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201 among the shots. It is not known whether the maid did not have a warrant from Prague, or whether both unfortunates were accidentally overlooked. Moreover, they had to correct their misconduct, both appointed arrests and executions. (575) It happened that the arrests were executed even before the judgment arrived, in some cases they had also to be subsequently executed. There were also persons who were not reported anywhere just because they had no place to live. 2.4.3.3 Before execution squad Execution or more precisely killing on the basis of the so-called judgment of the martial court, individual battalions of the order police (Ordnungspolizei - Orpo) of the police regiment Böhmen and Police regiment Mähren were carried out. The executions themselves took place in Prague-Kobylisí., Lidice, Kladno-Divorce-Krnčí, Pilsen-Vejprnicích, Plzen-Lobzy, Klatovy-Sobětice, České Budějovice, Tábor-Prague suburb, Jelen in the district of Kolín, Mladá Boleslav-Pod Chlumem and in Brno - Kounice tracks. At first, the executions were still read to the victims, but fearing that there would be unnecessary commotion among the convicted was abandoned by their numerous. According to one of the orders of Commander Orpo (Befhlshaber der Ordnungspolizei - BdO), executions should have been carried out in short and without formalities, and execution time reduced to a minimum. ((576) The usual number of execution squads settled between 12-18 men, on one victim should have aimed three shooters, one of whom should have hit directly the head, when before, with only two shooters it happened that the victim was not immediately killed. According to another order, the shooters should aim only at the heart so that "convicts are not unnecessarily mutilated" The loaded and secured weapons were received by the execution squad members until the place of execution, where they stood back to the convicted, who were mostly chained to blindfolded stakes. Other times the victims did not have blindfold and were not even attached to the execution stakes, not always a doctor was present. Then they followed the commands "Turn back!", "Show off!","Pal!". After the famous "Twist!",," "Get in!" and the departure of the commandos into the barracks. The executions differed in place and time, sometimes only the command "So start!" followed by orders to shoot. (577)