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**Vince**

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On Sep 15, 6:17?am, Vince wrote:
wrote:
Lasers weren't developed with any particular purpose in mind, let
alone a military one, but the people who developed them mainly saw a
use for them in experimental physics for use in spectroscopy and
interferometry.
Cheers,
Ralph- Hide quoted text -
Yes they were. Siemens and I.G.Farben worked on medical lasers and
beam weaponry during World War II, for those specific purposes.
source on lasers in germany in WWII?

Vince

Interrogation Report of Karl Schnettler 6824 DTC (MIS)M.1075 dated 13
Mar 45 discussing activities at I.G. Farben, Ludwigschafen and Kaiser
Wilhelm Institute.

All documentation taken from US Government microfilm under FOIA

Section C:

Experiments

PW could add little to the information in Report 2/32.

Experiment with Rats

In the experiment of Apr 44 (See Report 2/32), PW stated that, when
the rats were bombarded by the rays, a phosphorescent glow was
observed over their bodies, lasting about a fifth of a second. PW
believed that the rats were reduced to a gaseous sodium (?) which had
been drawn into the vacuum system of the test stand.

6824 DTC (MIS)M.1075 Appendix "A"

ATOM-SMASHING LABORATORY

I.G. FARBEN/Ludwigschafen

(diagram displayed)

LEGEND

1. Recess for Electronic Tubes
2. Quartz shield
3. Focusing Area
4. Power Contact
5. POLYDRON (Y)
6. Power Cable
7. Target Stand
8. Observation and Control Station
9. Power station
10. Switch Station
11. Transformer Station

This aligns with microfilm evidence of laser testing at I.G. Farben
prersented by German researcher Fredrich Georg in his books.

Engineers that participated in these experiments mentioned in Allied
reports were Dipl-Ing Meissner, Ike, and also statements by their
advisor Eringer.

Meissner also worked on the German Magnetic Wave device
(Motorstoppmittel). Project 1217, "Investigation Into German Possible
Use Of Rays To Neutralize Allied Aircraft Motors". This weapon was
constructed by the ELEMAG Construction Company, Hildesheim, 24 Jan 44

Further testimony comes from U-boat 977 Capt. Heinz Schaeffer of a
beam weapon demonstration in Berlin just before he departed and ended-
up surrendering at Mar del Plata in Argentina

- all information from Henry Stevens "Hitler's Suppressed and Still-
Secret Weapons, Science, and Technology" (2007) filled with
declassified information

ZXY

none of which in any way describes a laser

Vince