With the German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad, the number of German POWs rose and their belief in a victorious Germany was damaged, hence they were more open to the idea of a membership in an anti-Nazi organization.
After several failed attempts to recruit officers into the NKFD, it was suggested by Lieutenant-Colonel () Alfred Brette that a special organization for officers be set up so that they would not have to come in contact with communists and common soldiers.