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Circular letter to judges and prosecutors instructing them to carry out Hitler's policy of punishing those who act to weaken morale during the war

NMT 3

Authors

Franz Schlegelberger (Dr., Secretary of State, acting minister, Ministry of Justice)

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Franz Schlegelberger

German judge and politician (1876-1970)

Born: 1876-10-23 (Königsberg)
Died: 1970-12-14 (Flensburg)
Country of citizenship: Germany
Occupation: judge; jurist; politician; university teacher
Member of political party: Nazi Party
Participant in: Judges' Trial (role: defendant)
Significant person: Reinhold Richter (role: acquaintance)
Position held: Federal Ministry of Justice; Reich Minister of Justice (period: 1941-01-30 through 1942-08-19; replaced by: Otto Georg Thierack; replaces: Franz Gürtner)

Adolf Hitler (Fuehrer, Reich Chancellor, Supeme Commander of Wehrmacht)

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Adolf Hitler

Austrian nationalized German politician, leader of the National Socialist party and dictator of Germany (1889-1945)

Born: 1889-01-01 1889-04-20 (Braunau am Inn) (country: Austria-Hungary; located in the administrative territorial entity: Archduchy of Austria above the Enns; statement is subject of: Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus)
Died: 1945-04-30 (Berlin Führerbunker) (country: Nazi Germany; located in the administrative territorial entity: Berlin; statement is subject of: death of Adolf Hitler)
Country of citizenship: Cisleithania (period: 1889-04-20 through 1918-11-11); First Republic of Austria (period: 1919-01-01 through 1925-04-30); Nazi Germany (end cause: death of Adolf Hitler; period: 1933-01-30 through 1945-04-30); Republic of German-Austria (period: 1918-01-01 through 1919-01-01)
Occupation: painter (statement is subject of: paintings by Adolf Hitler); political writer; politician (reason for preferred rank: generally used form); soldier
Member of political party: German Workers' Party (period: 1919-09-12 through 1921-07-11); Nazi Party (series ordinal: 556)
Member of: Nazi Party
Participant in: Aktion T4; Beer Hall Putsch; The Holocaust; ethnic cleansing
Significant person: Albert Speer; Benito Mussolini; Eva Braun; Joseph Stalin

Date: 15 December 1941

Defendant: Franz Schlegelberger

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: NG-508

Exhibit Code: Prosecution 72

Document Book No: Prosecution 1

Citation: NMT 3 (page 348)

HLSL Item No.: 5978

Notes:Schlegelberger's letter (15 Dec) contains quotations from Hitler's speech of 11 December.

Document Summary

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NG-508: Circular letter by Acting Minister of Justice, Schlegelberger, sent to all Presidents and Prosecutors of the Courts of Appeal, citing Hitler's speech, of 11 December 41, urging merciless persecution of the people

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NG-508: Circular letter by Schlegelberger citing Hitler's speech urging merciless persecution of people.