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The Fifth Column
4 How Germany Bought Friends
By Col. William J. Donovan and Edgar Mowrer Since we must ascribe a huge share in Adolf Hitler's incomparable military successes to his use of Germans and "fifth columnists" in victim countries, the question arises: How was such a success possible? How are Ger- mans abroad brought to such self-sacrificing enthusiasm for the Nazi regime? How above all can foreigners living under relatively mild and civilised governments be induced volun- tarily to betray their own countries for Hitler's Germany? It seems mysterious.
The answer is £40,000,- 000 spent annually on or- ganisation and propa- ganda abroad. The im- mensity of this sum is the secret. Nazi Germany is not a government-not even a "folkdom" of the sort Nazi orators talk about. Nazi Germany is a conspiracy. Its scope is universal and its aim world domination. Its primary agents áre many of the millions of Germans in Germany, and abroad, as can be induced or compelled to serve the German Fatherland.
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Its activities begin with at- templed proselyting of Ger- many abroad, go on to the murder and kidnapping of real or fancied enemies, and end in armed insurrection against the foreign country Hitler wishes to conquer or absorb. Such insurreclions of Ger- mans actually occurred in Czechoslovakia, Austria, und Holland. But for the firm attitude of the United States such an insurrection would, many students believe, have occurred in Brazil.
That the Germans abroad are usually "naturalized" into something else is no hin- drance. Pre- war Imperial Germany sanctioned the "double nationality status"-- Germans could, that is, be- come French or American or without losing Portuguese 'Their German nationality. The Weimar Republic did not alter this strange conception and Nazi Germany has made it the centre of its "Trojan Horse" tactics of placing Ger- mans within the enemy walls.
It is safe to say that a very fair proportion of the non- refugee Germans who have become American sinco Hitler came to power did so with the secret intention of turning free and democratic America into "their" that is, Hitler's
America.
Children of Germans natur- alized hálf a century ago are still counted German by Ber- lin and evory effort is made to convince them of the fact. Naturally, the Nazis accept traitors as allies wherever they can find them, and wel- come the assistant of non- Nordics.
But peoples racially akin to Germans-Scandinavians, Dutch, Flemings, German- speaking Swiss, even Anglo- Saxons are made. the object of special proselyting as be longing to the "same blood." These form the material with
whith the Nazi world con- spiracy chiefly attempts to work.
The centre is the Nazi party. The tool is the Aus- lands-Organisation (or "or- ganisation abroad") of this party. To-duy this organisa- tion of Germans abroad las nearly 4,000,000 members, all of whom are conscious agents. Over 600 local groups or "sup- porting points" are organised in 45 or more "landesgruppen' -one in each country.
The headquarters is in Stuttgart, but all the groups are directed by a single man in Berlin, Gauleiter Ernst Wilhelm Bohle, with some 800 assistants. Technically Bohle is a "state secretary" in the German foreign office.
Where the local branches dare not appear under their true colours, they take
fancy_names-in Rumania the "ron Guard," In Switzerland "True Confederates," the United States "Amerika- deutscher Volksbund."
But everywhere, whether the members are Germans, naturalized Germans or non-Germans, the alm In the same, to arteve' Hiller's end by trickery or terror; the organis- Ing principle is the same, with SA and Hitler Youth and Hitler sport, marching.
irchlag, emblems, ruthless dis- ripling, ceremonies in honour of Nazi heroes or Hitler's birthday parties; and in
in cuse of war they would all be on Germany's side.
In time of peace they inake lists of Hitler's enemies, who are mark- ed down for murder or kidnapping to Germany and torture when the great day comes,
Organised Germans abroad are pubbiely told to "abey the laws of their quest-country" but at the same time urged to "convince every of the necessity of the outsider Germany'a victory." The Nazl Party Auslands-Organisation is by nu means the only entity that works for Hitler outside Germany.
There are in fact no less than seven others. The
political
police
or Gestapi, the Propaganda Minis- try of Dr. Paul Goebbels, the Ger man Labour Front, the intelligence services of the Germany Army, of the German Navy and of the Ger- man oir. arm, and finally the Ger-. man Foreign Oflee with its em- bussies and consulates all over the world.
Together there eight organisa- tions spend on propagando, espion- age and sabotage roughly about £40,000,000 a year. It seems a lot of money but Hitler as pu- blicly expressed his intention of keeping this, service at full blast even if it means fewers infantry divisions in the
army.
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When one considers that this combined service, with its 30,000 employees can pro- bably claim credit for the case of Hitler's many victories, it is obvious that the same re- sult could hardly be obtained so cheaply in any other way, The German foreign office. thus has two irons in the fire abroad. One is the millions of Germons in Bohio's Auslands-Organisation; the other, the German diplomats abroad.
By noticing that on the whole the German government has four or five times as many "accredited"
WITH A BRITISH FIGHTER SQUADRON
Fighter Squadrons of the Royal Air Force are constantly on watch and ready to take off at a moment's notice to intercept enomy raiders.
1.
Pilots, already wearing their pneumatic life-belts as a precaution against descent in the sea, playing shove ha'penny and darts while standing by for an urgent call.
2. As soon as a machine returns to its base the machine guns are re-loaded with am-
munition in readiness for the next call,
3.
Hurricane, fighters flying in formation,
4.
Hurricane fighters being, re-fuelled immediately on return to their base so that all aircraft are at once ready when again required.
diplomats and consular, agents in each post as any other country, one can perhaps guess the type of ac- tivity of four-fifths of them.
Otten they publicly mix in the to which policy of the countries they are accredited. Thus the fam- ouw Captain Weisemann, general const in San Francisco, was su licly congratulated by order of the Fuchter in Berlin for his work in
the
American Senate preventing from accepting Ronsevelt's modlard neutrality legislation in July, 1930. The intelligence services of the German army, navy and air att are not much different Irem those in other countries, with the possi- ble exception that the German Army maintains,
Prinz In the Friedrich Karl Strasse in Berlin, a "psychological laboratory."
the
men
heads are for were) Colonel Von Voss and Oberregierungsrat Max Simonelt, A secret section bears
uitle "International Psychology." Here are trained not only the military spies but Gestapo and party agents especial- ly designated for service abroad.
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Members of the German In- bour Front who go abroad to work have the duty of report- ing anything of interest they may sco or learn in foreign
faclorics ships, shops, other places.
Furthermore since 1938 there exists in Hemburg on "Interne tion central ofee," where Germans and Itailans work together against trade unions, particularly in de- mocratie countries and support any movement against organised la- bour.
Particularly important, notably in countries like the third French Re- public, is the work of the press at- tacles in the German Embassies and consulates. Not only do they see that the 1,700 German languago newspapers outside Germany (to- tal circulation 3,000,000) are sup- plied with Interesting material of all sorts at the price no other
source
but they also can meet, watch over Gerinan radio pro- Aroma.
Special attention is given to win- ning over possible Nazi friends on the local press and combating or bring into disrepute and periodicals
ler,
newspapers that oppose ifit-
The German Gestapo of Heinrich Himmler, whose ruthless efficiency surpasses even the Russian Ogpú, employs only about 5000 agents abroad. One of its special tasks is
German watching over
han refugee emigrants, but it does not scorn to cast an eye even on Nazis, in good
have be standing, some of whom known to speak slightingly of the Fuehrer or to express a passing wish for greater personal freedom.
Therefore
or more agents can be found in every Gerinan Consulate or Embassy abroad. A good angler can manage to locate
te or
service is complete. Conceivably
exist other there
even more interesting services. But this much should
iL make
clear why Adolf Hitler has been so success- ful in utilizing Germans abroad and creating fifth columns among his enemies.
Thanks to the pains taken, und the money spent, Hitler has in near- ly every country been able to do erably in breaking down the morale and salisting
traitors.
One particularly good dodge In most places is the creation of two Nazi organizations, one of which acts in 11 strictly Iegal way.
Another (until it was found out)
was the use of German servant girls.
Dutch employers of a particular- ly "dumb" German cook were surprised to hear her conversing in the kitchen with a perfect stranger in fluent Oxford English. She was dismissed-and took with her the more important family papers.
German
exchange students, care- fully schooled in espionage and propaganda, collected no end of department head-
Information in Switzerland.
In the larger German com- rcial enterprises, such as slup- ping or oil companies.
In addition to the
already
colonial
agencles
•mentioned, there exista
ed by General Franz Ritter von Epp. Hitler's special friend, which carries on a lively pro-Nazi pro- German paranda in the former colonies and among Germans in colonies of other countries.
Although there is some doubt, presumably it is the Gestapo that picks out specini agents for particular jobs in countries that happen at a particular moment to interest.
Rumour the Nazis most. speaks of a high-class German technician who managed to find a relatively insignificant Job in an American broadcast- Ing company. Broadcasting. plays a great role in German spy life..
There is no claim that this des cription of the German propaganda
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tourists
mapped Poland for the Reichswehr. It must always bo
that по remembered
German receives police permission to leave the Relch, regardless of the motives, until he or she promises to report everything seen and heard abroad. Each must declare his address to the nearest Nazi official and keep In touch with him во far 09 circumstances permli,
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In the United States an organization of Nazis is being trained in arms. As matters now stand, it is conceivable that tho United States possesses the finest Nazl schooled fifth column in the world, one which in case of war with Germany could bo our undoing.
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