German Naval Representatives & information required immediately para 9. Information required within 14 days 31 Part II- Control and Disarmament 32 para 11. Orders to Warships, auxiliaries, merchant ships and other craft para 12. Naval aircraft 33 para 13. Neutral Shipping para 14. Orders relating to scuttling, sabotage, safe measures, pilotage and personnel para 15. Personnel 34
Page APPENDIX 'E' - Special Orders to the German High Command (OKL) relating to Air Forces 35 Part I -- General para 1. Definition of Air Forces para 2. Auxiliary organization to be placed under Command para 3. Representatives of the German High Command to report within 48 hours para 4. Representatives of German Air Forces in NORWAY to Report within 48 hours 36 para 5. Information required within 14 days after surrender takes effect 37 para 6. Restriction on Flying 38 para 7. Balloon Barrages para 8. Meteorological Services para 12. Marine Craft para 15. Airfields Part II -- Disarmament 39 para 17. Responsibility for Disarmament para 18. Methods of Disarmament para 19. Aircraft para 22. Flying Bombs and Rocket Propelled weapons para 24. Anti-Aircraft guns para 25. Small Arms 40 para 26. Gas Bombs & Equipment para 28. War Material not held by GAF Units or in Transit para 30. Depots para 31. Listing of War Material para 33. Provision of Services para 34. Responsibility for delivery of War Material Annexure Specimen form for listing equipment 41 APPENDIX 'F'- Measures which may be taken to enforce the terms of surrender or in the event of no surrender to compel the enemy to comply with the Laws of War. para 1. Definitions 42 para 2. Limitations on the use of Sanctions & Reprisals para 3. Measures which may be taken para 4. Forced Evacuation of Communities para 5. Destruction of Communities para 6. Bombing 43 para 7. Destruction of Private Property para 8. Hostages para 9. Authority to order the use of Sanctions or Reprisals.
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
G-3 Division (Main)
'ECLIPSE' MEMORANDUM NO. 1 THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER: ORDERS TO THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND TO SUPPLEMENT THE INSTRUMENT: SANCTIONS IN THE EVENT OF DELINQUENCY
INTRODUCTION
1. Operation 'ECLIPSE' may be put into operation either as the result of a formal signature of the Instrument of Surrender by German Plenipotentiaries or alternatively on the decision of the Supreme Commander after the main portion of the German forces opposing us have capitulated or been overpowered.
IN THE EVENT OF FORMAL SURRENDER
2. The Instrument of Surrender which has been prepared in agreement between the Three Powers is neither comprehensive nor detailed. It covers only the essentials of unconditional surrender. Consequently it will be necessary to issue further detailed orders and instructions to the German authorities regarding a number of matters upon which they will be required to take action immediately after they have signed the Instrument of Surrender.
3. The form which this amplification of the Instrument of Surrender will take is at present under consideration by the European Advisory Commission. But, in the event that there are no such orders whidh have been agreed by the Commission at the time of the formal surrender, it will be necessary for the Supreme Commander to issue his own Special Orders to the German military authorities which will be applicable only to his area of responsibility. Special Orders to meet this eventuality have been prepared and are appended to this memorandum: they consist of four orders to the German High Command, relating respectively to matters of common concern to all three services, or of the direct concern of OWK alone, and those that are applicable only to the Army (OKH) the Navy (OKE) and the Air Force (OKL).
IN THE EVENT OF THERE BEING NO FORMAL SURRENDER
4. It may well be that no formal surrender by the German authorities will take place, or that there will be local surrenders or capitulations on the part of sections of the German forces before a formal surrender takes place.
5. Under these circumstances the policy of the Combined Chiefs of Staff is as follows:--
- Orders must clearly and expressedly be limited to immediate military objects.
- No commitments of any kind must be made.
- Orders must be expressedly subject to any instrument of total surrender which may be later imposed on the Germans.
- All orders will be given some title which emphasises their purely local character.
6. Within these limits the orders issued by subordinate Allied commanders to German commanders who surrender or capitulate to them, will be based on the Special Orders contained in the appendices to this Memorandum, omitting such parts as are obviously not applicable
IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS
7. It is probable that there will be resistance in some form or another both to the terms of surrender and to the orders given by or on behalf of the Supreme Commander. Under these circumstances it will be necessary to impose certain sanctions. These sanctions are detailed in Appendix 'F' to this Memorandum.
APPENDIX 'A'
to Memorandum No.ISUMMARY OF TERMS OF SURRENDER
For security purposes the Instrument Of Surrender as agreed to by the British, United States and USSR Governments will not be included in this memorandum. The general principles that have been agreed to, however, are as follows:--
1. All German armed forces, including paramilitary and other auxiliary organisations equipped with weapons, will be completely disarmed.
2. The personnel of these formations may be declared to be prisoners of war at the discretion of the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the Allied state concerned.
3. All German forces will remain in their present position pending further instruction., All German forces will be evacuated from territories outside the frontiers of GERMANY according to Allied instructions,
4. Allied Representatives will designate detachments of civil police for maintenance of order.
5. All aircraft will remain grounded pending further instructions.
6. All German shipping will remain in, or proceed to, specified ports.
7. All arms, ammunition, equipment and other war materials, naval vessels, aircraft, transportation and communication facilities, military installations and establishments, and all factories, shops and research institutions producing the same, shall be held intact and in good condition at the disposal of Allied Representatives. German authorities will furnish labour services required for the maintenance or operation of the foregoing as well as any information or records in connection with the same.
8. The Germans will facilitate the movement of Allied troops, equipment and supplies, and will maintain all means of transportation in good order and repair.
9. The German authorities will release to the Allies all United Nations prisoners of war and will provide adequately for them pending their release. Likewise, they will provide for and release all other nationals of the United Nations as instructed.
10. The Germans will furnish full information regarding the numbers, locations and dispositions of armed forces and all minefields, mines and other obstacles to movement by land, sea and air.
11. All obstacles to movement by land, sea and air, including minefields will be rendered as safe as possible -- German authorities will provide the necessary labour and equipment to remove all such obstacles. Safety lanes through minefields will be clearly marked.
12. The Germans will prevent the destruction, removal and concealment of all property records and archives.
13. Pending control by Allied Representatives over all means of telecommunication, wire and wireless transmission will cease except as directed by the Allied Representatives.
14. The Allies will station forces and civil agencies in any part of GERMANY as they may determine.
15. The three governments shall possess supreme authority with regard to GERMANY.
16. Additional requirements will be issued in the form of proclamations orders, ordinances and instructions and all Germans will comply therewith. In the case of violations the Allied Representatives will take whatever action nay be deemed necessary.
APPENDIX 'B'
to Memorandum No. 1SPECIAL ORDER BY THE SUPREME COMMANDER, AEF, TO THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND (OKW) OF COMMON CONCERN TO ALLIED SERVICES, OR THE DIRECT CONCERN OF OKW ONLY
PART I -- GENERAL
Area of Applicability of Special Orders
1. Unless otherwise stated, all special orders by the Supreme Commander, AEF, to the German High Command will apply throughout that part of GERMANY WEST of the line drawn from the point on LUBECK BAY where the frontiers of SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN and MECKLENBURG meet, along the Western frontier of MECKLENBURG to the frontier of the province of HANOVER; thence along the Eastern frontier of HANOVER, to the frontier of BRUNSWICK; thence along the Western fontier of the PRUSSIAN province of SAXONY to the Western frontier of ANHALT; thence along the Western frontier of ANHALT; thence along the Western frontier of the PRUSSIAN province of SAXONY and the western frontier of THURINGIA to where the latter meets the BAVARIAN frontier; thence Eastwards along the Northern frontier of BAVARIA to the 1937 CZECHOSLOVAKIAN frontier; also to NORWAY, DENMARK, the CHANNEL ISLANDS and the German occupied areas in FRANCE and NETHERLANDS.
Definitions
2.
For the purpose of these orders the term "Allied Representatives" shall be deemed to include the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, and any subordinate commander, staff officer or agent acting pursuant to his orders.
- "Allied Representatives"
For the purpose of these orders the term "German Armed Forces" shall be deemed to include the German Army, Navy and Air Force, the Shutzstaffel, including the fully militarised formations of theWaffen Schutzstaffel, the N.S. Sturmabteilung, the Volkssturm, the N.S. Kraftfahr Korps, the N.S. Fliegekorps, the Heimatflak, the Reichsarbeitsdienst, the Organization Todt, the Hitler Jugend, the Ordnungspolizei including. the Technische Nothilfe, the Sicherheitspolizei, the Sonderpolizei, every person (including women) not belonging to but who is serving with or attached for duty to any of these organizations, and every reservist viable to be called or recalled for service with any of the above specified organizations.
- "German Armed Forces"
Orders to Subordinates
3. The German High Command (OKW) shall forthwith issue orders to all organizations under their orders and in particular to the German High Commands of the Navy (0KM), Army (OKH) and Air (RLM including OKL and RDL) and to all officers and officials and their subordiates serving therein and in all subordinate formations, including units, formations and organizations beloning to, or associated with any of the German Armed Forces as defined above to obey all orders and instructions issued by the Allied representatives. These orders and instructions will be given in English or in French, and the onus of interpreting them correctly will be upon those who receive them. When, for convenience, the text of an order or instruction is also given in German, the official text in English or in French will be controlling.
4.In case of any question as to the meaning of these orders, and instructions the decision of the Allied representatives shall be final.
Responsibility for carrying out the Orders
5. Commanding Officers of all formations and units of the German Armed forces and their subordinates are to be notified that they will be held personally responsible by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force for the execution of these Orders within their respective spheres of responsibility.
6. Disobedience to these orders or failure to enforce them either by Commanding Officers or their subordinates will be punished. Any failure to communicate these orders to those concerned will render the persons responsible for such failure liable to punishment. Ignorance will be no defence.
7. The German High Command will be held responsible by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, for ensuring that the provisions of these orders are carried out in all German army, naval and aeronautical establishments of all types, whether military or civil.
Information required within 48 hours
8. The German High Command will furnish within 48 hours of receiving this order detailed information regarding the location of OKW and all its departments and branches. Locations will be marked on maps ot a scale of not less than 1:100 000 and not more than 1:40 000. The full official name and address of each department of OKW are to be given, together with the name and appointment of the Senior Officer or official of each department.
Information required within 14 days
9. The German High Command will furnish within 14 days of receiving this order:--
- A complete list of all establishment where research experimental production or repair work on war material of all natures, including chemical or biological warfare agents, is being carried out on behalf of the High Command. This list will give full official name and address of the establishment, controlling authority, appointment of Managing Director, and name of individual authority to whom he is immediately responsible.
- A complete list of all underground installations of every nature, stating the purposes for which used, together with marked maps to a scale of not less than 1:100,000 and not more than 1:40,000 showing their exact locations.
- List of all launching stations for directed missiles with marked maps on a scale of not less than 1:100,000 and not more than 1:40,000.
PART II -- COTROL, MAINTENANCE AND DISARMAMENT OF THE ARMED FORCES
Control
10. All German forces will remain in their existing locations until the receipt of further instructions by the Allied Representatives. The following exceptions are authorized:--
- Movement of forces required to execute these or any subsequent orders.
- Minimum essential Movement of personnel engaged in administrative services.
- Movement of German police as may be necessary for the prosecution of law and order pending the arrival of allied forces.
Maintenance
11. The German High Command will be responsible for the administration and supply of all armed forces. The scale of rations to armed forces will not exceed that of civilian personnel, except when authorized by Allied Representatives. Normal administrative procedure for reporting, recording and maintaining necessary records and normal supply procedure will be observed.
Disarmament
12. The German High Command will be responsible for the immediate and total disarmament of the German Armed Forces. All war material listed in Annexure I to these orders, with the exception Permitted in Annexure II will be withdrawn initially from units and individuals, or will be disposed of in accordance with the specific Orders to the German Army, Navy and Air Force.
Destruction etc. of War Material
13. The German High Command will give orders to all forces under its command that no war material will be concealed, damaged, or, except in accordance with instructions from the Allied Representatives, destroyed.
Maintenance of War Material
14. All war material will be properly maintained, adequate care and maintenance parties will be left with every dump or depot. As a first priority task all unarmoured load carrying Motor Transport vehicles including ambulances are immediately to be placed in a serviceable condition. The care and maintenance of all animals in possession of the German armed forces will continue to be the responsibility of German Commanders concerned until further instructions on this subject are received.
Guards on war materiel
15. Minimum guards armed only with rifles, with 10 rounds of ammunition per rifle, will be maintained on all dumps and depot pending the receipt of further instructions from Allied Representatives.
Minefields and other dangerous obstacles
16. The German High Command will take immediate steps to mark clearly all land minefields, and to remove all mines and other obstacles on road, rail or inland, waterway and ports. The German High Command will also take immediate steps to make safe and remove all demolition charges, concealed explosives, and booby traps wherever they may be.
PART III -- UNITED NATIONS PRISONERS OF WAR AND CIVILIAN INTERNEES
Information required within 48 hours
17. The German High Command shall furnish within.48 hours of receiving this order the best available information regarding:--
- The names and locations of all prisoner of war camps throughout GERMANY, including work detachments, prisons, hospitals, billets and other places in which Allied prisoners of war are confined. Also the name, address and location of the railway station and airport nearest to each such camp, or other places of confinement.
- The number of prisoners of war of each nationality on the strength of each prisoner of war camp or other place of confinement, showing in each case the number located in each work detachment, prison, hospital, billet or other place dependent on such camp or place of confinement.
18. The German High Command will ensure that no prisoner of war or article of any description is transferred or removed from, and no member of the guard or administrative staff or person responsible for the custody or treatment of prisoners of war is permitted to leave any prisoner of war camp, prison, hospital, work detachment, billet or other place of confinement of prisoners of war except as directed by the Allied Representatives.
Records
19. The German High Command will ensure that all records relating to prisoners of war (including those who have escaped or died in captivity or have been transferred or released pending instructions with regard to their disposal) are preserved and handed over immediately to Allied officers.
20. In the case of records kept at any prisoner of war camp, prison, hospital, working detachment, billet or other place of confinement instructions will specify that they will be handed over to the Camp Leader or other Allied officer or representative in command at such place of confinement. In the case of all other such records, instructions will specify that they will be handed over to the Allied representative as demanded.
Handover of Control
21. The German High Command will order all Commendants of camps, hospitals, working detachments or other places where prisoners of war are confined, or officers-in-charge of prisoners of war, to hand over control to and to take their orders from the Allied Camp Leader or other senior Allied officer, warrant officer, or non-commissioned officer under their charge and to hand over to such Allied Camp Leader, officer, warrnat officer or non-commissioned officer all stores of equipment at such camp, hospital, working detachment or other place of confinement.
Maintenance
22. The German High Command will ensure that rations are provided for all Allied prisoners of war on the highest scale available to the German Armed Forces and to ensure the maintenance of all administrative, medical, supply and other services at any prisoner of war camp, hospital, working detachment, billet or other place where Allied prisoners of war are confined. The instructions issued are required to ensure in particular that adequate supplies of food on the above scale, clothing and medical supplies are delivered at any place where Allied prisoners of war are confined and that all those in hospital or sick continue to receive proper medical attention and treatment.
23. The German High Command will ensure the immediate delivery of all mail (including letters, post-cards and parcels) destined for United Nations prisoners of war upon release of this mail by Military Government Authorities.
Communications
24. The German High Command will:--
- Maintain all existing means of communication between Allied prisoner of war camps and Wehrkreis Headquarters.
- Arrange for the immediate provision of direct telephone facilities from each Allied prisoner of war camp to points to be designated by the Allied authorities.
- In cases where line communication facilities in a. and b. above are not available or are interrupted, communications will be established over a two-way wireless telegraph channel until the line circuit can be provided. The power of the sets used for these circuits will not exceed 250 watts and the following frequencies only will be ised for this purpose:
2060, 2456, 4607, 5045 Kilocycles
Provision of Radio Receivers
25. Until such a time as all Allied prisoners of war have been evacuated from prisoner of war camps, the German Government will arrange for the provision and maintenance of radio receivers capable of receiving broadcast programmes from the UNITED KINGDOM. Such receivers will be equipped with loud speakers on a scale of not less than one per hundred officers or less and one per hundred other ranks/enlisted men, and will be capable of operating to medium and short wavelength bands down to the 19 metre band inclusive. In each camp the operation of the receivers will be under the control of the senior Allied prisoner of war. Similar provisions will, wherever possible, be made wherever there are concentrations of Allied displaced persons.
Allied Civilian Internees
26. The German High Command will provide within 48 hours of receiving this order the best available information regarding numbers, names and locations of all United Nations civilian internees detained in Greater GERMANY, in respect of whom the above orders regarding prisoners of war will apply equally.
PART IV -- MISCELLANEOUS
Concentration camps
27. The German High Command will imediately after the surrender becomes effective take over the administration and control of all concentration camps. All existing guards and administration officers except such junior personnel as are required for the day to day administration of the camps will be arrested and kept in confinement pending further orders from the Allied representatives. Guards provided by the German High Command will be armed with rifles.
28. The conditions within the camps will be immediately alleviated and no punishments or restrictions are to be inflicted upon any of the inamtes [inmates] of a harsh or degrading nature. Food and medical attention will be provided on the same scale as is normally available to the Wehrmacht. All documents and records of the camp and its inamtes [inmates] will be preserved. No inmates of these concentration camps shall be released without the authority of the Allied representative.
Safety of Non German Nationals
29. The German High Command will take all appropriate steps to ensure the safety, maintenance. and welfare of persons not of German nationality and of their property, and the property of foreign states, and will comply with all Allied instructions relative thereto.
Release of His Majesty the King of the Belgians
30. The German Command will deliver up His Majesty the King of the Belgians, together with all his family, household officers and staff now held by the German authorities, at a place, at a time and by a method to be notified by the Allied representatives. The German High Command will be held responsible for the safety and welfare of His Majesty until he is so delivered.
Restriction of Movement
31. The German High Command will take appropriate measures to prevent all German Nationals from leaving German territory, except as authorized, and from non-essential travel in GERMANY.
Arrest of Certain Persons
32. The German High Command will take all appropriate means to ensure the apprehension all persons from time to time name or designated by rank, office or employment by the Allied Representatives.
Destruction, concealment etc. of equipment and facilities
33.
- The German High Command will take steps to ensure that there is no concealment, destruction, scuttling or dismantling of, removal or transfer of, and damage to, ships, transport, ports or harbours, aircraft, airfields, or aeronautical establishments, or any form of building, establishment, installation, device means of production, supply, distribution or communication, plant equipment, currency, stocks or resources, or in general public or private utilities, services or facilities of any kind, wherever situated.
- Any such measures already ordered, undertaken or begun will be immediately countermanded and discontinued. All stocks, equipment, plant or other material already concealed will forthwith be declared, and will be dealt with as the Allied Representatives may direct.
Protection of Military Archives and Records
34. German High Command will prevent and prohibit the destruction, removal or concealment of any records or archives of any nature belonging to or associated with any of the forces under or placed under their command. They will take all steps necessary to ensure preservation and safe custody of all such records and archives and will hand them over intact in such times and place as the Allied authorities direct.
35. The German High Command will prohibit the manufacture, production and construction of war material, and other products used in connection with such manufacture, production or construction, except as directed by the Allied Representatives.
Access to Property
36. The Allied Representatives shall be given access to any building, installation, establishment, property or area and any of the contents thereof for the purpose of the instrument of surrender or any proclamations, orders, ordinances or instructions issued thereunder.
Blackout Restrictions
37. The German High Command will order all forces under its command to remove all blackout restrictions at the cessation of hostilities.
Publication of Newspapers, etc.
38. The German High Command will ensure that all newspapers, journals, and periodicals outside the areas occupied by the Allies at that time cease publication forthwith, until ordered to recommence, for whole or in part, by the Supreme Commander.
PART V -- INLAND TRANSPORT, PORTS AND MERCHANT SHIPPING
Information required
39. The German High Command will arrange for the despatch to the Allied representatives of qualified officers and officials who will be able:--
- To report on the general condition of roads, railways inland waterways and ports.
- b. To give a general outline of the German organization for the administration of inland transport by road, rail and water and of ports and merchant shipping in GERMANY including details of the existing arrangements at all levels for coordination with the German military organization.
The Allied representatives will designate the time and place at which these officers and officials will report. Instructions will be given to these officers and officials to produce for the information of the Allied authorities more detailed information regarding German transportation facilities and equipment. (A provisional list of the information required is given at Annexure IV).
Measures to be taken by the German High Command
40. The German High Command will ensure that:--
- General
- All documents and information as required regarding inland transportation and shipping, facilities in ports will be made available to the Allied authorities.
- Appropriate officers and officials are immediately nominated to receive and give effect to orders to be issued by the Allied representatives concerning inland transport, ports, merchant shipping and crews.
- At the direction of Allied authority, specified organizations that have been dissolved will be reconstituted.
- German control of transportation facilities in countries outside the 1937 frontiers of GERMANY (except AUSTRIA) reverts immediately to Allied Control.
- The German Military Movement Control organization is maintained at the disposal of the Allied representatives pending further orders, and that all those forming part of that organization remain at their posts unless otherwise instructed.
- All German transportation personnel within GERMANY, and in territories outside the 1937 boundaries of GERMANY, will remain at their posts and will continue to perform their normal duties unless otherwise directed.
- Inland Transport and Ports
- Subject to orders from the Allied representatives, the existing administrative machinery for the control of transport facilities by road, rail and inland water, and of ports, is fully maintained and where necessary restored, and that all transport and ports facilities are efficiently operated and the required priority given to Allied traffic.
- All structures, installations and equipment, fixed or mobile, and all stores for the operation, maintenance and repair of the German inland transport system, by road, rail or water, are maintained intact and are placed at the disposal of the Allied representatives as and when ordered.
- The production and repair of locomotives, rolling stock, inland water and road transport and other necessary transport equipment is continued pending further orders from the Allied representatives.
- Immediate stops are taken to remove all obstructions and to repair all damage to the transport systems subject to any orders given by the Allied representatives.
- All obstacles, booby traps, mines, demolition charges, etc. are removed immediately from the roads, railways, inland waterways and ports and are disposed of as may be ordered by the Allied representatives.
- All dangers traffic, such as damaged permanent way and bridges, or bridges unable to carry standard loads, are plainly marked by notices giving adequate warning in English and French.
- Shipping
- The existing administrative machinery for the control of merchant shipping is fully maintained pending further orders from the Allied representatives.
- Damage or sabotage to ships and associated facilities throughout Germany is prevented.
- All personnel of the German merchant Navy or personnel engaged in shipbuilding in Germany, German or other, will remain at their posts and will continue to carry out their .normal duties unless otherwise directed by Allied representatives.
- All shipbuilding capacity is maintained and that the building of all merchant vessels and harbour craft in course of construction is continued in Germany unless otherwise directed by the appropriate Allied authority. No preparation for nor any building of any new merchant vessel or harbour craft is commenced unless ordered by the Allied representative.
- Repairs are completed to any vessels under repair in German yards unless otherwise directed by Allied Representatives.
PART VI -- TELECOMMUNICATIONS 41. Definition. For purposes of these orders the terms "telecommunication/s or telecommunication systems" shall be deemed to include all civil and military telephone and telegraph installations and networks, radio and broadcasting transmitting and receiving stations ( including broadcasting receivers and ship stations), RADAR and similar devices, and all other special communications systems employed by public or private undertakings.
42. Information required within 48 hours. The Chief Signal Officer of OKW or his accredited representative is to report within 48 hours of the surrender to ............................................ by......................................... at ....... ........ ........ He will bring with him the following information and adequate staff with sufficient detailed knowledge of these matters to provide any further information that may be required.
- Information concerning all telecommunications (including RADAR), both military and civilian, serving directly and/or indirectly OKW, OKH, OKM, and RIM (including OKL).
- Details of all telecommunications linking prisoner of war camps with Wehrkreise Headquarters.
- Details of all code and cipher systems including cipher machinery and books employed by the German civil or military authorities either in GERMANY or in the occupied countries, together will full information regarding their method of operation.
- A copy of all call sign and code name systems used by GERMANY and/or her Allies in operating W/T and R/T communication, both civil and military, either in GERMANY or in the other countries.
- The locations of all W/T, R/T and radar stations used for Intelligence purposes, and details of the organization thereof.
- Details of all civil and military radio frequency allocations made by German authorities.
- Complete information relative to landmines, demolition explosives and the like on all cable landing beaches, cable and overhead routes, telecommunication installations and their buildings.
- Locations of the Reichspost State Post Directorate Headquarters.
43. Information required within fourteen days of the cessation of hostilities the following information:--
- The location of headquarters of all naval, military and air force formations or units with details as to their communications, including outlets to the civil communications networks.
- Location and details of static W/T and R/T (including broadcasting) stations in GERMANY and German occupied countries.
- Details of power supplies and installations from which power for telecommunications is derived, including emergency power supplies.
- The names and locations of research laboratories, factories, etc. engaged in research or development connected with telecommunications.
- The names and locations of factories and workshops engaged in the production and/or repair of telecommunications or electric power equipment.
- Such other information as may be required.
Sabotage
44. The German High Command will prevent sabotage, unauthorized removal or other damage to civil or military telecommunications systems, or their component parts, both before and after these communications are taken over by Allied forces.
Handing over Telecommunications Systems
45. The German Authorities will hand over such telecommunications systems, equipment and clumps as may be ordered, together with all associated equipment stocks of maintenance stores and spares and relevant records. Such records will include full details of all telegraph and telephone circuits, both radio and line together with associated terminal equipment, repeater equipment, switchboards and other associated apparatus.
46. The above systems will be handed over to the Local Allied Military Commander who will have absolute discretion as to the future status of the systems.
Provision of Advisory and Liaison Personnel to Allied Military Headquarters
47. While the Allied Forces are in process of assuming control of designated sections of the telecommunications systems in GERMANY and the liberated countries, the German Authorities will be prepared to furnish telecommunication technical executive personnel of the appropriate status to all Allied Military Headquarters as may be ordered. Such personnel will be those best qualified to interpret the telecommunication records mentioned above and of such grade and status as to be capable of acting as the channel for the transmission of Allied orders regarding future operations of the various telecommunications systems.
Staffing of System
48. All executive operating and maintenance staffs, military and civilian, will remain at their posts until otherwise ordered by the Allied Representatives.
Addresses of Personnel
49. The German authorities will furnish lists of the names, subunits and units of German Military telecommunication personnel, and lists of the names and addresses of all civilian telecommunication personnel, employed on the military or civil systems with indication of position held.
Closing down and re-opening of Telecommunication Systems
50. Immediately on the cessation of hostilities, and unless otherwise directed by the Allied Representatives, all telecommunication systems under German control will close down except the wire lines serving essential administrative needs of the community concerned. Notification of such wirelines as remain in operation will be made at the first opportunity to the responsible Local Allied Military Commander. Telecommunications Systems closed down on or prior to the cessation of hostilities will be reopened only on instructions from the responsible Commander or in accordance with the orders given in paragraphs 52, 53, 59 and 60 below. During this period, the German authorities, will maintain such system in working order. Any transmission under this paragraph will be in plain language and no cryptographic, privacy or other secrecy device will be employed.
51. Jamming. Devices for jamming radio or RADAR will not be operated.
52. Line Telephone Circuits As soon as practicable after signing the Instrument of Surrender the German Authorities will establish line telephone circuits for the use of Allied forces as shown in Annexure III.
53. Radio Telegraph Circuits. Immediately after the signing of the surrender, the German Authorities will set up, operate and maintain the radio telegraph circuits listed in Annexure III. The transmitters concerned will be of not less than three hundred watts antenna power, and will be manually operates by English speaking operators. Continuous wave signals will be transmitted. Receivers will be associated with each transmitter capable of receiving manual continuous wave signals from the far terminals indicated. Details of frequencies and call signs to be used are given in Annexure III. The English language will be used employing International (CAIRO 1938) procedure, and the International Morse Code.
54. Call Sign and Code Name Systems. All call signs and code name systems used by GERMANY and/or her Allies in operating wireless communication, both civil and military, either in GERMANY or in the occupied countries, will be surrendered.
55. Codes and Ciphers. The code and cipher systems including cipher machinery and books employed by the German civil or military authorities either in GERMANY or in the occupied countries, will be surrendered.
56. Factories and Workshops. Factories and workshops for the production. and/or repair of telecommunication or electric power equipment will be maintains, in working order and will be available for use by the Allies as required.
57. Research Laboratories. Laboratories engaged in research or development of telecommunications equipment (including RADAR), with their appropriate record will be made available to the Allied military authorities. Work in progress will close down, but all apparatus, material and casebooks will be safeguarded.
58. Removal of Mines, etc. The German authorities will be responsible for the removal of landmines, demolition explosives and the like, on all cable landing beaches, cable and overhead routes telecommunication installations and buildings of all kinds.
59. Communications for Allied Prisoner of War Camps. Instructions relating to communications for Allied prisoners of war camps are detailed in Part III of these Orders.
60. Telecommunications in NORWAY. Instructions relating telecommunications in NORWAY are detailed in Part I, paragraph 7.g. of the Supreme Commander Special Orders relating to Land Forces.
ANNEXURE I
LIST OF WAR MATERIALS TO BE WITHDRAWN
FROM THE GERMAN ARMED FORCES
German Category
Number
(Mr. der Stoff-
gliederung.)
1 Small arms including carbines, rifles, pistols, machine pistols, revolvers, bayonets, daggers, etc. 2 Machine guns, including carriages, mountings and accessories. 3 Mortars smoke projectors and spigot projectors and accessories. 4 All types of flame throwers, their components and accessories. 5 Infantry and artillery guns, including howitzers, rocket apparatus and breechless and recoilless guns and all accessories, including all calibration and testing equipment. 13 Ammunition, including projectiles, fixed ammunition, cartridges, rockets, self-propelling projectiles, smoke charges, artificial mist charges, incendiary charges, chemical charges, filled or unfilled, together with all fuses, tubes or contrivances to explode or operate them. Propellants, explosives, liquified gases and any components destined or suitable for the propulsion, explosion, charging, filling of, or use in connection with war material listed herein. 14 Grenades, mines, land torpedoes and demolition charges. 15 Asphyxiating, lethal, toxic, incapacitating or similar substances and products in any form intended or capable of being used for war purposes, together with weapons, and containers intended to their use, storage or transport. 20 Transport vehicles, not mechanically propelled, of the types used for war purposes. 21 Mechanically propelled vehicles, with sidecars and trailers, including armoured vehicles, such as tanks, armoured cars and self-propelled guns, multi-axled motor vehicles, wheeled tracked or semi-tracked designed for military use; all types of special military vehicles, such as wireless, ammunitions or mobile work-shops; mechanical and self-propelled carriages for weapons; mechanically-propelled transport vehicles, (prime movers and trailers, wheeled, tracked, or semi-tracked.) 24 a/c Code and cipher systems, including cipher machinery and secret writing equipment, with full information regarding their method of working. 24 a Secrecy equipment for wire.
24 b Radio/wireless transmitting sets and/or transceivers with ancillary equipment held by formations below Army Headquarters. Secrecy equipment for radio/wireless. All call sign and code name documents. All frequency allotments. Radar equipment utilized by the land forces. 24 d Pyrotechnics and components thereof. 25 Searchlights and their means of direction and control. 27 Military observation and survey equipment, including range finding, sound ranging and acoustic apparatus; aiming and computing devices for fire control, including predictors and plotting apparatus; direction of fire instruments; gun sights; magnetic, acoustic, ultra-violet or infra-red intruments for location of direction of aircraft, surface or submarine vessels, weapons or objects on land, or for assisting observation of fire instruments, navigation or control of aircraft, ships or vehicles, including tanks; monoculars, binoculars and telescopes for war purposes; and all other equipment for flash spotting, sound ranging or other means of detecting and locating guns, mortars or howitzers. 28 Bridging equipment material of military types on fixed or floating supports; infantry bridges. Pneumatic boats, assault boats and assault boat motors. 30 Engineering tools, equipment, plant and stores. 31. Camouflage of all types. 35. Cameras, lenses and photographic equipment and materials for war purposes. 38. Gas masks and collective protective devices for military purposes and all defensive equipment (including chemicals and clothing) whether of individual or collective use which are capable of being used to detect or protect against chemical warfare. 46. Harness for pack military equipment. 47. Gasolines, oils and greases used for the operation of maintenance of any war materials listed herein. 56. Railway rolling stock especially adapted for war purposes. Miscellaneous
Maps, map reproduction material and survey data for countries outside the 1937 boundaries of GERMANY.
Naval Service
Naval vessels of all classes, both surface and submarine, and all auxiliary naval craft, whether afloat, under repair or construction, built or building; all aircraft on board naval vessels.
Naval weapons, including but not restricted to projectiles of all types, sea-mines, depth charges and torpedoes, together with their accessories, whether on board ships or craft or held on shore; offensive and defensive equipment and other war material forming part of the armament and protection of ships whether on board or held on shore; special machines and installations, not used in peace time in ships other than warships.
Equipment such as propelling machinery, main and auxiliary engines, boilers, pumps, motors, electrical equipment, etc., and all parts or sections capable of assembly into naval vessels and craft defined herein, whether unfinished or completed.
Equipment and means of maintenance of all natures for the defense of coasts, harbours, ports, anchorages and docks, means for detecting the presence, preventing the approach or countering the effectiveness of hostile craft or weapons, including nets, booms, obstructions, minefields, balloon barrages and the like; means such as minesweeping, mine recovery and bomb disposal apparatus.
Work in progress on Naval war material, whether finished or partly finished, including components, spare parts and sub-assemblies of Naval War Material.
Fuel dumps and installations of all kinds used for supplying the German Naval Forces.
Air Service
Aircraft of all kinds, heavier or lighter than air, erected or dismantled, including balloons, their accessories and equipment.
Aircraft engines, mounted or dismounted, and their accessories and equipment.
Propellers.
Cannon guns, machine guns and rocket guns special to aircraft; special turrets, mountings and gun-sighting apparatus; bombing apparatus; bomb sights operated by mechanical, electrical or radio means.
Aircraft instruments and test instruments; catapults or other launching apparatus for ship-borne, land or sea-based aircraft; apparatus for launching aircraft weapons.
Parachutes, supply panniers and containers, dinghies, aircraft oxygen breathing apparatus and all equipment specially designed for airborne troops.
Aerodrome equipment special for war purposes.
ANNEXURE II
LIST OF WAR MATERIALS TO BE RETAINED INITIALLY BY THE GERMANS
- Minimal numbers of rifles, together with ammunition for same, for authorized armed guards.
- All transport belonging to supply units;
- The minimum number of load-carrying vehicles sufficient to unable all other units to maintain themselves;
- Staff cars on the scale of one per twenty officers.
- All horse-drawn vehicles, together with horses, mules and the necessary harness.
- All Signal equipment except that listed in Annexure I to this Order.
- Necessary maps for administration purposes.
- Engineer tools, equipment, bridging material, plant and stores, necessary to maintain lines of communication.
- Necessary gasoline, oils, greases, spares and equipment for two weeks operation of vehicles which are not placed in dumps.
- Line detectors and bomb disposal equipment.
ANNEXURE III
LIST OF TELECOMMUNICATION CIRCUITS TO BE SET UP BY THE GERMAN AUTHORITIES 1. Line Telephone Circuits
Number of Circuits From To (To be supplied by Chief Signal Officer, SHAEF) The above circuits will be terminated in the first instance on the main civil switchboard at ..........................., ........................ and .......................... and on the international trunk exchange at BERLIN ........................ and .......................... or other switchboards which may be designated by the Supreme Allied Commander.
2. Radio Telegraph Circuits
Circuit
No.Far Terminal Near Terminal Location Call
SignCall
SignFreq in K.C. Location Freq in K.C. Night Alter-
nateDay Night Alter-
nateDay (To be supplied by the Chief Signal Officer, SHAEF)
ANNEXURE IV
PROVISIONAL LIST OF TRANSPORTATION REQUIRED RELATING TO
TRANSPORT AND SHIPPINGThe general condition as to the quantity, location and condition of:--
- Inland Transport and Ports
- Road transport vehicles (in categories).
- Stocks of road and railway bridging material (military and civil).
- Stocks of railway track material (including railway signalling material).
- Locomotives (steam, diesel and electric shown separately and by types).
- Railway rolling stock (passenger freight and special categories shown separately and by types).
- Cranes (floating mobile and fixed) and other mechanical equipment suitable for handling stores and bulk material.
- Stocks of locomotive and other fuel shown separately and by types.
- Stocks of lubricants.
- Materials and stores available for repair or renewal of road and rail vehicles and ancillary equipment.
- Materials, stores and equipment suitable for reconstruction and repairs to ports, lock gates, sluices and canals.
- Plants and sub-stations for the generation and distribution of electric power for railway and post operation.
- Tugs, self propelled and dumb barges and harbour craft in ports and on inland waterways indicating power and capacity.
- Shipping
- Materials for shipbuilding and ship repairs.
- The locations and name or identity number of all German owned or controlled merchant vessels in German ports and waters, and on inland waterways in GERMANY, together with general information as to type, state of repair and cargoes, if any, on board; also, if German controlled, nationality, nature of controlling. interest and how that interest was acquired.
- Location, and name or identity number of all German owned or controlled merchant vessels not covered by (2) above wherever they may be, together with general information as to type, state of repair and cargoes if any, on board; also, if German controlled, nationality, nature of controlling interest and how that interest was acquired.
- Nationality, location, and name or identity number of merchant vessels not German owned or controlled in German ports and waters and on inland waterways in GERMANY.
- Particulars of all merchant vessels under construction in GERMANY and of merchant vessels under construction for German account outside GERMANY with their precise locations and estimated dates of completion.
- General information regarding the state of merchant shipbuilding and ship repairing facilities in GERMANY.
- Particulars of any options to re-purchase or re-acquire, or to resume control of vessels sold or otherwise transferred or chartered by GERMANY, since 1st September 1939.
- Names, addresses and functions of the principal officers at Headquarters and Branch Offices are to be given down to the level of the Railway Divisional Offices, Waterway Directorates, Port Authorities or equivalent.
- Records or lists of organizations engaged in manufacture, assembly, repair, or supply of the foregoing items or of parts of these items and locations of drawings, prints and catalogues pertaining to them listed in a. and b. above.
APPENDIX 'C'
to Memorandum No.1SPECIAL ORDERS BY THE SUPREME COMMANDER, AEF, TO THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND (OKH)
RELATING TO LAND FORCESPART I -- GENERAL
Definition of Land Forces
1. For the purpose of these orders, all formations, units and personnel of the German Army, the Hermann Goering Parachute Panzer Corps, the GAF Field Divisions, Parachute Formations, Fortress Battalions and Flieger Regiments, units of the same, or any other units attached to or transferred to the German Army from other services, together with the auxiliary forces named below shall be referred to as the German Land. Forces.
Auxiliary Organizations to be placed under Command
2. Members of the following auxiliary organizations will immediately be placed under the command of the appropriate German land force commanders who will be responsible for their disarmament and discipline, as well as their maintenance and supply where applicable, to the same extent and degree as for units of the German Army:--
- In the area defined in Part I (GENERAL):--
- Schutz Staffel (SS) including the Waffen - SS
- Sturmabteilung (SA)
- Nationalsozialistiscnes Kraftfahr Korps (NSKK), other than those elements attached to the German Air Forces.
- VOLKSSTURM
- Adult cadres of the Hitler Jugend (HJ)
- Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD), other than RAD Flak units operating under control of the German Air Force.
- Organization Todt (OT)
- Every non-German formation or unit serving with or under the control or command of any part of the German land forces, as defined above.
- Every person not belonging to organization referred to above who is serving with or attached for duty to a formation or unit under German Army command or authority.
- Reservists and such other persons, units or organizations as the Allied Representatives may at any time specify for this purpose.
- In the German occupied areas of NORWAY, DENMARK and HOLLAND:--
- ORDNUNGSPOLIZEI.
- SICHERHEITSPOTLIZEI.
Representatives of the German High Command to report within 48 hours
3. Army representatives of the German High Command will report within 48 hours after the surrender is effective to ....................................... by...................................................... and will bring the following information and adequate staff with detailed knowledge thereof:--
- Outline order of battle and location of headquarters of all German land forces, down to and including divisions and similar units, (garrison headquarters, garrison administrative headquarters,) with names of commanders.
- Location of all departments of OKH -- including full official name and address of each department -- name and appointment of Senior officer or official of each department -- and chart of organization of OKH.
- Locations of all departments of Wehrkreis Headquarters including full official name and address of each department, and chart of organization of each Wehrkreis Headquarters, including Heeresabnahme and Rustungs organization.
- The general plan of administration and supply of the German land forces, including major points of supply, major routes of communication and estimate of the amount of food, fuels and medical supplies available.
- Outline scheme of defense organization in that part of GERMANY, defined in paragraph 1 of the Supreme Commander's Special Orders to OKW, and DENMARK, including general areas of minefields, flooded areas and other obstructions to routes of advance.
- Outline report of the general condition of all major routes of rail and road communications in the above-named area in GERMANY and DENMARK.
- Information concerning all telecommunications (including Radar) both military and civil, of headquarters and units referred to in paragraph 2 and sub-paragraphs a, b and c. above.
4. Information required within 14 days after the surrender takes effect.
- Detailed Order of Battle and location of Headquarters of all Land Forces, under German Command, down to units of the Field and Home Armies together with strengths of personnel and animals.
- List of all fortified localities with marked maps on a scale of not less than 1:100,000 and not more than 1:40,000.
- Maps giving accurate locations of all minefields and of all preparations for demolitions or sabotage.
- A complete list, with full name and address, of all depots, subdepots, parks, stores, dumps, offices, etc. at which army ordnance, ammunition, engineer stores, clothing, rations and POL are, or have been, or may be stored or kept, and of all mechanical transport parks, veterinary and remount installations, medical installations, welfare offices and pay offices, army river and forest control offices, and any Other depots holding war material, for the Land Forces under German Command. Locations will be marked on maps of scale not less than 1:100,000 and not more than 1:40,000.
- Locations of all garrison administrative headquarters, training area headquarters, barracks and hutted camps.
- Locations of the following:--
Ordnance Groups (Feldzeuggruppen -- BERLIN, KASSEL and MUNICH)
Ordnance Headquarters (Feldzeugkommandos at Wehrkreise levels).- Locations and holdings of chemical and biological warfare agents and weapons.
- Actual file of the War Diary of the Ordnance Controller (OKH) (Feldzeugmeister) for the preceding month.
- Animal strengths of all installations, depots and static units with animals.
- Copy of the latest Field Post Register (Feldpostubersicht).
Representatives of Commander-in-Chief, WEST, to report within 48 hours
5. Army representatives of the Commander-in-Chief, WEST, will report within 48 hours after the surrender is effective at ...................................................... by ............................................... and will bring with them the following information and staff officers with detailed knowledge thereof:--
- Outline order of battle and locstion of headquarters of all German land forces under his command down to and including regiments and similar units.
- The general plan of administration and supply of the above-named forces, including all major points of supply and routes of communication and an estimate of the amount of food, all fuels, medical supplies and forage available.
- Outline plan of defense organization of the forces under his command, including general areas of minefields, flooded areas and other obstructions to routes of advance by rail and road.
- Information regarding telecommunications under the control of the Commander-in-Chief, WEST, as outlined herewith and adequate signal staff with detailed knowledge thereof, including the Chief Signal Officer of the Commander-in-Chief, WEST, or his accredited representative.
- Details of all telecommunications (including radar) both military and civil, of all land forces, including all armed auxiliary formations, down to and including regiments and similar units.
- Complete information relative to landmines, demolition explosives and the like on all cable landing beaches, cable and overhead routes, telecommunication installations and their buildings.
Representatives of other German Commanders to report
6. Representatives of the commanders of the following German headquarters will report within 24 hours atter the cessation of hostilities by motor transport bearing large white flags to the headquarters of the Allied unit as specified;
German Unit Report to Allied Unit (to be completed at time surrender document is presented)
and will bring the following information and staff officers with detailed knowledge thereof:--
- Detailed order of battle of their respective commands and of all subordinate units and their headquarters and present strengths.
- The maintenance plan of their respective commands including an estimate of the amount of food, fuels, medical supplies and forage available.
- Plan of all minefields, prepared demolitions, and other obstacles to movement by road and rail, and a report of the condition of routes of communications, in their area of responsibility.
- Information regarding the telecommunications outlined herewith and adequate signal staff with detailed knowledge thereof:--
- Details of all telecommunications (including radar) both military and civil, of the German land forces referred to in sub-paragraph a. above.
- Complete information relative to landmines, demolition explosives and the like on all cable landing beaches, cable and overhead routes, telecommunication installations and their buildings.
Representatives of German forces in NORWAY to report within 48 hours
7. Army representatives of the German land forces of NORWAY will report within 48 hours after the surrender is effective as follows:-- One party by an unescorted plane painted all white to DREN Airfield, P0002; one party by sea to a position 56°47'00" NORTH, and 01°13'00" WEST where they will be met and conveyed to ROSYTH and will bring with them the following information and staff officers with detailed knowledge thereof:--
- Outline order of battle and location of headquarters of all German Land forces in NORWAY down to and including regiments and independent battalions.
- The general plan of administration and supply of the above-named forces, including major points of supply, major routes of communication and an estimate of the food, fuels, medical supplies and forage available.
- Outline report of the general condition of all major road and rail routes of communication.and airfields in NORWAY.
- The best available information regarding the names, addresses and locations (including latitude and longitude) of all prisoners of war camps in NORWAY including work detachments, prisons, hospitals, billets and other places in which allied prisoners of war are confined. Also the name, address and location (including latitude and longitude) of the railway station and airport nearest to each such camp, work detachment,. prison, hospital, billet or other place of confinement.
- The best available information regarding the number of prisoners of war of each nationality on the strength of each prisoner of war camp or other place of confinement, showing in each case the number located in each work detachment, prison, hospital, billet or other place of confinement.
- The best available information regarding numbers, names and location of all British and US civilian internees detained in NORWAY.
- Information regarding telecommunications under the control of German forces in NORWAY as outlined herewith and adequate signal staff with detailed knowledge thereof:--
- Details of all telecommunications (including radar) both military and civil, of all land forces, including all armed auxiliary formations in NORWAY down to and including divisions and similar units.
- Details of all telecommunications linking prisoner of war camps in NORWAY with the German headquarters.
- Complete information relative to landmines, demolition explosives and the like on all cable landing beaches, cable and overhead routes, telecommunication installations and their buildings.
PART II -- DISARMAMENT
Method of Disarmament
8. The German High Command will be responsible for the immediate and total disarmament of all land forces. All war material as listed in the special orders to OKW with the exceptions therein stated, will be immediately withdrawn from units and individuals and will be disposed of stated in the following Paragraphs.
Layout of Dumps for war material formed on Disarmament of Field Armies
9. All war material arising from the disarmament of the German Field Armies will be stacked in an orderly and proper manner as directed by the appropriate Allied Representatives. In the event of no detailed orders being received, it will be stacked in dumps of a division or equivalent size and, such dumps will be sited in relation to transportation facilities as far as practicable with a view to facilitating their subsequent disposal.
10. Unless instructions as to the layout of dumps are received from the Allied Representatives concerned, separate stacks or parks will be formed within each dump for the following main classes of material:--
- All armoured vehicles.
- All other vehicles.
- Artillery of all types except AA Artillery of the GAF and/or German airborne forces.
- Small arms including machine guns and mortars.
- Ammunition and explosives.
- POL.
- Instruments of all types.
- Personal equipment and accommodation stores.
- Engineer stores.
- Telecommunication equipment.
- Other equipment segregated by types.
- Pyrotechnics.
11. All vehicles and all types of artillery will be laid out in rows in such a manner as to be visible from the air.
Dumps formed on Disarmament of Home Army
12. Similar dumps will be formed to those in paragraphs 2 to 4 above except in the case of small units or detachments of less than 200 all ranks who will return their equipment to the nearest appropriate dump or depot.
War Material not held by formations or units
13. All other war material in factories, depots, dumps, parks etc. will be properly maintained and will remain in its present location pending further instructions. In the absence of further orders, material in transit may proceed to its destination where it will be placed in an appropriate depot or dump.
Depots
14. All personnel at depots and parks will remain at their stations pending further instructions and no depots will be closed down or disbanded without instructions from Allied Representatives.
Listing of War Material
15.
- Stock taking will be commenced forthwith of all war material of whatever nature and wherever situated which was intended for use by the German Land Forces or which is, or has at any time been in use by the German Land Forces. Lists of such war material will immediately be prepared by German Commanders concerned covering material held at all depots, dumps, temporary installations, factories, research centers and elsewhere. These lists will be consolidated on a Wehrkreis or Corps level. They will be compiled on a standard form, a speciment of which is attached as an Annexure to those orders.
- These lists which will be in quadruplicate will be completed within two months of the cessation of hostilities. Priority in listing will be given to implements of war.
16. German authorities will carry out the orders given by the Allied Representatives in supervising the control and disposal of war material. The system of accounting for receipts and issues of equipment as prescribed by the German regulations will continue. All records, inventories, stock states, etc., of war material at present or previously held in all installations will be made available as required by Allied Representatives.
Provision of Services
17. Any services that may be ordered by Allied Representatives in connection with the treatment and disposal of war material will be provided, and in particular the necessary labour personnel, both skilled and unskilled, and any plant or equipment together with operating personnel that may from time to time be required.
Responsibility for Delivery of War Material
18. When ordered to hand over and deliver any items of war material the German authorities will be fully responsible, unless otherwise instructed, for arranging its evacuation and delivery to the place nominated and for ensuring that it is handed over in good order together with any accessories that may be required. They will remain responsible for this material, until it has been duly accepted by the Allied Representatives.
Annexure to Appendices 'C' and 'E'
Specimen form for Listing Equipment
LIST OF EQUIPMENT HELD AT ______ Location of Unit/Dump/Depot/Installation Sheet No. ______ REPORTED BY ____________________ Date ____________________ REPORT NO. _______________ COVERING PERIOD _______________ TO _______________
(1)
Serial No.(2)
German
Type
Number
(Ar der
Stoffglied-
erung)(3)
Description(4)
Service-
able(5)
Unser-
viceable(6)
Total(7)
Remarks
NOTE: Columns 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 to be completed by the German Commander concerned. After approval by the Allied Supervising Officer, the list will be forwarded through German channels to the Wehrkreis or Military District concerned. Allied Supervising Officers will forward one copy through Allied channels to Control Staffs concerned. CERTIFICATE: I certify that this is a true and correct statement of equipment held by the Unit/Dump/Depot/Installation under my command. Countersigned ____________________
Allied Supervising Commander____________________
(organization)Date ____________________
Signed ____________________
Commanding Officer (German)____________________
(organization)
APPENDIX 'D'
SPECIAL ORDERS BY THE SUPPREME COMMANDER, ALLIED
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, TO THE GERMAN HIGH COMMAND (OKW)
RELATING TO NAVAL FORCESPART 1 -- GENERAL
Definition of Naval Forces
1. For the purpose of these orders all formations, units and personnel of the German Navy together with the Marine Kusten Polizei shall be referred to as the German Naval Forces.
2. Members of the Marine Kusten Polizei will immediately be placed under the command of the appropriate German Naval Commanders who will be responsible for their disarmament and discipline, as well as for their maintenance and supply where applicable, to the same extent and degree as for units of the German Navy.
German Naval representatives and information required. immediately
3. The German High Command will despatch within 48 hours after the surrender becomes effective, a responsible Flag Officer to the Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force at_____________________________ by _____________________. This Flag Officer will furnish the Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force, with:--
- Corrected copies of charts showily all minefields in Western EUROPEAN waters, including the BALTIC as far as LUBECK (inclusive) which have been laid by German and German-controlled vessels or aircraft, positions of all wrecks, booms and other underwater obstructions in this area, details of the German convoy routes and searched channels and of all buoys, lights and other navigational aids in this area. The appropriate navigational publications are also required.
- Details of the exact location of all departments and branches of the German Admiralty (OKW).
- All available information concerning the numbers and types of German minesweepers and sperrbrechers in German controlled DUTCH ports and German NORTH SEA, charts that can be obtained without delaying his departure. This German Flag Officer is to be accompanied by a Communications Officer who is familiar with the German Naval W/T organization and who is to bring with him the current naval communication Orders, including allocation of frequencies, list of W/T and R/T call signs in force, and a list of all codes and cyphers in use, and intended to be brought into use.
- Location of all surface warships down to and including "Elbing" class Torpedo Boats, and of all submarines and 'E' Boats.
4. The German High Command will also despatch within 48 hours after the surrender becomes effective a responsible officer, not below the rank of Captain, by coastal craft to report to the Admiral Commanding at DOVER for onward routeing to Commander-in-Chief, THE NORE, with:--
- Corrected copies. of charts showing all minefields in the NORTH SEA South of 54°30' North and East of 1°30' East laid by German and German controlled vessels or aircraft, positions of all wrecks, booms and all other underwater obstructions; details Of all German Convoy routes and searched, channels in this area, and of all buoys, lights and other navigational aids which are under German control. Appropriate navigational publications are also required.
- All available information concerning the numbers and types of German minesweepers and sperrbrechers in German controlled Dutch ports and German North Sea ports that can be obtained without delaying his departure.
5. Another responsible German Naval Officer, with similar information is to be despatched by unescorted aircraft painted white to_______________________________________. Aerodrome position __________________________________________ for onward routing to Commander-in-Chief, THE NORE.
6. The German High Command will issue instructions to certain German naval commands as indicated below:--
- The Naval Commander-in-Chief, NORTH SEA will despatch by coastal craft within 48 hours after the surrender becomes effective a responsible officer, not below the rank of Captain, to the Admiral Commanding at DOVER for onward routing to Commander-in-Chief, THE NORE, with:--
- details of minesweeping operations carried out in the German convoy route between the HOOK OF HOLLAND and HAMBURG and in approaches to harbours between these two ports during the previous 60 days;
- numbers and positions of all British mines swept during these operations;
- details of all controlled minefields in this area and information whether they have been rendered ineffective;
- details of all other mining and types of mines employed in the harbours and. harbour approaches of CUXHAVEN, EMDEN, TERSCHSLLING, TEXEL, YMUIDEN, AMSTERDAM, SCHEVENINGEN, HOOK OF HOLLAND and ROTTERDAM;
- berthing facilities in the harbours enumerated in paragraph 6 a. (iv) above and the numbers of auxiliary minesweepers which can be accommodated;
- a list of all W/T and R/T call signs in use by the German Navy.
Any of the above information which cannot be obtained without delaying the departure of this officer will be forwarded subsequently as soon as it is available.- The Naval Commander-in-Chief, NORTH SEA, will also despatch as soon as possible by coastal craft to DOVER thirteen German Naval Officers who must be familiar with the German swept channels between the HOOK OF HOLLAND and CUXHAVEN. These officers will bring with them all the charts and books required for navigation in this area and will be accompanied by pilots (and interpreters if necessary).
- The Naval Commander-in-Chief, NORWAY, will despatch by sea within 48 hours after the surrender becomes effective, a responsible officer, not below the rank of Captain to the Commander-in-Chief, ROSYTH, with corrected copies of charts showing all German minefields in the NORTH SEA, NORTH of 56° NORTH, all, wrecks, booms and other underwater obstructions, details of German convoy routes and searched channels in this area, of the approach channels to the principal Norwegian ports and of all buoys, lights and other navigational aids in this area. This officer will also bring with him the disposition of all U-Boats and details of all orders affecting their future movements. He will be accompanied by six German Naval Officers with pilots (and interpreters if necessary) who are familiar with the coastal swept channels between OSLO and TROMSO. These officers will bring with them all the charts and books required for navigation in Norwegian waters, and a list of all W/T and R/T call signs in use by the German Navy.
- The Naval Commander-in-Chief, NORWAY, will despatch a duplicate party to the above with similar information by air in unescorted aircraft painted white to DREM Airfield P.0002.
- The Naval Commander-in-Chief, NORWAY, will report by W/T to the Commander--in--Chief, ROSYTH, within 48 hours after the surrender becomes effective, the following information:--
- Berthing facilities at OSLO, ChrISTLANSAND, STAVANGER, BERGEN, TRONDHEIM, NARVIK and TROMSO.
- The approximate quantities of furnace oil fuel, diesel oil fuel and coal at all the principal Norwegian ports between OSLO and TROMSO.
7. The German Admiral SKAGGERAK will despatch by sea within 48 hours after the surrender becomes effective, a responsible officer not below the rank of Captain, to the Commander-in-Chief, ROSYTH, with corrected copies of charts, showing all German minefields, wrecks, booms and other underwater obstructions, details of German convoy routes and searched channels, buoys, lights and other navigational aids in the SKAGGERAK, KATTEGAR, THE BELTS AND SOUND, KIEL BAY and BALTIC WATERS WEST of 14° E. This officer will also bring with him the disposition of all U-Boats in the above area and details of all orders affecting their future movements. He will be accompanied by three German Naval officers with pilots (and interpreters if necessary) who are familiar with the coastal swept channels, and channels in Swedish territorial waters, in the waters referred to above. These officers will bring with them all the charts and books required for navigation in these waters, and a list of all W/T and R/T call signs in use by the German Navy.
The German Admiral SKAGGERAK will despatch a duplicate party to that specified above, with similar information by air in unescorted aircraft painted white to DREM Airfield P.0002.
8. The Geman Naval Officers who will be despatched to DOVER and ROSYTH by sea will proceed to positions in latitude 51°19' N longitude 1°43' E and latitude 56°47'N longitude 1°13'E respectively, where they will be met by British warships and escorted to their destination. The ships or craft in which they travel are to fly a large white flag at the masthead by day and are to illuminate these white flags by night. These ships are to broadcast their positions hourly by W/T on 500 ks. (600 Metres) whilst on passage.
Information required within fourteen days
9. The German High Command will furnish the following information to the Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force, at ______________________________ by _____________________________ within fourteen days of cessation of hostilities.
- Locations of all warships, auxiliaries and armed coastal craft operating under the orders of the German Naval Command stating particulars of the operational unit to which they are attached, giving approximate totals of all naval personnel embarked in each vessel, (including naval flak, and merchant ship flak).
- A statement of the organizations of all naval shore Commands, giving location of all naval establishments, including establishments for experiment and research, names of all Commanding Officers and Principal Staff Officers of the rank of Commander and above, and approximate totals of the personnel located in each establishment.
- A statement of the strength and location of all naval land forces, including naval infantry, naval flak, merchant ship flak and naval personnel manning naval coast artillery and full particulars of all coastal and port defences giving nature and locations.
- Lists of stocks of furnace oil fuel, diesel oil fuel, petrol and coal of 500 tons and more at, or in the vicinity of all ports between IJMUJDEN and HAMBURG inclusive.
- A statement of location of the principal naval armament depots with approximate overall stocks of each major item held.
- The following communications information:--
- location and details concerning all V/S, W/T (including D/F) and radar stations in use by, and under construction for, the German Navy, these details to include types and capabilities of all equipment fitted.
- details of the current naval W/T organization, lists of W/T and R/T call signs in force, and allocation of all frequencies for communication and radar purposes.
- location and details of all naval communications (including Infra-Red) and naval radar training and research establishments.
- Full details of all German minefields in the NORTH SEA, SKAGGERAK, KATTEGAT, BELTS and SOUND.
- Full details of the German naval minesweeping organization including the communications organization.
- Full details of the communications (including Infra--Red) and radar equipment fitted in all German minesweepers and sperrbrechers.
- Technical details of all types of minesweeping gear in use by the German Navy.
- Details of all mining and types of mines employed and of berthing facilities available for ships of 150 feet in length and 16 feet draught at:--
BREMERHAVEN
WILHELMSHAVEN
SCHIERMONNIKOOG
DELFZIJL10. The German High Command will also furnish the Allied Naval Commander, Expeditionary Force, with two copies of all coding and cyphering systems which have been, are being, or were to be used by the German Navy with the necessary instructions for their use and the dates between which they have been, or were to have been used.
PART II -- CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT
Orders to warships, auxiliaries, merchant ships and other craft
11. The German High Command will forthwith direct all German and German-controlled warships, auxiliaries, merchant ships and other craft to comply with the following instructions:--
- All warships, auxiliaries, merchant ships and other craft in harbour due to remain in harbour pending further directions from the Allied Representatives.
- All warships, auxiliaries, merchant ships and other craft at sea are to report their petitions in plain language immediately to the nearest British, US or Soviet Coast Wireless Telegraphy station on 500 kc/s (600 metres), and are to proceed to the nearest German or Allied port or such ports as the Allied Representatives may direct, and remain there pending further directions from the Allied Representatives. At night they are to show lights and to display searchlights with beams held vertically.
- All submarines at sea are to surface at once, fly a black flag or pendant and report their position in plain language immediately to the nearest British, US or Soviet Coast Wireless Telegraphy station on 500 kc/s (600 metres), and proceed on the surface to the nearest German or Allied port or such port as the Allied Representatives may direct, and remain there pending further directions from the Allied Representatives. At night they are to show lights.
- All warships and merchant ships whether in port or at sea will immediately train all weapons fore and aft. All torpedo tubes will be unloaded and breech blocks will be removed from all guns.
- All warships and merchant ships in German or German-controlled harbours will immediately land and store in safety all ammunition, warheads and other explosives. They will land all portable weapons but, pending further instructions, warships will retain on board the fixed armament. Fire control and all other equipment will be maintained on board intact and fully efficient.
- All minesweeping vessels are to carry out the measures of disarmament prescribed in d. and e. above, (except that they will, however, retain on board such portable weapons and explosives as are required for minesweeping purposes) and are to be prepared immediately for minesweeping service under the direction of the Allied Representatives. They will complete with fuel where necessary.
- All German salvage vessels are to carry out the measures of disarmament prescribed in d. and e. above (except that they will retain on board such explosives as are required for salvage purpose.) These vessels, together with all salvage equipment and personnel, are to be prepared for immediate salvage operations under the direction of the Allied Representatives, completing with fuel where necessary for this purpose.
- The movement of transport on the inland waterways of GERMANY may continue, subject to orders from the Allied Representatives. No vessels moving on inland waterways will proceed to neutral waters.
Naval aircraft
12. The German high Command will forthwith direct that:--
- German naval aircraft are not to leave the ground or water or ship pending directions from the Allied Representatives;
- naval aircraft in the air are to return immediately to their bases.
Neutral shipping
13. The German High Command will forthwith direct that all neutral merchant ships in German and German-controlled ports are to be detained pending further directions from the Allied Representatives.
Orders relating to sabotage, scuttling, safety measures, pilotage end personnel
14. The German High Command will forthwith issue categorical directions that:--
- no ship, vessel or craft of any description is to be scuttled, or any damage done to their hull, machinery or equipment.
- all harbour works and port facilities of whatever nature, including, telecommunications and radar stations, are to be preserved and kept free from destruction or damage, pending further directions from the Allied Representatives, and all necessary steps taken and all necessary orders issued to prohibit any act of scuttling, sabotage, or other wilful damage.
- all boom defenses at all ports and harbours are to be opened and kept open at all times; where possible, they are to be removed.
- all controlled minefields at all ports and harbours are to be disconnected and rendered ineffective.
- all demolition charges in all ports and harbour works are to be removed or rendered ineffective and their presence indicated.
- the existing wartime system of navigational lighting is to be maintained, except that all dimmed lights are to be shown at full brilliancy, and lights only shown by special arrangement are to be exhibited continuously. In particular:--
- HELIGOLAND Light is to be burnt at full brilliancy.
- The buoyage of the coastal convoy route from the HOOK OF HOLLAND to HAMBURG is to be commenced, mid-channel light buoys being laid six miles apart.
- Two ships are to be anchored as mark vessels in the following positions:--
54°20'N, 5°00'E.
54°20'N, 6°30'E.These ships are to fly a large black flag at the masthead by day and by night are to flash a searchlight vertically every 30 seconds.
- all pilotage services are to continue to operate and all pilots are to be held at their normal stations ready for service and equipped with charts.
- German Naval and other personnel concerned in the operation of ports and administrative services in ports are to remain at their stations and to continue to carry out their normal duties.
Personnel
15. The German High Command will forthwith direct that except as may be required for the purpose of giving effect to the above special orders
- all personnel in German warships, auxiliaries, merchant ships and other craft, are to remain on board their ships pending further directions from the Allied Representatives.
- all Naval personnel ashore are to remain in their establishments.
16. The German High Command will be responsible for the immediate and total disarmament of all Naval personnel on shore. The orders issued to the German High Command in respect of the disarmament and war material of land forces will apply also to naval personnel on shore.
APPENDIX 'E'
to Memorandum No. 1SPECIAL ORDERS BY THE SUPREME COMMANDER, AEF TO THE GERMAN
HIGH COMMAND (RLM -- INCLUDING OKL & RDL)
RELATING TO AIR FORCESPART I -- GENERAL
Definition of Air Forces
1. For the Purpose of these orders, the term German Air Force is deemed to include all formations, units and personnel of the Luftwaffe, including all civilian personnel engaged in aviation together with German civil controlled aeronautical and flak establishments, and the auxiliary organizations named in para 2 below, but not including the Hermann Goering Parachute Panzer Corps, G.A.F. Field Divisions, Parachute Divisions, Fortress Battalions Flieger Regiments, or units of the same transferred or attached to the German Army.
Auxiliary organizations to be placed under Command
2. Members of the following auxiliary organizations will immediately be placed under command of the appropriate German Air Force Commanders who will be responsible for their disarmament and discipline as well as their maintenance and supply where applicable, to the same extent and degree as for units of the German Air Force:--
- National Sozialistiche Flieger Korps (NSFK).
- Heimat Flak.
- Flak Units operating under control of the German Air Force.
- Elements of the National Sozialistiches Kraftfahrer Korps (NSKK) attached to the German Air Force.
- Women auxiliaries.
- Every Non-German formation or unit serving with or under the control or command of any part of the German Air forces, as defined above.
- Every person not belonging to an organization referred to above who is serving with or attached for duty to a formation or unit under German Air Force command or authority.
- Such other persons, units or organizations as the Allied Representatives may at any time specify for this purpose.
Representatives of the German High Command to Report within 48 hours
3. Air Force representatives of the German High Command and of all Luftflotten and Luftgaue in DENMARK, the German occupied areas of the NETHERLANDS and the areas of GERMANY defined in paragraph 1 of the special Orders to the German High Command (OKW) will report within 48 hours of the surrender to ________________________________ at ______________________________________ and will bring with them the following information, and adequate staff with detailed knowledge thereof:
- Outline order of battle by chain of Command together with locations and addresses of all G.A.F., Luftflotten, Fliegerkorps, Luftwaffen Kommando, Fliegerdivision, Jagdkorps, Jagddivision, Luftgau, Airfield Regional Command, Flak Korps, Flak Division, and Flak Brigade Headquarters, with names of Commanders.
- Locations and addresses of all units of the auxiliary organizations referred to in para. 2 above, with names of commanders.
- Locations of all operational units together with types and numbers of aircraft in such units.
- Locations of all departments of RLM, including full official name and address of each department; name and appointment of senior officer or official of each department and chart of organisation of RLM.
- Locations of all departments of Luftgaue Headquarters, including full official name and address of each department, and chart of organization of each Luftgau Headquarters.
- Outline of the organization for the air defense of GERMANY, in the WEST including fighter defenses, flak defenses, meteorological service, balloon barrages, early warning system, fighter control and aircraft safety organization.
- Lists of all airfields, landing grounds, seaplane bases and alighting areas within the areas defined in this paragraph.
- The general plan of administration and supply of the German Air Force, including major depots and perks of all kinds and major routes of communications.
- Estimate of the number of days reserve rations held at G.A.F. units.
- Information as outlined below re