Q. Did you ever see Russian prisoners of war either manufacturing or transporting munitions of war?
A. In plants and in transports? No. Neither in plants nor in transports did I see Russian prisoners of war.
Q. That question is perfectly clear and you understand it?
A. I shall repeat it. I was asked whether these prisoners of war worked—whether I saw them in plants or in transport.
Q. That’s right.
A. And I answered in the negative.
Q. Were Russian prisoners of war used in the decentralization of the Luftwaffe after the heavy bombings?
A. Not that I know of. So far as I know, after the heavy bombings Russian prisoners of war were no longer available. They had already been assigned elsewhere. I do know that after the heavy bombings, that is, in the year 1944, new Russian prisoners of war were not used in armaments or in the bombed out factories. It is, of course, possible that the local labor offices used Russian prisoners of war for this purpose, but we in the central offices knew nothing of this.
Q. Will you answer the same questions as to Polish prisoners of war?
A. So far as I know, Polish prisoners of war consisted solely of officers. Only officers were available. The others had been freed. The officers, however, in contradiction to many wishes that were expressed, were not used. At least if they were, I know nothing of it.