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| 7. The Einsatzgruppe reported in two ways to
the Reich Security Main Office, once through radio, then in writing. The radio
reports were kept strictly secret and, apart from Ohlendorf, his deputy
Standartenfuehrer Willy Seibert and the head telegraphist Fritsch, nobody, with
the exception of the radio personnel, was allowed to enter the radio station.
This is the reason why only the above-mentioned persons had knowledge of the
exact contents of these radio reports. The reports were dictated directly to
Fritsch by Ohlendorf or Seibert. After the report had been sent off by Fritsch,
I received it for filing. In cases in which numbers of executions were reported
a space was left open, so that I never knew the total amount of persons killed.
The written reports were sent to Berlin by courier. These reports contained
exact details and descriptions of the places in which the actions had taken
place, the course of the operations, losses, number of places destroyed and
persons killed, arrest of agents, reports on interrogations, reports on the
civilian sector, etc. 8. When Ohlendorf was absent from the staff of the Einsatzgruppe, no reports were sent to Berlin. As a rule his deputy Seibert accompanied him on his journeys of inspection and I was ordered "to look after the house", without, however, being allowed to solve any problems which might occur. I was never initiated into secret orders and when Ohlendorf and Seibert were absent from the staff, no decisions could be made. I do not know whether Ohlendorf had any secret files or whether he had statements as to the total number of executions. 9. I do not know whether the Einsatzgruppen or the Einsatzkommandos received orders concerning the execution of Russian prisoners of war. If these orders had come in through the normal channels, I would have seen them. This, however, does not exclude that Ohlendorf had them as secret files in his office. 10. From summer 1942 until the end of 1944 I was Ohlendorf's adjutant in office III of the Reich Security Main Office and later on I worked under Dr. Hans Ehlich in office III B of the Reich Security Main Office. It is known to me that both of them received the compiled reports of the Einsatzgruppen which were issued as reports on the situation from the occupied eastern territories. I have read the foregoing deposition consisting of 4 pages in the German language, and declare that it is the full truth to the best of my knowledge and belief. I have had the opportunity to make alterations and corrections in the above statement. I made this declaration voluntarily without any promise of reward and I was not subjected to any duress or threat whatsoever. Nuernberg, Germany, 4 February 1947. |
| (Signed] HEINZ HERMANN SCHUBERT |
