The Jaegerstab, therefore, was actually a concentration of experts drawn from various ministries. Our evidence will show that the defendant Milch and Speer were designated as the joint chiefs of the Jaegerstab with Karl Adolf Saur acting as Chief of Staff.

The methods adopted by the Jaegerstab in the execution of its tasks were (1) transfer of German aircraft industry underground, (2) the decentralization of German aircraft industry, (3) quick repair of bombed-out plants.

Our proof will show that the labor for this program, which was the decisive consideration in the discussions of the Jaegerstab, was obtained from three sources: (1) Sauckel Ministry, (2) concentration camps, (3) direct recruitment from occupied countries.

Evidence

Prosecution Documents

Doc. No.Pros. Ex. No.Description of DocumentPage
NOKW-01754Extracts from the minutes of the conference with air force engineers and chief quartermasters under chairmanship of Milch, 25 March 1944.[527]
NOKW-26170Chart of the organization of the Jaegerstab drawn by Saur with letter of transmittal to prosecution staff, 14 November 1946.[535]
1584-III-PS71Correspondence between Himmler and Goering, 9 March 1944, concerning the use of concentration camp prisoners in the aircraft industry.[537]
R-12448-EExtracts from the minutes of discussions between Saur and the Fuehrer, 6 and 7 April 1944.[539]
NOKW-24761Appointment of Field Marshal Milch as Goering’s plenipotentiary for the intensification of air force armament.[540]
F-82457Order of Field Marshal von Kluge regarding compulsory recruitment of labor in the West, 25 July 1944.[542]
NOKW-33775Extracts from transcript of stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference of 6 March 1944.[544]
NOKW-33875Extracts from transcript of stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference on Friday, 17 March 1944.[545]
NOKW-34675Extracts from transcript of stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference under chairmanship of Field Marshal Milch on Monday, 20 March 1944.[546]
NOKW-38875Extracts from transcript of stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference of 28 March 1944.[547]
NOKW-33475Extract from transcript of stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference of 25 April 1944.[550]
NOKW-36275Extracts from transcript of stenographic minutes of Jaegerstab Conference on the occasion of the 5th trip of the “Hubertus Undertaking”, 2 and 3 May 1944.[552]
NOKW-39075Extract from transcript of stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference of 4 May 1944.[553]
NOKW-44275Extract from transcript of stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference on 5 May 1944.[554]
NOKW-36175Extract from transcript of stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference during the 6th journey of the “Hubertus Undertaking” from 8-10 May 1944.[554]
NOKW-33675Extracts from transcript of stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference on 26 May 1944.[555]
NOKW-35975Extracts from transcript of stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference on 27 June 1944.[557]
NOKW-32073Extract from interrogation of Karl Otto Saur on 13 November 1946, concerning the use of concentration camp prisoners in Jaegerstab construction.[558]
NOKW-26676Affidavit of Fritz Schmelter, 19 November 1946, concerning the organization of the Jaegerstab.[559]

Defense Documents

Doc. No.Pros. Ex. No.Description of DocumentPage
Speer Ex. 3417Order of Hitler, 21 April 1944, delegating to Dorsch authority for Jaegerstab constructions.[560]
NOKW-33712Excerpts from the stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference on 6 March 1944 in the Reich Air Ministry.[561]
NOKW-33813Excerpts from the stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference presided over by Field Marshal Milch on Friday, 17 March 1944, 1100 hours, in the Reich Air Ministry.[562]
NOKW-36515Extract from the stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference, 12 April 1944.[563]
NOKW-33416Extracts from stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference, 25 April 1944.[564]
NOKW-44221Extract from the stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference, 5 May 1944.[565]
NOKW-33623Excerpts from the stenographic minutes of the Jaegerstab Conference on Friday, 26 May 1944, at 10:00 o’clock.[566]

Testimony

Extracts of testimony of defense witness Fritz Schmelter[567]
Extracts of testimony of defense witness Xaver Dorsch[583]