Introduction
Two days after Bach-Zelewski requested Sonderkommando Lange to come to Baranowicze, on August 18, 1941, the British intelligence intercepted another radio message from the Higher SS and Police Leader Center, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, to the Higher SS and Police Leader Posen, Wilhelm Koppe. Von dem Bach-Zelewksi acknowledged that Sonderkommando is not available at the moment, but stressed again “that Lange be made temporarily available to me upon becoming available” as he would like “to have the procedure demonstrated to me personally” by him.
Document
5. DHQ de SQF Nr 2 0930 150 SQP 155.
Höherer SS und Pol.führer POSEN.
Ich bitte LANGE nach Freiwerden mir vorübergehend zur Verfügung zu stellen. Ich möchte mir das Verfahren von L persönlich vorführen lassen.
Höherer SS und Pol.führer Mitte.
5. DHQ de SQF Nr 2 0930 150 SQP 155.
Higher SS and Police Leader Posen.
I request that LANGE be made temporarily available to me upon becoming available. I would like to have the procedure demonstrated to me personally by L.
Higher SS and Police Leader Center.
Archivial reference:
PRO HW 16/32, ZIP/GPD 326, traffic 18.8.41, item 5
(courtesy of an internet user known as “TheBlackRabbitofInlé”)
Literature:
Witte et al., Der Dienstkalender Heinrich Himmlers 1941/42, p. 195