. A T 16/38 "Oel"
Berlin, 11 March 1938 Supreme Command of the Armed Forces No. 428/38 Top Secret L. IA.
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TOP SECRET
Special instructions No. 1 to "The Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces No. 427/38 Top Secret L IA of 11.3.38."
Directive for policy towards Czechoslovakian and Italian troops or militia units on Austrian soil
1. If Czechoslovakian troops or militia units are encountered in Austria, they are to be regarded as hostile.
2. The Italians are everywhere to be treated as friends especially as Mussolini has declared himself disinterested in the solution of the Austrian Question.
The Chief of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces By order
JODL
Distribution:
As directive No. 1
Orders to treat any Czech troops in Austria as hostile, and Italians as friends
Authors
Alfred Jodl (chief of wehrmacht operations staff)
Alfred Jodl
German general and convicted war criminal (1890-1946)
- Born: 1890-05-10 (Würzburg)
- Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg)
- Country of citizenship: German Reich; Kingdom of Bavaria; Weimar Republic
- Occupation: military personnel; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Participant in: International Military Tribunal (role: defendant)
- Military rank: Generaloberst
- Military branch: artillery
Date: 11 March 1938
Literal Title: Special instructions No. 1 . . . Directive: for policy towards Czechoslovakian and Italing [i.e., Italian] troops or militia units on Austrian soil.
Defendant: Alfred Jodl
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: C-103
Citation: IMT (page 561)
HLSL Item No.: 450682
Document Summary
Staff Evidence Analyses
C-103: Secret directive from the OKW that Czechoslovak troops are to be treated as enemies when encountered in Austria