Theodor Eicke
In October 1933, Heinrich Himmler, through his concentration camp inspector, Theodor Eicke, issued a written order detailing punishment for certain infractions. The order said that the SS guard had to shoot — without verbal or other warning — any prisoner who tried to escape or engage in resistance. Failure to do so put the guard at risk of immediate dismissal or being turned over to the "Gestapo" himself.