Nazi Conspiracy & Aggression (3) Nazi Preparations and Collaboration with the Japanese
Against the United States. The Nazi preparations and
collaboration with the Japanese against the United States
present a twofold aspect: one of preparations by the Nazis
themselves for attack from across the Atlantic; the other of
the fomenting of war in the Pacific.
In the previous discussion of the Nazi exhortations to the
Japanese to war against the British Commonwealth and the
USSR, reference has been made to certain documents relating
to the United States. Those documents will be taken up
again, in their relevant passages, to show their particular
application. In the treatment of Ribbentrop's urging the
Japanese to war against the USSR, documents have been
introduced chronicling conferences which took place after
the dates of 7 December 1941 and 11 December 1941 when the
Japanese and German Governments, respectively, initiated and
declared aggressive war against the United States. These
documents have indicated that Nazi awareness and acceptance
of the direction in which their actions were
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leading, as well as the universal aspects of their
conspiracy and of their alliance with the Japanese.
(a) Preliminary Nazi Preparations Against the United States.
The Nazi conspirators' intentions against the United States
must be viewed in the focus of both their over-all plan and
their immediate commitments elsewhere. That their over-all
plan involved ultimate aggressive war against the United
States was Intimated by Goering in a speech on 8 July 1938,
when the Nazi conspirators had already forcibly annexed
Austria and were perfecting their plans for occupation of
Czechoslovakia.. This speech was delivered to
representatives of the aircraft industry And the copy which
the prosecution has obtained was transmitted as the
enclosure to a secret memorandum from Goering's adjutant to
General Udet, who was then in charge of experimental
research for the Luftwaffe (R140). The statement in the
covering memorandum notes that the enclosure is a "copy of
the shorthand minutes of the conference". In the course of
his long speech, Goering called for increased aircraft
production and referred to the necessity for full
mobilization of German industrial capacity. He continued:
"I still am missing entirely the bomber which flies
with 5-tons of explosives as far as New York and back.
I should be extremely happy to have such a bomber so
that I would at last be able to stop somewhat the mouth
of the arrogant people over there." (R-140)
Goering's fervent hope, of course, was not capable of
realization at that time, either technically or in the face
of the Nazi conspirators' schedule of aggression that has
already been outlined. During the period of their
preparation for and waging of aggressive war in Europe, up
though the launching of the campaign against the U.S.S.R.,
it is only reasonable to believe that the Nazi conspirators
were not disposed to involve the United States in war at
that time.
Nevertheless, even in the fall of 1940, the prosecution of
war against the United States of America at a later date was
on the military agenda. This is clearly shown in a document
which was found in the files of the OKL, the German Air
Force, (376-PS). This memorandum is marked "Chefsache" --
the German designation for Top Secret -- and is directed
from a Major von Falkenstein to an unspecified General,
presumably a Luftwaffe General. Falkenstein, who was a Major
of the General Staff, was at that time the Luftwaffe Liaison
Officer with the Operations Staff of the OKW, which was the
staff headed by Jodl. His memorandum, which he characterizes
as a "brief
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resume of the military questions current here", is dated 2
October 1940. It covers several questions. Paragraph 5
states: "5. The Fuehrer i8 at present occupied with the
question of the occupation of the Atlantic Islands with a
view to the prosecution of war against America at a later
date. Deliberations on this subject are being embarked upon
here. Essential conditions are at the present:
"a. No operational commitment
"b. Portuguese neutrality
"c. Support of France and Spain
"A brief assessment of the possibility of seizing and
holding air bases and o the question of supply is
needed from the GAF.
"Major Queisner will fetch the documents for himself
from Ic Kurfurst (G. in C.- GAF Rear Hq.). I would like
to ask Colonel Schmidt to arrange that he be supplied
with the information he desires." (376-PS)
The Nazi Military interest in the United States is further
indicated by paragraph 7:
"7. General von Boetticher has made repeated reference,
especially in his telegram 2314 dated 26/10, to the
fact that in his opinion too many details of our
knowledge of American aircraft industry are being
published in the German press. The matter has been
discussed at Armed Forces Supreme Command. I pointed
out that the matter was a specifically GAF one, but
have taken the liberty of referring the matter to you
on its own merits." (376-PS)
Again in July 1941, in his first flush of confidence
resulting from early gains in the aggression against the
USSR, the Fuehrer signed an order for further preliminary
preparations for the attack on the United States. This top
secret order, found in files of the German Navy, reads:
"By virtue of the intentions announced in Directive No.
32, for the further conduct of the War, I lay down the
following principles to govern the strength of
personnel and of material supplies:
"1. In general: The military domination of Europe after
the defeat of Russia will enable the strength of the
Army to be considerably reduced in the near future. As
far as the reduced strength of the Army will allow, the
Armoured units will be greatly increased.
"Naval armament must be restricted to those measures
which have a direct connection with the conduct o the
war against England and, should the case arise, against
America.
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"The main effort in armament will be shifted to the Air
Force, which must be greatly increased in strength." (C-74)
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Volume
I Chapter IX
Collaboration with Italy & Japan
Aggressive War Against the United States
November 1936 to December
1941
(Part 8 of 12)