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Order to the German Panzer army in Africa, that any German political refugees fighting with Free French forces are to be killed; those not killed in combat are to be shot immediately if captured

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Adolf Hitler (Fuehrer, Reich Chancellor, Supeme Commander of Wehrmacht)

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Adolf Hitler

Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945)

Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus)
Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler)
Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01)
Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier
Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556)
Member of: Nazi Party
Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing
Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin

Date: 1942

Literal Title: Translation of Teletype G.WNOL 03295 9/6 1345

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-4067

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 930

Document Book No: Prosecution OKW: rebuttal

HLSL Item No.: 451882

Notes:The date 1942 is provided in the Blue Set, vol. 34, p. 137.

Trial Issues

Criminal organizations (Gestapo, Leadership Corps, Cabinet, SS, SD, OKW) (… Prisoners of war, abuse, forced labor, or killing of (IMT, NMT 2, 5, 12)

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PS-4067: Cable from the OKW / WFST / QU to the German Tank Army in Africa on the shooting of Germans (Political Refugees) serving with the free French Forces in Africa

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PS-4067: Unsigned record of telephoned order to the Panzer army Africa, 1942: by Hitler’s order German political refugees serving with the free French units in Africa are to be shot immediately