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Fuehrer Headquarters, the 12th Sept. 1941. Armed Forces High Command Armed Forces Operational Staff/Dept L (IV/Gu)
Nr. 02041/41 geh.
Reference: Jews in the newly occupied Eastern territories.
Isolated incidents render it necessary to refer to the directives issued for the conduct of troops in the USSR (Armed Forces High Command/Armed Forces Operational Staff/Dept L (IV/Gu) 'Nr. 44560/41, top Secret of 19 March 1941).
The fight against Bolshevism necessitates indiscriminate and energetic accomplishment of this task, especially also against the Jews, the main carriers of Bolshevism.
For such reasons, any cooperation of the Armed Forces with the Jewish population, who are openly or secretly anti-German in their attitude, as well as the use of single Jew in any preferred auxiliary position, will have to cease. Legitimations, which certify the use of Jews for purpose of the Armed Forces, may under no circumstances be issued by military offices. Exceptions are solely the use of Jews in especially combined labor units [Arbeitskolonnen], who may be employed under German supervision only.
It is requested, to inform the troops of this order.
The Chief of The Armed Forces High Command.
[Signed] Keitel
Certified
[signature not legible] Lt. Colonel d. G. Distribution: * * *
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Order prohibiting any cooperation by the military with Jews, and restricting the use of Jews in labor units
Authors
Wilhelm Keitel (Field Marshal, Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces)
Wilhelm Keitel
German field marshal
- Born: 1882-09-22 (Helmscherode) (country: German Empire; located in the administrative territorial entity: Duchy of Brunswick)
- Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg) (country: Allied-occupied Germany)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: military officer; military personnel; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Military rank: general field marshal
- Military branch: artillery
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/74027425
Date: 12 September 1941
Literal Title: Reference: Jews in the newly occupied Eastern territories.
Defendant: Wilhelm Keitel
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-878
HLSL Item No.: 451032
Notes:This document was not entered as evidence in the trial. The order refers to directives for the conduct of troops issued on 19 March 1941 but does not state what conduct was required.
Document Summary
PS-878: Order from OKW, signed Keitel, re: Jews in the occupied Eastern Territories