At the end of the nineteenth century, he explained, the Jews of the Austro-Hungarian empire had been authorized to change their names.
-- Leopold Trepper
German surnames, it was thought, would enable the Jews to be more easily integrated into the Austrian population; even first names were changed.
-- Leopold Trepper
He who closes his eyes sees nothing, even in the full light of day.
-- Leopold Trepper
In February, I sent a detailed dispatch giving the exact number of divisions withdrawn from France and Belgium, and sent to the east.
-- Leopold Trepper
On December 18, 1940, Hitler signed Directive Number 21, better known as Operation Barbarossa.
-- Leopold Trepper
Soviet agents working in the frontier zone in Poland and Rumania gave detailed reports on the concentration of troops.
-- Leopold Trepper
The generalissimo preferred to trust his political instinct rather than the secret reports piled up on his desk.
-- Leopold Trepper
The number of people who left for the United states and Canada increased with every year.
-- Leopold Trepper
Week after week, the heads of Red Army Intelligence received updates on the Wehrmacht's preparations.
-- Leopold Trepper



