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Extracts from the war diary of the 69th Reserve Corps (Dehner), with reports and orders for anti-partisan actions, including hostage taking, evacuation of men to work camps, reprisal killings, and the burning of villages

NMT 7

Authors

Steinbeck (colonel, staff officer, 69th Reserve Corps (1943))

Steinbeck

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Ernst Dehner (lt. general, 69th Reserve Corps, Croatia (1943-44))

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Ernst Dehner

German General and Knight's Cross recipients (1889-1970)

Born: 1889-03-05 (Hersbruck)
Died: 1970-09-13 (Königstein im Taunus)
Country of citizenship: Germany
Occupation: military personnel
Participant in: Hostages Trial (role: defendant)
Significant person: Hans Gawlik (role: defense attorney)
Military rank: General of the Infantry (since: 1942-12-01)
Military branch: Bundeswehr (military rank: commanding officer; military unit: Führerreserve; since: 1943-07-01, 1944-04-01); Wehrmacht (military rank: commanding officer, major general; military unit: 87th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), LXIX Army Corps (Wehrmacht), LXXXII Army Corps (Wehrmacht); period: 1939-09-01 through 1944-03-01); infantry

Date: 23 September 1943

Literal Title: War Diary No. 1 Corps Hqs. LXIX, Res. Corps

Defendants: Ernst Dehner, Lothar Rendulic

Total Pages: 4

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: NOKW-648

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 374

Document Book No: Prosecution 16

Citations: NMT 7 (page 1447), NMT 7 (page 7894)

HLSL Item No.: 150393

Trial Issues

Civilians, mistreatment of, including murder, imprisonment, deportation, f… Hostage-taking and reprisal actions, including killings and fines (IMT, NM… Partisan fighters (and commandos), operations against, and treatment of (I… Destruction of cities, villages, houses, and farms (etc.), looting of prop…

Document Summary

Staff Evidence Analyses

NOKW-648: Diary No. 1 of the LXIXth reserve corps. Ia. Signed by Col. Steinbeck, C. of S. of the LXIX Army Corps and by Dehner, Lt. Gen., Inf., CG. 10pp. Photostat

NARA NMT Doc Descriptions

NOKW-648: 22 Sept - 12 Dec 43 - Extracts from War Dairy of LXIX Reserve Corps.

Doc Book Tables of Contents

NOKW-648: 22 Sept - 12 Dec 43 - Extracts from War Diary of LXIX Reserve Corps re retaliation orders, execution of hostages, etc.