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Request to military headquarters for authorization for troops to shoot civilians engaged in passive resistance (e.g., striking railway workers)
IMT
Authors
Christiansen (general, air force (Netherlands, 1940))
Friedrich Christiansen
German flying ace (1879-1972)
- Born: 1879-12-12 (Wyk auf Föhr)
- Died: 1972-12-03 (Aukrug)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: aircraft pilot; military personnel; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Military rank: General der Flieger
- Military branch: Luftwaffe
- Position held: Wehrmachtsbefehlshaber in den Niederlanden
Date: 21 September 1944
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: D-769
Exhibit Code: Prosecution 304
Document Book No: Prosecution Keitel: additional
HLSL Item No.: 452100
Notes:At the top of the page, the year is mis-typed as 1940; 1944 is correct. For the Hitler decree that is cited, see document D 762.