Edmund Geilenberg (born 13 January 1906, Witten-Buchholz-Kaempen – died 19 October 1964, Bassum)[1] was a German official of World War II who headed an emergency 1944 decentralization program, the Geilenbergstab or Geilenbergprogramm (Geilenberg Special Staff), to disperse Nazi Germany oil production.[citation needed] The program included the Cuckoo project[citation needed] for an underground oil plant to be "carved out of the Himmelsburg" North of the Mittelwerk,[2] as well as plans for an oil facility at Ebensee.[3] "Geilenberg used as many as 350,000 men for the repair, rebuilding, and dispersal of the bombed plants and for new underground construction [which] were incomplete when the war ended".[4]
Defenses included a 21 June 1944, order for a minimum number of flak guns to be placed at Pölitz (200), Auschwitz (200), Hamburg (200), Brüx (170, Gelsenkirchen (140), Scholven (140), Wesseling (150), Heydebreck (130), Leuna (120), Blechhammer (100), Moosbierbaum (100), and Böhlen (70); Germany and the Second World War and the Ruhland Fischer-Tropsch plant and other synthetic oil plants were upgraded to be "hydrogenation fortresses" (e.g., the plants in the Leipzig area were protected by over 1,000 guns). In addition to increased active defenses, the facilities (German: Hydrierfestungen) incorporated blast walls and concrete "dog houses" around vital machinery. Similar to the technical experts transferred for the V-2 rocket program, 7,000 engineers were released from the German Army to provide technical support for oil facilities.[5]
^. Usaaf.net. 12 May 1944. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
^Levine, Alan J (1992). The Strategic Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 149. ISBN978-0-275-94319-6. Retrieved 30 June 2006.
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edmund, geilenberg, born, january, 1906, witten, buchholz, kaempen, died, october, 1964, bassum, german, official, world, headed, emergency, 1944, decentralization, program, geilenbergstab, geilenbergprogramm, geilenberg, special, staff, disperse, nazi, german. Edmund Geilenberg born 13 January 1906 Witten Buchholz Kaempen died 19 October 1964 Bassum 1 was a German official of World War II who headed an emergency 1944 decentralization program the Geilenbergstab or Geilenbergprogramm Geilenberg Special Staff to disperse Nazi Germany oil production citation needed The program included the Cuckoo project citation needed for an underground oil plant to be carved out of the Himmelsburg North of the Mittelwerk 2 as well as plans for an oil facility at Ebensee 3 Geilenberg used as many as 350 000 men for the repair rebuilding and dispersal of the bombed plants and for new underground construction which were incomplete when the war ended 4 Edmund GeilenbergPersonal detailsBorn13 January 1906Witten Buchholz KaempenDied19 October 1964 1964 10 20 aged 58 BassumNationalityGermanPolitical partyNational Socialist German Workers Party Nazi Defenses included a 21 June 1944 order for a minimum number of flak guns to be placed at Politz 200 Auschwitz 200 Hamburg 200 Brux 170 Gelsenkirchen 140 Scholven 140 Wesseling 150 Heydebreck 130 Leuna 120 Blechhammer 100 Moosbierbaum 100 and Bohlen 70 Germany and the Second World War and the Ruhland Fischer Tropsch plant and other synthetic oil plants were upgraded to be hydrogenation fortresses e g the plants in the Leipzig area were protected by over 1 000 guns In addition to increased active defenses the facilities German Hydrierfestungen incorporated blast walls and concrete dog houses around vital machinery Similar to the technical experts transferred for the V 2 rocket program 7 000 engineers were released from the German Army to provide technical support for oil facilities 5 See also editOil Campaign chronology of World War II Dessauer UferReferences edit Newspaper clipping ivz aktuell de Minutes of Meeting No 45 6 PDF Enemy Oil Intelligence Committee 6 February 1945 Archived from the original PDF on 21 August 2008 Retrieved 22 March 2009 Google Translate Retrieved 13 December 2010 Army Air Forces in World War II Usaaf net 12 May 1944 Archived from the original on 18 May 2011 Retrieved 13 December 2010 Levine Alan J 1992 The Strategic Bombing of Germany 1940 1945 Greenwood Publishing Group p 149 ISBN 978 0 275 94319 6 Retrieved 30 June 2006 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edmund Geilenberg amp oldid 1193381191, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
