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Directives for the Treatment of Political Commissars ("Commissar Order") (June 6, 1941)

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III. Restriction with regard to Court Martials and Summary Courts.

The Court Martials and Summary Courts of regimental and other commanders must not be entrusted with the carrying out of the measures as under I and II.

Distribution:

Sector Staff Silesia
1st copy
Army Group B
2nd copy
Sector Staff East Prussia
3rd copy
High Command 16th Army
4th copy
Sub-sector East Prussia I
5th copy
Fortress Staff Blaurock
6th copy
High Command 4th Army
7th copy
Sector Staff Staufen
8th copy
Labor Staff Gotzmann
9th copy
High Command 11th Army
10th copy
High Command 2nd Army
11th copy
Chief Construction Group South
12th copy
Fortress Staff 49
13th copy
Fortress Staff Wegener
14th copy
Armoured Group 4
15th copy
High Command of Army in Norway
16th copy
Army High Command/ Adjutants Office
Army C.i.C.
17th copy
Army High Command/ Adjutants Office
Army General Staff
18th copy
Army High Command/ Department:
Foreign Armies East
19th copy
Army High Command/ Operational
Section (without OKW decree)
20th copy
Army High Command/ Quartermaster-
General (without OKW decree)
21st copy
In reserve
copy 22-30



Source of English translation: Directives for the Treatment of Political Commissars [Commissar Order] (June 6, 1941), U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD, Nuremberg Trial, National Archives Record Group 238m, Entry 175, Box 27, NOKW-1076.

Source of original German text: Richtlinien für die Behandlung politischer Kommissare [Kommissarbefehl] (6. Juni 1941), U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD, Nuremberg Trial, National Archives Record Group 238m, Entry 175, Box 27, NOKW-1076.

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