Hitler's Bombe: Fact or No?

[Joseph]

The Main nuclear research groups.

1. The official uranium project.
Group Leader Heisenberg, location Berlin, Military aims of research Atomic Propulsion system for U-Boats.

Group Leader Diebner, Harteck. Location Gottow, Stadtilm/Ohrdruf. Military aims, Uranium bomb, Isotope bomb, Hydrogen bomd.

2. The RPF (Reichspost Research Institute) nuclear project.

Groug leader Houtermans. Location Berlin/Lichtefelde. Military aim, Isotope bomb, Atomic propulsion system for U-Boats, Atomic rocket propulsion system.

Group Leader Von Ardenne. Location N/Stated. Military aim Uranium bomb.

3. Important ancillary research groups in the Third Reich

Group leader ?. Location Schloss Sigmaringen. Military aim Radioactive gases.

Group leader Zippermayer. Location Lofer (Tyrol). Military aim Special Carbon-based explosives with nuclear isotopes.

Group leader Haxel. Location Danisch-Nienhof (Kiel). Military aim Hydrogen bomb.

Group leader Daellenbach. Location Bissingen. Military aim Production of plutonium

Group leader Grothe. Location Celle. Military aim Isotope bomb, and Uranium bomb.

4. The SS nuclear project.

Group leader Seuffert(?). Location Ohrdruf, Hirschberg. Military aim Uranium bomb.

Group leader Stetter, ?. Location Bad Sachsa, Vienna, Innsbruck. Military aim Plutonium bomb.

Group leader ?. Location Prague. Military aim Atomic aircraft propulsion system. ? No listing of exp.

Group leader ?. Location Melk. Military aim Atomic aircraft propulsion system, Uranium bomb, and Plutonium bomb.

As you can see, they had several difference group working on the same goals. They did not share info.

[BeBMan]

Here's an article that has some more details on the book:

http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/spiegel/0,1518,346293,00.html