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Instructions to concentration camp political officers concerning reports from the camps to SS authorities, including reports on inmate releases, punishments, and deaths

Directives for the Information of the Chiefs of the Political Divisions at the Conference on 25 March 1944.

HLSL Item No.: 3961

Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK)

Evidence Code: NO-1553

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 69

Rudolf Franz F. Hoess

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Rudolf Franz F. Höss

German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz

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  • Born: 1901-11-25 1900-11-25 (Baden-Baden)
  • Died: 1947-04-07 1947-04-16 (Auschwitz I concentration camp)
  • Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany
  • Occupation: Beamter; military officer; politician; war criminal
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1922-11-01)
  • Member of: Q2359292 (since: 1919-01-01); Schutzstaffel
  • Military rank: Obersturmbannführer
  • Military branch: Waffen-SS (since: 1934-12-01)

Arthur Liebenhenschel

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Arthur Liebehenschel

SS officer

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  • Born: 1901-11-25 (Poznań)
  • Died: 1948-01-24 (Kraków)
  • Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany; Nazi Germany
  • Occupation: concentration camp guard; military officer; tax consultant; torturer
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1932-02-01)
  • Member of: Schutzstaffel
  • Participant in: Action 14f13
  • Military rank: Obersturmbannführer

25 March 1944
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Extract from orders to the chiefs of political sections [of concentration camps], concerning information about prisoners

Excerpt from: Document No. NO-1553 . . . Directives to be announced to the Chiefs of the Political Sections at the discussion on 23 March 1944.

HLSL Item No.: 686

Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK)

Evidence Code: NO-1553

Exhibit Code: Hoven 19

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Rudolf Franz F. Hoess

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Rudolf Franz F. Höss

German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz

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  • Born: 1901-11-25 1900-11-25 (Baden-Baden)
  • Died: 1947-04-07 1947-04-16 (Auschwitz I concentration camp)
  • Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany
  • Occupation: Beamter; military officer; politician; war criminal
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1922-11-01)
  • Member of: Q2359292 (since: 1919-01-01); Schutzstaffel
  • Military rank: Obersturmbannführer
  • Military branch: Waffen-SS (since: 1934-12-01)

23 March 1944
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Instructions to concentration camp political officers concerning reports from the camps to SS authorities, including reports on inmate releases, punishments, and deaths

HLSL Item No.: 2281

Source of Text: IMT/NMT Staff Evidence Analysis

Evidence Code: NO-1553

Rudolf Franz F. Hoess

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Rudolf Franz F. Höss

German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz

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  • Born: 1901-11-25 1900-11-25 (Baden-Baden)
  • Died: 1947-04-07 1947-04-16 (Auschwitz I concentration camp)
  • Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany
  • Occupation: Beamter; military officer; politician; war criminal
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1922-11-01)
  • Member of: Q2359292 (since: 1919-01-01); Schutzstaffel
  • Military rank: Obersturmbannführer
  • Military branch: Waffen-SS (since: 1934-12-01)

23 March 1944
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Instructions to concentration camp political officers concerning reports from the camps to SS authorities, including reports on inmate releases, punishments, and deaths

Richtlinien zur Bekanntgabe an die Leiter der Politischen Abteilungen bei der Besprechung am 23 Maerz 1944.

HLSL Item No.: 2282

Source of Text: Photostat

Evidence Code: NO-1553

Rudolf Franz F. Hoess

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Rudolf Franz F. Höss

German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz

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  • Born: 1901-11-25 1900-11-25 (Baden-Baden)
  • Died: 1947-04-07 1947-04-16 (Auschwitz I concentration camp)
  • Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany
  • Occupation: Beamter; military officer; politician; war criminal
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1922-11-01)
  • Member of: Q2359292 (since: 1919-01-01); Schutzstaffel
  • Military rank: Obersturmbannführer
  • Military branch: Waffen-SS (since: 1934-12-01)

23 March 1944
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Instructions to concentration camp political officers concerning reports from the camps to SS authorities, including reports on inmate releases, punishments, and deaths

Directives for the Information of the Chiefs of the Political Divisions at the Conference on 25 [i.e., 23] March 1944.

HLSL Item No.: 2283

Source of Text: IMT/NMT Typescript--English

Evidence Code: NO-1553

Rudolf Franz F. Hoess

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Rudolf Franz F. Höss

German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz

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  • Born: 1901-11-25 1900-11-25 (Baden-Baden)
  • Died: 1947-04-07 1947-04-16 (Auschwitz I concentration camp)
  • Country of citizenship: German Reich; Germany
  • Occupation: Beamter; military officer; politician; war criminal
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party (since: 1922-11-01)
  • Member of: Q2359292 (since: 1919-01-01); Schutzstaffel
  • Military rank: Obersturmbannführer
  • Military branch: Waffen-SS (since: 1934-12-01)

23 March 1944
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Transcript for NMT 4: Pohl Case

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[ ... p. 5658 ] official channels. In a Prosecution document, I think it is NO-1553, Exhibit 69, the Office D-I particularly makes reference to this activity in which we [ ... p. 149 ] aviation industry, dated 9 March 1944, which was read in full by me in the opening statement. I offer Document NO - 1553on page 91, as Prosecution Exhibit 69 [ ... p. 1321 ] ". This is Document NO-1553, Document Book 3, page 91 of the English version, page 96 of the German text. I am now asking you: Who issued these directives [ ... ]

Source of Text: Trial Transcript

Evidence Codes: NO-1553, NO-2160, NO-576

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 69

06 August 1947
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