German army planning and mobilization, with emphasis on frontier defenses, mobilization timetables, and training for river-crossing and Kampfwagen (tank) tactics. Content highlights:
- Fortifications & Mobilization (1937–1939) — “Chefsache” (top-level) files on study, preparation, and construction of eastern/western defenses; mobilization arrangements; and the 1937/38 winter war game and 1938 crisis schedules (code names “Bußtag,” “Rot,” “Grün,” etc.). (Finding list summary on p. 3.)
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- Operational Plans (1937–1938) — OKH/GenStdH 5th Dept. folder Az 44610. Aufmarsch 1938 ‘Rot’, ‘Grün’, ‘Lila’ with deployment preparations and orders (p. 3).
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- Western Works/Limes & Führer trip west — Correspondence on “Weiterarbeit ‘Limes’,” minutes from “Reise des Führers nach dem Westen,” and ammunitioning/mobilization notes; includes “Weisungen für den Kriegsfall (Sept 1938–May 1939).” (p. 3.)
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- Border-Control & Emergency Rules (1937) — Bestimmungen für die Vorbereitung eines verstärkten Grenzaufsichtsdienstes … against Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Lithuania (issued Sept 1937), classified Geheime Reichssache (p. 3).
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- Pioneer/Oder Exercise (1932) — Full printed booklet for the Oder river large-scale pioneer exercise: orders of battle, equipment tables, transportation, signaling, fuel/munitions, medical/veterinary arrangements, river-police rules, and waterway traffic/lighting/flag signals; includes detailed river-navigation schematics (pp. 6–55, 59–55 sequence) and a large map of “Oderübung 1932” (p. 57).
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- Strompolizei / Oder Closures — Notices of Oder River closures (“Sperrzeiten”) and cooperation with Waterways Authority during exercises (pp. 76–77).
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- Shipping Regulations & Signal Tables (Oder) — Visual tables for Schifffahrtszeichen (navigation marks), night-lighting, whistle/bell signals, and meeting/overtaking rules—with diagrams (pp. 78–83).
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- Heeresleitung Circulars (1932) — Confidential orders on NCO candidate training (Unteroffizier-Anwärter) for Fahr- (motor/transport) units; joint training schedules; course logistics and allowances (pp. 58–65, 61).
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- Kampfwagen (Tank) Tactical Lessons (1932) — After-action syntheses from Grafenwöhr & Jüterbog battalion-level exercises covering surprise, frontage/depth, wave formation, command placement, and anti-tank defense—plus admonitions against fragmenting tank forces (pp. 66–73).
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Condition Note
Digitized from NARA microfilm (T-78), not paper originals. Image quality is variable: some frames are sharp and high-contrast; others show under/over-exposure, grain, and occasional blur from camera focus or motion. A few pages exhibit cropping at margins (headers/folio numbers clipped), light skew, and sporadic mis-ordering typical of legacy filming. Printed booklets from 1932 use Fraktur/blackletter and fine linework that reduces OCR accuracy. Large-format items (maps/diagrams) appear as multi-frame segments with join lines and minor parallax; small stamps and pencil annotations are sometimes faint. No active mold/tears are evident in the scans (film medium), but contrast falloff and halation occur on dense tables and dark maps.
Usability: Fully readable with zoom; some tables and signatures require enhancement. OCR yields partial results; Fraktur and low-contrast pages need manual correction.
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