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Jewish sanatorium at Nordrach, Baden in September 1942. Other property which was known to have been confiscated from Jews was taken over in Germany, Austria, Gzechoslovakia, Holland, and Poland. Mr. Neely will continue with the reading. MR. NEELY:Mr. Neely of the Prosecution. KIDNAPPING OF ALIEN CHILDREN In this very s... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 28,350 | 28,850 |
children receive German names which are ethnologically of accentuated teutonic origin. Their des cendant certificate will be kept by a special department. All racially valuable children whose parents died during the war or later, will be taken over in German orphanages without any special regulation. "For this reason a... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 28,800 | 29,300 |
could be easily utilized and enlarged for the handling of kidnapped alien children. But more important was the existing staff of personal well trained in the care of infants and their placement with foster parents. Also, their training as to the secrecy with which this program was carried out in order to conceal the tr... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 29,250 | 29,750 |
positive results, are to be lodged in rural homes of Germany proper (Altreich).........."4). At first all these children, who were staying in former Polish orphanages, are processed and provided with homes. After this action is finished, these children are examined, who were living with Polish foster-parents. In order ... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 29,700 | 30,200 |
the majority of cases no birth certificates were available due to the manner in which the children had been taken from their homes and parents. Ebner was often confronted by defendant Tesch with, as Tesch put it, "another case where an expert opinion is required to find out the age of a child which is to be adopted" Af... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 30,150 | 30,650 |
words of a Nazi radio announcer: "From official sources comes the following communique: In the search for the assassians of SS*Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich definite clues were found showing that the inhabitants of the village of Lidice, near Klando had given support and assistance to the culprits. This information was v... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 30,600 | 31,100 |
and, as far as they are suited for Germanization, they are to be turned over to SS families in the Reich. The re mainder is to be turned over for another education. 4. The village is to be burned down and complete by leveled. on the same evening at the Headquarters of the Kladno Gestapo, an order for a state of readine... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 31,050 | 31,550 |
filed into trucks which took them to a train whose destination was the concentration camp Ravensbruck. There they either died or remained until the liberation by the Allied armies. In Kladno, three children were originally selected as suitable for Germanization by the branch office of RUSHA, but one was later excluded.... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 31,500 | 32,000 |
immediately taken by the SS after birth and never seen again. And so the final balance gives us these terrible facts: 192 men and 7 women shot; 196 women taken into concentration camps; of whom 43 died from torture and mal-treatment; 105 children kidnapped, of whom only the fate of 22 has been established, 16 having be... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 31,950 | 32,450 |
connection with this, a transfer to the East had been proposed. Today a trans fer of these children from Bohemia and Moravia is no longer possible; because in the Meantime some of the relatives found out the whereabouts of the children and illegally established a hardly to be controlled communication. This development ... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 32,400 | 32,900 |
these children I am expecting separate reports. ......" Lebensborn's participation in this criminal program is evidenced by a letter of 14 September 1942 from the Deputy of the RKFDV in Yugoslavia to VOMI. This letter states that: "By order of the Reichsfuehrer--SS, dated 25 June 1942 the children of partisans and rebe... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 32,850 | 33,350 |
other because "His skull looks degenerated, his ears are standing out and his shoulders are hanging." Poland was one of the chief sources of children abducted from their families and placed by Lebensborn. After Greifelt's order became effective the numbers grew in such proportions that a Special Police Report Center wa... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 33,300 | 33,800 |
usual procedure was as follows: When a foreign woman worker became pregnant, it had to be reported to the camp leader in the camp where she lived or to someone in the factory where she worked. All illegitimate pregnancies of foreign workers were then reported by the employer to the Labor Office (Arbeitsamt) and by that... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 33,750 | 34,250 |
during this period in order that this may get to be known among them as a simple and pleasant affair." B ut even if it be assumed that all abortions were voluntary, they still constitute a crime. This was nothing more than another technique in furtherance of the basic crime of genocide and German ization. It was even a... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 34,200 | 34,700 |
not to such a high degree as that just mentioned, then the birth took place in the sick quarters of the transient camps which housed the workers. Here the treatment afforded her was in many cases, if not all, inadequate. Their reception into a German hospital was only granted in exceptional cases or where it was necess... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 34,650 | 35,150 |
were living in overcrowded conditions and the babies were destined for certain death from undernourishment in a few months if the insufficient rations were not increased. It was suggested to Himmler that in the event he decided these babies should be brought up to be used for slave labor, then they should be fed proper... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 35,100 | 35,600 |
the Reichkommissar for the Strengthening of Germanism, was approved. In deciding this matter, it must be determined whether this constitutes a desirable increase in population (Poles suitable for Germanization); this will then be determined by the SS Main Race and Settlement Office. "With regard to the question of redu... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 35,550 | 36,050 |
found the offender's racial characteristics to his liking, then his life was spared if he agreed to undergo the Germanization procedure. In a letter to the RSHA dated 27 August 1941, a subordinate of the defendant Greifelt stated that in cases where the Poles recommended for "special treatment" were recognized by RuSHA... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 36,000 | 36,500 |
impossible." The Higher SS and Police Leaders played an important role in "special treatment" cases. The defendants Hofmann and Hildebrandt as former Higher SS and Police Leaders beer responsibility for numerous murders of Eastern workers through "special treatment". The main Staff Office under the defendant Greifelt a... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 36,450 | 36,950 |
of an occasional or casual character but were deliberate and integrated parts of the sinister program of genocide, a program to strengthen Germany at the expense of other peoples and nations. To the successful fulfillment of this program, all of the defendants in the dock devoted their untiring efforts and abilities. E... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 36,900 | 37,400 |
rules regarding evidence shall not prevail. That is true for the reason that the case is being tried before a court of judges and not a jury of laymen. We are supposed to know the probative value of evidence. We can assure you that when evidence is offered, whether objected to or not, if it has no probative value this ... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 37,350 | 37,850 |
offer is made. These copies become the official exhibits and are subject to inspection by Defense counsel at the time of the offer, if they so wish. Concerning the authenticity, it should be noted that the documents fall into three broad categories: 1, affidavits; 2, German documents which were processed for use before... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 37,800 | 38,300 |
and page 22 in the German. DR. BEHLING:Dr. Behling for the Defendant Meyer-Hetling. May it please your Honors, I have to object to the introduction of this document. The Defendant, Meyer-Hetling, wrote that affidavit and on the same evening he added an amendment. THE PRESIDENT:Just a moment. Do you have a written objec... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 38,250 | 38,750 |
his statement, to make any explanation he sees fit to make or say anything that he sees fit to say about the manner in which the affidavit was obtained, Then, when the evidence is all in, the Court will give it, under all of the facts, such probative value as the Tribunal feels that it is entitled to have. The objectio... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 38,700 | 39,200 |
English and Page 46 in the German. I offer Document No. No-2880 as Prosecution Exhibit No.14. This is a personal history affidavit of the Defendant Sollmann and is to be found in Document Book No. I on page 39 of the English and Page 49 in the German. I offer Document No.NO-4207as Prosecution Exhibit15. This is a perso... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 39,150 | 39,650 |
defendant would have to have a document against himself in particular and thus we would lose the time which we are gaining now by this brief introduction of evidence. I am quite sure we would save time if the defendants, once they are on the stand, would talk about the documents which are introduced against them rather... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 39,600 | 40,100 |
for the conservation of German folkdom, dated 7 October 1939, Page 1 in the English and Page 1 in the German Document Book. The Prosecution offers now Document No.NO-3078as Prosecution Exhibit 21. This a document containing Himmler's first decree as Reich Commissioner for the Strengthening of Germanism, establishing th... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 40,050 | 40,550 |
Page 23 of the English Document Book, and Page 35 of the German Document Book. The Prosecution offers--pardon me--I call the attention of the Court to the fact that the Prosecution wishes to omit DocumentNO-4128in the English Document Book. Page 31, and German Document Book, Page 36, because it considers this document ... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 40,500 | 41,000 |
of the Office of the Deputy Reich Commissioner for the Strengthening of Germanism in the Government-General dated December 1, 1943. The Prosecution now offers Document No.NO-3981as Prosecution Exhibit No. 36 on page 93 of the English Document Book and page 113 of the German Document Book. May I call the attention of th... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 40,950 | 41,450 |
The Prosecution now offers in evidence Document No.NO-3600as Prosecution Exhibit46, on page 37 of the English Document Book and page 41 of the German Document Book. This document contains a monthly report by RuSHA leaders in France, dated 8 December 1943. The Prosecution now offersNO-3123as Prosecution Exhibit47, on pa... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 41,400 | 41,900 |
be Court I Case VIII omitted. It's DocumentNO-3939. The Prosecution now offers Document No.NO-3939as Prosecution Exhibit--oh, it has been offered -- the DocumentNO-3939is a document containing both the appointment of the defendant Hofmann as Acting Chief of the Office for Racial Matters and as the Chief of the RuSHA so... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 41,850 | 42,350 |
SS, certified to by the defendant Sollmann on 28 June 1947. The Prosecution now offers DocumentNO 3498as Prosecution Exhibit No. 62 on page 76 of the English Document Book and 107 of the German Document Book. This is a document containing the articles of collaboration of the Lebensborn E. V. The Prosecution now offers ... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 42,300 | 42,800 |
on page 96 of the English Document Book and page 131 of the German Document Book. This is a letter by Himmler to the defendant Ebner concerning the transfer of Lebensborn enterprises to the WVHA and making the net profits of those enterprises THE PRESIDENT:You are getting into the contents of the affidavit. Just simply... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 42,750 | 43,250 |
104 of the English document book and page 142 of the German document book. This is the answer of the defendant Tesch to Hofmann, dated 22 December, 1942 to the letter mentioned in the preceding exhibit. The Prosecution now offers Document No.NO-4269as Prosecution Exhibit No. 74, on page 107 of the English Document Book... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 43,200 | 43,700 |
into evidence DocumentNO-3732, found on page 3 of the English and 4 of the German. This is a Treatise issued by the Racial Political Office of the NSDAP, dealing with the treatment of the Polish population, dated 25th November, 1939, and entered as Prosecution Exhibit No.82. The next document is listed in the index of ... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 43,650 | 44,150 |
will be, duly noted and the document will be given only such weight as it is legally entitled to by the Tribunal. MR. NEELY: Your Honor, in connection with the object just made. I think the Court in taking these documents, as presented in a series here, that you will find the references to another. These were found in ... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 44,100 | 44,600 |
it is absolutely necessary for the Defense to have an opportunity to examine the original documents before they are offered to the Tribunal and received in evidence. Would you please take that into account or in this specific case, would you please give me a n opportunity to check up on the original document, and later... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 44,550 | 45,050 |
-- 92, I am sorry; as Prosecution Exhibit No.92. DR.SCHWARZ: (For the defendant Hofmann) I object to this document. The document is not defined, nor is the place where the speech was held given. Please note my objections. THE PRESIDENT:Your objections have been duly noted. MR. NEELY:In regard to the remarks concerning ... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 45,000 | 45,500 |
is all right if it's so they can follow. MR. LAMB:It's in order here and I think they can follow it. The Prosecution next offers in evidence, the decree signed by Himmler, dated September 12, 1940, DocumentNO-3531, as Exhibit 93, shown on Page 1 of the Document Book. Next, on Page 5 of the Document Book, the Prosecutio... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 45,450 | 45,950 |
Document Book, being an order issued by the SS leader for race and settlement affairs, which has no date but which is Document No.NO-4186, as our Exhibit 106. We next offer Document shown on Page 53 of the Document Book, being a notice of decisions pertaining to seizure of property belonging to individuals entered in G... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 45,900 | 46,400 |
from Dongus to RuSHA, dated 21 September 1944; and a letter to an ethnic German, Klemens Junker, dated 2 November 1944, being DocumentNO-4286, as our Exhibit 118. The next four documents will be introduced as one exhibit and consist of correspondence, beginning on Page 11 of the Document Book, First, is a letter from t... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 46,350 | 46,850 |
signed by Kinkelin addressed to the Reich Commissioner for the Ostland, dated 25 April 1944 and being Document NO.NO-3695, as Prosecution Exhibit No. 130. We next offer Document shown on Page 40, being copy of a cable from Vomi to Himmler, dated 16 March 1943, Document No.NO-2473, as Prosecution Exhibit No.131. We next... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 46,800 | 47,300 |
next offer document shown on Page 12, being a memo by Haemmerlain concerning Germanization, dated 19 May 1944, being Document No. NO-3271, as Prosecution Exhibit No.142. DR. HEIM: Dr. Heim for the Defendant Schwalm. Your Honor, concerning the introduction of this document, I want to make the following objection: Accord... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 47,250 | 47,750 |
for the discretion of the Tribunal. I merely want to ask you to consider that question. Really, if it is only an hour it makes it rather difficult for us. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I can understand that. I did not know before that you had to go somewhere else to eat. We will recess at this time until 1:30. (A recess was tak... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 47,700 | 48,200 |
on Page 65, being Harders' report on the results of Germanization activities. These two instruments are shown by Document No.NO-1600and are offered together as Prosecution Exhibit153. DR. MAAS:Dr. Maas for the Defendant Schwalm. Your Honor, I would like to object to the introduction of this document on the grounds that... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 48,150 | 48,650 |
document shown on page 20 being numberedNO 1404and being a memorandum by the defendant Hofmann dated 12 February 1942 concerning the methods used to intimidate Poles as our Exhibit 163. The Prosecution next offers document shown on page 21 and number edNO 3737being correspondence relative to the Fortuna family dated in... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 48,600 | 49,100 |
record. THE PRESIDENT: Your objection will be noted. If the document has no probative value we will give it none. MR. LAMB: For the benefit of those using the German translation the next documentNO 2443is omitted. Prosecution next offers document shown on page 80 being documentNO 4017being a document ordering the relea... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 49,050 | 49,550 |
the Germanization of a Polish child dated 12 April 1944 as Exhibit 188. Prosecution offers document shown on page 117, document NO-4197 being a RuSHA registration card for the Germanization of a Polish child dated 30 May 1944 as Exhibit 189. Prosecution next offers document shown on page 119 beingdocumentNO-4195being a... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 49,500 | 50,000 |
Huebner. The document carries the numberNO-4632, and it becomes Prosecution Exhibit199. The Prosecution now offers document shown on page 6 of the English document book and on page 8 of the German document book, copy of a teletype from Mueller to Himmler on the evacuation of Poles from the Lbulin area to make way for e... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 49,950 | 50,450 |
report to Himmler by Lammers , dated 4 June 1943, and carrying theNO number2202 (a). This document becomes Prosecution Exhibit 205. May I suggest that this document becomes Prosecution Exhibit 205 (a) because we are going to combine the next document under the same number. The Prosecution now presents document shown on... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 50,400 | 50,900 |
Himmler on questions of resettlement of the Russian-Germans, dated 18th of February, 1944. The document carries theNO number3735, and becomes Prosecution Exhibit No. 211. We now present in evidence as office memorandum to an oral report by Greifelt to Himmler on 23 May, 1943, 25th May, 1943, concerning the Government G... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 50,850 | 51,350 |
of the English and also an page 5 of the German document book, being a summary of conference proceedings of the Main Base and Settlement Office, re: Treatment of German immigrants from Rumania; dated 15 of January, 1941, carryingNO number1406. The document becomes Prosecution Exhibit No. 219. The Prosecution now offers... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 51,300 | 51,800 |
Immigration Center Lodz, on settlement of ethnic Germans in Eastern territories; carryingNO-4326; the document becomes Exhibit No. 227. We now offer in evidence a document shown on Page 55 of the English and Page 70 of the German Document Book, being a letter from Weibgen to the Main Office VOMI, concerning the influen... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 51,750 | 52,250 |
and carryingNO-2671, the document becomes Exhibit No. 233. The Prosecution now presents in evidence a document shown on Page 65 of the English and on Page 81 of the German Document Book, being (a) file copy of an order issued by RKFDV, by Stier; and (b), Three forms to be used for resettlement purpose; re: Settlement a... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 52,200 | 52,700 |
Document Book, the first being a cover letter to attached memorandum from Defendant Greifelt to Brandt, dated 28 May 1942 and carryingNO number3182 (a) the letter being a memorandum on a report by Defendant Greifelt on utilization of former Polish State domains and holding of Poles for labor, dated 28 May 1942 and carr... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 52,650 | 53,150 |
on Page 24 of the English and on Page 28 of the German Document Book, being a copy of a letter bearing letterhead of VOMI, Berlin, to Staff Hdq. of RKFDV, attention Stier, by Defendant Brueckner, re: Resettlers returning to Croatia, carryingNO number4815. This document becomes Exhibit No. 250. We now offer in evidence ... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 53,100 | 53,600 |
The Prosecution now offers in evidence a document shown on Page 77 of the English and on Page 100 of the German Document Book, being a letter from Wolfrum to Dr. Walrabe, via VOMI representative Godzik, re: evacuation of ethnic Germans, dated 27 July 1943 and carrying NO Number 5070. This document becomes Exhibit No. 2... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 53,550 | 54,050 |
PRESIDENT:Well, as I have already stated on behalf of the Court, these objections to this letter will be noted. If the letter appears to deal with a date or subject matter that is not covered by the indictment, the Court will not consider the document nor give it any weight whatever. We can't tell about that until we g... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 54,000 | 54,500 |
find ourselves in a very difficult situation. Therefore, we cannot waive our opportunity of studying these documents at least for a period of 24 hours. THE PRESIDENT:The rules are perfectly clear that the documents must be served 24 hours before they are offered. MR. SHILLER:Yes, your Honor. THE PRESIDENT:If there is o... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 54,450 | 54,950 |
Tribunal I. Military Tribunal I is now in session. God save the United States of America and this Honorable Tribunal. There will be order in the court. THE PRESIDENT:Military Tribunal I will come to order. Mr. Marshal have you ascertained that all the defendants are present in the courtroom? THE MARSHAL:May it please y... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 54,900 | 55,400 |
permit the witness to testify at 11 O'clock, if you desire to insist upon the fact that it is one hour now from 11 o'clock of course you can do so. DR. HEIM:Your Honor, it says in the ruling here--it is headed Organizational Procedure No. 7 of Defense Center-under number II: "The Defense Center must sign a dated receip... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 55,350 | 55,850 |
page 38 of the English Document Book. Page 2 of the document is shown on page 36 of the English Document Book. Page 3 of the docunent is shown on page 37 of the English Document Book. Page 4 of the document is shown on page 35 of the English Document Book and page 5 of the document is shown on page 39 of the English Do... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 55,800 | 56,300 |
letter from Gauleiter Simon of the Mosell District to Himmler on treatment of Luxembourg deserters and Himmler's reply, 22 February 1944, the former being dated 8 February 1944. This document carries the numberNO 2775and it becomes Exhibit No. 266. Next the Prosecution offers in evidence a document shown on page 23 of ... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 56,250 | 56,750 |
We now offer in evidence a document shown on page 32 of the English and on page 75 of the German Document Book being a letter from Kaul to Himmler, attention: defendant Greifelt, re: Germanization of Alsatians dated 27 May 1942 and carrying the numberNO 2247. This document becomes Exhibit No. 273. Next we present in ev... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 56,700 | 57,200 |
will now turn to Document Book V-D. The Prosecution offers first a document shown on page 1 of the English and also on page 1 of the German Document Book being a letter from Himmler to Lammers on resettlement of the ethnic Germans in Alsace and Lorraine; dated 18th of June 1942, and carrying NO Number 2475. This docume... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 57,150 | 57,650 |
produced is not to call upon the Prosecution to do so in the trial of the case, but to follow the proper procedure that is necessary in order to have documents produced in Court. Go ahead. MR. SCHWENK:The Prosecution now offers a document shown on page 12 of the English and on page 19 of the German document book, being... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 57,600 | 58,100 |
Gauleiter Koch on transfer of ethnic German female interpreters. It is dated 31 May, 1943, and carried the NO Number 2773. This document becomes Exhibit No. 291. We now offer in evidence a document shown on page 24 of the English and on page 36 of the German document book, being a memorandum from Amt IV of VOMI on a me... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 58,050 | 58,550 |
Page 53 of the German Document Book, being a letter from Wolfrum to Lohr, Lemberg; Re: Transfer of ethnic Germans from Poland to the Reich, and dated 19 May 1943. This document carries the number,NO-5075, and becomes Exhibit No. 298. Next, the Prosecution offers in evidence a document shown on Page 37 of the English an... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 58,500 | 59,000 |
superior was the head of the legal department, attorney Goetz. Q.Were you promoted afterwards, and when? A.In the middle of February 1942, attorney Goetz, within the Agency, was given another assignment, and I occupied his position as the head, of the legal department. This was sometimes called the Chief Legal Advice D... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 58,950 | 59,450 |
Government of the Soviet Union with regard to the limitation of the interests of both parties. In connection with this pact, Hitler saw the necessity of repatriating those Germans from Estonia and Latvia, who were living on the other side of the border, into the Reich. For this purpose, in Estonia and in Latvia, agreem... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 59,400 | 59,900 |
certainty whether this includes all the departments which were mentioned at the time. Q.What was the position of the defendant Greifelt at that time, as the Chief of the Dienststelle? A.The defendant Greifelt was the chief of this newly created agency, and by order of Himmler, he had to take care of the business matter... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 59,850 | 60,350 |
Main Office in the Main Office VOMI, from that period of time on, were considered to be components of the Reich Administration of the SS. Q.My question concerned merely the fact whether you remember the contents of the decree. The question is easily settled because we have offered the decree in evidence and you might h... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 60,300 | 60,800 |
second part of the decree of November, 1941 contained a limitation of jurisdiction which was decreed by Himmler himself, between the four Main Offices concerned. As far as I can recall today, in this decree the Staff Main Office was assigned the main task of carrying out the settlement of German people and the strength... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 60,750 | 61,250 |
Q.Witness, do you remember two books, the Bible of the Main Staff Office, called Der Menscheneinsatz, which I have now here in my hands? A. (No response) Q.Will you please tell us why these two books received the title "Menscheneinsatz"? In other words; doesn't this term "Menscheneinsatz" cover more than only resettlem... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 61,200 | 61,700 |
the title. It could also be possible that the title "O" Case included the justification of settling these resettlers further to the east of the Incorporated Territories, for example, in the settlement area of Lublin. However, I cannot answer this question with certainty. Q.Do I understand correctly that those resettler... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 61,650 | 62,150 |
A.I am not informed precisely about the details of Office III, the procurement of furniture. Q.Don't you know to which extent that office obtained furniture and household goods from concentration camps or from Ghettos? A.I cannot answer this question. Q.Now, will you please give us a short description of the jurisdicti... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 62,100 | 62,600 |
was at one time mentioned in a discussion of office chiefs which took place between December 1943 and April 1945 and I cannot give you the time of the conversation precisely - Q.I wanted to ask you only whether you know of any cases in which AMT V was consulted prior to the time when the transaction was carried out. A.... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 62,550 | 63,050 |
a construction activity, for example, could be considered whenever a resettler would be assigned a farm site where the buildings were in need of repair and this conversion was necessary. QCan you tell us about the jurisdiction about Amt 8 of the Main Staff Office? AOffice 8 of the Main Staff Office had the title Centra... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 63,000 | 63,500 |
the defendant Greifelt which he held in the Main Staff Office? AThe defendant Greifelt was Chief of the Staff Main Office, Chief of the Amtsgruppe-A in staff headquaters, and as far as authorities were involved which were up to Himmler in his capacity as Reich Commissioner for Germanism, he was his deputy, QBy which de... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 63,450 | 63,950 |
it can be assumed that such a draft was drawn up and completed in the Main Staff Office? QIs it correct to say that the reason for your explanation is that Himmler, himself, had no office on Kurfuerstendamm 142? AYes. QWill you now tell us, witness, how the defendant Greifelt was informed about the activities of the va... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 63,900 | 64,400 |
each other had not interlinked and had not sifficient contact. QIn regard to matters which related to various offices, Aemter, would you say that those affairs were repaired and worked out by those various offices? AThere was an internal organization, according to, which in such instances documents from the various dep... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 64,350 | 64,850 |
am informed, it was one of the purposes and tasks of the Reich Commissar to coordinate these various agencies and their work, and bring them into proper position; but the Reich Commissar was not to do the entire work with a new, bigger staff of agencies at his own expense in his own name, but to use existing facilities... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 64,800 | 65,300 |
other, were closer than the connections between Reich Governors, Reichsstatthalter, and Supreme Presidents, on the one hand, and the Main Staff Office on the other? A.I don't think that you can draw such a distinction. They were hired as SS and Police leaders who were very independent personages and would not take dire... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 65,250 | 65,750 |
now please tell us about the position which the Defendant Creutz held in the Main Staff Office? AThe defendant Creutz was deputy to the defendant Greifelt in his capacity as Chief of the Main Staff Office. Moreover, he was chief of the Amtsgruppe A and Chief of the Central Office in the Staff main Office. QWhat were hi... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 65,700 | 66,200 |
only know that the VOMI Primarily dealt with the actual resettlement movement, that is, in registering those people who were willing to resettle and their transport into the Reich, including billeting in temporary assembly camps - reception camps - in the Reich but this also does not apply to all areas. In fact, in Tyr... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 66,150 | 66,650 |
as far as I know, racial examiners of the Race and Settlement Office were used in the processing of resettlers by the Immigration Central Office. It is possible that there were similar tasks in which the racial examination played a decisive or important factor or constributed toward making a decision. QWitness, what we... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 66,600 | 67,100 |
Q.What is meant by the term "Aussiedlung"? A.Especially meant to signify the removel of alien Nationals, folk who were undesirable elements in their present localities, that is, with the aim in mind to transfer them abroad. Q.What was understood by the term "Absiedlung"? A.Absiedlung, that is expulsion, meant as a rule... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 67,050 | 67,550 |
permitted to be taken along with them by contract was also taken along, horses and carriages were used; partially by boats by the Eastern WZ, by the Danube by rail. After the transportation had taken place they were temporarily billeted in special resettlement camps in the Reich. Q.The so called VOMI camps? A.These are... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 67,500 | 68,000 |
for instance if he had to stay in the resettlement office? A.They carried out a racial examination. Q.Was he told when they were examined that they would be subjected to a racial examination and that this racial examination and some other elements would be determining as to whether they would go to the incorporated ter... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 67,950 | 68,450 |
that is to say he could only be settled within Germany proper. QWell, were there any other classifications besides "A" and "O" cases? AI don't know that. QDo you remember whether there was a classification "S" or "LU", or "LO"; or "K"? AI can't recall any of these classifications. QNow, after the resettler was classifi... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 68,400 | 68,900 |
expelled and were considered suitable for re-Germanization were sent into Germany proper to be Germanized. QYou say that may have been so. Are you familiar with the subject matter of the so-called Germanization as far as it concerns the Main Staff Office. AYes, I know the field of re-Germanization in the broadest outli... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 68,850 | 69,350 |
procedure? AThe,Race and Settlement Main Office within the scope of this proceeding had the selection of the people who were to be reGermanized. QNow, on which occasions did this procedure of Germanization start? If I may express myself more clearly, were there any other cases but those of expelled Poles in which re-Ge... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 69,300 | 69,800 |
intercourse called "sonderbehandlung," which means special treatment? A.I heard this expression repeatedly-special treatment; and I connected this phrase with the sexual intercourse, which was prohibited at the time, between Poles and eastern workers on the one side and Germans on the other. Q.Witness, when did you hap... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 69,750 | 70,250 |
He has answered that question by saying that he doesn't remember any such provision. BY MR. SCHWENK: Q.Now, do you know what sort of treatment those people received who were subjected to Germanization? A.I do not know anything about individual cases. I can only assume that these people just like all other people who we... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 70,200 | 70,700 |
for Strengthening of Germanism? AI don't know in what capacity the chiefs of the civil administration carried out these measures. I must assume that the chief in person would make the decision, and I don't know in what capacity he acted in those cases. QNow is it true--pardon me, for that question. When those expulsion... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 70,650 | 71,150 |
know that as far as individual cases are concerned. I heard that some of the people who were expelled had been sent to Serbia or Croatia. The majority, however, were sent to camps in the Reich. QTo what camps were they brought? AIf I remember correctly, they were sent to camps in Wuerttemberg or Baden, and either direc... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 71,100 | 71,600 |
service in the German Army. QDo I understand you correctly, that by a decree of the Chiefs of the Civil Administration, these people whose countries had been invaded were made citizens of Germany by a civil decree and then obligated to serve in the German Army? AI cannot say with certainly whether these regulations wer... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 71,550 | 72,050 |
and Lorrainians? A.The Main Staff Office, as far as I am acquainted with matters was connected with the expulsion of Luxembourgians and Alsatians, -- Q.Pardon me, witness, you misunderstood my question. What cards did you find in the Main Staff Office? You were referring to yesterday at the end of the examination relat... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 72,000 | 72,500 |
that is, to transfer German Nationals in Alsace and Luxembourg. These questions were handled differently in almost every area involved. Q.I am not interested in the details of those questions. The only question I am interested in and I will repeat: Do you know whether the citizens of Luxembourg and Lorraine received ci... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 72,450 | 72,950 |
unnecessary detail. It doesn't matter whether he remembers it or not. A.I can remember one definite item, that is, this treatise which I personally consider the personal opinion of an irresponsible man, mentioned that the Poles, by making sufficient quantities of Alcohol available to them and similar matters, should be... | Harvard: RuSHA Case | 72,900 | 73,400 |
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