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17. Stegmaier minutes of 3–4.9.41 meetings in NASM, FE728/b; WD draft Vortragsnotiz for Leeb, 18.9.41, in NASM, FE342; WvB minutes of 16.12.41 meeting with Hertel/RLM, in NASM, FE728/f; Rees OHI, 23.

18. Germany, Das Deutsche Reich , 5/1:607–24; Overy, “Mobilization,” 632–33; Schubert chronicle, 19.12.41, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1208; Bartov, Hitler’s Army .

19. Schubert chronicle, 1–3.10.41 and 8.12.41, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1208; same, 16.1.42, 21.1.42 (with WD marginal comment), and 28.1.42, in BA/MA, RH8/V.1209; Thom to Wa Z, 2.12.41, in NASM, FE728/f.

20. Germany, Das Deutsche Reich , 5/1:610–77; Overy, Goering, 205–8; Seidler, Frite Todt , 256–60.

21. Schmidt, Albert Speer , 60–63; Speer, Inside , 260–66; Germany, Das Deutsche Reich , 5/1:677–78.

22. Speer, Inside , 262–65; Germany, Das Deutsche Reich , 5/1:678–79; Carroll, Design, 234–40; Overy, Goering , 208–12.

23. Speer, Inside, 467–69; Speer interrogations, 21.5.45, USSBS report 5, in NA, T-73/193/3406764–81.

24. Engel, Heeresadjutant , 121; Speer, Inside , 469; Speer minutes, 5–6.3.42 and 19.3.42, in Boelcke, Deutschlands Rüstung , 71, 74. See also minutes of 20.3.42 meeting at OKW/WiRüAmt, NASM, FE341.

25. Hölsken, V-Waffen , 32; WD to Thomas, 24.3.42, in NASM, FE333. See also WD intro., 21.3.42, to HAP/EW, “Vorschläge fur den Einsatz der Fernrakete A4…,” DM, GD639.1.4.

26. Speer quoted in Hölsken, V-Waffen , 35; WvB minutes of 16.12.41 meeting with Hertel/RLM, WD minutes of 11.3.42 meeting with Milch, and related documents in NASM, FE728/f. See also NASM, FE357.

27. WD marginal comment on Busemann/DFL Braunschweig to OKH, 21.3.38, and WD (WvB) to Banse/RLM, 25.4.40, in DM (FE722); P. Schmidt, “On the History…,” and F. Gosslau, “Development of the V-1 Pulsejet,” in Benecke and Quick, History , 375–418.

28. Werrell, Evolution , 7–42; Hölsken, V-Waffen , 33–35. For older accounts, see Irving, Mare’s Nest , 23–24; Young, Flying Bomb , 10–12.

29. Minutes of meeting with LGW (Siemens), 27.11.41, in NASM, FE119; Steinhoff minutes of 11.12.41 meeting, in NASM, FE728/b.

30. Schubert Aktennotiz, 15.4.41, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1208; Reisig OHI, 1989, 67–69, 71.

31. Dellmeier Starthilfe report, 12.3.40, NASM, Arch. 70/1; Cerny/Peenemünde-West Aktenvermerk, 7.9.40, in NASM, FE746; Stegmaier Starthilfe report, 3.2.42, NASM, FE692/e; Starthilfe report of 6.41, with changes, 15.4.42, in NASM, FE692/f.

32. Overy, Goering , 155, 181–92.

33. WD (Dellmeier) to Beck/RLM, 24.11.41, in NASM, FE752; Stegmaier Starthilfe report, 3.2.42, NASM, FE692/e; WD, V-2 , 126.

34. Stegmaier Aktenvermerk, 7.5.41, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1260.

35. Schabel, “Wunderwaffen?” 302–5; Klein, Vom Geschoss , 111–16; Halder(?), “Entwicklung und Planung in der deutschen Luftwaffe, Teil 3,” Heft 9, c. 1945, NA, T-971/27/317–18.

36. WvB to Leeb, 13.5.41, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1260; WvB, rocket-fighter proposal, 6.7.39 (English translation, 29.4.46), RSIC, FE595; WvB, “Einsatzmöglichkeiten des Strahlantriebs…,” 27.5.41, NASM, Arch. 58/1; Schabel, “Wunderwaffen?” 197–99; Späte, Top Secret Bird; H. von Zborowski, “BMW-Developments,” in Benecke and Quick, History , 297–324.

37. Steinhoff minutes of 12–14.6.41 meetings with L-Flak and WvB report, 18.7.41, on Lucht visit, in NASM, FE746.

38. Udet to Leeb, 18.8.41, and WvB to Pauls/Peenemünde-West, 4.12.41, in NASM, FE746; Steinhoff minutes of 25.10.41 meeting with Brée/RLM, in DM, (FE1068); Fieseler-Werke, “Voruntersuchung für den Höhenjäger Fi 166,” c. 11.41, NASM, FE639; Vorwald/RLM minutes of 6.12.41 meeting in NASM, FE368; WvB marginal comment on Holl/Arbeitsstab report, 24.1.42, in NASM, FE357.

39. Halder/Genst.6.Abt. (IVB) to Chef 6.Abt., “Ablauf der Flakentwicklung und Vorschläge,” 5.41, in DM.

40. Revised drafts of Halder document, 5–6.42, in DM; v. Axthelm, “Übersicht über den Entwicklungsstand…,” 22.6.42, Göring order, 1.9.42, and v. Axthelm cover memo, 18.9.42, in NASM, FE738/4; Speer minutes, 13/14.10.42, in Boelcke, Deutschlands Rüstung , 194; Schabel, “Wunderwaffen?” 304–6.

41. Boog, Die deutsche Luftwaffenführung , 204–8, 592; Speer, Inside , 364–65.

42. Speer, Inside , 468–69; Ludwig, “Die deutschen Flakraketen,” 89–90.

43. WD Vortragsnotiz, 31.7.41, in NASM, FE342; WD to Koch, “Beantwortung von Fragen Gen St d H/Org.Abtlg.,” 11.10.41, in NASM, FE341; minutes of 1.11.41 meeting in BA/MA, RH8/v.1260; Thiel minutes of 6.1.42 in NASM file “Peenemünde #2.”

44. Thiel, “Vortragsnotiz über Stand der Entwicklung…,” 15.9.41, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1260; WvB minutes of 4.8.41 meeting in NASM, FE733.

45. Schubert chronicle, 21–23.10.41 and 4–6.11.41, in BA/MA, RH8/V.1208; WD to HVP, 7.11.41, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1260.

46. WD, V-2 , 139; manned A-9 drawing, c. 1941, in DM, (FE1604); A-9/A-10 as cited in note 7; WvB minutes of 15.2.41 meeting in NASM, FE728/f; Stegmaier (Thiel) to Schumann, 31.8.41 (with WD marginal comment), in BA/MA, RH8/v.1260; Thiel to Oberpostrat Gerwig, 16.9.42, in NASM, FE692/f; contract with Reichspostministerium, 15.10.42, in NASM, FE331.

47. WD to HVP, 13.11.41, in NASM, FE342; Thiel report, 27.11.41, in NASM, FE728/e; Roth to Riedel I et al , 25.2.42, in NASM, FE750.

48. WD to HVP 23.12.42, in NASM, FE728/e; WD Vortragsnotiz, 21.8.41, in NASM, FE341; WvB to Stegmaier, 3.10.41, in BA/MA, RH8/v,1260; WD to HVP, 8.12.41, in NASM, FE728/b.

49. WD to HAP, 5.2.42, and WvB minutes of 31.1.42 meeting, in NASM file “Peenemünde #2.”

50. WD to HAP 5.2.42, in NASM file “Peenemünde #2.”

51. Ibid . Other copies of this document exist in the BA/MA and in the FE microfilm, but Thiel’s original is in NASM.

52. Ibid.; WD to HVP, 8.12.41, in NASM, FE728/b; WD minutes of 3.3.42 Arbeitsstab meeting, in NASM, FE357; minutes of 29.10.42 meeting, in NASM, FE750; WD, V-2 , 72; Dannenberg OHI, 36–38; Reisig OHI, 1989, 73–74; Rudolph OHI, 50–51; Tessmann OHI, 29–30.

53. WD to HAP, 5.2.42, in NASM file, “Peenemünde #2;” Schubert chronicle, 26.5.41, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1208; Schubert to WD, 21.6.43, in BA/MA, RH8/V.1210.

54. Thiel, “ Diensteinteilung… ,” 18.3.42, in NASM file “Peenemünde #2;” Thiel minutes of 14.3.42 meeting in BA/MA, RH8/v.1954; Thiel A-4/V1 accident report, 20.3.42, in NASM, FE692/f.

55. “Terminauszug…,” 20.4.42, in NASM file “Peenemünde #2”; WvB minutes of 15.2.42 meeting, in NASM, FE692/f; WvB to Stegmaier, 29.7.42, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1954.

56. WvB minutes of 23.4.42 meeting in NASM, FE692/f.

57. Stegmaier order, 10.6.42, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1209; WD minutes of 13.6.42 meeting, in NASM, FE342; Steinhoff(?), BSM report, 31.7.42, NASM, Arch. 96/24.

58. WD minutes of 13.6.42 meeting in NASM, FE342.

59. WD draft lecture, 9.6.42, in NASM, FE358; WvB minutes of 20.4.42 meeting, in NASM, FE750; WD order to HAP, 6.6.42, in BA/MA, RH8/V.1959; Wa Prüf 11 note of Arm. Min. phone call, 8.7.42, in NASM, FE728/f; WD, V-2 , 72; Dannenberg OHI, 36–38. In Peenemünde documents, “Papa” was Riedel I, Klaus (from the Raketenflugplatz) was Riedel II, and the second design bureau chief was Riedel III.

60. WD Aktenvermerk, 30.4.42, WD order to HAP 6.6.42, and Leeb to Rüstungsamt/Arm. Min., (?).7.42, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1959; WD to HAP 17.9.42, NASM, FE692/f.

61. Steinhoff(?), BSM report, 31.7.42, NASM, Arch. 96/24; WvB minutes of 17.6.42 meeting, in NASM file “Peenemünde #2”; WvB to Stegmaier, 29.7.42, in BA/MA, RH8/v.1954.