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Orders to Army Group B to observe the Dutch border and to prepare for an invasion of the Netherlands and Belgium "if the political situation so demands"
IMT
Authors
Walther Brauchitsch, von (commander in chief of the army, 1938-41)
Walther von Brauchitsch
German field marshal (1881-1948)
- Born: 1881-10-04 (Berlin)
- Died: 1948-10-18 (Hamburg)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: military personnel
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Military rank: general field marshal
- Military branch: Imperial German Army
- Position held: commander-in-chief (period: 1938-01-01 through 1941-01-01)
Date: 07 October 1939
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-2329
Exhibit Code: Prosecution 105
Document Book No: Prosecution 7
Citation: IMT (page 6281)
HLSL Item No.: 452021
Notes:Another copy of PS 2329 was entered as UK exhibit 105; this copy was not used in the case against Keitel and Jodl. PS 2329 was cited in the case against Goering (21 March 1946).
Trial Issue
Document Summary
Staff Evidence Analyses
PS-2329: Nine Top Secret documents pertaining to the 'Fall Gelb' ('Case Yellow'), the planned invasion of Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg
Red Series Doc Descriptions
PS-2329: Orders, regulations, directives of the high command of the army, 7 October to 19 November 1939, in preparation for the attack on Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. so-called "case yellow" ("fall gelb")