English Translation

The Reichsführer-4 Munich, the 4th Feb and head of the German Police Hauptamt 4-Journal Ib 154/1 Tgb.No. 70/42 go. Secret Betr.: Prosecution of crimes against the Reieh or the occupying power. bec Stanl's distributor:A, B. I. The following orders are made known by the Chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht under December 12, 1941: 1.) The Chief of The Wehrmascht High Command. It is the long-considered will of the Führer that in the occupied territories in attacks against the Reich or the occupying Power the perpetrators should be met with other measures than before. The Führer believes that Bai's actions are considered to be a sign of weakness by means of voluntary sentences, life-long prison sentences. An effective and sustainable deterrence can only be achieved through death sentences or by measures, which keep the eye-lists and the population in the unknown about the fate of the ms era. This is the purpose of the transfer to Germany. The accompanying guidelines for the prosecution of criminal acts correspond to this view of the Führer. They have been examined and approved by him. Keitel 2.) The leader and supreme commander of the Wehrmacht. Judge for the repression of crimes against the Reich or the occupying power in the occupied territories. In the occupied territories, with the beginning of the Russian campaign, communist elements and other German-speaking circles have intensified their attacks against the empire and the occupation night.