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Extract from a circular letter to judges and prosecutors, with a quotation from Hitler on the punishment of those who undermine the war effort or the government's authority
NMT 3
Authors
Franz Schlegelberger (Dr., Secretary of State, acting minister, Ministry of Justice)
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)
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: 11 December 1941
Literal Title: From Document NG-508, exhibit 72 . . . To the Presiding Judges of the District Courts of Appeal and General Public Prosecutors
Defendant: Hans Petersen
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Evidence Code: NG-508
Exhibit Code: Petersen 5
Document Book No: Petersen 1
Defense Document No.: Petersen 2
Citation: NMT 3 (page 9282)
HLSL Item No.: 7573
Notes:Schegelberger's circular letter was sent 15 December 1941; the date is taken from the prosecution's version of document NG 508.
Document Summary
Staff Evidence Analyses
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.