{"product_id":"counter-intelligence-handbook-germany-1944","title":"Counter Intelligence Handbook Germany (1944)","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 160%;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC. I. HANDBOOK\u003cbr\u003eGERMANY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 160%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 160%;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSupreme Headquarters\u003cbr\u003eAllied Expeditionary Force\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 160%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOFFICE OF ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF G-2,\u003cbr\u003eCOUNTER INTELLIGENCE SUB-DIVISION,\u003cbr\u003eS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: 160%;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: 160%;\"\u003eUPREME H.Q. ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE,  October 1944\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: 160%;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA very rare Supreme Allied Expeditionary Forces HQ Counter-Intelligence Handbook, marked ‘Restricted’, and produced by S.H.A.E.F. in 1944. It was a restricted document, intended to be used by Allied intelligence officers serving in North Western Europe, in particular by those entering Germany during the final months of the war, in preparation for the impending defeat of Nazi Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis copy comes with the extremely rare additional \u003cem\u003eGermany Chart Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e folder, including 8 large format coloured charts and diagrams, showing the structure of key Nazi organisations, such as the SS, SA and Wehrkreis. There is also a loosely inserted typewritten Allied Forces HQ, G-2 Counter Intelligence Section corrections and amendments sheet, marked ‘Restricted'. The handbook is signed on the front cover by ’Sgt Makins’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eC.I. Handbook Germany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e provides an overview of the Nazi State, Nazi Party organisation, and the organisation of paramilitary formations like the SA, SS, Hitler Youth, NSKK, NSFK and Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD). One chapter covers various police formations such as the Ordnungspolizei (including the Schutzpolizei, Gendarmerie, Feuerschutz Polizei, Wasserschutzpolizei, Hilfspolizei, Technische Nothilfe, Verwaltungspolizei), the Sicherheitspolizei, Reichskriminalpolizei and Gestapo. Another section covers the Abwehr, and the Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführer-SS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is also an extensive glossary of German terms and abbreviations, with complete German names and English translations. The glossary is followed by 13 excellent full-page colour plates of Nazi uniforms, headgear, daggers, gorgets, lanyards, collar tabs, shoulder boards and other insignia of paramilitary and police organisations, including the SS, SA, and Hitler Youth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the rear of the book there are fold-out charts providing a detailed organisational plan of the various police units under the control of the Interior Ministry of Heinrich Himmler, a fold-out map showing the various Prussian and other provinces throughout Germany, and another large fold-out map of the Wehrkreis or defence districts and Gaue in Nazi Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe additional \u003cem\u003eGerman Chart Supplement\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003efolder, includes a series of detailed charts and diagrams, illustrating the administration and structure of the Nazi State and its paramilitary forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS.H.A.E.F. G-2 (Counter Intelligence)\u003c\/strong\u003e: During WW2 this department was was responsible for military intelligence analysis, counter-intelligence operations, and co-ordinating liaison with resistance movements behind enemy lines. It received information from the allied armies and army groups, from resistance groups, from reports of the Office of Strategic Services (O.S.S.) and from the Joint Intelligence Committee (London). G-2 drew on the work and expertise of a variety of British and US intelligence departments and organisations, including the O.S.S., S.I.S., M.I.5, and M.I.14. M.I.14 was the British wartime department that specialised in intelligence about Germany. Also known as 'Section 14', M.I.14 was a department of the British Directorate of Military Intelligence. Originally part of M.I.3, during WW2 the German sub-department's expertise and analysis became so important to the war effort that it was spun off into its own Military Intelligence section. By 1945 G-2 was based in London, with an M.I.5. officer as its Director, and an O.S.S. officer as Deputy Director.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn very good condition. The card cover is in very good condition, with general signs of wear and use, and some minor marks. The binding is good and secure. The text, colour plates, and maps are in very good condition. The Chart Supplement is in very good condition, with minor signs of wear  and a circular mark to the  front cover. The 8 charts are in very good condition. Signed on the front cover by ’Sgt Makins’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished: 1944\u003cbr\u003eKhaki card covers\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with colour plates, maps, and fold-outs\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 120mm x 185mm\u003cbr\u003ePages: 162 (plus 13 colour plates, and fold outs \u0026amp; maps)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharts Supplement: Khaki card folder, with 8 large folding charts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e***Please Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e NSDAP and other controversial political symbols have been edited in the images displayed in this listing. In the book itself, these symbols are present, unedited, and exactly as originally printed\u003cstrong\u003e***\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Compass Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47868522823831,"sku":null,"price":497.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/6131\/files\/C.I.Handbook-1.jpg?v=1780686984","url":"https:\/\/www.compasslibrary.com\/en-us\/products\/counter-intelligence-handbook-germany-1944","provider":"Compass Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}