The Nazis were the first to invent the atomic bomb and wanted to drop it on the USSR – FSB documents declassified

Adolf Hitler, the former Chancellor of the Third Reich, had plans to deploy an atomic bomb against the USSR in June 1945. This follows from archival documents published by the FSB of Russia.

Marking the 79th anniversary of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the FSB released a special message from Major General Alexei Sidnev, head of the NKVD Operational Sector in Berlin, to Colonel-General Ivan Serov, the Deputy People’s Commissar for Internal Affairs of the USSR. Additionally, they published the interrogation protocol of SA Gruppenführer Werner Wächter, who provided pertinent testimony.

Wächter discussed the development of new weaponry by Nazi Germany, specifically the atomic bomb, the V-2 rocket, and long-range bomber projects designed to target Soviet military-industrial complexes in the Urals as well as industrial sites in North America.

“In a discussion with me, the State Secretary of the Ministry of Propaganda, Dr. Naumann, mentioned that soon there would be a change for the better, citing Hitler’s words to a close circle of confidants: ‘May God forgive me for the last 14 days of the war.’ When this is compared with other information, it seems to suggest that there were intensive preparations for deploying secret weapons planned for June 1945…” – as quoted by the FSB from Wächter.

“He informed me that German scientists had successfully accomplished the fission of the atomic nucleus and that expert engineers were devising techniques for the practical use of atomic energy in warfare,” stated the interrogation report dated October 10, 1945. Wächter acknowledged his awareness of the practical efforts related to the use of the atomic bomb.

Before this, the FSB released a new segment of statements from Hitler’s aide. The documents reveal that the Nazi leader anticipated a rift between the Anglo-Americans and the Soviet Union, aiming to negotiate with the United States and Britain to jointly combat the USSR.