This file contains war diary entries, annexes, memoranda, and analytical papers produced by or circulated within Führer Headquarters and the German Army High Command between August 1939 and July 1942.
The material focuses primarily on German high-level assessments of European defensive systems and fortifications, including both permanent and field works, across Western, Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe. It documents German perceptions of enemy preparedness, defensive doctrine, and strategic geography before and during major military campaigns.
Content includes:
- Daily and periodic Führer Headquarters war diary entries
- Strategic and operational assessments of foreign fortifications
- Analyses of French, Belgian, Dutch, Polish, Soviet, Balkan, and Alpine defensive systems
- Planning assumptions regarding mobilisation, invasion routes, and resistance
- Internal correspondence and annexes related to operational secrecy, logistics, and command coordination
The records reflect contemporaneous German command thinking and intelligence assessment, free from postwar reinterpretation.
Disclaimer
This file contains original wartime documents produced by the German military high command and Führer Headquarters between 1939 and 1942. The material reflects the internal language, assumptions, and perspectives of its creators at the time of writing.
The documents are preserved and made available for historical, research, and documentary purposes only. Their inclusion in an archive does not imply endorsement of the policies, actions, or ideology of the regime under which they were created.
Descriptions, terminology, and viewpoints within the material may be offensive, disturbing, or inconsistent with modern values. They are presented unaltered in order to preserve the integrity of the historical record.
Users are responsible for interpreting the material within its proper historical context and for ensuring that any citation or reproduction is accurate, responsible, and clearly contextualised.
Condition Note
Microfilm reproduction of original German Army High Command records (T78 Roll 351). Image quality consistent with mid-20th-century archival filming. Moderate contrast fluctuation throughout; occasional overexposed and underexposed frames. Visible microfilm grain, light speckling, and minor dust artefacts present. Some pages exhibit edge shadowing from original bindings. Intermittent light creasing and faint handwritten annotations visible in the source documents. No evidence of major frame loss in sampled sections. Legibility generally good for typed material; handwritten entries vary in clarity depending on ink density and filming exposure. Overall condition typical of National Archives microcopy from this series, with stable and usable research quality reproduction.
4 Page sample Führer Headquarters War Diary on European Defences, 1939-1942 (Irving file T78-351)
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