English Translation

fa -2 REB WIMIZLEB TA MITICH I EE The operational investigation carried out by Ds J. Wunderlich, who I sent to Witkowitz, and whose results were recognized as correct by General Director Wlk and the labour engineer, showed that the following forces were still to be set up for the execution of the Plamung ia Südwerk: November 1944 480 forces December 1944 520 17 January 1945 80 1 The determination of this demand was carried out after consultation with Colonel Lippert (OKH) and Director Rashka on the basis of the jointly prepared second planning for the ammunition explosion of the Südwerk. A bimonthly advance was planned for the workers so that they could be retrained in the meantime for production. The employment office of Moravia.Ostrau then, on the basis of my instructions, assigned the Witkowitzer Eisenwerke in November 1944 s 5ll to the workers with the explicit indication that they were intended for the Südwerk. In fact, only 9l workers have been requested by Director Rashka, who have been assigned to him; all the other assigned forces have been distributed to the other works without the employment office having been informed of this; the natural departure has been satisfied separately by a replacement position. When the fact of the other internal division of forces became known, I initiated a re-examination of the operation in order to determine whether the measures laid down in October 1984 for the use and mobilisation of the reserves of power had been carried out in the meantime. This investigation showed that the southern plant had by no means made the ports which could be expected after the October 1994 investigation. (l) the equipment, tools and equipment supplied had not been delivered in full, e.g. had to be reworked and supplemented;