He took with him his Chief of Intelligence in the East, General Gehlen, who with maps and diagrams tried to explain to the Fuehrer the precarious German position on the eve of the expected renewal of the Russian offensive in the north.

• 他带着他的东线谍报处长盖伦将军，盖伦企图用图表向元首说明，在预料俄国即将于北方以动攻势的情况下，德国所面临的十分危急的处境。