Publisher's Synopsis
You heard of them....now read them....actual translated copies ....... This is a direct reprint in its original form as created by the defense department. No changes were made. This is the second of two volumes of top-level directives issued by Hitler and by the German Armed Forces High Command from 1939 through195 and translated by this office. In a few cases it was possible to include top-level naval directives showing the Navy's reaction. The first volume covers 1939 through 1941, the present one 1942 through1945.The statements made in the foreword of the first volume apply to the second one, as well. The directives of the later years of the war clearly reflect the change in the character of German warfare from large-scale planned offensives to piecemeal defensive operations. Except when otherwise indicated the references given in the table of contents denote the microfilm reels and sections thereof on which the documents may be found in the microfilm library of Naval Records and Library. Where WD numbers appear, the originals can be found in the German Military Document Section of the Department of the Army.
