Cover letter and photograph of the Nazi memorial to the men who assassinated Austrian chancellor Dollfuss in 1934

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Arthur T. Ratcliffe (US Army major, assistant judge advocate in Austria (1945-46))

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Arthur T. Ratcliffe

British politician (1882-1963)

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  • Born: 1882-02-17
  • Died: 1963-05-03
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (end cause: Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927; until: 1927-04-12)
  • Occupation: politician
  • Member of political party: Conservative Party
  • Position held: Member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom (elected in: 1931 United Kingdom general election; electoral district: Leek; end cause: dissolution of parliament)

Date: 14 November 1945

Total Pages: 2

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-2968

Citations: IMT (page 488), IMT (page 1866)

HLSL Item No.: 450729

Notes:Ratcliffe sent the letter and photo to Lt. Richard Heller, a member of the IMT staff in Nuremberg.

Trial Issues

Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4) IMT count 1: common plan or conspiracy (IMT) IMT count 2: crimes against peace (wars of aggression) (IMT) Wars of aggression

Document Summary

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PS-2968: Photo and note of transmittal of placque in honor of Dollfuss's murderers

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PS-2968: Photograph of plaque erected at the Chancellery in Vienna by the Nazis to the memory of the assassins of dollfuss, with cover note from Major Ratcliffs, Jagd, united states army

HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES FORCES IN AUSTRIA Office of thé Judge Advocate APO 777, U.S. ARMY
14 November 1945
Memorandum to Lieutenant Richard Heller:
Inclosed herewith you will find two photographs of the monument of the plaque erected on the Austrian Chancellery in Vienna by the Nazis in memoriam to the killers of Dollfus. These were found, after a long and tedious search, in the National Library in Vienna and are forwarded herewith for your information and such action as you may deem necessary. Delivery of the original plaque is impossible inasmuch as it was smashed and the pieces were scattered as rubble.
ARTHUR T. RATCLIFFE
Major, JAGD, Asst. Judge Advocate
2 Incls
photographs of plaque.