that an absolute order to execute commandos, under threat of punishment if you filed, left you discretion to do it or not, and I want you once and for [ ... ]
A I punished even up to having someone shot on the spot. In that manner I succeeded in remedying the difficulties wh [ ... ]
a violation of your orders? A The division "Hermann Goering" was stationed in that sector. It was commanded by the [ ... ]
MR. JUSTICE JACKSON: I think, your Honors, that we will save some duplication -- perhaps save time -- if I now yield to Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, who [ ... ]
a firm attitude had to be taken. Wasn't your purpose in this attack to secure
a strategic advantage by terrorization of the people of Rotterdam?
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Do you agree with that? A I cannot completely agree with that concept. A s far as Rott [ ... ]
A He may have been called in for the special purpose, but I don't know of him. Q I [ ... ]
will ask you some questions. The terms that were discussed at 1235 were to expire. That answer was called for at 1620. After Captain Becher left [ ... ]
been given and are to expire three hours later, it is only demanded of a soldier that he will call off the attack, is it not? thing in the world to do [ ... ]
Q Now, all this attack was made at 5 o'clock on the morning of 1 September, was it not? the towns, but on military ta [ ... ]