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Letter from the inspector of armaments in the Ukraine to General Thomas, on the treatment of Jews, including the economic and military need for Jewish businesses and workers, the execution of 150000 to 200000 Jews by local police, and its effects, including economic losses and demoralization; also the morale and economic situation of the Ukrainians, and poor conditions and deaths among POWs

NMT 9

Date: 02 December 1941

Total Pages: 5

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: PS-3257

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 27

Document Book No: Prosecution 1

Citations: NMT 9 (page 100), NMT 9 (page 958)

HLSL Item No.: 250032

Notes:The name of the inspector is not given in the document or the trial transcript.

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Einsatzgruppen operations (IMT, NMT 9) Extermination of the Jews (IMT, NMT 4, 9)

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PS-3257: Report on the armament and economical position in the Ukraine. December 1941

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PS-3257: Report from an armament inspector in the Ukraine to general Thomas personally, 2 December 1941: description of mass executions of Jews in the Ukraine und reduction of the population by starvation; unfavorable consequences for Germany of these measures

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PS-3257: 2 December 1941 - Report of the Inspector General in charge of "Armament Inspection Ukraine" re solution to Jewish problem.

Letter from the Inspector for Armement in the Ukraine to General THOMAS, Chief of the Industrial Armement Department, dated 2 December 1941, describing the attitude of the Jews as anxiously obliging and trying to avoid displeasure of the German Administration. The Jews, in their majority, did not represent a danger for the German Armed forces. Nevertheless, 150,000 to 200,000 Jews were executed up to the date of the letter, including old men, women and children of all ages, in a horrible manner, by the Police.

Secret Letter by Inspector of Armaments, dated 2 December, 1941

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