Britain
Churchill in his message wrote:
"The Red Army celebrates its 27th
anniversary with the triumph,
"which caused the limitless
admiration of its allies
"and which will bring an end to
the German militarism.
"The future generations will always remember
and admire what the Red Army did for the victory,
as we do now, being the witnesses of
that great sacrifice for the victory ".
Today the Soviet leadership awarded
the orders and the medals to 45
French pilots, a part of a French
squadron "Normandy", fighting in the Red Army.
February 23, 1945, 09:00 = 09:00 AM
Shtirlitz signed up for a
personal meeting with Himmler.
That was an extraordinary measure,
but he did not have any other choice now.
Yes. I understand. That's right.
In his leather folder he had a letter
to Himmler. After he was left without
the radio connection with the Center,
he simply did not have another choice.
To fulfill the assignments of the Center
it was necessary to secure Himmler's support.
Obtaining Himmler's support and
using him as the official cover,
would allow starting a search for those,
who plan negotiating with the West.
And 30 minutes ago he wrote the
following letter to Himmler:
To reichsfurer SS, Heinrich Himmler.
Strictly secret. Personally.
Reichsfurer!
The interests of the nation force
me to write this letter to you.
It became known to me from the journalist
sources of the neutral countries,
that behind the backs SD and SS
some high officials are establishing
contacts with the enemy, trying
sell out everything to the enemy.
I am asking you to let me explain
my proposals for this problem.
Please permit me, using my connections,
to inform you in more detail
and to propose my plan of the
development of this situation,
which seems to me more like a truth.
Yours, shtandartenfurer SS Shtirlitz.
If he is asked where did he get
such information from,
he knew, on whom to refer.
Three days ago was killed the film
reporter from Portugal Pueblos Wasserman,
who was tightly connected with
the Swedes. So, such explanation
of the information source, from his
point of view, was very reliable.
Well, right now he was at Himmler's
without letting Shellenberg know it.
And that was the crude
violation of the subordination.
Shtirlits was realizing that but
still was doing it because
he knew that on Wednesdays and
Fridays Shellenberg worked
from house in the country.
Today was exactly Friday.
You are next, shtandartenfurer.
The conversation is 3 minutes only.
Bring to reichsfurer the summary
of the killed and injured after
the yesterday's air bombing.
Bombing Berlin!
But this no one could possible
have foreseen.
Reichsfurer talks to
General Paul right now.
Shell we report about you or you will
just go next without announcement?
- I need you, Shtirlitz.
- I will come back in half-hour.
What are you doing in here?
You were not in today. I wanted
to report, but you were not in.
You were at the airport,
and the matter is urgent.
I am here to get a help for the
family of the killed colonel Krol.
-What is wrong with his family?
-Tomorrow is the last transportation.
Everyone was evacuated, but there
was no room for the Krol's family found.
What do you mean "there was
no place found"? Disgrace!
Striking disgrace!
Colonel Krol was with reichsfurer since
the first days of our Nazi movement.
As soon as he died we forgot him...
How quickly we forget our old friends.
I will call on behalf of reichsfurer
and take care of it.
That is excellent.
Take care of it all by yourself.
- Who is there?
- Kholman.
What did you want, shtandartenfurer?
Everything is ready.
They await you - you may go now.
I need you now, Shtirlitz,
for a serious business.
What a voice. He reports,
as if he is an artist of operetta.
By a voice of stomach and with
the explicit desire to be liked by others.
I feel sorry for the administrative
assistants. They always preserve significance.
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