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defined the area of operations and established the relationship between political and military officers in those areas (447-PS). On 1 June 1941 there was issued, with Hitler's approval, a timetable for the invasion, showing the disposition and missions of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. This paper was signed by Keitel (C-39). On 14 June 1941 an order was issued for final reports on Barbarossa to be made in Berlin by Army, Navy, and Air Commanders. (C-78) While the foregoing preparations were being made, planning for the production of armaments and supplies was being conducted by one of Keitel's subordinates, General Thomas, Chief of the Wirtschaft Ruestungsamt in OKW. (2353-PS) By a Fuehrer order dated 20 April 1941 Rosenberg was appointed "Deputy for a Centralized Treatment of Problems concerning the Eastern Territories". Jodl and Warlimont were appointed Keitel's representatives with the Rosenberg office (865-PS). A preliminary report by Rosenberg on his work up to the time of the invasion mentions Keitel and Jodl as having consulted and worked with him in those preparations. (1039-PS) A memorandum written by General Thomas on 20 June 1941 states that Keitel had confirmed to him Hitler's policy on raw materials-that it took less manpower to seize territories containing raw materials, than it did to make synthetic substitutes. (1456-PS) (8) War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity;-Crimes against Military Personnel-Lynching of Allied Airmen. On 21 May 1944 Keitel received a note from WFST to the effect that Hitler had decided that enemy fliers who had been forced down should be shot without court-martial, if they had engaged in "acts of terror". Keitel wrote on the note "Please arrange for order to be drafted. K". (731-PS) By 4 June 1944 Jodl and Warlimont were ready to go ahead with formulating the plans. Goering was to be asked what actions of enemy fliers should be punishable by death; the Airmen's Reception Camp at Oberursel was to be told which fliers should be delivered to the SD; and the Foreign Office was to be kept advised. (737-PS) At subsequent conferences Keitel and Jodl raised questions about the difficulty of establishing general rules in such a matter. The "Acts of Terror" were: 1. Low level attacks on civilians. 2. Shooting
to be told which fliers should be delivered to the SD; and the Foreign Office was to be kept advised. (737-PS) At subsequent conferences Keitel and Jodl raised questions about the difficulty of establishing general rules in such a matter. The "Acts of Terror" were: 1. Low level attacks on civilians. 2. Shooting German fliers in parachutes. 3. Attacks on civilian passenger planes. 4. Attacks on Red Cross hospitals or trains. (735-PS) On 17 June 1944 Keitel wrote to the Foreign office to ask their approval of the proposed measure and the agreed definition of "Acts of Terror" (730-PS). On the same day Keitel wrote to Goering to ask for his approval of the definitions of "Acts of Terror", and also to ask that he give verbal instructions to the Commandant of the camp at Oberursel to hand over fliers guilty of such acts to the SD. Both Keitel and Jodl initialed this letter (729-PS). Goering replied that fliers not guilty of acts of terror must be protected, and suggested that such matters be handled by the courts. (732-PS) A draft of a Foreign Office letter dated 20 June 1944 expresses misgivings about the Geneva Convention, and concern about the publicity that would be involved. (728-PS) On 26 June 1944 Goering's adjutant telephoned the WFST to say that Goering agreed to the procedures suggested. (733-PS) On 29 June Warlimont was informed that Ribbentrop had approved the Foreign Office draft (728-PS), but wished to obtain Hitler's approval before communicating his own final written approval to Keitel. (740-PS) LEGAL REFERENCES AND LIST OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO WILHELM KEITEL Document Description Vol. Page Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Article 6...... I 5 International Military Tribunal, Indictment Number 1, Section IV (H); Appendix A...... I 29,66 Note: A single asterisk (*) before a document indicates that the document was received in evidence at the Nurnberg trial. A double asterisk (**) before a document number indicates that the document was referred to during the trial but was not formally received in evidence, for the reason given in parentheses following the description of the document. The USA series number, given in parentheses following the description of the document, is the official exhibit number
number indicates that the document was referred to during the trial but was not formally received in evidence, for the reason given in parentheses following the description of the document. The USA series number, given in parentheses following the description of the document, is the official exhibit number assigned by the court. 081-PS Letter from Rosenberg to Keitel, 28 February 1942, concerning mistreatment of Soviet prisoners of war...... III 126 *137-PS Copy of Order from Keitel to Commanding General of Netherlands, 5 July 1940, to cooperate with the Einsatzstab Rosenberg. (USA 379)...... III 185 138-PS Copy of Order from Keitel to Commanding General of France, 17 September 1940, to cooperate with the Einsatzstab Rosenberg...... III 186 *149-PS Hitler Order, 1 March 1942, establishing authority of Einsatzstab Rosenberg. (USA 369)...... III 190 *375-PS Case Green with wider implications, report of Intelligence Division, Luftwaffe General Staff, 25 August 1938. (USA 84)...... III 280 *388-PS File of papers on Case Green (the plan for the attack on Czechoslovakia), kept by Schmundt, Hitler's adjutant, April-October 1938. (USA 26)...... III 305 *440-PS Directive No. 8 signed by Keitel, 20 November 1939, for the conduct of the war. (GB 107)...... III 397 *444-PS Original Directive No. 18 from Fuehrer's Headquarters signed by Hitler and initialed by Jodl, 12 November 1940, concerning plans for prosecution of war in Mediterranean Area and occupation of Greece. (GB 116)...... III 403 *446-PS Top Secret Fuehrer Order No. 21 signed by Hitler and initialed by Jodl, Warlimont and Keitel, 18 December 1940, concerning the Invasion of Russia (case Barbarossa). (USA 31)...... III 407 *447-PS Top Secret Operational Order to Order No. 21, signed by Keitel, 13 March 1941, concerning Directives for special areas. (USA 135)...... III 409 *448-PS Hitler Order No. 22, initialed by Keitel and Jodl, 11 January 1941, concerning participation of German Forces in the Fighting in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. (GB 118)...... III 413 *498-PS Top Secret Fuehrer Order for killing of commandos, 18 October 1942. (USA 501)...... III 416 *503-PS Letter signed by Jodl, 19 October 1942, concerning Hitler's explanation of his commando order of the day before (Document 498-PS). (USA 542)...... III
in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. (GB 118)...... III 413 *498-PS Top Secret Fuehrer Order for killing of commandos, 18 October 1942. (USA 501)...... III 416 *503-PS Letter signed by Jodl, 19 October 1942, concerning Hitler's explanation of his commando order of the day before (Document 498-PS). (USA 542)...... III 426 *508-PS OKW correspondence, November 1942, about shooting of British glider troops in Norway. (USA 545)...... III 430 *509-PS Telegram to OKW, 7 November 1943, reporting "special treatment" for three British commandos. (USA 547)...... III 433 *512-PS Teletype from Army Commander in Norway, 13 December 1942, concerning interrogation of saboteurs before shooting; and memorandum in reply from OKW, 14 December 1942. (USA 546)...... III 433 *531-PS OKW memorandum, 23 June 1944, citing inquiry from Supreme Command West about treatment of paratroopers. (USA 550)...... III 435 *537-PS Order signed by Keitel, 30 July 1944, concerning treatment of members of foreign "Military Missions", captured together with partisans. (USA 553)...... III 439 *551-PS Order signed by Keitel, 26 June 1944, concerning treatment of Commando participants. (USA 551)...... III 440 *553-PS Order signed by Keitel, 4 August 1942, regulating treatment of paratroops. (USA 500)...... III 441 *556-2-PS Order initialed by Keitel, 8 September 1942, for civilians to work on "West Wall". (USA 194)...... III 443 *656-PS Letter, undated, from Bormann to Political leaders, enclosing Order of Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht, 29 January 1943, relating to self-defense against prisoners of war. (USA 339)...... III 470 666-PS Directives issued by the Fuehrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces signed by Keitel, 7 December 1941, for prosecution of offenses against the Reich...... III 474 *668-PS Letter from Chief of the SIPO and SD and OKW letter, 24 June 1942, concerning prosecution of punishable offenses against the Reich or occupation forces in occupied territories. (USA 504)...... III 476 *686-PS Decree of the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor to strengthen German Folkdom, 7 October 1939, signed by Hitler, Goering, Lammers and Keitel. (USA 305)...... III 496 695-PS OKW Order signed by Reinecke, 24 March 1942, concerning treatment of Soviet prisoners of war...... III 498 *728-PS Letter
territories. (USA 504)...... III 476 *686-PS Decree of the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor to strengthen German Folkdom, 7 October 1939, signed by Hitler, Goering, Lammers and Keitel. (USA 305)...... III 496 695-PS OKW Order signed by Reinecke, 24 March 1942, concerning treatment of Soviet prisoners of war...... III 498 *728-PS Letter of Foreign Office to Chief of Supreme Command of Armed Forces, 20 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators. (GB 152)...... III 526 729-PS Handwritten note initialed Keitel, 14 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators...... III 529 730-PS Draft of letter to Foreign Office, attention Ambassador Ritter, 15 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy aviators...... III 530 731-PS Memorandum initialed by Jodl, 22 May, concerning measures to be taken against Anglo-American air crews in special instances...... III 531 732-PS Letter from Feske to Keitel, 19 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators...... III 532 733-PS Telephone memorandum, 26 June 1944, concerning treatment of terror aviators...... III 533 *735-PS Minutes of meeting, 6 June 1944, to fix the cases in which the application of Lynch Law against Allied airmen would be justified. (GB 151)...... III 533 737-PS Conference Notes, 4 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators...... III 536 *740-PS Letter from Warlimont, 30 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators. (GB 153)...... III 537 743-PS Order signed by Keitel, 8 September 1944, instructing the Armed Forces to support Koch in the exploitation and evacuation of Baltic territories...... III 539 *795-PS Keitel's conference, 17 August 1939, concerning giving Polish uniforms to Heydrich. (GB 54)...... III 580 *798-PS Hitler's speech to Commanders-in-Chief, at Obersalzberg, 22 August 1939. (USA 29)...... III 581 829-PS Order signed by Keitel, 16 December 1941, for ruthless suppression of uprisings in occupied territories...... III 597 833-PS Instructions by Admiral Canaris, Head of the Abwehr, 2 February 1942, concerning prosecution of crimes against the Reich or occupying forces in the occupied territories...... III 600 *865-PS Correspondence between Keitel, Rosenberg and Lammers, April 1941, concerning appointment of Jodl and Warlimont as OKW representatives with Rosenberg. (USA 143)......
Head of the Abwehr, 2 February 1942, concerning prosecution of crimes against the Reich or occupying forces in the occupied territories...... III 600 *865-PS Correspondence between Keitel, Rosenberg and Lammers, April 1941, concerning appointment of Jodl and Warlimont as OKW representatives with Rosenberg. (USA 143)...... III 621 870-PS Report of December 1944 from Terboven to Hitler concerning sabotage in Oslo, with marginal comment by Keitel approving suggestion to shoot relatives of saboteurs...... III 623 *871-PS Teletype from Keitel to Lammers, 6 December 1944, agreeing that reprisals must be ruthless. (GB 322)...... III 626 *872-PS Memorandum of Discussion between the Fuehrer and the OKW, concerning case "Barbarossa" and "Sonnenblume" (African operation). (USA 134)...... III 626 874-PS Draft letter to Todt, initialed K, J, and W, 9 March 1941, concerning Deception measures...... III 634 878-PS Draft of Order signed by Keitel, 12 September 1941, providing that Jews may be put in labor-columns...... III 636 *1014-PS Hitler's speech to Commanders-in-Chief, 22 August 1939. (USA 30)...... III 665 *1039-PS Report concerning preparatory work regarding problems in Eastern Territories, 28 June 1941, found in Rosenberg's "Russia File". (USA 146)...... III 695 1107-PS Office memorandum, 17 May 1944, in Rosenberg Ministry concerning the Wehrmacht's function in removing treasures from the USSR...... III 789 1161-PS OKW, 31 May 1940, setting up economic reconnaissance teams to procure all important stocks of raw materials, machinery, etc. in Belgium, Holland and Northern France...... III 816 *1292-PS Memorandum of conference with Hitler, 4 January 1944, concerning allocation of labor, 1944. (USA 225)...... III 866 *1456-PS Thomas memorandum 20 June 1941; Keitel consulted about resources of USSR. (USA 148)...... IV 21 *1519-PS Circular from Bormann, 30 September 1941, containing text of OKW of 8 September 1941 on treatment of Soviet prisoners of war. (GB 525)...... IV 58 *1538-PS Report from German Military Attaché in Tokyo to Office Foreign Intelligence, 24 may 1941. (USA 154)...... IV 100 *1541-PS Directive No. 20, Operation Marita, 13 December 1940. (GB 117)...... IV 101 1546-PS Raeder memorandum, 9 April 1940, concerning occupation of Norway...... IV 104 1590-PS Order
IV 58 *1538-PS Report from German Military Attaché in Tokyo to Office Foreign Intelligence, 24 may 1941. (USA 154)...... IV 100 *1541-PS Directive No. 20, Operation Marita, 13 December 1940. (GB 117)...... IV 101 1546-PS Raeder memorandum, 9 April 1940, concerning occupation of Norway...... IV 104 1590-PS Order received by OKH signed by Keitel, 1 October 1941, containing regulations for the shooting of hostages......IV 127 1642-PS Distribution list, 1 March 1941, for secret map of Soviet Union...... IV 154 *1666-PS Decree appointing Sauckel General Plenipotentiary for Manpower, 21 March 1942 and decree of Goering conferring certain powers on Sauckel, 27 March 1942. 1942 Reichsgesetzblatt, part I, pp. 179-180. (USA 208)...... IV 182 *1746-PS Conference between German and Bulgarian Generals, 8 February 1941; speech by Hitler to German High Command on situation in Yugoslavia, 27 March 1941; plan for invasion of Yugoslavia, 28 March 1941. (GB 120)...... IV 272 *1774-PS Extracts from Organizational Law of the Greater German Reich by Ernst Rudolf Huber. (GB 246)...... IV 349 *1775-PS Propositions to Hitler by OKW, 14 February 1938. (USA 73)...... IV 357 *1780-PS Excerpts from diary kept by General Jodl, January 1937 to August 1939. (USA 72)...... IV 360 *1809-PS Entries from Jodl's diary, February 1940 to May 1940. (GB 88)...... IV 377 1915-PS Decree concerning leadership of Armed Forces, 4 February 1938. 1938 Reichsgesetzblatt, part I, p. 111...... IV 552 1954-PS Deposition of Keitel, 3 August 1945, on his official functions and relation to Nazi Party...... IV 592 *2018-PS Fuehrer's decree establishing a Ministerial Council for Reich Defense, 30 August 1939. 1939 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1539. (GB 250)...... IV 650 *2031-PS Decree establishing a Secret Cabinet Council, 4 February 1938. 1938 Reichsgesetzblatt, part I, p. 112. (GB 217)...... IV 654 2039-PS Decree concerning the conditions of employment of Eastern workers, 30 June 1942. 1942 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 419...... IV 655 *2194-PS Top secret letter from Ministry for Economy and Labor, Saxony, to Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia, enclosing copy of 1938 Secret Defense Law of 4 September 1938. (USA 36)...... IV 843 2231-PS Excerpt from von Stutterheim, "Die Reichskanzlei"
1942. 1942 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 419...... IV 655 *2194-PS Top secret letter from Ministry for Economy and Labor, Saxony, to Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia, enclosing copy of 1938 Secret Defense Law of 4 September 1938. (USA 36)...... IV 843 2231-PS Excerpt from von Stutterheim, "Die Reichskanzlei" (1940), pp. 19-34...... IV 873 *2285-PS Affidavit, 13 May 1945, by two French officers, about shooting of prisoners at Mauthausen. (USA 490)...... IV 991 *2329-PS Order by Commander in Chief of the Army, 7 October 1939. (GB 105)...... IV 1037 *2353-PS Extracts from General Thomas' Basic Facts for History of German War and Armament Economy. (USA 35)...... IV 1071 *2608-PS Frick's lecture, 7 March 1940, on "The Administration in Wartime". (USA 714)...... V 327 2746-PS Decree concerning organization of Criminal Jurisdiction against Poles and Jews in Incorporated Territories, 4 December 1941. 1941 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part i, pp. 759761...... V 386 *2798-PS German Foreign Office minutes of the meeting between Hitler and President Hacha of Czechoslovakia, 15 March 1939. (USA 118; GB 5)...... V 433 2926-PS Decree concerning the care of children begotten by members of the Wehrmacht Personnel in Occupied Territories, 28 July 1942. 1942 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 488...... V 592 *2943-PS Documents Numbers 55, 57, 62, 65, 66, 73, 77 and 79 in the French Yellow Book. Excerpts from eight dispatches from M. Coulondre, the French Ambassador in Berlin, to the French Foreign Office, between 13 and 18 March 1939. (USA 114)...... V 608 *3012-PS Order signed Christiansen, 19 March 1943, to all group leaders of Security Service, and record o telephone conversation signed by Stapj, 11 March 1943. (USA 190)...... V 731 3019-PS Announcement of Keitel as Chief of Wehrmacht, published in The Archives, Vol. 18, p. 860...... V 737 3020-PS Fuehrer's speech in Reichstag on 19 July 1940, published in The Archives, Vol. 76, p. 386...... V 737 **3047-PS File notes on conference in Fuehrer's train on 12 September 1939; report on execution of Jews in Borrisow; and entries from diary of Admiral Canaris. (USA 80) (Referred to but not offered in evidence.)...... V 766 *3702-PS Affidavit of Colonel-General Franz Halder, 7 November
V 737 **3047-PS File notes on conference in Fuehrer's train on 12 September 1939; report on execution of Jews in Borrisow; and entries from diary of Admiral Canaris. (USA 80) (Referred to but not offered in evidence.)...... V 766 *3702-PS Affidavit of Colonel-General Franz Halder, 7 November 1945. (USA 531)...... VI 411 *3704-PS Affidavit of Field Marshall Werner von Blomberg, 7 November 1945. (USA 536)...... VI 414 *3705-PS Affidavit of Field Marshal Walter von Brauchitsch, 7 November 1945. (USA 535)...... VI 415 *3707-PS Affidavit of Colonel-General Franz Halder, 13 November 1945. (USA 533)...... VI 419 *3786-PS Stenographic transcript of a meeting in the Fuehrer's Headquarters, 27 January 1945. (USA 787)...... VI 655 *C-2 Examples of violations of International Law and proposed counter propaganda, issued by OKW, 1 October 1938. (USA 90)...... VI 799 C-6 Order by Keitel for intensified sea and air measures in connection with Fall "Gelb", 30 December 1939...... VI 816 *C-10 OKW directive, 28 November 1939, signed by Keitel, subject: Employment of 7th Flieger Division. (GB 108)...... VI 817 *C-39 Timetable for Barbarossa, approved by Hitler and signed by Keitel. (USA 138)...... VI 857 C-48 Order signed by Keitel, 30 November 1944, concerning sabotage in Norway and Denmark...... VI 870 *C-50 Covering letters and Order of 13 May 1941, signed by Keitel on ruthless treatment of civilians in the USSR for offenses committed by them. (USA for offenses committed by them. (USA 554; GB 162)...... VI 871 C-51 Order signed by Keitel, 27 July 1941, for destruction of all copies of Order of 13 May 1941 (document C-50) without affecting its validity...... VI 875 *C-52 Order signed by Keitel, 23 July 1941, to abandon legal prosecution and punishment in USSR and use terrorism instead. (GB 485)...... VI 876 *C-59 Order signed by Warlimont for execution of operation "Marita", 19 February 1941. (GB 121)...... VI 879 *C-62 Directive No. 6 on the conduct of war, signed by Hitler, 9 October 1939; directive by Keitel, 15 October 1939 on Fall "Gelb". (GB 106)...... VI 880 *C-63 Keitel order on preparation for "Weseruebung", 27 January 1940. (GB 87)...... VI 883 *C-64 Raeder's report, 12 December 1939, on meeting of Naval Staff with Fuehrer. (GB
No. 6 on the conduct of war, signed by Hitler, 9 October 1939; directive by Keitel, 15 October 1939 on Fall "Gelb". (GB 106)...... VI 880 *C-63 Keitel order on preparation for "Weseruebung", 27 January 1940. (GB 87)...... VI 883 *C-64 Raeder's report, 12 December 1939, on meeting of Naval Staff with Fuehrer. (GB 86)...... VI 884 *C-72 Orders postponing "A" day in the West, November 1939 to May 1940. (GB 109)...... VI 893 *C-75 OKW Order No. 24 initialed Jodl, signed Keitel, 5 March 1941, concerning collaboration with Japan. (USA 151)...... VI 906 *C-78 Schmundt's Order of 9 June 1941, convening conference on Barbarossa on 14 June. (USA139)...... VI 909 *C-102 Document signed by Hitler relating to operation "Otto", 11 March 1938. (USA 74)...... VI 911 *C-103 Directive signed by Jodl, 11 March 1938, on conduct towards Czech or Italian troops in Austria. (USA 75)...... VI 913 *C-120 Directives for Armed Forces 193940 for "Fall Weiss", operation against Poland. (GB 41)...... VI 916 *C-126 Preliminary Time Table for "Fall Weiss" and directions for secret mobilization, (GB 45)...... VI 932 *C-134 Letter from Jodl enclosing memorandum on conference between German and Italian Generals on 19 January and subsequent speech by Hitler, 20 January 1941. (GB 119)...... VI 939 *C-136 OKW Order on preparations for war, 21 October 1938, signed by Hitler and initialed by Keitel. (USA 104)...... VI 947 *C-137 Keitel's appendix of 24 November 1938 to Hitler Order of 21 October 1938. (GB 33)...... VI 949 *C-138 Supplement of 17 December 1938, signed by Keitel, to 21 October Order of the OKW. (USA 105)...... VI 950 *C-148 Keitel Order, 16 September 1941, subject: Communist Insurrection in Occupied Territories. (USA 555)...... VI 961 *C-152 Extract from Naval War Staff files, 18 March 1941, concerning audience of C-in-C of Navy with Hitler on 18 March 1941. (GB 122)...... VI 966 *C-167 Report of meeting between Raeder and Hitler, 18 March 1941. (GB 122)...... VI 977 *C-174 Hitler Order for operation "Weseruebung", 1 March 1940. (GB 89)...... VI 1003 *C-175 OKW Directive for Unified Preparation for War 1937-1938, with covering letter from von Blomberg, 24 June 1937. (USA 69)...... VI 1006 *C-182 Directive No. 2 from Supreme Commander Armed Forces, initialed Jodl, 11 March 1938. (USA 77)...... VI 1017 *C-194 Orders by Keitel and Commander-in-Chief of