Usage of Pervitin

[VtwinVince]

That's a good question, although I'm wondering what sort of 'effects' those could be. Of course 'go-pills' are a staple of most modern armies, including our erstwhile 'friends' in Ukraine.

[edwest2]

Here's an overview from the period:

https://thesecuritydistillery.org/al...are-in-1939-45

[BrianC]

Thanks for the responses.

However, I am specifically interested as to how the British interrogators initially reacted to Pervitin-infused prisoners, especially those captured during August and September 1940.

Perhaps our respected and knowledgeable moderators are able to comment?

Cheers
Brian

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by BrianC

Perhaps our respected and knowledgeable moderators are able to comment?

Cheers
Brian

Sorry, John’s away from his computer at the moment!

[Chris Goss]

In all the K reports I have seen, only operational matters were generally commented on

[Larry deZeng]

Does B.C. mean were the Luftwaffe POWs juiced up on Pervitin more able to lie and deceive their interrogators than those who were not? Could the interrogator tell the difference between the two?

It would seem to me that by 1940 Pervitin had been around long enough in the Wehrmacht and German society to enable British military intelligence to have a pretty good grasp of the situation, and to have the subject quite well covered in interrogator training literature and handbooks. Accordingly, B.C. might want look for these training materials in the BNA holdings.