The Eye of the Abyss (27 page)

Authors: Marshall Browne

BOOK: The Eye of the Abyss

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I
N THE EARLY 1930s, based on certain precepts of the Order of Teutonic Knights, the Nazis established so-called Order Castles as one of three types of school for the training of their elite. Only the most fanatical young National Socialists were selected for the Order Castles, one of which was established within the medieval walls of the Teutonic Knights' castle at Marienburg in East Prussia.

In 1938 Admiral Wilhelm Canaris was head of the Intelligence Bureau of the German High Command. Colonel Hans Oster was his chief assistant. From the early days of the regime, both men were strong anti-Nazis and two of the key conspirators in a plot to get rid of Hitler in the prelude to the conquest of Czechoslovakia, and in other plots during the war.

THE EYE OF THE ABYSS. Copyright Â© 2002 by Marshall Browne. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For informtion, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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First published in Australia by Duffy & Snellgrove

eISBN 9781429992756

First eBook Edition : April 2011

First U.S. Edition: October 2003