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Extract from the war diary of the 15th Mountain Corps, with an order for the shooting of three escaped officers in Croatia

NMT 7

Authors

Lothar Rendulic (col. general, 2nd Panzer Army, Balkans (1943-44); 20th Mtn. Army, Norway (1944-45))

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Lothar Rendulic

German general (1887-1971)

Born: 1887-11-23 1887-10-23 (Wiener Neustadt) (reason for preferred rank: most precise value)
Died: 1971-01-17 1971-01-18 (Eferding)
Country of citizenship: Austria; Germany
Occupation: author; jurist; military personnel; politician
Member of political party: Austrian National Socialism (since: 1932-05-12); Nazi Party
Participant in: Hostages Trial (role: defendant)
Military rank: Generaloberst; colonel general (date: 1944-01-01); commanding officer (since: 1939-10-28; work location: Wehrkreis XVIII)
Military branch: Bundeswehr (military unit: Führerreserve; since: 1940-05-08); German Army (military rank: commanding officer; military unit: 14th Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Division, Army Group Courland; since: 1939-10-15, 1940-06-20, 1945-01-18); Oberkommando des Heeres (military unit: Führerreserve; since: 1942-11-01); Wehrmacht (military rank: commanding officer; military unit: 20th Mountain Army, 2nd Panzer Army, ..., XXXV Army Corps (Wehrmacht); since: 1940-04-04, 1940-10-05, ..., 1944-06-28)

Date: 18 October 1943

Literal Title: For War Diary Headquarters XV Mountain Corps

Defendant: Lothar Rendulic

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: NOKW-1747

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 559

Document Book No: Prosecution 25

Citation: NMT 7 (page 2906)

HLSL Item No.: 150588

Notes:According to a defense attorney, this order was also included in a larger document, NOKW 1242, exhibit 328, in document book 13 (which see). According to NOKW 1242, the escaped officers were Italian.

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Partisan fighters (and commandos), operations against, and treatment of (I…

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Staff Evidence Analyses

NOKW-1747: Copy of an Order from the CG, 2nd Pz. Army o the CG, XVth Mtn. Corps concerning the Treatmen of Italian Officers 1 typewritten page Photostat

NARA NMT Doc Descriptions

NOKW-1747: 18 Oct 43 - Order of 2nd Pz. Army to XV Mtn. Corps.

Doc Book Tables of Contents

NOKW-1747: 18 Oct 43 - Order of 2nd Pz. Army to XV Mtn. Corps re execution of captured Italian officers.