German Military and SS Administrative Records Orders, Transport Lists, and Situation Reports, 1945 (Irving file T78-304)

The file contains a heterogeneous but thematically linked body of German military and SS documentation. Material includes operational orders, transport directives, logistical summaries, divisional movement records, personnel and equipment tallies, and internal memoranda. Several documents record troop transfers, evacuations, supply allocations, and administrative compliance with higher command instructions.

Later documents reflect transitional administrative functions following Germany’s surrender, including reporting, inventorying, and postwar processing of military personnel and materiel. The file preserves original formatting, official headings, stamps, signatures, and routing marks, indicating its function as a working administrative record rather than a retrospective compilation.

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