Final result not yet received."
And under the Daily Report of that date: "Communists shot at salvage truck with one light machine gun in the morning of 5 September" and then they give the location. They give the German casualties: "1 sergeant dead, 6 men dead, 2 wounded, civilian assistant driver dead, interpreter wounded. Operation of the 1st Battalion, 749th Regiment on 6 September found no trace in 15 kilometer area; village destroyed at place of attack by artillery fire."
In the Daily Report of 9 September 1941 749th Infantry Regiment combed through various towns which are there set forth; on the 8th, 6 Communists shot to death and a truck of the National Guard Milanovac Landesschuetzen shot on 8 September at Rogojevac (10 kilometers west of Kragujevac) and that was set on fire by bands, "Jagdkommando" of the 3rd Battalion, 749th Regiment; a mayor and one Communist shot to death during the firing. The "Fighting discontinued on account of darkness; one soldier wounded."
The report of the 11th: "8 Communist dwellings destroyed by 1st Battalion, 749th Regiment."
The report of the 18th recites the Communist unit burning the the community archives of Vrba on the 17th; telephone apparatus was plundered there and further plunder on the night of the 18th. "The 6th and 7th companies, 737th Regiment combed through ammunition area around Mrsac and they shot at Communists' houses and then set them on fire."
The report of the 20th: "Guard of the 4th Company, 737 Regiment at the Morava Bridge arrested a man with two Serbian hand grenades and loaded pistol on 19 September and shot him in attempted flight."
The report of the 24th gives a supplement to a prior report: "A road bridge was blown up and 22 houses of known Communists at Ljubic were burned down."
And the report of the 25th I don't think needs to be read and the matter appearing on page 119 is also on the end of 118.
I might mention the last part of the report for the 25th that speaks of Krusevac, recites their own losses: 2 Captains, a Second Lieutenant and three men not belonging to the Division and some wounded; and then on the 24th, the prior day to the day of the report: "14 bandits were shot by courts martial and during operations(reconnaissance in town and terrain) 50 to 60 bandits were shot to death. Last night quiet."
The next pages, I believe, are self explanatory and we had considerable material from dates in September so I don't think they need to be commented on. That goes through pages 124 in the English text and page 87 of the German text.
Then turning to the matter contained on page 83 of the German text, and page 125, the entry for 4 October, is similar to those we have seen before, However, I would like to call the Court's attention to the last entry under that date which says:
"Assignment of 1000 workers at Kragujevac Arsenal or delivery to concentration camp requested."
And the report for the 5th:
"Two bandits, (having on them fuse and detonator) near Bogutovac, gasoline dump (10 kilometers Southwest of Kredjevo) shot dead. Kraljevo is carrying out raid on airplane factory, and arresting for the present 600 workers in the hall of the booty dump".
Further report for the 6th:
14 suspected Serbs delivered at concentration camp.
Soldier of 7th Company, 737th Regiment shot on way back, NCO of 2nd Battalion, 737th Regiment Staff missing. 3rd Battalion, 749th Regiment reached Milanov ac on 1700 hours, 5 Oct. under continuous enemy fire, found blockades (12 tree -- 4 trench and 3 stone) as well as all bridges blown up. Own losses: 4 dead, 3 wounded, 170 male inhabitants at hand arrested and exchange for National Guard attempted. Intend to burn down town before marching off.
The entry of 9 October 1941 refers to a, work detachment and guard being shot at by strong enemy forces, and further that the 737th Regiment burned down several houses and 70 suspicious communists were shot to death. Then on 11 October the High Command orders repetition of the attack on upper Milanovac on 4 Oct., with the mission of taking hostages and burning down the town.
12 Oct. 1941....... and the further report of that date recites that "enemy menace from Ratine Southeast of Kraljevo averted localities from which shots came were set on fire".
Then re order of 13: The High Command orders revenge measures to be carried out for troop losses, 100 prisoners or hostages for every soldier or Volksdeutsche killed in combat or murdered and 50 for each man wounded.
This refers to the order of October 13, Which is Exhibit 88 in evidence, which appears in this Document Book at page 34, and is at page 27 in the German text.
DR. LATERNSER: Mr. President, however, I have to object to a translation so that there will be no mistake. I found out that "Hoheres Kommando" is translated here as the "High Command".
THE PRESIDENT: What page and date do you refer to?
MR. DENNEY: 127 of the English, page 89 of the German, and the entry to which Dr. Laternser makes reference is the first three words under the entry of 13 October, 1941, which appears, if Your Honors please, in the middle of the page.
DR. LATERNSER: The agency "Hoheres Kommando" is in my opinion wrongly translated with the word "High Command" because High Command could be understood as also the High Command (Oberkommando) of the 12th Army, while this concerns a definite agency, "Hoheres Kommando", which is a name, "Higher Command".
In this case, because this is a name, I would like the German term to be used, not the translation, the "High Command", because this translation means many things and the German text only means one thing.
MR. DENNEY: I assume that Your Honors will want some sort of a translation of this and not use the German word. We can hand it to the interpreter.
THE PRESIDENT: That has been the procedure followed before this Tribunal heretofore. Unless there is objection on behalf of counsel which this Tribunal feels has merit, we will follow the procedure that we have heretofore taken, and the document will be handed to the interpreter for interpretation, and the Tribunal will be guided by the benefit of the information given.
MR. DENNEY: I submit, if Your Honors please, that we believe that these words apply to the 65th special corps, which, of course, is the Unit above this, which appears in the basic information text which Your Honors have, and it is on Chart 8 of that Text.
THE PRESIDENT: The interpreter will give the interpretation.
MISS EVAND: This has so far been translated as corps, "65th Corps" special corps.
MR. DENNEY: That refers to General Bader's Corps which is the Command Echelon next above the division, the 717th from whose book these extracts are made, and the basic information chart being showed of that, shows that division as being under the command of the 65th Corps.
THE PRESIDENT: May I make this inquiry? The interpreter said that, "heretofore this has been so interpreted". Do I understand that this is also so interpreted at this time?
MISS EVAND: This is how it ha,s been translated so far in all of the translations which came from the translation section.
THE PRESIDENT: What is your translation?
MISS EVAND: Our translation is the same. You can translate it "Higher Command" , but in this case it definitely means the "Corps" , the "Special Corps".
MR. DENNEY: It it will be of any help to the Court and defense counsel, we are willing to concede that the reference here is to the next higher command, which is the 65th corps; that will take care of the matter for everyone.
Of course, we do not say that it stops there, it goes on up, but that this reference here is just one step from Division up to Corps, and of course the Corps is below the Plenipotentiary General in Serbia who in his turn is subordinate to the defendant List, but this entry on the 17th of October, in the Diary of the 717th Division, refers in this record book to the next higher Echelon of Command.
DR. LATERNSER: Your Honor, it ought be changed so that there can be no mistake in this place, at least it ought to be changed into the "higher Command", because the high Command here, probably means the Army; while the Higher Command gleans the next higher agency.
This is important because the German text is quite clear, while the English translation, if it remains like this, is ambiguous.
I do not know what sort of a part this could play in the future.
MR. DENNEY: The English text, to Higher Command, we will agree that this reference is to the 65th Corps, the next unit above, commanded by General Bader.
THE PRESIDENT: It seems to me in the light of the statements made by Prosecutor and the comments made by not only the defense counsel but also by the interpreter, that the court is fully advised as to the meaning of this statement here. However, it being agreed upon that it should read "Higher Command", it may be changed. The record may be changed to show so.
MR. DENNEY: Your Honors, it is submitted that this order refers to the order of 19 October 1941. This is Exhibit 88 in evidence. Document NOKW 557, which appears at page 34 of the English text, and page 27 of the German text, in Document Book 3. Reference has been made to this on prior occasions.
On the 14th, the day following receipt the diary contains the note that the division issues Top Secret order No. 24: Arrest of Communists, Nationalists, Democrats and Jews - so far as guarding is possible - no hostages.
And there, that order of the prior date is being passed on to the lower troop units.
The daily report for the same date - bears the information that "On information about approach of troops, Milenkovic left Vrnjacka Bania with his men at 0930 hours. They bore the Soviet Star. At 1545 hours head of the column on march was 5 kilometers east of Vrba, advance march delayed by numerous blockades.
And then on the:
"16 October 1941 Division Orders: carrying out of revenge reprisal measures only on orders of the regimental commander. Report about number of hostages arrested and number of persons shot to death is to be rendered On the 5th, 15th and 25th.
"Daily Report:
"Kraljevo: 1900 to 1930 hours, 14 October, enemy artillery fire on agricultural school and air field. Attack mainly on agricultural school, with strong forces from 0500 hours, 15 October, on warded off. Enemy losses rose to about 100 dead. 0920 hours, state of emergency decreed. From 1000 hours on, situation clear. Second Lieutenant Loechl shot to death, 5 communists, 2 of those in German uniform at the Morava Bridge (4 kilometers east of Kraljevo). 1100 to 1200 hours, Stuka and reconnaissance plane activity. Shuttle tank for Wildermuth slightly damaged by three mines but repaired again. Towards 1800 hours shots from houses, 300 Serbs shot to death. 34 Volksdeutsche transferred to Krusevac. Our own losses - 14 dead, 20 wounded; among the dead, two officers.
"3rd Battalion, 749th Regiment reached Milanovac at 1815 hours on 15 October after overcoming six trench blockades, five blown-up bridges and three stone blockades; further losses of our own: wounded. Report of enemy losses not yet available. Milanovac on fire, hostages are being collected, marching off apparently last night."
And then on the next page, under date of 17 October, when they have a report for the 16th for Kraljevo:
"16 Oct: Enemy artillery fire 1615 hours: ten shots on air field; 1230 hours, 20 shots on air field and Morava Bridge (3 kilometers east of Kraljevo). 1000 hours to 1830 hours, 70 shots on agricultural school with about 30 hits, light damages to vehicles, houses searched in Kraljevo. For losses of 15 October up to the present all together 1736 men and 19 Communist women shot to death."
And, if Your Honors will recall, that's the same figure to which we referred on numerous occasions before -- the total figure of 1755, which we had first in the report with reference to the Kraljevo incident, and it was then later carried in General Boehme's report of "Onward to New Deeds". It appeared in the 21 October report, Chief of Police and SD, which is Exhibit 83, page 19 in the English and page 16 in the German.
And then I believe that's sufficient reference to it.
"1300 hours to 1800 hours electric current cut off. Own losses in Kraljevo: two dead, one wounded. Last night quiet. 3rd Battalion, 749th Regiment reached Donja Drnuca at 1515 hours, stayed there all night. Return march hindered by several concentrations of fire. (Own losses: two dead, two wounded, five horses) Ascertained enemy losses: 25 dead, among them one Serbian 1st lieutenant. Request continuous air reconnaissance, Direction Cacak and Raske, as well as repetition of use of Stukas against artillery ammunition dump (Bogutovac) 15 kilometers south of Kraljevo," And then in the daily report of 18 October:
"Daily Report.
"Report of Agents:
"At Kraljevo withdrawal of insurgents into the mountains. 202nd Armored Train guarding stretch shot at, Wildermuth group combing through Kovaci, Tresnjaci, Krusevica. Light resistance. Artillery fire from the north on Morava Bridge and airfield, from west on agricultural school and south part of Kraljevo. 3rd Battalion, 749th Regiment, back in Kragujevac at 1900 hours, 16 October. Milanovic burned down, 133 hostages taken along."
If Your Honors please, that refers to the same entry which appears in the Corps Diary of the 65th Corps, for the 19th of October, one day later, which is Prosecution's Exhibit 85 in evidence. It appears on page 23 of the English and on page 20 of the German, and in that same document, Exhibit 85 in evidence, on the first page, one page earlier, page 22 of the English, page 19 of the German, there's a reference of 18 October note - 717th Division - which refers to the losses which are listed here in the report of the 16th with reference to Kraljevo here, being the Prosecution's Exhibit 88, the report of the 717th Division, and the same total figures, 1736 men and 19 Communist women shot.
And in the next several pages, which are again similar to some of these we had before and cover the same dates --- that is the period during August. However, there are some notes. Passing first to page 93 of the German and page 133 of the English, being under the column "Prisoners Shot". On that page, under date of 12 October to 21 October, there appears 1 and 2000, and after the 2000 the word "hostages". And then, turning over to the entry for 14 to 17 October, which appears at the top of the next page, the same column, the fifth column over from the left, recital for the 3rd Battalion of the 749th Regiment at Milanovac, "Prisoners Shot" -- 2300 hostages. And then, down at the end of that page, page 134 of the English and page 93 of the German, they have totals for the division. Of the total for October 1941, under the same column there are 36 prisoners and 4300 hostages. That's under the entry "Prisoners Shot". And to the left of that is the entry under "Prisoners" -- 30 "enemy losses", and to the left of that, the "Enemy Wounded" --- "one and many more" -- and next to that the "Enemy Dead" for the month --- "498 and many more". And the German losses appear over on the right, total for the month, "58 to 59" dead, 135 wounded, and two missing. And the column 6, which is the last column just before the German losses, is headed, "Measures of Reprisal and the Like", and the total for October 1941 recites "31 houses and three villages and many more". And it is submitted that that refers to burnings, if the earlier portions of the report are examined. The date above the 30th has the notes in the same column, "Measures of Reprisal and the Like", to the effect that "all houses burned down". And above that "Milanovac burned down". And so on, back up to the first entry on page 130 in the English and page 91 of the German, which starts with 3 October, "three houses set on fire". Page 136 of the English and page 94 of the German--
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Denney, may I interrupt please? I think we will take our morning recess at this time.
(A recess was taken.)
THE MARSHAL: The persons in the Courtroom will be seated.
The Tribunal is again in session.
THE PRESIDENT: You may proceed, Mr. Denney.
MR. DENNEY: If it please your Honors, the next document is NOKW-1014, which is at page 94 in the German text, page 136 in the English text. These are extracts from the War Diary of the 717th Infantry Division in the cover page of the Diary.
May I see the original exhibit, please? If your Honors please, this is the 718th Infantry Division and not the 717th. However, it is still a division which is under the 65th Corps of General Bader; and for the period which is indicated on the cover sheet after 17 June 1941 before 31 December 1941. And the note on the cover sheet indicates that during this time this unit, this 718th Infantry Division, was under the 65th Corps.
The first entry is one for 3 August:
"During the night 28 to 29 July thirty hostages from Ilijas were shot to death for an attack on the military guard in Ilijas (about 18 kilometers northwest of Sarajevo) and for a fire attack on a Ustasa patrol. Order and execution by Ustasa.
"For sabotage during the night of 29 to 30 July in the heating plant of the state railroad in Sarajevo (some infernal machines had been put there) 20 Jews and Serbs were shot to death in Sarajevo."
Then 27 October 1941:
"The 823 Homeguard Riflemen Battalion reports that the insurgents have attacked Slatina - Ilidze. The Croatian guards have withdrawn Klasnica. A platoon of the 823 Homeguard Riflemen Battalion was sent marching towards Slatina, another platoon temporarily transferred to reinforce the guard in the munition depot of Kromarice to clarify the situation. The radio signal detachment attached to the platoon arrived in the munition depot at 2145 and has installed radio communications. Schiff (shipping) bridge in Mitrovica destroyed partially by flood and floating wood. Repairs are underway."
This is entry of 28 October 1941:
"The platoon of the 823rd Homeguard Riflemen Battalion has reached Slatina and removed the numerous Abatis on the roads. Thirty-six Jews and Communists were brought in from Slatina."
Then the notes of the 30th; there is one as of 11 minutes after one in the afternoon:
"Panzers had not been loaded since a road bridge in Tuzla has been dynamited."
Then 6th of November 1941, that is, 1709 hours:
"Result of mopping up operation 63 insurgents shot to death, 187 prisoners captured."
Then the entry for the 6th of November:
"Result of mopping up operations on 5 November; four insurgents shot to death, seven prisoners brought in."
That concludes Exhibit 109.
We now have an insert which is NQKW-1219. It is one page and we ask that it be marked page 139a in the English Book and 95a in the German. If Your Honor please, we would like to mark this for identification. Apparently we don't have the German copies here, so we mark it and pass it at this time. This will be Exhibit 110a for identification and we will not make any further reference to it other than to indicate that it is NOKW-1219 to be inserted as page 139a in the English Document Book III and 95a in German Document Book III and perhaps we can have the copy for this afternoon. In returning to the original pages of the book, on page 96 of the German Book III and page 140 of the English Book III is NOKW 1073, which becomes Prosecution Exhibit 111 in evidence. These are extracts from the reports of the 154 Infantry Division for various dates in October and November 1941; one of the reports - the first one of 8 October - refers to activities in the month of September. This division, as will be seen from the contents of this report, is in Greece. The first entry is of 8 October 1941:
"Activity Report of the operations branch from 16 September to 30 September 1941.
"With the daily report of 21 September the Commanding General of XVIII Army Corps, Lieutenant General (Infantry) Boehme released the 154 Division from the unit of the Corps..." And that reference to the Corps Headquarters, of course, refers to the Headquarters and Staff of General Boehme, which Your Honors will recall following the Hitler order to List and the List order to Boehme. Boehme was transferred, with his staff, to Belgrade as Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Serbia. And then the third paragraph entitled:
"Visits to the Troops:
"The visits of the Commander-in-Chief of the Twelfth Army (General Field Marshal List), announced for 17 November to Lemnos and Lesbos, were cancelled at the last minute and postponed to a later date."
And then the reference under:
"Combatting of Unrest.
"On 22 September two German soldiers fell in an armed attack of a Greek band on the road Evangelistria-Saloniki.
"The units are again advised as to the necessity for security measures. A search for weapons on 23 September carried out in the vicinity of the surprise attack had no great result; on the contrary, in an operation carried out on 29 September by the 382nd Infantry Regiment in the farther vicinity of the place of the surprise attack, 27 Greeks were shot, weapons collected and 11 houses burned down.
"The assumption appears justified that unrest has been avoided to a great extent by energetic counter-measures. Nevertheless the continuing Communist propaganda, as well as the difficult social and economic situation of the civilian population in the billeting area of the division, make a further increase in unrest seem probable."
And it is signed by an illegible signature, "Major, General Staff Corps". And there is a note to the effect that it has been seen by "Folttmann, Major General and Division Commander, 14 October 41".
Then the next entry is for 7 October, same division heading, and the Situation Report No. 1 recites activities of the 382nd Infantry Regiment and the 220th Engineering Battalion. on 12 September 1941 in the various localities listed, in which four Greeks, among them two bandit members, were shot, two others wounded, and seven civilians were arrested. Then it recites that:
"Even if the band could not be destroyed by this operation as a result of the great difficulties of terrain and the limited number of troops, nevertheless it appears to have been restricted in its activity by this operation. The other bands were seized in the area north of Evangelistria and consist obviously of unsettled, criminal elements, which are terrorizing the civilian population also. An armed attack in the vicinity of Evangelistria on a truck of the 521st Signal Regiment in which two soldiers were killed and the Greek telegraph worker was wounded may be attributed to it.
"These incidents led to a cleaning up action of the 382nd Infantry Regiment in the area of the localities Strymonikon, Dakriotisa, Zavgolato, Ginatos, sand Korforwuni (west of the Strymon) on 29 September. Twentyseven Greeks were shot in this, partly in flight, partly in attempting to offer resistance, and a few houses and shelters were burned down. A few days earlier during a search for weapons a Greek was shot in flight in the same area, in the locality Nesada."
And the distribution goes down to the three infantry regiments in the division, the artillery regiment, the signal battalion, and the Division Supply Officer for the 220th Regiment.
Then under date of 5 November, giving activity report for the last half of October, the same division:
"On the 18th of October Lieutenant General Kuntze takes over temporarily for General Field Marshal List. (General Kuntze) is well known to the division as the Commanding General in the Ardennes area during the fall of 1940."
Just so there is no lack of clarity on what the prosecution is referring to, that does not refer to the well known Ardennes offensive of 1944. This is the Ardennes area in 1940.
"Beginning with the 30th of October Guard Company Southeast, organized by the division, is immediately under the orders of the Twelfth Army."
Then it recites:
"The 125th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion of the 220th Artillery Regiment are no longer subordinated to High Command LXV, that is again 65th Corps, but directly subordinate to the Commanding General Plenipotentiary in Serbia."
And then on the same report for the last half of October, under the heading, "Combatting of Unrest. The villages Ano Kerzilion and Kato Kerzilion (5 kilometers northwest of the mouth of the Strimon)" -this is on page 98 of the German book and page 8 of the original -"(5 kilometers northwest of the mouth of the Strimon) which according to proof had supported bands, were levelled by units of the Division on 17 October. The male inhabitants between 16 and 60 years (207 people) were shot, women and children were resettled. During a search for weapons in Mesouvunos (35 kilometers northeast west of Kozani) German soldiers were shot at from this village and from the neighboring settlement of Selli with rifle and machine gun fire. In accordance with an order of the Division these villages were handled more energetically on 23 October than was the case on 15 October. Both localities were burned down. The male inhabitants between 16 and 60 years of age (142 persons) were shot, women and children resettled. In the burning down of the villages Ano Kerzilion and Kato Kerzilion, as well as the villages Mesovunos and Selli munition still concealed blew up, although there has been another search for weapons and munitions, and although the inhabitants had repeatedly stated that they possessed no weapons or ammunition whatsoever.
"On 17 October one more of the Russian parachutists was rendered harmless by energetic action of the guard on the Strimon bridge in the direction of the Saloniki, Seres highway into Zilofon (20 kilometers northwest of the Strimon bridge named Sabone.) On 19 October one troop carrier of the Navy was shot at by bandits on the Seres Saloniki highway about 8 kilometers south of the Strimon crossing, in which 2 sailors fell, and the third was wounded.
As direct revenge measure 13 Communists were hanged on 20 October beside the highway. It can be assumed with safety concerning the villages Kizonia, Kliston, and Anbelofito (10 kilometers northwest of Evangelistria) that they likewise served as retreat for bandits. The 3 villages were levelled on 25 October. The male inhabitants between 16 and 60 years (60 persons) were shot, women and children were resettled farther away."
"The energetic assault of the units of the Division against the bandits doubtless makes a considerable impression the population. In some villages defense units armed with axes are organized which prevent the presence of foreign and suspicious elements and are supposed to report them. On 20 October two men suspected of being members of Communists bands, were delivered over to troops of the Division from the village of Efkarpia from the vicinity of the devastated localities Ano Kerzilion and Kato Kerzilion."
Then the report is again signed by a Major and General Staff Officer and it is indicated that it has been seen by the Major General and Division Commander.
And then there is a Situation Report No. 3. This is dated 21 October 1941 and concerns the inner political situation in the Divisional area and the neighboring territories for the week 13th to 20th of October 1941.
"Neighboring Territories," under the heading, "Old Serbia":
"The losses of the insurgents amounted to about 4300 men in the report period. Furthermore, 1736 man and 19 women were shot as reprisal measure for the attack on Kraljev. Total losses of the eneny up to now: 9605 dead."
And I would just like to direct the Court's attention to the figure "1755" which we have seen in the report of the 717th Division, the report of the 65th Corps, and also in the Boehme order.
Then the report with reference to the operation of bands, the operations against the bands. "The operations against the bands in the area West of the Strimon estuary mentioned in Situation Report No. 2 were carried out on the 12th of October and on a larger scale on the 16th and 17th of October. The bandit camps were found empty."
And then they again recite the operations with reference to the villages of Ano Kerzilion and Kato Kerzilion and the shooting of one Greek and the houses of band members who were not present in the village being burned; and then down farther "12 houses of absent band members were burned" in the villages of Zenvohori and Dafni ad "the 220nd Engineer Battalion concluded the operation on 17 October.
The villages Ano and Kato Karzilion which had been proven to serve as a support point for the bands were levelled"; and we have again a reference to the people who were killed in the prior report, the same figure, "a total of 207 persons were shot to death, the male inhabitants between the ages of 16 and 60."
And then the Division Commander recites again the acts with reference to the attack on the 19th: "a passenger car of the Navy Commandant Saloniki was attacked by a band. A Naval Sergeant and Corporal were shot to death thereby and a sailor was wounded. In reprisal 13 Communists were hanged at the locality of the attack on 20 October."
And then the next report is one for the 28th, again giving the inner political situation in the Division area and the neighboring territories from 21 to 28 October, is a continuation of the prior report. It's somewhat more in detail. It takes up the activities of the Serbian insurgents. They were "still strong in the period of the report."
"Of special note in the way of sabotage acts are explosions of road bridges, power works, and rail installations among them the main railway Belgrade-Nis twice. The cleaning up actions in the area around Zajecar, Krusevac - Kraljevo - Cacak - Kragujevac, at Pozarovac, south of Belgrade and in the southern part of the bend of the Sava were continued partly under employment of Stukas and parts of the Hungarian Danube flotilla. In these the insurgents lost 1354 dead. In addition to this a blockade zone for the civilian population was created on both sides of the highway Krusevac - Kraljevo in a width of 3 kilometers. The transfer of the population situated within this blockaded zone is being carried out. To safeguard the main line Belgrade Nisch at 11 important objects a company each will be on permanent duty. At these points blockhouses, wire and other barricades will he constructed.
"The lasting impression of these operations on the resistance groups is characterized by the fact that for the first time an insurgent detachment"--if your Honors will bear with me a moment, I want to refer to the original; I don't seem to find it -- "insurgent detachment of 50 men presented themselves with their weapons to the Serbian Gendarmerie with out fighting.
It remains to be seen whether this was only an isolated occurrence or whether this was the beginning of the decline of the insurgent movement."
Then with reference to bands: "The villages, serving as bandit strongholds, Mesovunos and Selli, were levelled to the ground on 23 October 41"; and then it again recites: "The male population of these villages between the age of 16 and 60 years," and the number of persons shot and the Resettlement of the balance.
Then the next paragraph again recites the same figures with reference to 67 persons between the same ages and the resettling of women and children.
Turning then to the report of 10 November, the last page of Document NOKW-1043, which is page 102 in the German and 150 in the English, this is a report of the period 29 October to 10 November:
"In cooperation with the Secret Field Police the 382nd Infantry Regiment carried out raids on 31 October and 1 November in the area of Nigrita. 97 persons were arrested who have been active as Communists. Among the arrested there were also two bandits who after having been interrogated were shot to death on 1 November 41. The other 95 Communists were brought to the concentration camp Saloniki. Besides there was arrested on 2 November 41 in Nigrita a leader of bandits who was used by the 382nd Infantry Regiment as leader for the raid in the area of Kastonohori on 3 November. After the raid was over he was hanged to death on 4 November 41."
MR. DENNEY: And then turning to tho last document which is in this book, page 103 of the German and page 151 of the English, Document NOKW-1017, offered as Prosecution's Exhibit 112. These are excerpts from activity reports of the 704th Division, which was one of the divisions under tho command of the 65th Corps and, as the note on the cover sheet indicates, from the beginning of October to the end of December 1941 it remained under that command. The 704th here reports for the 2nd of October 1941, with reference to Valjevo:
"Jagdkommando 1st Battalion, 724th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion 749th Regiment, ride to the relief of the raided convoy, 23 kilometers before Kragujevac on the road Belgrade, Topola, Kragujevac. 1 person blown to bits, severely wounded, 21 mutilated load found."
MR. DENNEY: If your Honors recall, this is the earlier report that we had at the beginning of this book. "1 house set on fire, all Serbs arrested in surroundings shot to death." And then they cite a Corps Command order of 13 October, which is Ia No. 908/41 in the Corps Order Book. This is exhibit 92; in this book it appears on page 152 in the English and on page 41 in the German. That, if your Honors recall, was the teletype order from the 65th Corps to the various units, and I believe it will be recalled that in the English every line was printed twice. It was an order from the 65th Corps to its subordinate units, and the Division made this entry about the order. They were stationed at Valjevo on the 13th of October 1941:
"Corps Commando orders: From now on for every soldier fallen in combat or murdered, 100 prisoners or hostages are to be shot to death. For the purpose there are to be arrested immediately in every Headquarters area as many Communists, Nationalists, Democrats and Jews as can be guarded without endangering the fighting effeciency. The purpose is to be made known publicly as well as to those who are to be arrested and their relatives. Reports about the shootings and arrests are to be made in the Daily Reports."
And then the Division passing the order down. Their order No. is 517/41, and they sent it down on the 20th.
"The Division orders: in the future wounded German soldier or German National 50, and for every killed or murdered German soldier or German National 100 Serbs are to be shot to death.
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Borowski" "And then of the entry of the 22nd, two days later 50 Jews and Communists shot to death as reprisal for the soldier wounded during the raid on the armored train near Iverac on 20 October.
The Division reports number of arrested and shot to death during the period from 18 to 27 Oct. 41: 18 Oct 41 - 88 arrested 22 Oct 41 - 50 shot as reprisal for a wounded German soldier. It is submitted as the report of the entry for five days prior. 27 Oct 41 - 38 arrested. 9th Company of 433rd Infantry Regiment shoots to death Jews and gypsies in Belgrade as reprisal for German soldiers killed and wounded."
"The Division reports for the period from 27 October 41 to 7 November 41 that on account of replacement by the 342nd Infantry Division and ordered transfer no exercises were held outside the Headquarters and that arrests in Valjevo, as well as in Belgrade were carried out by (handwritten) troop units, not subordinated to the Division. The number of those shot to death by the 734th Infantry Regiment in Belgrade is 101.
" 29 Nov 41 Posarevac. The Division reports to Corps Command LXV that 50 were shot to death as reprisal measure, there remained therefore 38 of 88 hostages.
" 8 Dec 41. Staff of the 19 Bitol Cetnik Group reports: on 15 Nov skirmish between 250 Cetniks with 9 machine guns near Salakovac 7 kilometers southeast of Pozarevac, and 30 Communists. Enemy 8 dead, 2 severely wounded.
"On 16 Nov near Sapina, 15 kilometers southeast of Pozarevac a Communist band of 50 to 70 men dispersed. Enemy losses: 4 dead, 4 Communists taken prisoner.