The Secret Nazi Army

Thanks to the secret documents, the public learned for the first time that after World War II, former members of the Nazi Party formed a secret army to protect the country from the former Soviet Union. This illegal project caused a big scandal. Almost six decades, "page 321" was unnoticed in the archives of the German Intelligence Agency (BND), but now the content of the documents is discovered and opened a new chapter in German post-war history.

Documents

The documents reveal the existence of a group of 2,000 veterans, who decided to merge and create a secret post-war army. Without the permission of the German government and without the knowledge of Parliament they began to prepare for the creation of this mysterious group. The goal was to defend Germany against possible attacks from east in the early stages of the Cold War. They were against the communists and they wanted to be ready if civil war breaks out.

Historians found the case full of documents while working on a study of early history. Ex German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, was unaware of the existence of this group until 1951.

Documents show that the secret army had about 40,000 members. Snec Albert was a leading figure in this project. He was born in 1911 and served in World War II. He organized gathering of veterans of 25th Division- the part of the army whose member he was. In these celebrations, they often debated about what should be done if Russia tries to attack Germany. Thus they came up with the idea to create a secret army. West Germany had no army in the period just after the war.

The Beginnig

In the late fifties, the army became real. Its leader recruited powerful businessmen, traders, veterans, prosecutors, lawyers, technical scientists and received large donations. Anton Groser, former general took care of arms. They were all against the Communists and they all wanted adventure because they "did not want to be in a boring offices". Most of the members were from southern Germany.

The list had about 10,000 names, and the leader described how he was energetic and confident about his new army. He had good relations with the League of young Germans and a specialized organization of Technical Service, to prepare Germany for the Soviet attacks. These two groups were financed by Americans, and members were mostly former Nazi officers. However, due to their extreme right-wing views, they were banned by the government.