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Gestapo Dossier: Colonel Robert E Hogan, USA
Observations of Lieutenant Karl Muller, Gestapo
Sent to Major Wolfgang Hochstetter, Hammelburg Gestapo Headquarters
Decoded message follows:

Day 11

I finally got a chance to be in barrack two unobserved.

Due to my size, I was invited to play for my barracks in the camp-wide American football tournament. I declined, pleading aches left over from yesterday's work detail. I'm just as glad for the excuse; I never did understand the rules of the game.

Instead, I spent the recreation period wandering the compound, where most of the prisoners had gathered to watch the game. Luckily, my tails abandoned their posts within my first week here; I presume they figured I wasn't going to sneak into Klink's office for a private chat.

After about an hour, I just happened to walk by barracks two and notice that it was unoccupied. As this was likely to be my only chance to search the barracks, I chose to concentrate my search in Colonel Hogan's office. My reasoning is that in the limited time I had available, I could only make the most cursory of searches if I was to cover the entire building, and I probably would find nothing of interest. It has been searched by the Gestapo in the past. Hogan's office, on the other hand, is much smaller, allowing my to make a more thorough search, and I believe it is more likely to have incriminating items because it is the senior prisoner's office.

That said, my search was rather surprisingly unfruitful. Aside from the knife I found in his shaving kit—he may use it as a razor, but that is not its primary purpose—I found nothing suspicious. It is, however, entirely possible I missed something. He has had over two years to create hiding places, while I had less than twenty minutes to search.

I left the barracks long before the end of the period. While I might have found more contraband had I remained, I felt the risk of being caught where I had no business being more than offset that benefit. The best outcome is still for them to come to trust me and reveal their setup. I will not risk making them suspicious. This will not prevent me from taking advantage of the situation should it arise again.

Hogan himself remains something of an enigma. I have not spoken to him since my initial interview, which suits me fine. He is a smart man, and I do not want any more of that intellect focused on me more than is absolutely necessary. I have subtly questioned the other prisoners about Hogan, but have not heard anything that is not in his dossier.

There has never been a successful escape from Stalag 13 while Hogan was senior officer, and despite the fact that he regularly attempts to escape, he is still popular with the other prisoners. I find this rather odd. Looking at the evidence complied from other prisoner of war camps shows that statistically, many of the attempts should have been successful. Circumstances could explain why there are not as many escapes as in other camps, yet at least one should have succeeded by now. Hogan is too smart to foul up so badly, therefore he must have a reason for staying.

Also, Hogan is an American. By rights, the prisoners of other nations should resent him, yet they do not. Even the Russians follow his lead. This would be understandable if he was an effective commander, yet his escape record shows that he is not. I find it very suspect that so many prisoners support such an officer.

However, the presence of an underground organization within camp would explain these anomalies. The fact that he chooses not to escape is reason enough for Klink's no-escape record, (Klink's competence certainly does not explain it) and I have no doubt that all prisoners, regardless of nationality, enthusiastically support sabotaging the German war effort.

Hogan has proved that he can get outside the wire practically at will, and if he has a reliable way out of camp, presumably he has an equally reliable way in. Thus, if he is caught, it is because he wants to be. When he does not choose to get caught, he could easily commit the various acts of sabotage that plague this area.

With luck, I will find proof soon.