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GIRG, Uhlter
Position : SS Hc:uptsturmfuchror
SS Jagdverbaonde.
Case No. ; S022
Ref. No. : S022/USDIC/DC10
: 22 January'
Date
Copy . No.
1946
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JOSEPH
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II.
. F0R7ATI ON
B. ORRUG1 S
III.
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FOR :A TI ON
TABLE OF ORGANIZATION
LL:':EUP OF A JAGDVFRBAND
SS JAGDVFRBAND ItITTE.
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PFtEPARATI MIS
THE FINAL PLANS
EQUIEMIT
IN ACTION PITH TRIT PP 37 TTE
THE OTHER TRUPPS
ANO'rHER
TOTAL EINSATZ (SUICIDE I
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XI. PERSONALITIES
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XII CONCLUSION
XIII DISPOSITION
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I. SOURCE: DESCRIPTION AND VITAL STATISTICS
This report should be read in conjunction with Preliminary Information Report on GIRG, Water, Reformcc Nmnbor S022/USDIC/PC5, dated
18 October 19h5, this Headquarters. Personal description and a short
biography are included therAn.
According to Source) he conceived of a plan in 1944 of assembling
groups of German volunteers rho would execute long-range'intelligonce
missions and thus enable the German High Com-aand to be on its 7aard
against Russian sutprisc attacks and give it time to retreat.
.Accordingly, on 1 August 1944 he was transferred to the school of
the Jaeger Battalion 502, later to be incorporated into the SS Jagdverbaonde. His couraander at that time was SS Sturmbannfuchrcr SKORZENY,
who also headed the SS Jagdverbacnde.
He completed his special training and demolition schooling quickly,
and on 26 August received orders for his first mission, a Reichsauftrag
(mission from the Supreme Command), transmitted to him by SKORZENY.
, The mission was called u LANDERIED u and has also boon named l'Unternehmen
GIRG returned from this mission in September and wont to a hospital because of rounds incurred. After his release from the hospital
he received the Ritterkrcuz il for his accomplishments and a six-weeks
leave.
By the time he returned for duty at the beginning of January 1945
the SS . Jagdverbacnde had been organized, with jacger Battalion 502 incorporated. GIRG belonged to Jagdverband Mitte, but was with his
organization Only a short time before he left again on 1 February 1945,
witha new mission. 'He remained behind. Russian lines until Hatch, then
became embroiled in the fighting at Kolberg with another outfit until
April. On 15 April the SS Jagdverbacndc Ceased to exist as such, and
. GIRG was already busying himself with other resistance plans, rhich
.never materialized.'
Thus it is soon from the above account that Source spent very
..little actual tincin'the -SSJagdv:prbaonde as such, and his knowledge
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II. JAEGER BATTALION 502
A. FORK,ATION
It Was noticed early in the war by the German High Command that
long-range reconnaissance behind the enemy lines often yielded valuable.
intelligence information. Frequently, during the ever-changing tactical
situations individual German soldiers or small units had become separated
from the main body as much as 200 kilometers, and their observations
furnished the intelligence officers of the divisions with important
information.
. Apart from the ordinary Frontaufklacrungstruppcn a certain number
of groups were formed to undertake these long-range reconnaissance,
special mission, and sabotage operations.
After SS Obersturmbannfuehrer SKORZENY had liberated HUSSOLINI
that year'he received the additional assignment of establishing a
battalion of German volunteers to be used for special missions, and
Jaeger Battalion 502 was formed for that purpose , in the fall of l9!3.
Everyman was to receive special and varied training'- horeseback
riding, driving all kinds of vehicles, flying, parachute jumping, etc.
The battalion was activated in the Castle Friedenthal in Sachscnhausen
and placed directly under Amt VI s of the RSHA. It consisted of a
staff company, a. Number One Company, and a Number Two Company, with
cadramen coming form the ITaffen SS.
B. OPERATIONS
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Commander: SS Ob-Jrsturmfuchrer FUCOR
Composition: three ca:Ipanies of 100 men each (only German
' volunteers) and three SS officers each.
3. Jagdverband Ost:
Location: . Hohensalzach im 'Sfarthegau
Commander: Major OCH
Composition: Volunteers who spoke very good Russian, Polish,
Latvian, Finnish, and also volunteer Ukranians,
Finns and Poles
'SS Jagdverband Sued Ost:
Location: Near. Krems (Oberdonau)
Commander: Major BRTSCH
Composition: Gorman volunteers speaking the following languages.
fluently: Slovakian, Hungarian, Roumanian, Bulgarian, Serbian. Also nationals of the above named
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section with two heavy and four light armored .cars. , Amphibian
engineer section (Pionicr Stosstrupp) equipped with demolition
material and flame throwers.. A heavy mortar section in armored
ears. Anti-tank section; 75 mm guns, on tractors or on trucks.
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(UNTERYEWEY GIRO
A. PREPARATIONS
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The tree trupps were., equipped wfl.th imiformt..Which. looked. very much.
like those of
Lllid 7c.ro.troop:i.s.... (Trapp tri TTr.: 11 , however, *as....
. dressed in . civilian .cloth.-:s). 'Ono .tropp vies sub-divided 'in four tcc-
tioris.
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first aid equipment., co ncentrat-.
h%nd::::rehi-fs;
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ed . foods, and a nunit,ien . for sulimach:t.ne gun and pistol. When the men
.:1121 was carried in the rucksack.)
*ore civilian clothes,
1r.per,
pencil., compass, a watch, a first
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with
t1ia.1
The men also er...rried
aid packet, hand grona..ies, e pistol, a -cao.ouflage net, a dagger, .a
.flashlight, matches,.,and a garotto, Th,-, anis were the 7.65 pistol and
the British Stan subehachino gun. The entire . group was further provided
with a large amount of explesives s(Nipolitplastic) . . The conamander of
thd group carred rt . complete collection of maps and a dmalition kit.
L1NDFRI7D" was equipped with two' TI/T sots (quartz
The:entire
airplane
recognition panels. .
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By I September six man had been colleCted and the. group marched
towards the Rotonturra Pass: . At that time the strength of /,the Romanian
forces mardhing towards Agnetenn and the strength ...of the .Russian.units
Operating around the Rotenturm Pass had been ' :found;out: . ..Tho group arrited there after a ten hour mountain climb.. They intended to 'spend
the 'night and to begin gatherzng information fran the Roumanians.
Guards, Were posted, but two hous after dark they . werci surprised by a
, R1.is s
. ian unit and surrounded. .*Ster a heavy fight the group managed
ta:escape . without cur casualties; In Heltau . thoy, observed the advance
of the Sixth Russian Army and markz.,d itS positons, :on naps for future
'reference. ' These Russian troops Were in the best of fighting condition.
Discipline and order reigned throughout, The .group observed many new
:.i..rraored Units.
On the night of 9 Sept:mber 1914 14 the group again travelled by train
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in thedirection,of the front. From Schaerzburg they marched for 35
kilometers towards the main line of resistance, constantly in the ipmediato vicinity of the Russian advaccing columns. They advanced so
quickly that they arrived in Hades in a Rumanian depot. GIRG's group
was mistaken for RuManian stragglers Who had left their Gorman units.
Their. cquipmmt TW searched, and the weapons were found. One of the .
.non managed.to-escape imhediately thereafter. The Russians soon arrived,
end the group wasianediately condemned to death. They had to stand'
.against a small tree and tTrenty Rubsian were ordered to execute them.
.GIRG, however, managed to flee after being shot into the head
andhaving his foot perforated by another bullet. .Notwithstanding his
wounds, he Marched 20 :kilometers until he reached the Gorman lines
and made all Of hisroports .. His comrades were presumably killed.
.GIRO 'WaS imMediately brought to the anny commander and made a more
complete report comprising. , political, military, and social:intelligence.
Hehad *found out, through his reconnaissance mission that the Russians
intended pUshing over Klausenburg with fresh armored troops and with
anti-tank artillery.. Because the array cammanderwas informed of this
news'he . was . able to reform his lines and avoid encirclemekt.
E..
The eastern trupp saved a German army corps from complete encirclement and brought back 200 German soldiers who had been left behind.
It was also able to destroy completely thc water mains of the city of
Kronstadt.
The western trupp came back with valuable reconnaissance intelligence.
Some of the men who had been left behind in Rumania finally joined a
17/T . intelligence group operating'in Runania on 30 Harch 1945 and Pere
working for them. The group had suffered about 40 % casualties during
the mission, most of whan had boon declared missing in action since
1 October 1944 and comprised one NO and eight men. The
intelligence
group had been loft in Rumania during the last days of the war and never
returned home.
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due to the shortage of t3= in . preparing tho mission, The group, con-.
sisting of 53 men and two officers,. left uith a few days ration, poor
minter Clothing, no explosives, very few maps ) one radio set, and some
group. lost its . only radio
small arms. Men on 13 February 1945
set, the work of the mission as such was ended, and the men tried to
return, to the German .linos. They reached the town of Kelburg,:mbiCh was
then encircled by the Rod Armi on 15 /arch 1945..
the
The coiamanding officer of the town accused Sourco . and his men of .
being members of the It Scidlitz .g oVament. The reaseaforthis accusation
wasbaseclon: (1) tho capture of the Soidlitzagentsuholnfiltrated
into Kolburgthe . day . bcfore; (2)-tho thought:by-the commander of the
town that it was impossible to pass the Russian and Genhanli.L.R..mithout
being recognized. Source was sentenced
.death but released a few
daysi.ater. whenrecOgnited by.. .other German . officers.:.',He i then was ordered
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In theiutmer . of l9141 the German,Luftwaffe...establiShed'this:unit
of:v0iuntcers uhe Werc,rce4y to execute any Tota34inSaizeleans : of- pursuit planes, which would ram into enarayAorpodo planes l -or dive
gliders. 'The Kampfgeschwtder 200 was also to provide airplanes to drop:
agents in the rear of enemy lines,'
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Tho suicidal mm-M3 of enomy planes was accmpishod successfully
several times, hut, the divi gliders, althourj1 constructed, wore never
used.
A finnl exprircrit of the 1:ampfgoschwader 200 wasthe parachute
ball, which contained two ants to be dropped on a mission. After
landing they would' desbroy the ball,. The mission of the agents-was
sabotage and to create general confusion behind the anagy lines.
C. THETZUSSKPFSCTTUTR
Men the SS Jagdverbaende were formed they had mong their missions
the damolitien of. river bridges. For that purpose river sabotage
_groupSwero . organizedl - called the Flusskampfschwiftmer and drawn.fram
;the units . of . theMeercskampfschwiMmOr. A group consisted of six men .
who could operate in the water for about tan hours and execute -their
-mission by night if necessary. The training sehool ,for.the Flusskampfsehwimmerwas in Vienna.
VIII. ,SCHUTZKORPS AL .PENLAND (SK)
.005 . April 1945 the SS Jagdverbacnde ceased to exist under .that
title and were renamed Schutzkops-Alpenland . (SKA),with 'the aim of
defending the Alpenland'against ahyattaeks . by - thaRussians.:.During .
...operationsmoro . adhcrents were to be recruited from thatiyilian.populdtion: The mission wastabe executed in suckaliMiy-121ekthe:anag7
...:, was'fOrced:to : recognizo the Schutzkorps as anAmpottahtopponant.
.-Hewever,4ts.recognitim as an underground.residtantmovamentfostered
SS.Jagdverbaendaims . limited by the fact 'that it was perpetrated.
-onli:to . cUmbatthe Russians.
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coParatian
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of the ICorpJ
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Until
Serj.: fz. ) th)J er.n xned :ercas
centers fe:. fer..7.--.1
von thc tr. o.nsic::: of and looting
b;:n
then the
of the couLt2y's ...-rea2,.th by the c .nec.ling !altos.
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.:According to Source, , .between -300 . to 400. MC* lett:ended::group -three
for .:each course. ../1.new :cenrso was not:',st:a.rt;64.,.,tuitil:A.-ttio.;ProVioUS:One,.':-,,....,.
'was complotod.:A"thr.o.c*helir : la week lecture on 'toltanschauung" ;; (world
perception) was- given in addition to the technical. subjects.. .Thoilast
oliri,.:11:oro s , devoted te. ..a gentralland rather freer discussion,' in 'thih
thegreater part.
.th-C:':1.studCntsi:,.stipiiSingl,,+:::partiCiPetedIt::**.::!:::::.,,,,...
'subject
whl.
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man's
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and the instructor had to grade each Student . in ' .thetreaPect .::: ;;:.;:.;:::::-.:.,.:- . '
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4attor being `, the Main school.'
sthree ins t?...tutions;:.ser,vod
babh:ecririci,aasted'aboUt::'
six months, with zibout liO rY :n attending-, 'If the :de..haridfer....nOW.`...;:..:
officer mat:irial rose tilt? strLio
2-ere aceerdlitli'citt to',five
or oven fear ment'ne. L ie this sehJel n't.1 ins
teri Tr6re ::iii*aber's
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tactics, infantry weapons (gunnory), motor transport, communications,
sports, and oight hours a reek &wet-A to 7oltanschauung (world .
perception).. Discussions ()nail topics were quite frequent and.note
carried out until the point that the instructor felt that it might
influence the rest of tho class.
XI.
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PaISOXILITIES
.UCH
BELL, Dr:
BENESCH
BESZIANN
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'HEUER'
HILLING
KERSTEN
KINt .
.iovezci7.
KRUEGER
SS Untersturtfuchrer; was with the Jaegerbatta7lion 502 since oarly'1944; 1.68 m tall;
age Z; married and
inlierthl.Germany;
Special Service Officer of' Jagdverband.Nittc.
light
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lives
facei, : j
SS Untorsturmfuchror;.instructer . of Tactics at
Fahnenjunkerschulo.Klagonfurt; age 22; hair
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RIFILER
PISTON
Untersturmfuchraq instructor of Tactics at Fahnonjunkerschulo Klagenfurt; ago 26; hair dark; oyes
dark; height 1.75 m; has a pointed chin.
LA QUIANTE
SCHT:IDT
SCHREIRM
SCHUERT
STEPHAN
STRECKER
STRECITUSS
YaLThil
7.7LNECK
SS Hauptsturmfuehrer,
of SS Jagdvorbacnde.
Commander
of Signal Unit
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;ETTER, Dr.
&ICH
XII. CONCLUSION
The information given by Siarccis judged reliable and truthful.
Subject cooporated . in every ray and could not be *regarded as a security
threat. .He is rdlling to act as an informer in a detention camp and
should- not be treated as a political prisoner.
DISPOSITION
DISTRIBUTION:
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CSDIC, Hain, GT
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Intelligence Center Salzburg Dot., APO 541, U.S. - ArMy
Hq.; 6825 Hq. CO.; !US/A, Attn: Capt.Gdstaldo
or Crimes ' Investicatim; Team 6836 Kq.U.S. Forces in
lustria, 4'P0 . 541 (Salzburg) U.S. iliTT
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LC of S, G-2, United States Forcos, European Theater,
Attn: Chief, CIC, Counter Sabotage Section, APO 757
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