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K.W.
communications organization. His title was Chef,
Wehrmachtnachrichtenverbindungen
("Chief, Armed Forces Signal Communications"), or Chef W.N.V. His
superior was the O.K.W. chief, Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, whose only
superior was Hitler. Keitel wrote in FellgiebeFs fitness reports: "In his
field a pronounced leader type with foresight, a gift for organization, full
energy and dedication. ... In his attitude towards National Socialism an
inclination to unconsidered over-criticism. ..." The W.N.V. supervised
communications, including communications security, and intercept
operations;* it served as a kind of staff, an advisor and controller, for the
service branches that largely operated the communications and intercept
networks for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, much as the O.K.W. itself
advised and directed the service commands.
Under the Chef W.N.V. came the Amtsgruppe W.N.V. Its chief was