Authors: Robert K. Wilcox
Target (56 page)
9
According to Skubik.
According to Skubik.
11
Ibid.
Ibid.
12
Email from Theubert to Mark Skubik dated July 8, 2006.
Email from Theubert to Mark Skubik dated July 8, 2006.
13
The encased numbers here are mine.
The encased numbers here are mine.
14
His service record, obtained at the National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, says he was born October 3, 1915 in Linden, N.J., and both his birth parents had been born in Austria-Hungary.
His service record, obtained at the National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, says he was born October 3, 1915 in Linden, N.J., and both his birth parents had been born in Austria-Hungary.
16
Information on this is scarce because it was such a secret program. But one source which talks about it is
The Friends: Britain’s Post-War Secret Intelligence Operations
by Nigel West, (Wiedenfeld and Nicolson, 2005), 66-68. I obtained the formerly CIA-classified book at the National Archives under their new CIA-sponsored program which allows researchers to look up subjects on CIA-controlled computers. See also Peter Grose,
Operation Rollback: America’s Secret War Behind the Iron Curtain
(Houghton Mifflin, 2000).
Information on this is scarce because it was such a secret program. But one source which talks about it is
The Friends: Britain’s Post-War Secret Intelligence Operations
by Nigel West, (Wiedenfeld and Nicolson, 2005), 66-68. I obtained the formerly CIA-classified book at the National Archives under their new CIA-sponsored program which allows researchers to look up subjects on CIA-controlled computers. See also Peter Grose,
Operation Rollback: America’s Secret War Behind the Iron Curtain
(Houghton Mifflin, 2000).
17
Skubik, op. cit., 16.
Skubik, op. cit., 16.
18
CIA “Studies in Intelligence,” Vol. 19, No. 3, Fall, pages 2-8, available at National Archives.
CIA “Studies in Intelligence,” Vol. 19, No. 3, Fall, pages 2-8, available at National Archives.
19
Ibid., 107-108.
Ibid., 107-108.
21
Bryan J. Dickerson, “The Liberation of Western Czechoslovakia 1945,” (
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/articles/liberation1945.aspx
).
Bryan J. Dickerson, “The Liberation of Western Czechoslovakia 1945,” (
http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/articles/liberation1945.aspx
).
22
Martin Blumenson,
The Patton Papers 1940-1945
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974);
Last Days,
59-60, among other sources.
Martin Blumenson,
The Patton Papers 1940-1945
(Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1974);
Last Days,
59-60, among other sources.
24
For a concise, impartial look at this controversy see Alan Axelrod,
Patton: A Biography
(Palgrave Macmillen, 2006), 127-129.
For a concise, impartial look at this controversy see Alan Axelrod,
Patton: A Biography
(Palgrave Macmillen, 2006), 127-129.
26
Stephen J. Skubik,
Death: The Murder of General Patton
; (Bennington: self published, 1993), foreword.
Stephen J. Skubik,
Death: The Murder of General Patton
; (Bennington: self published, 1993), foreword.
29
Ibid., 16.
Ibid., 16.
30
Ibid., 22-25.
Ibid., 22-25.
31
Gay Diary, April 20, 1945, Carlisle Barracks.
Gay Diary, April 20, 1945, Carlisle Barracks.
35
Patton diary entry for “April 20, 1945,” Library of Congress.
Patton diary entry for “April 20, 1945,” Library of Congress.
36
Gay Diary entry for April 20, 1945, U.S. Army War College center, Carlisle, Pa.
Gay Diary entry for April 20, 1945, U.S. Army War College center, Carlisle, Pa.
38
Emails from Maciej Stanecki, a graduate student at both Warsaw University and Poland’s National Academy of Defense.
Emails from Maciej Stanecki, a graduate student at both Warsaw University and Poland’s National Academy of Defense.
39
Communication from Rene J. Defourneaux, former OSS officer and author, who forwarded the information from a current RAF-USAF representative in France.
Communication from Rene J. Defourneaux, former OSS officer and author, who forwarded the information from a current RAF-USAF representative in France.
40
See the recently declassified article, “Soviet Use of Assassination and Kidnapping,” in the Fall 1975 issue of CIA’s
Studies in Intelligence,
for one.
See the recently declassified article, “Soviet Use of Assassination and Kidnapping,” in the Fall 1975 issue of CIA’s
Studies in Intelligence,
for one.
41
His diary was unclear about the location of the incident.
His diary was unclear about the location of the incident.
45
Pavlov Shandruck,
Arms of Valor
(Robert Speller & Sons Publishers, Inc., New
York, 1959), with an introduction by Roman Smal-Stocki. Available on the Net at (
http://galiciadivision.org.ua/lib/shandruk/
).
Pavlov Shandruck,
Arms of Valor
(Robert Speller & Sons Publishers, Inc., New
York, 1959), with an introduction by Roman Smal-Stocki. Available on the Net at (
http://galiciadivision.org.ua/lib/shandruk/
).
49
Ibid., 7-14.
Ibid., 7-14.
50
Ibid., 14-15.
Ibid., 14-15.
51
Ibid., 18-19.
Ibid., 18-19.
52
Ibid., 26-31.
Ibid., 26-31.
53
John O. Koehler,
STASI: The Untold Story of the East German Secret Police
(Westview Press, 1999), 36-45.
John O. Koehler,
STASI: The Untold Story of the East German Secret Police
(Westview Press, 1999), 36-45.
55
Ibid., 34-38.
Chapter Eight: Strange BedfellowsIbid., 34-38.
1
Allen Weinstein, and Alexander Vassiliev,
The Haunted Wood
(Modern Library, 2000), 238-239. Vassiliev is a former KGB agent. He and Weinstein had access to Russian intelligence archives which were briefly opened to certain researchers during the 1990s.
Allen Weinstein, and Alexander Vassiliev,
The Haunted Wood
(Modern Library, 2000), 238-239. Vassiliev is a former KGB agent. He and Weinstein had access to Russian intelligence archives which were briefly opened to certain researchers during the 1990s.
2
Ibid., 89.
Ibid., 89.
3
On microfilm at Carlisle Barracks.
On microfilm at Carlisle Barracks.
5
Armand Hammer to Bill Donovan, September 11, 1941.
Armand Hammer to Bill Donovan, September 11, 1941.
6
Bradley F. Smith, S
haring Secrets with Stalin: How the Allies Traded Intelligence, 1941-1945
(University Press of Kansas, 1996), 78 & 116; Bradley F. Smith,
The Shadow Warriors: OSS and the Origins of the CIA
(Basic Books, Inc., 1983), 339.
Bradley F. Smith, S
haring Secrets with Stalin: How the Allies Traded Intelligence, 1941-1945
(University Press of Kansas, 1996), 78 & 116; Bradley F. Smith,
The Shadow Warriors: OSS and the Origins of the CIA
(Basic Books, Inc., 1983), 339.
7
Anthony Cave Brown,
The Last Hero:Wild Bill Donovan
(Vintage, 1984), 417-418 for FDR’s pro-Soviet views and Donovan’s adherence to them.
Anthony Cave Brown,
The Last Hero:Wild Bill Donovan
(Vintage, 1984), 417-418 for FDR’s pro-Soviet views and Donovan’s adherence to them.
8
The secret interoffice memo is from “William A. Kimmel” and addressed “Colonel Donovan.” Another discussing the same thing is dated 1/15/43 and is addressed to “Major David Bruce,” who would head OSS’s London office, from “Calvin B. Hoover.” Microfilm, Carlisle Barracks.
The secret interoffice memo is from “William A. Kimmel” and addressed “Colonel Donovan.” Another discussing the same thing is dated 1/15/43 and is addressed to “Major David Bruce,” who would head OSS’s London office, from “Calvin B. Hoover.” Microfilm, Carlisle Barracks.
9
May 4, 1943 OSS “office memorandum” from “Emmy C. Rado” to Donovan. Microfilm, Carlisle Barracks.
May 4, 1943 OSS “office memorandum” from “Emmy C. Rado” to Donovan. Microfilm, Carlisle Barracks.
10
Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin,
The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
(Basic Books, 1999), 143.; Joseph Persico,
Piercing The Reich: the penetration of Nazi Germany by American secret agents during World War II
. (Ballantine Books, 1979), 209.
Christopher Andrew and Vasili Mitrokhin,
The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB
(Basic Books, 1999), 143.; Joseph Persico,
Piercing The Reich: the penetration of Nazi Germany by American secret agents during World War II
. (Ballantine Books, 1979), 209.
11
“Memorandum of Conversation at the Commissariat for Internal Affairs,” December 27, 1947; John Mendelsohn,
The OSS-NKVD Relationship 1943-1945,
(Scholars Review, 1987).
“Memorandum of Conversation at the Commissariat for Internal Affairs,” December 27, 1947; John Mendelsohn,
The OSS-NKVD Relationship 1943-1945,
(Scholars Review, 1987).
12
David E. Murphy, Kondrashev, Sergei A.; Bailey, George;
Battleground Berlin: CIA vs KGB in the Cold War
(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997), 3-4.
David E. Murphy, Kondrashev, Sergei A.; Bailey, George;
Battleground Berlin: CIA vs KGB in the Cold War
(New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997), 3-4.
13
Available in a variety of sources including Mendelson’s “OSS-NKVD Relationship” and on the CIA website under “OSS-NKVD Liaison.”
Available in a variety of sources including Mendelson’s “OSS-NKVD Relationship” and on the CIA website under “OSS-NKVD Liaison.”
14
Herbert Romerstein and Eric Breindell,
The Venona Secrets: Exposing Soviet Espionage and America’s Traitors
(Washington, DC: Regnery, 2000).
Herbert Romerstein and Eric Breindell,
The Venona Secrets: Exposing Soviet Espionage and America’s Traitors
(Washington, DC: Regnery, 2000).
17
Ibid., xxiii.
Ibid., xxiii.
18
Elizabeth Bentley,
Out of Bondage
, (Ballantine Books, 1988). She tells about becoming disillusioned with the communists.
Elizabeth Bentley,
Out of Bondage
, (Ballantine Books, 1988). She tells about becoming disillusioned with the communists.
21
FBI report on Donovan, File #: 77-58706, Part 1c, page 47. Available at (
http://foia.fbi.gov/donovan/donovan1c.pdf
).
FBI report on Donovan, File #: 77-58706, Part 1c, page 47. Available at (
http://foia.fbi.gov/donovan/donovan1c.pdf
).
26
Ibid., 143.
Ibid., 143.
27
Footnote 9, in a 9 March 1944 “Memorandum for the President”; Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 7, no. 1, Winter 1963, 63-74, with the ftnt on page 70.
Footnote 9, in a 9 March 1944 “Memorandum for the President”; Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 7, no. 1, Winter 1963, 63-74, with the ftnt on page 70.
28
Ibid., 170.
Ibid., 170.
29
Memo found amongst the Donovan papers at Carlisle Barracks.
Memo found amongst the Donovan papers at Carlisle Barracks.
30
“Memorandum for the President,” 349-351.
“Memorandum for the President,” 349-351.
31
Ibid., 351.
Ibid., 351.
32
OSS-NKVD Relationship, document 102, Letter from Maj. Gen. John R. Deane to NKVD Col. A.G. Grauer, 9 January 1945.
OSS-NKVD Relationship, document 102, Letter from Maj. Gen. John R. Deane to NKVD Col. A.G. Grauer, 9 January 1945.
33
Ibid., document 106, Letter from Lt. Gen. P. M. Fitin to Maj. Gen. John R. Deane, 15 February 1945.
Ibid., document 106, Letter from Lt. Gen. P. M. Fitin to Maj. Gen. John R. Deane, 15 February 1945.
34
Ibid., 354.
Ibid., 354.
35
OSS-NKVD Relationship, document 108, Letter from Lt. Gen. P..M. Fitin to Maj. Gen. John R. Deane, 26 February 1945.
OSS-NKVD Relationship, document 108, Letter from Lt. Gen. P..M. Fitin to Maj. Gen. John R. Deane, 26 February 1945.
36
Ibid., document 110, Letter from Lt. Gen. P. M. Fitin to Maj. Gen. John R. Deane, 9 April 1945.
Ibid., document 110, Letter from Lt. Gen. P. M. Fitin to Maj. Gen. John R. Deane, 9 April 1945.
37
Ibid., documents 111-114, letters involving various, including Fitin, 14 - 18 April 1945.
Ibid., documents 111-114, letters involving various, including Fitin, 14 - 18 April 1945.
38
Ibid., document numbers 115-116, letters from Kennan dated 12 and 18 May 1945 respectively.
Ibid., document numbers 115-116, letters from Kennan dated 12 and 18 May 1945 respectively.
39
CIA brief titled “Background of Dr. Wilhelm Hoettl,” 5 August 1949, National Archives.
CIA brief titled “Background of Dr. Wilhelm Hoettl,” 5 August 1949, National Archives.
40
CIA “special collections” document “Dr. Wilhelm Hoettl” acquired at the National Archives. This one is 10 pages and has “Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act 2000” stamped on it.
CIA “special collections” document “Dr. Wilhelm Hoettl” acquired at the National Archives. This one is 10 pages and has “Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act 2000” stamped on it.
41
Page 753. Cave-Brown, obviously pro-Donovan, sounds like he’s making excuses here.
Page 753. Cave-Brown, obviously pro-Donovan, sounds like he’s making excuses here.
42
Ibid.
Ibid.
43
“11 July 1945 PRIORITY” cable to “US EMBASSY MOSCOW for DEANE from DONOVAN OSS.” It is Document 117 in OSS-NKVD Relationship.
“11 July 1945 PRIORITY” cable to “US EMBASSY MOSCOW for DEANE from DONOVAN OSS.” It is Document 117 in OSS-NKVD Relationship.
44
Document 130 in OSS-NKVD Relationship. The italics are mine.
Document 130 in OSS-NKVD Relationship. The italics are mine.
46
OSS-NKVD Relationship, Document 124.
OSS-NKVD Relationship, Document 124.
47
Ibid. Document 132.
Ibid. Document 132.
49
OSS-NKVD Relationship, Document 132.
OSS-NKVD Relationship, Document 132.
50
Summer 2003, 6.
Summer 2003, 6.
52
Volume Two, 369.
Volume Two, 369.
54
Ibid., 468.
Ibid., 468.
55
FBI File #: 77-58706, Part 1, WFO (77-44319) 14 (obtainable at FBI website).
Chapter Nine: Dancing with the DevilFBI File #: 77-58706, Part 1, WFO (77-44319) 14 (obtainable at FBI website).
1
C.R. McCormick to author, email August 2, 2005. U.S. Army Intelligence Museum, Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. Mr. McCormick writes, “A roster of 970th CIC Det personnel, 7 Dec 1945, shows Skubik as a Sgt., date of rank 3 Nov 1945.” I was later to find the roster myself at the National Archives.
C.R. McCormick to author, email August 2, 2005. U.S. Army Intelligence Museum, Ft. Huachuca, Ariz. Mr. McCormick writes, “A roster of 970th CIC Det personnel, 7 Dec 1945, shows Skubik as a Sgt., date of rank 3 Nov 1945.” I was later to find the roster myself at the National Archives.
2
Stephen J. Skubik,
Death: The Murder of General Patton;
(Bennington: self published, 1993). Foreword and 111.
Stephen J. Skubik,
Death: The Murder of General Patton;
(Bennington: self published, 1993). Foreword and 111.
3
Skubik, op. cit., 32-34.
Skubik, op. cit., 32-34.
4
Ibid., 37.
Ibid., 37.
5
Ibid., 36-42
Chapter Ten: NKVDIbid., 36-42
2
It’s a 1935 model 853. It is at the Moscow Museum of Antique Cars & Motorcycles and has “starred in 25 films.” Other references say Goering owned a 1938 Horch.
It’s a 1935 model 853. It is at the Moscow Museum of Antique Cars & Motorcycles and has “starred in 25 films.” Other references say Goering owned a 1938 Horch.
3
Skubik op. cit., 384.
Skubik op. cit., 384.
4
This was another of those newly deposited papers obtained by the archives from Ft. Meade and/or the CIA. This one was declassified through the recent “Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act” and has on its front “This dossier is continued from the last reels,” indicating it comes from microfilm and there is earlier material I do not have. My notes on the back identify the file as, “Davidov, Alexander D035079. CIC-CIA”
This was another of those newly deposited papers obtained by the archives from Ft. Meade and/or the CIA. This one was declassified through the recent “Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act” and has on its front “This dossier is continued from the last reels,” indicating it comes from microfilm and there is earlier material I do not have. My notes on the back identify the file as, “Davidov, Alexander D035079. CIC-CIA”
5
Dr. Mark Elliott, “The Soviet Repatriation Campaign,” Wsevolod W. Isajiw, Yury Boshyk, and Roman Senkus, eds.,
The Refugee Experience: Ukrainian Displaced Persons after World War II
(CIUS Press, 1995).
Dr. Mark Elliott, “The Soviet Repatriation Campaign,” Wsevolod W. Isajiw, Yury Boshyk, and Roman Senkus, eds.,
The Refugee Experience: Ukrainian Displaced Persons after World War II
(CIUS Press, 1995).
6
A document in the “Davidov, Alexander Do35079. CIC-CIA” file dated “15 Feb 46” and signed by an agent “Fiedler” (it is impossible to make out the faint first initials)
from the “Weiden Sub-Regional Office.”
A document in the “Davidov, Alexander Do35079. CIC-CIA” file dated “15 Feb 46” and signed by an agent “Fiedler” (it is impossible to make out the faint first initials)
from the “Weiden Sub-Regional Office.”
7
This report is repeated in several different documents I found, the earliest of which seems to be 4 December 1945, Headquarters Seventh Army.” My note on the back gives the following citation: RG 319, IRR Impersonal Files, Box 50, “Subversive Activities of USSR Officers,” ZF011636.
This report is repeated in several different documents I found, the earliest of which seems to be 4 December 1945, Headquarters Seventh Army.” My note on the back gives the following citation: RG 319, IRR Impersonal Files, Box 50, “Subversive Activities of USSR Officers,” ZF011636.
8
“19 January 1946, USFAT G-2 Division, Counterintelligence Branch” report from RG 319, IRR Impersonal Files, Box 50, “Subversive Activities of USSR Officers,” ZF011636.
“19 January 1946, USFAT G-2 Division, Counterintelligence Branch” report from RG 319, IRR Impersonal Files, Box 50, “Subversive Activities of USSR Officers,” ZF011636.
9
Letter in the “Davidov, Alexander D035079” file.
Letter in the “Davidov, Alexander D035079” file.
10
Ibid.
Ibid.
11
I received it from David Mengel of the archives’ FOIA staff in response to an FOIA request I made.
I received it from David Mengel of the archives’ FOIA staff in response to an FOIA request I made.
12
Skubik, op. cit., 42-44.
Skubik, op. cit., 42-44.
13
Ibid., 36,55, 102.
Chapter Eleven: Mystery at MannheimIbid., 36,55, 102.
1
According to its official history, dated “30 January 1946,” National Archives.
According to its official history, dated “30 January 1946,” National Archives.
2
24 August 1945, according to its unit history.
24 August 1945, according to its unit history.
3
Ned Snyder, “Death of Patton—II Army doctor at accident scene,” December 1987, an article Snyder published in
Military
magazine; Ladislas Farago,
The Last Days of Patton
(New York: Berkley, 1981), 228.
Ned Snyder, “Death of Patton—II Army doctor at accident scene,” December 1987, an article Snyder published in
Military
magazine; Ladislas Farago,
The Last Days of Patton
(New York: Berkley, 1981), 228.
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