And I don't think we need to pay any attention to the next notation.
27th of November of '41, order to list by name hostages to be shot; and then the 29th -- or 28th, a call from Captain Schuster: "What is to be done with Mihailovic Checkneks, a reception camp at Belgrade, a transfer to concentration camp to Sabac ordered. The 30th, an order about reporting a discussion of retaliation measures. The first discussions between 1st Lt. Krambacher and Inspector Belderman concerning reports on hostages by the Administrative Staff in addition to the ten day reports. May I see the original, please?
These next pages were taken out of order when the document was translated and the next entry should have appeared earlier.
4 October, verbal request to the Chief of the Military Administration in Serbia, an order that 342 Corps, Signal Batallion 449 by shooting prisoners in Sabac and Belgrade in retaliation for murders of 21 German soldiers at Krajojevac on 2 October, and that, it is submitted, refers to the prosecution's exhibit 78 in evidence; and it is to be noted in this connection, page 1 and 2 of the English text, that the penciled note which is on the original, which has been offered, that is on the copy which has been offered, states only "verbally ordered" and also here, under 4 October 1941, it says "verbal request", and the units again are the same 449. And the shooting details from the 342th.
and here again the 342 appears in Exhibit 113 as it does in Exhibit 78, and the town Brenolvac is mentioned here as it is in the first sentence of Exhibit 78.
Turning then to Exhibit 113, the last comment under 30th October, "ordered the town commandant of Belgrade to shoot 200 hostages." That is with reference to this last order, it is apparent that in the entry for 31 of October, are the same; and from the original it appears that the reservation is for the 30th. Therefore, the prosecution withdraws that section of this document which appears under date of 31 October on page 158. There is only one order to the town commandant of Belgrade to shoot 200 hostages, not two.
Then we ask that the next document which is NOKW1662 be inserted at the end of the record as Exhibit 114. In the original there are two pages which will be pages, English 161 and 162, and if Dr. Laternser would indicate the last page of Exhibit 113 in the German, it will become 110 and 111. Three copies to the court, one each in German and English for the reporters and the translators, eleven copies in German for the defense counsel, and the original for the Secretary General. Will you get the original back for me a minute?
DR. LATERNSER: Your Honor, I object to the introduction of this document. It is not signed. It has no proper heading from which I can see where the document comes from. I would also like to point out to the Tribunal that the pages -- at the bottom page 42 and the next page is number 43. It seems to be completely taken out of its proper connection and I object to the introduction of his document.
MR. DENNEY: I would like to point out, with reference to the numbers that are at the bottom, these are just numbers that are put on in Washington when the documents are sent over so that they can identify them. The 42 and 43 which appear at the bottom here.
It is conceded that the document is not signed. There is some sort of a mark at the end of it but again it is offered for what it is worth and it docs recite a communication to someone whoever drafted the document, an inquiry by the Commanding General Southeast, and it gives the diary number of that communication in the heading.
THE PRESIDENT: It is apparent that this is one of the documents which was taken at the close of the war and is a war document or at least found in the effects of the Germans.
It will be taken for such probative value as the court cares to give to it, and the objection is overruled.
MR. DENNEY: At the top, "The department of National Defense, 21 December 1942. Subject: Use of troops of Allied states for security of Serbia." Then it says "Answer to the teletype of Wehrmacht Commander Southeast of 20 December 1941," and of course at this time the defendant Kuntze had taken over as Wehrmacht Commander Southeast. "Department National Defense" -- then it gives the number "2219/41 Top Secret."
The proposal of the Wehrmacht Commander Southeast is based on the instructions of the Department for National Defense that industrial areas important for German war supplies shall not be occupied by alien troops. In the opinion of the Dept. for National Defense/IV this principle ought to be adhered to, if we want to continue to extract badly needed raw materials and food supplies from Serbia.
Experience up to now shows that from the areas occupied by allies in essential economical advantage does not result for Germany. A separation of the administration and economical exploitation from the security does not appear expedient as the German administration in Serbia, small in numbers relies almost exclusively on troops and indigenous police for its executive. A German administration in an area occupied by foreign troops would lead to troubles in the Balkans still greater than those in the Ukraine.
In order to continue to exploit for Germany, the Serbian areas important for the war effort, we propose to follow in general the proposal of the Wehrmacht Commander Southeast, concerning the limits of the areas of Serbia to be handed over to foreign troops.
In modification of the pre-requisite required in Para. lb, it is to be settled, that the areas occupied by the Bulgarians are also to be administered by the, reserving the final fixing of the borders.
And then the last document which we wish to append to this book is NOKW-1661 which will become Exhibit No. 115. I beg your pardon, that is withdrawn. I was in error; that seems to be one that goes in the next book. There was one document which we passed on Friday to which I would like to call the Court's attention. It is NOKW1378 and appears on page 69 of the German and page 93 of the English. This is your report which was, I believe, the Secretary General has the original copy of that. We didn't receive it. It is not in Court?
Well, perhaps we'd bettor wait until a later time to refer to it. That concludes the Third Document Book, your Honors. We will now proceed with Number Four.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: If your Honors please, before proceeding with the presentation of the documents in Document Book IV, we should like to insert one document in Book II. I have eleven copies in German for the defense counsel of NOKW-1661 which we ask to be marked Exhibit 40-A, three copies in English for your Honors -
THE PRESIDENT: What was the exhibit number given it?
MR. FENSTERMACHER: Exhibit 40--A, your Honor. One copy in English and German, each, for the stenographers and court interpreters, and the original document for the Secretary General.
Your Honors will recall that Exhibit No. 40 in Document Book No. II, page 20 of the English and on page 18 of the German, referred, to the execution of twenty Communists in retaliation for three German soldiers killed in a surprise attack on the mine of Rtanj.
Exhibit 40 was an extract from the War Diary of the Commanding General in Serbia. The exhibit which we are now concerned with, Exhibit 40-A, tics in with that earlier exhibit. We ask that it be given the page numbers 20-A, 20-B, and 20-C in the English and 18-A, B and C in the German. This is a report from the Military Commander in Serbia, Administrative Staff, dated Belgrade, August 9, 1941, to the OKW Department National Defense Wolfsschanze via Wehrmacht Commander Southeast. Its subject is a telephone call from Lt. Col. von Trippelskirch to Ia Major Fentz.
Colonel von Stockhausen, Commander of the Administrative Sub-area Headquarters in Uzice, had ordered the shooting of a great number of Serbs in reprisal for an attack on German police drivers, during which one man was killed and one man was kidnapped, near the locality of the incident. A police company collected 81 Serbs from the surrounding villages and from the fields and forced Serbian Gendarmerie to shoot them. The consequence of this incident was a temporary Governmental crisis and an effect of shock on the population. This affair could, be straightened out almost immediately so that peace was achieved through this local incident. Contrary to the report of the Foreign Office the situation is very tense. Sutiable measures are under way.
(signed) Dr. K i e s s e l The next page, 20 b in the English and 18 b in the German, is a communication from the Commandant of the Administrative Sub-Area Headquarters, from Freiherr von Bothmer, to the Commander Servia, Command Staff, and it is dated Nis 27 August 1941 and the receipt stamp of the 28 August 1941 of the Military Commander in Serbia.
It appears in the upper right hand corner of the document. The subject is: Attack in Rtanj.
Belgrade Enclosed please find report of the 3rd Company of the 920th Local Defense Battalion concerning the attack in Rtanj.
At the same time Administrative Sub-Area Headquarters requests orders for 15 to 20 Communists who are in jail as hostages here in Nis to be shot dead and hanged in Rtanj in answer to the shooting of German soldiers. The application has been delayed up to now because the deputy of the Security Police has recently been absent almost constantly. Therefore the investigation could not be concluded as to whether the people who were turned over to us, actually are Communists. Caution is indicated since again and again people who had nothing to do with the matter are brought in because of denunciations based on vengeance and the like.
The Commandant of Administrative Headquarters In the lower left-hand corner of the document there is written in hand this notation:
Hostages may be shot anyhow. Why this inquiry?
On page 20 c of the English and page 18 c of the German, we have another communication referring to the same matters. It is from the Commander Serbia, Command Staff, dated Belgrade 2 September 1941. Again the subject is: Attack on Rtanj, and the reference is to the preceding document. The communication is to the 809th Administrative Sub-Area Headquarters, Nis:
"Under proper conditions, hostages may be shot or hanged without further ado.
"Consequently, this also applies to the 15-20 hostages detained there as a reprisal measure for the shooting of German soldiers during the attack in Rtanj.
"For the Commander Serbia, The Chief of the General Staff, signed Granvenherst, Lt. Colonel, General Staff Corps."
This document, if Your Honors please, is offered in reference to particularly 5 b of Count I of the indictment.
Passing now to Document Book 17. Document Book 17 is a collection of orders and reports from various subordinate units to higher headquarters. There are, for example, reports from the Division Subordinate to General Boehme to Wehrmacht Commander Southeast, as well as reports from various units subordinate to General Bader as the Commander in Serbia. In general these reports are of an operational or tactical nature. We have extracted from those reports only those portions which concern matters in the indictment and even as to those extracts which we have translated I think it is not necessary to read in their entirety all of those references but simply to point out to Your Honors that those from a Prosecution standpoint seem to need particular attention.
The first document is on page 1 of the English and page 1 of the German, Document NOKW which becomes Prosecution Exhibit 115. This is a series of daily reports from the 342nd Infantry Division to General Boehme as Plenipotentiary General in Serbia. The reports, in all cases, are signed Ia, 342nd Division and are addressed be the Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Belgrade. They reported 24 September 1941, and concerns the mopping up of Sabac. The participating units are listed and then the report continues:
The mopping up operation was connected with the occupation of the Chemical Works and the settlement there which were outside of the former security line.
The complete operation is not yet concluded.
The selection of the men, which has happened until now without friction , about 4000 men up to 1700 hours who are being kept temporarily in the collection camp west of the bridge Sabac.
Searching for arms and ammunition has started, but up to now has been without results.
Neither during the occupation of the Chemical Works we encountered no enemy, nor at first during the searching of the adjacent settlement. A t 1600 hours the enemy opened violent rifle fire from covered terrain south and southwest of the settlement on the troops in the settlement and were answered by heavy artillery-, anti-tank-, machine gun and rifle fire.
At present we hold Sabac, the Chemical Works and the settlement, the operation will be continued tomorrow.
Own losses are not reported from the mopping up and combat operations up to now.
This morning 2 civilians shot dead who had been encountered in the fields with weapons in their hands.
The daily report of from 24 to 25 September 41. Course of the operations was given. I direct Your Honors' attention only to the fifth line of paragraph a :
"During the night 4 enemy reconnaissance groups were pushed back on the South and West fronts of Sabac."
Under the paragraph beginning "Impression":
"Focal point of enemy forces in difficult terrain to survey to the south of Sabac. The strength can not be estimated. Up to now only rifle fire. The population is composed, without any considerable insubordination."
Continuing on page 3 of the English and page 3 of the German: The daily report of 24 to 25 September under "Prisoners and Booty":
"3500 - 4000 male inhabitants of Sabac arrested. Delivery of arms up to now considerable. Exact enumerations in progress.
"Losses: Own losses of the unit up to now 5 wounded. In addition 1 racial German dead.
On the enemy side: 4 dead. 39 Inhabitants shot dead."
The daily report of 25 to 26 September 41: I call Your Honors' attention only to paragraph e on page 4 of the English which is also on page 4 of the German:
"Prisoners and Booty: Arrested 4410 men.
"Arms found 1 Machine Gun model 34, found in a cornfield.
1 Rifle an indefinite amount of ammunition.
Wounded of the Division: the Commander of the 9th Company of the 698th Infantry Regiment and 1 man also 1 man of the II. Battalion of the 750 Infantry Regiment. Losses on the enemy side not e-stablished.
6 more inhabitants shot dead."
The daily report of 29 to 30 September 41: I think here again I need only call Your Honors' attention to the paragraph under "Prisoners and Booty " which appears on page 5 of the English and on page 5 of the English and on page 5 of the German:
"The unit reported 1870 prisoners, 1 Machine Gun and several rifles with ammunition. A vehicle belonging to the baggage column was captured in the area of Pricinovic.
"Of the prisoners 190 men could be selected by interrogation as forming a communist group at the village of Uzveco.
"These men will be shot today.
"Losses:
"Own unit 2 dead by own fire during the night.
Of the enemy 84 men shot dead."
Turning next to page 6 of the English and page 8 of the German the report of the Major General and Commander of the Division, Dr. Hinghofer, to the Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Serbia.
Subject: 10 day reports and monthly reports. This report of the 29th of September 1941:
In compliance with order of 23 September 41, during the period from 24 to 27 September the male population of Sabac between the ages of 14 and 70 years was evacuated by the division.
During the evacuation of Sabac and the mopping up of the Save/Drina river bend the division suffered 3 dead and 20 wounded.
On the enemy side 830 men were shot dead and 8400 were arrested and taken away.
I direct Your Honors' attention only to the comparison of the German losses and the enemy losses.
The daily report of 3 to 4 October 1941. Again I think the only paragraph important is that under "Losses" which is on page 7 of the English and page 8 of the German:
"Losses: Own unit: none. Of the enemy 10 men shot dead."
Continuing with the report of the Division of 9 October 1941, on page 7 of the English and page 8 of the German. Subject: 10 day report concerning Prisoner and Booty.
"To the Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Serbia Quartermaster Branch. Belgrade.
"During the period from 24 September to 9 October at 1600 hours the enemy suffered the following losses:
"83 Fallen in Combat; 1127 Shot dead; 17420 Prisoners."
Signed For the Headquarters of the Division, Second General Staff Officer Captain.
On page 9 of the English and page 9 of the German is a table showing the losses of the division, the losses of the enemy, and booty for the period from 24 September to 9 October inclusive. Under "Own losses", you will note number "23 wounded", and "2 dead". Under "Enemy losses", no wounded listed, 20 fallen, 1126 shot to death, 20,575 captured. The table continues on page 10 of the English, which is page 9 of the German; and the totals at the bottom of the page are as follows: Own losses, wounded 26, dead 3. Enemy losses: wounded 1, fallen in combat 88, shot to death, 1,127; captured 21,440. Continuing on page 11 of the English and page 11 of the German, the Divisional report of the 13th of October 1941, daily report of 12-13 October '41.
"Own intentions: Systematic combing out of the Iverak-and the Cer-mountains, preparation for the attack against Krupanj. About 100 civilian prisoners will be shot dead as reprisal measure today." I think we may skip now to page 12 of the English and page 13 of the German.
The report of the 342 Division for 11 November 1941:
"Since 10 November 41 the 697th Infantry Regiment is located in the area Ub, the 698th Infantry Regiment, after transient billets in Valjevo, in the area Lajkovac, the 699th Infantry Regiment and the Division Staff in Valjevo; no contact with the enemy.
On the roads Sabac, Valjevo and Sabac, Ub no new destructions.
Battle Headquarters: Group 697 Ub Group 698 Lajkovac Group 699 Valjevo Group 342 Artillery Regiment Valjevo Division Staff Valjevo Of the 160 shootings ordered in the radio message of 7 November 1941, 1830 hours 129 were carried out as there were no more hostages available in the Sabac concentration camp."
The Prosecution's next document is on page 14 of the English and page 14 of the German, Document NOKW-1060, which is prosecution Exhibit 116.
This is a series of reports of the 717th infantry Division to General Bader, Commander of the 6th Special Corps Command. The report is dated the 5th of October 1941. The receipt stamp of the 6th Special Corps Command, showing it received the report on the 6th of October 1941 appears on the top, right-hand portion of the document. The subject is employment in area around Rekovac. "Reports that we have received state that there are fairly large groups of bandits with well equipped camps in the area around Rekovac (36 kilometers northwest of Krusevac). For the purpose of combatting the bands and the destroying the camps the Division intends to employ the following:" and then follows the operational detail with which we need not be concerned at this time.
Turning now to the bottom of page 15 of the English, which is also page 15 of the German: "Judging from past experience it is to be feared that this assault may possibly be of little effect - that is, the bands may be driven away, but not annihilated. It will be necessary to give the troops clear instructions as to what is to be done in such an event. The instructions may be: 1. Propaganda and menace; 2. incendiaries; 3. arrest of hostages; 4. arrest of entire male population except children and men of old age. Proposal of the Division: Point 21 and Point 24.
To 1.)
Propaganda speakers of the Serbian Government will accompany the troop and enlighten the population in a propagandists way with a simultaneous threat that the most radical means will be used (extermination of whole communities).
To 2.)
When giving this order, approval of the execution has to be asked for in every case.
To 3.)
Statement of census for every community is requested.
To 4.)
As the shooting to death of men not found with arms, does not appear expedient, it is proposed that they be taken prisoners. In this way it is guaranteed that no innocent ones are shot to death, that the guilty - after having hidden their arms do not escape, to take up arms again. Therefore one must see that the prisoners are taken away. Hereby we ask for orders and the approval of the Plenipotentiary General in Serbia, in so far as this is necessary for reasons of principle.
The necessary transfer of units for this operation into the area of neighboring Divisions, will be settled in direct agreement with the 714th Infantry Divisions.
It is requested that the persons designated (Security Service and Liaison Office) be committed to strictest secrecy on this matter. (signature) Hoffmann."
On page 17 of the English and page 16 of the German is another report of the 717 Infantry Division to the 65th Special Corps Command. The receipt stamp, 11 October 1941 appears on the document. The report itself is dated 10 October 1941. "The last events have shown that the disturbances and destruction of communication lines (railways, roads, etc.) brought on by insurgents and bands could up to now, not be adequately prevented. The reasons for this are known. It has been confirmed that especially in the sector 749th Infantry Regiment the adversary is advancing from west to east according to plans and trying to encircle Kraljevo and to cut it off, all around, just as was done before with Cacak. Novacovic was already sighted on 5 October in Vrnjacka Banja at a conference of leaders and is now with several units near Alexandrovac and south of Kraljevo.
The enemy units are being led tactically correct (Serbian officers and soldiers!). Their fighting force and leadership has essentially improved. Roads important for us, railways, etc., have been destroyed according to plans in the area Cacak, Kraljevo, Kragujevac, Krusevac.
It can be assumed with certainty, that the bands - encouraged by the local successes they have had up to now - will now try to destroy our most important artery of communication:
the railway and road Belgrade - Nisch - Salonika. In order to prevent this, it seems necessary, in addition to the measures of protection taken up to now to install an "obstacle zone" on both sides of the railway and road. This forbidden zone - on both sides of the railway line and road or around most important places (mines) 3 kilometers wide or with a radius of 3 kilometers - must be evacuated entirely (first of all at especially endangered spots) of all civilian population! It will be best to have the Serbian Government make the necessary decree. This area should be declared a "Combat Area" and is to be evacuated in the interest of the civilian population which does not fight and is not to suffer innocently. In view of the situation such an apparently severe measure is necessary. Such measures for example were also carried out with our own German population at the time of the west wall construction. Mines, must be placed around the most important railway bridges and tunnels! I already made such proposals orally at Corps Headquarters a few weeks ago.
Further measures - taking into consideration and employing the Balken customs, in my opinion, would be:
1. ) The seizure of idle young men loafing about in towns and villages (Concentration Camp.)
2. ) Establishment of a "Labor Service" by the Serbian government.
3. ) Employment of Servian propaganda speakers and propaganda activity of the Serbian government (via the mayors and above all the heads of communities of the villages situated near our most important objectives) (possibly cars with loud speakers) as a measure of combatting Communist propaganda. These Serbian speakers should be obliged to follow the troops on every operation or this propaganda should be carried out by the interpreters of the troops themselves (the latter is not so effective).
Contents:
Situation in Russia Situation in Serbia To emphasize that these momentary local successes of the bands can alter nothing with regard to final outcome of the war.
The entire Serbian people will now feel the might of greater Germany in all its weight. Now, whether Serbia will exist in the future or not, is dependent wholly on the behavior of all Serbs.
Threats of drakonic measures in case of repeated sabotage acts or the like, whereby the complicity of the whole Serbian people is emphasized. The peasants must take steps for self-protection!"
Then, if Your Honors, please, in the margin by paragraph D, there is written this note: "To threaten is useless, only action." Continuing at the bottom of page 19 in the English, page 17 in the German.
"An example: In a village near Paracin the population capable of carrying arms was forced to join the bands. After they were armed they raided the bandits and killed 15 of them. They captured another 15. Other peace loving inhabitants were provided with the captured arms, a Gendarmerie Officer was requested who was immediately sent from Nisch to take over the leadership. The 2 enclosed "Articles may be of use to the propaganda speakers or interpreters.
Setting up posters and large billboards on which operations in Russia, number of prisoners taken etc. are indicated in Serbian. This has proved itself effective in the area of the Division!
Transfer of the arrested men to work outside of Serbia (Albania, Hungary and Bulgaria), this also at first only as a "threat"!
Influencing the women, especially with reference to paragraph 3 d and paragraph 5. Promise of immediate release of the arrested men, in case their cooperation leads to the arrest of bandits.
Imposing a war contribution.
Hostages especially priests and teachers.
Ransom fees! This must also be brought to the knowledge of the peasants in the measure of propaganda. Appeals in newspapers, which they cannot read, are no good.
Work still more with agents and stool pigeons!
Reprisals against relatives of the Serbian prisoners of war who were "released" at a certain time.
Regulations for behavior in winter!
Preparations for the suppression of bandits must be made now. As experience has shown, bandits come out of their hiding places when the cold season begins, and go back into the villages where they spend the winter safely sheltered as "harmless peasants".
"The bands who stay in the woods during the winter will give themselves away by their campfires or smoking huts and should be spotted in the great forest areas by airplane reconnaissance." The report is signed "Hoffman."
Continuing with page 21 of the English and page 19 of the German, we see the order of 16 September 1941 from the High Command of the Wehrmacht, signed "Keitel" which has already been introduced into evidence as Exhibit 53. The document here shows that the 65th Corps Command for Special Purposes received the Keitel directive on the 11th of October 1941. I think we need not read the Keitel directive at this time.
Beginning on page 24 of the English and page 21 of the German is a report from the Commander in Serbia , administration Staff, dated "Belgrade 1 November 1941" to the Plenitentiary Commanding General in Serbia, Corps Command 65, and the Command Staff, Einsatzgruppe of the Security Police and SD. The subject is the "Arrest of Hostages", and the report is stamped received by the 65th Special Corps as of the 2nd of November 1941.
"The Einsatzgruppe of the Security Police and the SD was instructed, in cooperation with the Chief of Police of the city of Belgrade to arrest a number of about 700 representatives of the Belgrade population as hostages. The persons in question are nearly exclusively representatives of the intelligentsia, whose attitude in the past years was hostile to Germany and who for the greater part belonged to Free Mason lodges or are Communists. The operation will begin suddenly on Tuesday, 4 Nov. 41 at 2000 hours and will probably be terminated in the early morning hours. The arrested will at first be kept in concentration camp "Transit Camp Dedinje". Anxiety for the lives of the above will probably deter large groups of the anti-German population from any activity.
"Nevertheless I believe that special care is to be taken during the days which will follow. In this connection I draw attention to the report of a reliable confidential agent of the Einsatzgruppe of the Security Police and the SD, according to which individual terrorist measures are being prepared by the Communists, directed against high military and political personalities of the occupying power."
The report is signed: "For the Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Serbia, The Chief of the Administration Staff, Turner."
Prosecutions next document begins on page 27 of the English and page 22 of the German. It is Document No. NOKW-891 which is offered as Prosecution Exhibit 117. This is again a collection of reports, this time from the 704th Infantry Division. The first report -- rather, the first document -- on page 27 of the English is an order from the 65th Special Corps Command to the 704th Infantry Division, a subordinate unit. The division's receipt stamp appears on the righth and corner of the document for the 16th of October 1941.
If your Honors will please note the code number of this order which appears right below the heading, it is "926/41." Those numbers will appear later in another connection.
The order refers in the first paragraph to the Keitel order of 16 September 1941 which has the code numbers "206/41". That, if your Honors, please, refers to the Keitel 50-100 order introduced as Prosecution Exhibit 53. This order of the 65th Special Corps Command also refers to an enclosed order of General Boehme as Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Serbia.
The code numbers here again are important. They are "2848/41" which refers to the Boehme order of 10 October 1941 introduced as Prosecution Exhibit 88.
Continuing with the order: "Regarding order 2, Special Purpose Corps Command 65, in agreement with the Commanding General-Plenipotentiary in Serbia orders additionally:
"In the future, for every German soldier killed in action or murdered, 100 prisoners or hostages are to be shot to death; for every wounded, 50 prisoners or hostages are to be shot to death."
"For this purpose as many Communists and Jews as well as seditious elements camouflaged as being nationalistic or democratic -- particularly from out of the ranks of forest rovers - are to be arrested in each Command as can be guarded without endangering the combat strength. The reason for the arrest or the shooting is to be announced publicly and also communicated to the people arrested and their families."
"The number of people arrested and shot to death is to be reported on the 8th, 18th and 28th to Special Mission Corps Command 65."
The order is signed: "Bader, Lt.General of Artillery."
On page 29 of the English and page 23 of the German is the enclosed order of General Boehme of 10 October 1941, to which General Bader makes reference in his order to his subordinate, 704th Infantry Division.
The enclosed order of General Boehme has already been introduced in evidence as Prosecution Exhibit No. 88and I think we, therefore, need not road it again at this time.
Your Honor will note on page 31 of the English and page 24 of the German at the bottom of the page the enclosed order of General Boehme was sent to the Wehrmacht Commander Southeast for his information.