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Seriously, she looked like 182cm, not 172cm......

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Käthe Kortekamp

162cm, 51.5kg

The questionnaire contained many Catch-22 questions, such as whether she's reliable, children-loving, comradely or bossy, homely, frivolous, or appearance-focused. For the question of when they knew each other personally, WS gave the year "1936," obviously lying.

WS started the marriage application procedure in late 1937. Käthe had to attend the "motherschool" in Feb 1938.

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Possible source material for Julian Semyonov's most outrageous subplot

Schellenberg authorized the slaughtering of his adjutant.

Hans Eggen was questioned about the death of Gaulke (WS's secretary executed for violating Paragraph 175). He skillfully redirected the dialogue to his preferred topic: "It was Schellenberg's old method of ruthlessly letting go of employees who were no longer useful to him."

Even if Gaulke was executed due to WS's intention, no rational man would have chosen such an excuse that could stigmatize himself.

Q. Why did he hand over poor GAULKE to the knife?

A. I only found out about it a little later. It was Schellenberg's old method of ruthlessly letting go of employees who were no longer useful to him. It was the same all the time. Various things happened. In 1942 I hired Richard Zwoytkow as an accountant in my Warenvertriebs G.m.b.H. He came to me and said: "I know that I can't get the job. I am an old employee of Schuschnigg's. I was in a concentration camp for two years." I tested the man and then hired him. I gave the man money so that he could set up an apartment. He is still a good friend of mine today. These things became known as part of the overall picture at Schellenberg. All of this contributed to Schellenberg later wishing I had crashed in a plane.

Q. You mentioned the story that a sensitive document was smuggled into your courier bag.

A. Yes, I was supposed to be picked up at the German border.

Translated with Google.

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After a discussion, we are sure these photos were taken at Prague Castle, perhaps shortly after RH's accession on 27 Sep 1941. Not in RSHA buildings as long alleged.

Note the unique non-vertical structure, stone decoration, and water pipe.

Although WS was promoted to O'Stubaf on 1 Sep 1941, he was still wearing the Stubaf. collar tab when he accompanied RH to Norway in early Sep 1941.

The balconies of Prinz Albrecht Palais and Gestapo HQ were not big enough to accommodate this group photo, and their windows were decorated in a different style.

This diagram indicates a series of elliptical balconies on the southern annex building of Prinz Albrecht Palais. One of them could be seen in a photo of Hans-Joachim Ploetz. It is clearly not the same balcony as the one in pics above.

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New pic from a friend's findings

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A short letter from Best to WS, thanking him for the birthday congratulation, Aug 1941

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The shoulder board, collar tab, and cuff title all matched. Case closed.

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Werner Best to Heydrich, 15 Apr 1942

"As long as I stood by your side as one of your nearest and dearest, at times as your closest co-worker, I had the desire not only to be your best comrade, but also to become your personal friend. I believed that such a relationship could give us both balance and support. I also once promised your wife, who always showed a very fine feeling for unspoken things, that I wanted to be a real friend to you. But you didn't want the friend. You wanted the subordinate."

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

And RH turned to Himmler for intervention. His handwritten text seemed to be "Ich habe ?? diesem Brief Best nichts zu sagen".

RH to Wolff: Liebes Woelffchen RH to Best: Dr. Best

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"As long as I stood by your side as one of your nearest and dearest, at times as your closest co-worker, I had the desire not only to be your best comrade, but also to become your personal friend. I believed that such a relationship could give us both balance and support. I also once promised your wife, who always showed a very fine feeling for unspoken things, that I wanted to be a real friend to you. But you didn't want the friend. You wanted the subordinate."

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

(!) For educational purposes only.

Source: Best’s biography by Danielsen.

Incomplete (?) letter from Werner Best to RH. April 15, 1942.

RH didn’t reply to his ex-deputy, but they met in Paris in early May 1942. Best recalled in his post-war testimony (p. 45) that RH didn’t forgive him.

Any transcription/translation corrections are welcome. I probably messed up?

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Just came across an auction

A German silver and enamel box, of chamfered square design, the hinged enamel inset cover decorated with a strutting cockerel within a roundel on a pale blue guilloche ground, the gilded interior with German silver marks and stamped 900, the underside with presentation inscription 'Joyeux Anniversaire Gabrielle "Coco", Walter Shellenberg, 19 Août 1943', 5cm wide

??? So WS really had ZERO sense of fashion...

And who the hell are you bro???

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Walter Schellenberg in Archives and Publications

Categories of MIUarchiv, click the title to view posts. German edition memoir: download

Handwriting and Photos Handwritten letter in English Photos from various sources Handwritten CV

Personnel and Identity Papers Personnel files (with a few photos) Passports (authentic & forged) Reichssportabzeichen Certifications of NSDAP, quitting from the catholic church, marriage, hunting, etc.

Correspondence and Memorandum Of private and official nature.

Interrogation and Testimony sometimes in a tune of gossip interview... Kurt Lindow on Schellenberg's personality and his relationship with Heydrich & Himmler Christl Erdmann(secretary) Wener Best Hans-Hendrik Neumann etc.

In Prison Inventory of Schellenberg's luggage seized (including some papers belonged to Robert Schmied, photos and letters of an unknown woman named "Peter") Correspondence in prison, with Hanna Reitsch, Count Bernadotte, Irene's family, the two lawyers, etc.

Schellenberg’s Final Years of Life After his release from prison he reunited with Irene and the children in Iburg. His attempt to enter Switzerland via regular proceedings almost succeeded. According to his doctor Francis Lang, Coco Chanel has covered his expenses of 30000 francs. And a little investigation into his burial place.

Divorcing Kaethe Kortekamp Plaintiffs, correspondence, Kaethe's meeting with Heydrich, etc.

Irene Grosse-Schönepauk and her Family She lived in Iburg, Hannover with the children and her mother in the post-war years, in poor condition.

Schellenberg's Parents and Siblings Bernhard & Elisabeth Schellenberg's participation in espionage Ludwig Schellenberg's trouble Correspondence with old Guido Schellenberg

Dr. Schellenberg? The question remained.

As Others Recalled Wilhelm Wulff's memoir Klaus Harpprecht on Schellenberg's peculiar assertation of Heinrich Mueller's defect to Soviet Union. (In progress) Friedrich Paulus' Story

Conference Minutes Amt-VI and RSHA Amt Chef conferences

Schellenberg’s Adjutant & Assistants Adjutant Erhard Urbannek: Schellenberg's Adjutant in IV-E Secretaries Hans-Heinrich Gaulke: Had worked with Schellenberg since the Amt I years. Executed for violation of Paragraph 175. Last seen in RSHA files in June 1943. Werner Krueger: Sent to the front or Eisnatzgruppen after boasting himself as "adjutant". Last seen in RSHA files in May 1942. Maira Schienke: Gaulke's successor. Christl Erdmann: Schienke's assistant. Personal assistant (Persönlicher Referent) Wilhelm Schmitz Assistant for liaison and reception Franz Göring

RSHA Offices Details of RSHA office buildings and guesthouses.

Other RSHA-Related Personalities

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RH will SMASH your department

"A candidate Inspector from the office had been recommended for promotion by his department head after he had passed the examination. However, I deferred his promotion because, as was the rule at the time, he had not yet provided proof that he could type and write in shorthand. I presented this order to Dr. Best for his signature. He agreed and signed it. Now this candidate inspector was a fencer and therefore had connections to Heydrich. He must have complained to Heydrich, because Heydrich immediately sent for me in the absence of Dr. Best and expressed his indignation as to how I could have dared not to promote the man. Heydrich, as I knew, was of the opinion that fencers were men of extraordinary determination and therefore had to be promoted. During this conversation Heydrich ordered me to inform Dr. Best that he forbade him to sign any more promotions in the future. He also said that if it happened again, he would smash the whole of Department(Abteilung, should be Amt?) I. At the end of the conversation Heydrich told me that I should not tell him about the “smashing” of Department I. When I told Dr. Best about Heydrich's order, he accepted it wordlessly and swallowed it with a straight face. But I had the impression that Heydrich's order had hit him hard. I no longer know when this incident took place, whether it was before the Polish campaign, during it or shortly before Dr. Best left office."

"Dr. Best's adjutant, Fälschlein, once told me that Dr. Best had said to him (Fälschlein), that no one should go away unconsoled. This gave me the impression that Dr. Best had a heart for his fellow men."

"I only had business and not private conversations with Dr. Best. I am therefore unable to comment on Dr. Best's inner attitude, especially towards Poland. I hold Dr. Best in high esteem as a superior. He was fair and listened to the concerns of his employees. You could approach him with questions that were not very pleasant to answer at the time."

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Hans-Hendrik Neumann's affidavit for WS's trial

"Schellenberg's relationship with Heydrich was a properly official one. Nevertheless, given Heydrich's suspicious and often erratic nature, it was not always easy. So that Schellenberg, as he once told me in confidence, he seriously considered putting an end to this situation by resigning. Why Schellenberg stayed with RHSA after all and how his relationship with Heydrich developed, I do not know."

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2 versions of WS's handwritten CV

Am 16.1.1910 wurde ich als siebtes Kind des Klavierfabrikanten Guido Schellenberg und seiner Ehefrau Lydia geb. Riedel zu Saarbrücken geboren. Mit sechs Jahren begann meine Schulausbildung. Ich besuchte 4 Jahre die Volksschule u. 9 Jahre lang die Oberrealschule in Saarbrücken.

Im Jahre 1929 bestand ich das Abiturientenexamen. Anschliessend studierte ich 5 Semester Rechts- u. Staatswissenschaften in Marburg a./L. Zu Beginn des 1. Semesters trat ich in das Corps Guestphalia ein. Weitere 3 Semester studierte ich in Bonn.

Am 18.3.1933 bestand ich am Oberlandesgericht in Düsseldorf das Referendarexamen.

Im März 1933 trat ich in die SS u. im April in die Partei ein.

Meine Referendarausbildung erhielt ich am Amtsgericht in Sinzig a./Ahr, am Land. u. Amtsgericht sowie bei der Staatsanwaltschaft in Bonn, bei der Staatspolizeistelle Frankfurt a/M, dem Geheimen-Staatspolizeiamt u. beim Oberlandesgericht in Düsseldorf.

Am 8. XII. 1936 bestand ich die grosse juristische Staatsprüfung mit ‘befriedigend’.

Nach dem Examen wurde ich als Assessor vom Gestapa übernommen sind sehe z. zt. meine im Jahre 1935 beim SD begonnene - ???? hauptamtliche arbeit fort.

Am 16.1.1910 wurde ich als siebtes Kind des Eheleute Guido Schellenberg u. Lydia geb. Riedel zu Saarbrücken geboren.

Ich besuchte 4 Jahre die Volksschule u. 9 Jahre des Reformgymnasium bei Saarbrücken.

Nach Ablegung die Reifeprüfung studierte ich Rechts u. Staatswissenschaften an den Universitäten Marburg u. Bonn. Nach 8 Semesters bestand ich die Referendarprüfung, nach weiterer? 3 Jahrige ????? Zeit im Gerichts ???  am 18.12 1936 am Oberlandesgericht bei Düsseldorf die grosse juristische Staatsprüfung.

Seit September 1935 bin ich im Sicherheitsdienst ????.

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SD Conversations: Gossiping on the boss

Q. From when to when were you in Berlin? A. From 1.4.1943 to February 1944.

Q. Are you aware of any special gossip from this period? A. No. Schellenberg was indeed a popular subject for such conversations.

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"Zeus bought Danaë for gold, and I buy you for a gold coin. I can't give more than Zeus did."

An alternative to Dollmann's annotation of Alexander VI's orgy

-Eugen Dollmann memoir -Cathy Santore, Danaë: The Renaissance Courtesan's Alter Ego

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Hello! I wanted to ask is it known how relationship between Walter Schellenberg and his second wife Irene looked like? Did they have any kids? Was Irene polish or had some polish family members? Is it known how they met? Thank you for your answers ☺️

1. Relationship

WS's secretary Schienke said their marriage was happy in her 1945 and 1948 interrogations, and he never allowed Irene into the office. (I'll post it later, the text is long)

WS put her photos on the desk of his Nuremberg cell.

WS's letters to her grandfather, brother and sister may shed some light.

Link: https://miuarchiv.tumblr.com/post/721080719767748608/ws-irenes-family-the-lawyerspdf

Wilhelm Hoettl revealed that WS didn't even visit her in the hospital during her difficult labour until Kaltenbrunner ordered him to go.

(Personally I can never agree that a marriage in which a woman had to give birth 4 times in 5 years could be happy, I'd call it torture. Anyway they had a different sense of "love", like Eichmann happily expecting his 4th child regardless of his wife's age and poor health.)

2.Kids

They had at least 4 kids. The 4th kid was born a few months after WS surrendered to the Allies, name unknown.

A 5th child might have been born or adopted between 1947-1950.

See:

3.Irene's mother was Polish. Her maiden name looks like "Wrzaiwska "(??).

4.It is not known how they met.

I have some random guesses. Seems Irene's grandfather Ferdinand Grosse-Schönepauk ran a hotel. WS had some friends in the hotel business. And this 1941 letter, I'm wondering if it indicates that Irene was a friend of Neumann's wife Helga Daitz before she met WS.