Comprehensive collection of German Army High Command (OKH/OB West) directives and planning papers from 1942–1944, detailing the organisation, construction, and defence strategy of the Atlantic Wall and Channel coastal fortifications in preparation for an anticipated Allied invasion of Western Europe.
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Priesdorff Correspondence During the Fritsch Crisis, 1938 (Irving File T78-281)
Add to cartCorrespondence between military historian Kurt von Priesdorff and the German Army High Command (1935–1940) concerning officer biographies and a Gneisenau manuscript project, which was abruptly canceled during the 1938 Fritsch crisis due to political fallout. The file reveals how military historiography intersected with institutional censorship and regime loyalty under Nazi pressure.
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German High Command Documents – FHQ OKW OKH 1944–45 (Irving File T78-339)
Add to cartA collection of late-war German military communications and directives exchanged between the Führerhauptquartier (FHQ), Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW), and Oberkommando des Heeres (OKH) during 1944–45, documenting operational orders, situation reports, and the collapse of the German High Command.
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German Foreign Office Reports and Propaganda Material (Irving File F12)
Add to cartA wartime compilation of German Foreign Office reports and propaganda material, documenting Nazi diplomacy, political analyses, and ideological communications during the Second World War.
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German Foreign Office Documents (Irving File F17)
Add to cartThis file contains a collection of German WWII-era documents, including Foreign Office correspondence and propaganda material, illustrating the administrative and ideological operations of the Third Reich. It provides researchers with primary-source insight into wartime diplomacy, bureaucracy, and state-controlled media.
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Archives
Guide to the Berlin Document Center Microfilm Collection (Irving File T-580)
Add to cartAn index-style finding aid from the U.S. National Archives’ Microfilming Program at the Berlin Document Center, listing roll numbers, boxes, and “Ordner” with brief scope notes to navigate the BDC microfilm. It spans major Nazi-era bodies—including the Propaganda Ministry, the Reichsorganisationsleiter of the NSDAP, the SS “Ahnenerbe,” the Reichskulturkammer, and the Einwandererzentrale (EWZ).





