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BRODL and himself. He even made a special cipher-system for the occasion.
(Nothing ever came out of this communications system). subject in the
meantime remained in NETTEL. UHBEHAUDI then volunteered for a mission.
against the Russians. subject's chief agreed and subject left on the 21st
of April :- r to Eberswantor to the Frontauf klaerung I to get the necessary
documents and a Russian Major's' unifort. He returned and after some .
discussions moved again with his few remaining yeople to Oars am Kamp.
UNBEHAUDI ' left for. Ried in SuAkreis accompanied by ShIRMK, but although
he had the uniform and the papers from the Frontaufklaerung he had not re-
ceived any papers from the I-Frontaufklaerung Kommando as they considered
• him "politically unreliable. UNBEHAUEN had to return to Gars and insisted
that he wanted, to penetrate, as quickly as possible, into the Russian lines,'
This made Subject rather suspicious and he ordered SUIRECK, who was supposed
to be UNBKHATa l s teammate to prevent him from leaving.
• 55. On MAy 6, Subject was ordered to report to the IC of the Heersegruppe
Slid, quartered at Waidhafew on the Ybbs and was informed that the entire
Eastern Front had collapsed and that all troops had been ordered to surrender
to the GermAns. The next day subject i UMBEHAUEN and SURECK went to Krems and
talked the situation over. UNBZHAUD• then proposed to leave with subject's
housekeeper, Franciska PFEIFFER, with WhoM he had some relations, and was . •
given a W/T set and a dell sign FR, while Subject would use the call sign
BeAiL also received the-necessary crystals. In case the word ',MOM'
(come) was given by UMEHAUEN they all would meet at Krems. UNBEHAUEN also .
was given an identification card with a blank in the place of his name, be- .:
cause subject did not want to kndw under what alias UNBEHAUEN was going to
, operate. -The next day subject sent his chauffer to Krems ;to inquire where
the commander of his Stella wet, but soon the chauffeur returned with the
news that everybody had fled. Subject ordered a general exodus and proceed-
ed towards Marbach where he arrived in the evening on the frontier of Upper
Austria near Baumkopf. Subject advisedhis men to surrender in uniformto
the Americans, which they're:fused. Then SubjJotproceeded with his chauffehr
in an attempt to exceuiter same Araricana to whom he wanted tosurrender.
They waited in Prigarten for two days(10 and 11 Mo• 1945).. Ha finAllyarriv:.
ed in Kleiner' where his wife was quartered. As soon as the Americans arrived
• he fled=mrwith ais wife and child. Subject tried to obtain the authorization
from some American Unit to report to Salzburg but was refused.. Be then'
registered with the local police and was arrested after BRUM, his best man,
' had beithiarrested(7 June 1945)., •
P. Interrogator's comments. ,
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$8. Throughout all the interviews with subject, tho latter has shown a coa-.
plete willingness to talk about his former activities. He seemed to diiplay -
a certain praeSsional pride in the thoroughness of his vork. He repeatedly
. emphadized that all Major decisions wore entirely of his own and that as .
far as the activities of the Referat are concerned only he could be made-
responsible, and that he was ready to suffer the consequences., if any, re.
. Suiting from them.
51. subject wants to give the impression that he considered his leadership
of the ..IFa2 geferat as "his front line duty*, exactly as any other Gernah -
Army. officer Lad his combat unit in the field. . •
58. Subject tried to interpolate in his narrative a . certainnber of • .
steries, to prove his clemency towards the COmmilnists and. his "correct" treatm i-mentof'a certain number, of Allied agents. He oven went as ..far as aSserting
that he • did not execute several orders from his superiors in the RSHA to
• shoat a number of captured agents. .•
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