In future, the leaders of those units where acts of indiscipline and offenses against the rules of the road, in particular excesses against the maximum speed limits, recur too frequently, will he called to account by me for having failed in their duties. I shall punish, and if necessary remove from their posts, those unit leaders who fail to give their units sufficient instruction and warning and cannot keep their subordinates in check."
Now in this order which is rather voluminous, I wish to continue and refer to page 86 to the compilation of offenses reported, the last three lines in particular, and on page 87 the further measures against lack of discipline, and wish to refer to page 89 to Section 4 "Reserve towards the female population."
"The proper reserve to be observed towards the female population is frequently disregarded."
And the order which, by the way, reflects the attitude of Fieldmarshal. List and shows how the army had to behave -- that is on page 90.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: Your Honor, I request that this question be striken as irrelevant and immaterial. There is a note on page 86 that the offenses so far as discipline are concerned with which Fieldmarshal List was concerned all relates were such minor things as driving motor vehicles without papers and with dim lights and excessive speeds, and that kind of thing. I submit that the prosecution has not changed Fieldmarshal List with any lack in discipline in his subordinate units in these matters. For that reason, they are completely irrelevant and immaterial.
THE PRESIDENT: The Exhibit will be received for such probative value as the Tribunal may consider that it has.
DR. LATERNSER: I will now turn to Document Book II page 15. You will find there Document Li 129 which I submit as Exhibit 128; it is an affidavit by Lt. Col. Faulmueller which compiles the measures for the welfare of the civilian population in the Balkans. I wish to read from the fifth paragraph; it is on page 15, from the 12th Army H.Q.
"In regard to seizures it was ordered by 12th Army H.Q. that only supply stores of the enemy forces, but under no circumstances food stores of the Creek civilian population could be seized."
I then refer to page 16, Section 2.
"2. I know of no cases where food stocks of the Greek civilian population were seized by the troops or by the German commands.
"3. I do know, however, that special measures were taken by the high command of the 12th Army to supply the Greek population with foodstuffs."
I don't wish to read other passages but only wish to point out to the Court in how many varied ways the population was helped, I further beg to refer to these statements under II of this statement which concerned the medical system. I beg to read from the third paragraph on page 17.
II Medical Service Several hospitals were seized by the Army High Command in Attica (above all in the area directly to the North of Athens) for the medical care of German sick and wounded.
According to comments of the Deputy Chief of Staff, these seizures were carried out only in agreement with the Greek government, giving full consideration to the needs of the Greek population and the former Greek armed forces and strictly observing the laws of Humanity. I know that a large block, comprising several hospitals was all the time reserved for wounded and sick of the former Greek forces, and another hospital compound was reserved for the Greek civilian population.
I then refer to page 18 of the document book and beg to read III, Sub-section 2.
2) On the very day of the capture of Athens 12th Army H.Q. placed the town off limits to German troops.
In Athens and its suburbs only such German installations and troops were stationed whose presence in the Greek capital was an absolute necessity for the occupational tasks.
Thus, it was made possible to restore public life in Athens and its environments to peactime normality already after a few days.
"As far as I know the following hotels were commandeered Several hotels are then listed.
I refer to page 19: "The bulk of the hotels was left to the civilian population."
Then I would like to read on page 19, 3: "No German soldier could shop freely in Athens, but under an order of 12th Army H.Q. he had to have a permit in each individual case from the garrison command which issued a restricted number of vouchers. Greek business people were forbidden to sell goods to German buyers without vouchers. Thus a scarcity of the consumers' goods needed by the civilian population was prevented."
I just wish to refer to the other passages of this document but do not wish to read them. Document 27-A on page 23 of the same document book, Exhibit 29, I beg to read; it is an affidavit of Admiral Heye. I wish to read a portion of it, that is from the first paragraph:
In my experience, the population invariably showed itself friendly disposed towards us.
As soon as the distress of the population through hunger was realized after the occupation of Greece, everything possible was done by the Navy Group Commands as well as by the Admiral of the Aegaean to help the population. Our own troops were mainly fed from our own and not from Greek supplies. During numerous conferences with the responsible Supreme Commander of the Army, above all with General FOERTSCH, his Chief of Staff, who was particularly active in this respect, it was attempted again and again to assist. The Greeks working for the navy were given additional rations from German stocks, contrary to regulations, and in spite of some difficulties with the administration.
The remainder I will omit, just read the last:
All measures were made more difficult by the inflation, the lack of transport, above all coastal shipping, and by the mercenary disposition of the Greeks themselves. The black market flourished, and many goods, which came from Italy and the Swedish relief ships which were given all possible help, soon became the booty of the black market instead of benefiting everyone. Even for our own troops the situation became so difficult, that they could hardly buy anything with their pay. I know, that the Supreme Command of tho Wehrmacht and the administration were urged again and again to improve matters, without apparently seeing their way to do so at that time.
On this point I wish to submit Document 33-F on page 25. I submit this as Exhibit 30, an affidavit of Colonel Pfafferott. I wish to refer to its contents without reading a particular passage.
The next document--it will be Exhibit 31, is Document 27-d. It concerns an affidavit of Generalmajor Koerner from which I wish to road from the second paragraph.
"During the period from the 2 September 1941 until the end of the war I was active with the Chief of the Transport system, first as department chief...."
I omit the remainder and read the next passage:
In contrast with peace time, when tho mass of supplies for the Greek people was transported by sea and only in small measure by rail owing to the poor condition of the single track mountain route Salonika-Athens, we were forced, in view of blocked sea-lanes and considerably limited coastal navigation, to transport almost the entire supplies for the troops and troop transports via the Salonika-Athens route.
In spite of the very great improvement of the rail-road performances by construction work on our part, it was rarely possible to ship all requirements, as the damage caused by partisans reduced the capacity.
Nevertheless, food for the Greek population from Hungary to Greece, of which, on the initiative of the Pope, we were notified, by the German Foreign Office, was shipped to Athens on an equal priority with the German military transports.
I then beg to submit Document 34 as Exhibit 32. It is on page 30 of the same document book; it is an affidavit by General Ringel. I merely wish to read the second and third paragraphs.
1.) General Field-marshal LIST, to my knowledge, maintained a particularly sympathetic attitude towards the Greek population. He did not consider the Greeks enemies, but a people friendly towards us, that was liberated from the English occupation. Therefore, they enjoyed his special regard and profound sympathy in particular measure. He constantly tried to organize measures to aid the distressed population, and I repeatedly heard from the civilians on Crete in July and August 1941, that yet another grain boat had landed on the mainland, which was to be ascribed to his initiative.
2). In July or August 1941, he decreed a general amnesty for those Cretans, who had taken up arms for the freedom of their country during my presence on Crete, until the 17 September 1941 not a single act of sabotage or any aggressive action was recorded.
The affidavit is made by Julius Rinkel General of the Mountain Troops.
Document 120 submitted as Exhibit 33 is on page 31; it is an affidavit of a Dr. Drexler, a physician, of which I wish to read the fifth paragraphs.
"Field Marshal List was to us soldiers the model of a first rate commanding officer and of a kind-hearted superior. He disagreed with many of the NSDAP methods. He kept himself absolutely neutral and...." loyal in all matters concerning the Jews in Vienna as well as in the occupied foreign territories. If he had issued orders for reprisals against the Jews I would have been bound to know about it. F.M. LIST was a staunch Christian and a great Church-goer. His attitude towards his military subordinates was benevolent and just. In matters of jurisdiction concerning his own troops as well as the civilians population he had the reputation of the proverbial just and kindhearted officer.
His good care for the Balkan population was generally known. All shops remained open even after the German troops had marched in. F.M. LIST had given strict orders that every German soldier must pay for all his purchases. He forbade officers and soldiers any kind of luxury in the way of food and drink with special reference to the poor food situation of the population, although there was no sign of food shortage in the better-to-do circles of the Greek population. I have never heard of any indication of bad treatment of the population, on the contrary, on several occasions it was stressed that the German soldiers were to behave decently under special emphasis of the fact that the Greek army had put up a brave fight.
Document 76 I beg to submit as Exhibit 34. I beg your pardon, it is 7-B and not 76 as first stated. It is 7-B submitted as Exhibit 34; it is on page 34 of Document Book II. It is an affidavit of General Foltmann of which I wish to read the fifth paragraph because it illustrates the attitude towards the civilian population which precludes such a clan as asserted by the prosecution.
He showed his own personality in his political attitude. He always prevailed on his own standpoint towards the Party and he has never been a Party-satellite. He took special care that the Party offices did not interfere in matters concerning the troops, and when this happened he was not afraid of fighting against it and to stand definitely for his subordinates in cases of Party transgressions without regard to his own person. In matters referring to the Church he made no concessions to the Party either. He was deeply religious himself and he took care that the troops under his command had proper clerical care."
I leave out the next passage and road from the following passage:
He showed greatest kindness towards the Greek population. He strictly differentiated between measures necessitated by the war and his duties to look after the population. Field Marshal LIST insisted on it that his troops kept on the best of terms with the inhabitants and he demanded that the troops should assist the population in every possible manner e.g. with serving out public meals, assistance in agricultural matters, medical care, and care for the refugees who had fled from the Bulgarians who had crossed the Tracian border. Special orders were issued to the troops concerning the preservation of all monuments of cultural value in the Greek area ..
The next document submitted -- yes, I am finished.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: Your Honors, I would like to read one short sentence from the third paragraph on page 34. Speaking of Field Marshal List, the affiant says:
"He was not given to making any rash decisions. Everything he did was well deliberated."
DR. LATERNSER: I now wish to turn to Document 113, submitted as Exhibit 33. It is in Document Book II on page 37. It is an affidavit of a chaplain, Johannes Ferber. I beg to read from the third paragraph:
"On the strength of my personal experiences I can give the following account of the facts relating to the protection granted by Field Marshal List to the time-honored Athos monastary-state:
"I took part in the campaign against Greece in the spring of 1941 as an ordinary medical sergeant. As a Catholic priest I thus had a neverrecurring opportunity to observe and study the life and culture of the Greek Church and particularly of the Greek monasticism. Already during the early days of the campaign I had the secret desire to visit the Athos, if possible."
I now omit for the sake of brevity the following, beginning with the last sentence on the bottom of page 37: "My plan was favored by the fact that my former platoon leader was the mess-officer of the Regiment. Because of my friendly relations with him I could venture to initiate him into the schema. He told me that I would not get through because List had forbidden to enter the Athos and had assigned troops for its protection. "In spite of this I then set out with one of my friend's supply trucks. But shortly afterwards I learned by personal observation in the course of my fictitious duty trip that it was impossible to get through."
"The reason for the prohibition mentioned was in my opinion based on the idea to protect venerable cultural objects from the incon-siderateness of the ordinary trooper."
I conclude the reading of this document and now submit document 27h as Exhibit 36. It is on page 39 . It is an affidavit by General Krakau of which I wish to read only a short passage. It is the last third of page 39:
"As to Field Marshal List's personality, I make the following statement:
"I have known Field Marshal List since the fall of 1934. Field Marshal List passed among us for a strong personage who, we were convinced, brought his will to bear also on the higher echelons, with the force of his entire personality, down to the last private we had, therefore, the fullest confidence in him. Field Marshal List's whole personality makes it improbable that in his actions he was taking into consideration the favor of the Fuehrer or of the Party. As an example for his attitude towards occupied Greece I point out:
"When Field Marshal List visited the Regiment in Crete I asked him to grant the units an occupation allowance, to enable the soldiers to buy some more olive oil, raisins and tobacco. Field Marshal List immediately declined to do so, arguing that he had to care not only for the troops but also for the Greek population. He had to avoid anything that might lead to an inflation with all its consequences in the interest of the welfare of the Greek population even at the expense of the well being of the German troops."
That finishes this document.
Document 47 I beg to submit as Exhibit 37. It is on page 41. It is an affidavit by Dr. Schaeffer. I wish to read on page 42 a passage from this statement. It is on page 42, the first sentence:
"His intervention in the veterinary field, for the maintenance of dairies and other milk-producing establishments and slaughter houses for the civilian population; his interest in the combatting of animal diseases by civilian veterinaries; no requisitions of horses in the country on the part of Army Headquarters 12."
Now the last passage:
"During the eight years of my being under the command of Field Marshal List I have come to know him as a man of such noble, decent character, kindness of heart and paternal care that I do not believe him capable of committing war crimes or crimes against humanity."
I further beg to submit Document 163 as Exhibit 38. It is on page 43. It is an affidavit of the former army ordnance officer, Switlik. I am reading from the third paragraph:
"His political attitude" -
MR. FENSTERMACHER: Your Honors, I object. This is concerning the Field Marshal's attitude when he was commanding an army in Poland. He hasn't been charged with any acts resulting from his activity when he was an army commander in Poland.
DR. LATERNSER: Your Honors, I am just about to prove the attitude displayed by Field Marshal List in his relations with the civilian population of the occupied territories, thus proving that such a plan as was alleged by the prosecution has never existed. The next paragraph deals with this attitude as displayed by Field Marshal List and I therefore beg you to accept it.
THE PRESIDENT: The exhibit will be received.
DR. LATERNSER: His political attitude became clear to me when on the occasion of a parade in Warsaw on the anniversary of the occupation of Poland he publicly reprimanded the then Governor Frank. At that time it was feared at the staff that, like Blaskowitz, List would fall in disgrace.
"In the occupied territories, especially in Greece, List was also esteemed by an popular with the population as I could see from various remarks made by the Greeks. His efforts to improve the food situation in Greece were well known. In cultural matters, his furthering of the Athens philharmonics, whose performances he attended, is especially known."
This concludes my reading of this document.
On the same topic -- that is, the attitude displayed by List towards the civilian population, which precludes such a plan as asserted by the prosecution I offer from Document Book III -- four documents. It is, first, Document 151 which will be submitted as Exhibit 39. It is in Document Book III, page 44. May I point out that I have just made an error in stating the number. It is not 151 but it is 151a. It is an affidavit of the army physician, Dr. Kittel. I read from the third paragraph:
"From 28 December 1940 to spring 1942 I was a general staff medical officer and was detailed to the AOK 12 as a medical officer.
"Because of the unrest in Serbia the population there was always fluctuating. Typhus had always played a devastating role in Serbia. In order to prevent the spreading of epidemic diseases, "Sanitaetskordons (That is medical cordons) were set up where the health of the civilian population was taken care of, where they were deloused, and also otherwise provided for. As the civilian Government could not cope with this problem, German medical army personnel had to assist, and almost the whole of the equipment was provided for by the medical commander in Serbia, the Corps medical Officer, on order of the AOK (Array Superior Command) 12. Local epidemics were fought and checked. Where it was necessary for the Wehrmacht helped with material and personnel.
"In Greece malaria was fought on a broad basis. Practically the whole civilian population was infected. As here, too, the Civilian government could not cope with the task, the Wehrmacht gave assistance.
"Many medical specialists were used in this service of checking up on the whole civilian population by the help of a series of medical examinations, creeks and rivers were regulated, marshes dried out, and a drainage system inaugurated in order to fight the malaria-mosquitoes. Children and adults of especially badly infected areas were treated with new German medicines. There was a laboratory train provided for this purpose, with specialists of all descriptions -- such as bacteriologists, etc. In it statistical tables were made of the incidents of malaria among the civilian population and many "malariacharts worked out with entries of the percentage of cases in each particular location.
Field Marshal List took great interest in all these activities and I always found him willing, whenever the necessity for sanitary measures on behalf of the civilian population arose, to preside me with the necessary medical equipment and personnel from Army-sources." Wiesbaden. 23 September 1947 signed:
Prof. Dr. Walther KITTEL (Prof.
Dr. Walther KITTEL) It is herewith certified by me that the above signature was given in my presence.
Wiesbaden, 23 September 1947 Signed: Signature official stamp Notary Public Document Register 564/47 fee 2 - RM I now refer to Document 153-A on page 46 which will be submitted as Exhibit 40.
It is a letter of the Papal Apostolic Delegate, Josef Roncalli. I beg to submit a photostatic copy as Exhibit 40. I beg to read:
"Papal Seal, Apostolical Delegation, Athens, 14 September 1941.
"Dear Field Marshal:
"I am deeply touched by your generous gesture, your sense of justice and the benevolence shown to me. I am presently informing the Holy See of it.
"I have considered it fair to allow the gentleman who has occupied the apartment up to now until the 24th inst., in order to give him a chance of finding himself another home. I am anxious to thank you and to wish you the fulfillment of all your dearest wishes."
"Angelo Josef Roncalli, Archbishop of Mesembria, Papal Nuncius."
THE PRESIDENT: Before you take up another document, we will take our afternoon recess at this time.
THE MARSHAL: The Tribunal will be in recess until fifteen-fifteen.
(A recess was taken.)
(AFTER RECESS)
THE MARSHAL: The Tribunal is again in session.
DR. LATERNSER: If the Tribunal please, I was just about to submit evidence which, in the opinion of the defense, eliminates the existence of the plan as asserted by the Prosecution.
The next document to submit will be List Document 156, and this will become List Exhibit 41. This document can be found in List Document Book 3, on page 48. It is an affidavit executed by one Herman Haack. I shall start reading from the third paragraph:
"From the beginning of the Greek campaign in 1941 to the fall 1942 I held the offices of General Staff Administrative Officer in the 12 Army.
"My office, the army administrative office of the 12 Army, has never requisitioned any of the food-supplies in the warehouses of Athens or other Greek towns destined for the civilian population. General Field Marshal List had issued an order that, on principle, food collected by the ration supply offices for the troops had to be paid for and that in these transactions no compulsion was to be exercised. The troops themselves were also not allowed to requisition food. They had to buy everything they wanted and pay for it in cash.
"The troops were strictly forbidden to requisition anything. This order was announced several times in the Army order-of-the-day.
"Only the supplies which the English had left behind, especially these in the harbor of Piraeus, which had been marked down for the use of the English troops were considered a booty by the 12 Army."
This brings me to the end of this document.
The last document on that particular subject matter is List Document 174, and this will become List Exhibit 42. This document is a letter of the Swedish General Reutersward, and this document is contained on page 73. The letter is addressed to Field Marshal List's wife, and it is dated 15 January, 1947. I shall read this letter.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: I object to this. It is not a sworn state ment, nor does it comply with Rule 21 of the Uniform Rules of Procedure.
You will note that it is dated 15 January, 1947, long after the Uniform Rules of Procedure were enacted.
DR. LATERNSER: If the Tribunal please, I am not submitting this document as testimony of General Reutersward. I am merely submitting it as a letter which was sent to Field Marshal List's wife, without anybody asking for such a letter. This letter shows the opinions of the Swedish General, Reutersward, - that is, the opinion about Field Marshal List, and his activities in Greece.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: If Your Honor please, it does not even appear on the fact of the document to whom it is addressed, and when Dr. Laternser says it is addressed to the wife of Field Marshal List, he is doing the testifying.
THE PRESIDENT: Dr. Laternser, there are certain rules which have been set out, and which we, of necessity, must follow. We want to be liberal but we cannot be liberal to the extent of violating all of the rules by which we are to be guided.
The objection will be sustained.
DR. LATERNSER: This, then, brings me to the conclusion of the presentation of evidence for List, on this particular subject, and in my opinion this evidence makes the plan asserted by the Prosecution appear to be absurd.
In spite of all of these measures and the proven attitude of the German troops, insurgent movements developed and these were forcibly supported by the Allied.
You know that Field Marshal List, as one and only one order, issued the order of the 15th of September for the combatting of bands. That is Exhibit 42 and 43, and herewith I would like to recall back this order, on the basis of evidence now to be submitted by me. I would like to show all that happened before this order was issued. I, of course, had to restrict myself to such material as was available, and again, from what material as available, I only selected the war diaries of the Military Commander for Serbia, and those of the 65th Corps, the Headquarters of the 18th Corps, and the 704th and 708th Division, but even using these documents, material was only partially possible because these war diaries were only available covering certain periods of time.
Partially I had to restrict myself, in order not to let the extent of my material become too large. Therefore, I can only here begin an incomplete picture about the situation before the 15th of September, that is, before the order was issued.
First of all, I shall offer, in order to prove the situation before the 5th of September, Document List 200, and this will become List Exhibit 43. This document can be found in -
THE PRESIDENT: May I inquire, Dr. Laternser, as to whether or nor you will retain Exhibit 42, as not having been admitted?
DR. LATERNSER: Thank you for the indication, your Honor. Document, List 200, will become Exhibit 42.
This document can be found in List Book 42 and on page 1. This is an excerpt from the war diary of the Military Commander for Serbia, and there are a few passages that I have to read. I would like to stress, however, that the whole of the document deals exclusively with band activities.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: Your Honor, I object to this. These are excerpts from the War Diary of the Military Commander of Serbia for the month of May 1941. We make no charges against Field Marshal List arising out of any responsibility of his for events in Serbia during the month of April, 1941. I submit, therefore, that this whole document is irrelevant and immaterial.
DR. LATERNSER: If the Tribunal please, it is correct that it says on the first page, "April, 1941", but if the representative of the Prosecution would have looked at the document closely, he would have realized that this document deals with a period of time dating from April, 1941, or rather, May 1941, until 17 August, inclusive, - that is, 17 August, 1941. The heading may be incorrect. However, that is how we find it on the document, and the diary does not only cover the month of April, it covers the whole period of time under discussion here.
I believe, therefore, that the objection cannot be sustained. Furthermore, the Prosecution themselves submitted an excerpt from this document, and I do not think that the Prosecution will say that any part of their evidence is immaterial.
MR. FENSTERMACHER: I object then, Your Honor, on the ground that this is completely cumulative.
THE PRESIDENT: The objection will be overruled.
DR. LATERNSER: I shall start then with reading a few passages from this document in order to give a picture to the Tribunal of what happened before the 5th of September, because I am going to say that everything that happened before the 5th of September was such an abundance of violations of International Law, that a Military Commander had to take the most stringent measures, and I maintain that every Military Commander in such a situation would have threatened, at least those same measures as did Field Marshal List.
DR. LATERNSER: I shall start then reading on page 3, paragraph 8:
A railway tunnel is said to have been blown up East of Visograd in the night between 5 and 6 May.
The district Officer (Landrat) of the Zajecar district reports that the towns of Gradskove and Halove, situated on Serbian soil approximately 5 and 6 km resp. NW of Z., including all communities pertaining thereto have been occupied by Bulgarian troops. Various sources report in addition that Bulgarian soldiers are continually committing border violations, driving off cattle, requisitioning wine, preventing the population from the cultivation of the fields and workers from carrying out railway repairs.
I shall skip one sentence, and it goes on to say:
The High Command of Army 2 has already reported the matter to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and requested for diplomatic remonstrations in order to make the Bulgarians evacuate the district.
Now I shall read from Page 7, paragraph 13b:
"The Wehrmacht Liaison Officer reports on 13 May 1941: The telephone lines and cables on the road Mitrovica-Pac were destroyed at 20 km., West of Pec."
The field trunk cable Nish-Kabanya was cut on 13 May. The perpetrators could not be determined."
In Przega 4 Serbs were sentenced to death by a court martial and shot yesterday because of unlawful possession of arms and breaking in an ammunition dump."
Then on page 8:
Tomic Petar, Nova Varos through Field Headquarters 816.
Petition of the inhabitants of Nova Varos, dated 31 May 1941.
.......................
We further petition that German troops take over the protection of the population and the administration of this territory. The population consists of 13 500 Serbs. There is a minority of Mohammedans of Turkish descent, numbering about 1,800.
After the withdrawal of the German troops from this region, Croat troops have now made their entrance, who, upon instigation of the Mohammedans, behave very incorrectly towards the Serbian population. Cases of looting and house searching have been reported, which were made under the pretense that all this was needed for the German troops. Among other things it was announced that 50 Serbs will be shot if anything should happen to a Croat or a Mohammedan. Besides, it was said that all former orders by the German troops were no longer valid. As a result of all these measures, the Serbian population is in a state of fear and terror. And for this reason it is urgently requested that German troops remedy these conditions and circumstances. We, the undersigned and the entire population put our trust solely in the welldisciplined German troops who everywhere restore peace and order.
I shall skip the next paragraph.
I shall now turn to Page 12, under No. 29 it is said:
"District Command Post 861 Mitrovica reports under date of 19 June 1941: To the east of Produjevo, 29 robbers and murderers were arrested. For summary trial it requests the delegation of the Judge advocate from Administration Headquarters 816 Uzice".
Then under No. 30 it is said:
"The Armed Forces Commander and the Ministry of the Devobranstavacabinet of the Marshal reports to the German General in Zegrab under date of 23 June 1941.
I shall skip a few lines now and shall continue on the third paragraph of page 13:
This Tschetnik group intercepts Croat citizens who are on their way home, gives teachers, mayors and the population the necessary instructions regarding the removal of arms, ammunition and rations, organized risings, etc.
Under No. 32:
"Colonel von KAISENBERG reports on 5 July 1941:
In the underground air-raid shelter on the square where the demonstration of the ethnic Germans in Belgrade was to take place on 6 July 1941, 423 parcels containing explosives were found.
Continuing on page 14, under the figure 1:
On Saturday, the 6 July, district command with the aid of 60 Arnauts (Albanians) carried out a search for arms east of Slatina. A fight with an armed band, lasting nearly 12 hours, ensued along the Kos, Mitrovica-Raska road. Two machine-guns were located, hand grenades and mortars reported, no confirmation. Arnauts lost 1 dead, 1 wounded.
I shall now turn to page 15, figure 38:
Administrative Headquarters 816 Uzice reports on o July 1941:
The following communication was just received from 704. Infantry Division in Valjevo:
Lieutenant KARBERG (st company, Guards Battalion No. 266) reports that two Serbian gendarmes had been shot dead on 7 July 1941 at about 2330 hours near Belackva, 10 kilometers north-east of Krupanje. The gendarmes the reports says, had opposed a crowd of about 100 civilians making Communist harangues, and had been requested to surrender their arms. Of their refusal they had been shot dead. Communist machinations are feared in the mines near Krupanje.
This brings me to page 16:
that the Montenegrinian bands had got the arms from the Italians who were interested to cause trouble for Croats. Furthermore, it was announced that the Croats had also sent 3 bombers, one of which was shot down or destroyed through some cause.
Secret Field Police Group 20, Station Smederevo, submits the following report, dated 5 July 1941:
It was learned on 4 July 1941 that the district governor of Arandjelovac had received word from several peasants that an armed band of about 70 men was roaming the forests about 60 kilometers from Arandjelovac.