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Navy war diary entry on the capture and execution of two uniformed Allied soldiers found with sabotage equipment, in accordance with Hitler's commando order
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Date: 09 December 1942
Literal Title: Translation
Defendants: Karl Doenitz, Erich Raeder
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: D-658
Exhibit Code: Prosecution 229
Document Book No: Prosecution 10 (Raeder)
Citations: IMT (page 2742), IMT (page 9528), IMT (page 9564), IMT (page 9612), IMT (page 10173), IMT (page 10185)
HLSL Item No.: 452972
Notes:The entry notes that the execution of uniformed soldiers is "something new in international law." Hitler's order on the execution of commandos was issued on 18 October 1942.
Document Summary
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D-658: ATROCITIES -- "Commando Order" -- "Gironde operation" -- in connection with the Kharkov show trial / ATROCITIES -- 509-PS) -- Wagner oral evidence -- Keitel oral evidence / NAVY, GERMAN -- Execution of Allied soldiers in uniform on account of sabotage at Bordeaux, Schulte-Moenting oral evidence. / PRISONERS OF WAR -- -- Naval warfare [of soldiers captured during Commando operations -- of soldiers captured during Commando operations / NAVY, GERMAN -- "Commando Order": Carried out / INTERNATIONAL LAW -- Murder of soldiers captured during ‘Commando operations / NAVAL OPERATIONS STAFF -- ecution of British marines, entry concerning / GENERAL STAFF AND HIGH COMMAND -- military jurisdiction and special military measures, Keitel’s directive, May 1941 -- British marines at Bordeaux, entry in Naval Operations Staff diary / BERS OF COMMANO UNITS -- Bordeaux action, execution of Allied soldiers in uniform, Schulte-Moenting oral evidence