Jones read a passage of a poem "No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as any manner of thy friends or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." It was written by John Donne, seventeenth century English Poet.
Die Glocke is German for "the bell". There is a lot of history surrounding the Nazi association with "Die Glocke", much of it unsubstantiated. These rumors stated that "Die Glocke" was : 1) weapon 2) aircraft 3) spacecraft 4) time machine.
The Ahnenerbe (pronounced AH-nen-AIR-buh), was a elite Nazi research institute. The name of the institute refers to "something inherited from the forefathers." Its purpose was to sponsor or direct archaeological digs, as well as study ancient texts that helped reinforce the myth of Aryan or Nazi superiority.
Sturmbannführer Friedrich Waesch last name is pronounced "Veesh". The English translation of his title would be "Storm Command Leader" and the rank would be equivalent to that of major.