man Karl Wolff and OSS chief Allan Dulles the day before Hitler's suicide. It was upheld by Doenitz, as Hitler's successor, with the aim of bringing as many troops as possible back to Germany for surrender to the Western Allies and forming a united front against the Soviet Union. I would assume the treatment they received at the hands of the Americans was part of the deal, as it was definitely not US standard operating procedure. The agreement is referenced in Ian Kershaw's biography of ...