“Canaris said to me that these plans of Hitler’s had now begun to take concrete form. This was evident from the fact that divisions of the German Army were being forwarded in large numbers from the West to the eastern frontiers and, in accordance with a special order by Hitler, were taking up positions from which to start the coming invasion of Russia.”
These are the first two paragraphs of Bentivegni’s testimony.
And finally, in order to finish with the question of the actual time of fascist Germany’s military preparations for the treacherous attack on the Soviet Union, I should like to dwell for a moment on the testimony of General Müller. This testimony, dated 8 January 1946, was written in a camp for prisoners of war. I present it to the Tribunal as Document Number USSR-149.
All the material to which I have so far referred emanated from circles of the highest commanding officers of the German Army.
THE PRESIDENT: General, on this document of General Müller, does it appear where that document was made and where General Müller is now?
GEN. ZORYA: The photostat bears a date written in General Müller’s hand. This date is 8 January 1946.
THE PRESIDENT: Where?
GEN. ZORYA: If I might have a look at the photostatic copy which I have just presented to the Tribunal, I would be able to tell you where the date is written.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes, but there are many prisoners-of-war camps. We want to know which one and where it is.
GEN. ZORYA: In a camp located near Moscow.