Enemy 10 dead, 20 Communists shot to death as reprisal."
Next the report of the 20th of November 1941, page 163 of the English, page 99 of the German, under "Own troops. 342nd Infantry Division: In small local operations in vicinity of billeting area. The enemy lost 147 dead (129 thereof were shot as a retaliatory measure), 7 prisoners, 3 rifles, 2 horses were captured." The report continues on page 164 of the English, page 99 of the German, at the top of the page: "Of the enemy, 17 fell in combat, 130 were shot to death, 207 followers of Mihajlovic were disarmed and taken as prisoners to the Sabac concentration camp." Continuing under the 714th Infantry Division: "Parts of the 714th Infantry Division: "Parts of the 714th Infantry Division carried out 7 operations in the vicinity of quartering area, the enemy lost 3 dead, 33 prisoners. Six were shot to death." Under Paragraph 5, Administration and Economy: "300 men arrived from the Sabac concentration camp we work in the Senjaki Rudnik coal mine and 300 men to work in the Lignite mines Kostaolac and Klenovnic." Under Paragraph 7, Arrests: "Reports about shootings, etc., in compliance with prescribed form have not yet arrived at time of writing report. Partisans killed in combat: 513; shot as hostages: (total) 305; arrested as hostages: 239; captured in Combat: 814. 12 English PW's in PW hospital Belgrade will be transported to the Reich on 20 November."
The report of the 21st of November 1941, page 165 of the English, page 100 of the German. "33 Communists arrested in Belgrade, among them 4 officials and 56 suspicious persons. 8 Communists hanged for attempt to escape from Sabac concentration camp."
Turning next to the report of the 26th of November, page 166 of the English, page 101 of the German, under "Serbian Auxiliary Police: Attack on Gen. Milanovac unsuccessful, Communists hold 45 positions. 500 Prisoners from Rudnik shot to death by Gendarmerie. Paragraph 5. At 717th Infantry Division 4 Communists shot after court martial.
Next the portion of the 10-day-report, dated 30 November 1941, on page 168 of the English, page 102 of the German. Paragraph 2: "The enemy. Area south of the Danube: Mopping-up operations conducted by several Serbian Auxilliary Police Detachments in the area Pozarevac Petrovac - Rabrovo - Gradiste terminated on 22 November; 239 Communists were shot to death, 300 captured. With the shooting of teacher Veliko Pugosevic of Turija and of Professor Milanovic as well as the arrest of the partisan leader Pleskovic of Kucajna the driving forces of the partisans of this area having been removed. It may be assumed with certainty that in the area south of the Danube only small troops of bandits exist."
Under paragraph 7: "Enemy losses: Insurrectionists shot in combat: 847; shot as hostages (total) 534 (500 of these by Serbian Auxilliary Police); arrested as hostages: 376; taken prisoner in combat: 809; further surrendered: 300 Communists."
Next the report of the 5th of December 1941, on page 170 of the English, page 103 of the German. Under 113th Infantry Division: "47 insurgents, disarmed by Cetniks in the mountains near Guca, shot to death after interrogation. A total of 11 insurgents, who had returned to their villages, arrested." And this report, as are all the others, was signed by the Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Serbia, who, at that time, was General Franz Boehme.
If your Honors please, this completes the presentation of documents in Document Book 4. Mr. Denney will introduce the documents in Document Book 5.
MR. DENNEY: At this time we hand to the Court the list of documents in Book III. I would ask that the Court refrain from marking it at this time because we have three more documents that we want to put in at the end of that book and we will furnish an extra page to be added to this, either today or tomorrow morning.
These are 24 copies for defense counsel, 1 copy for the Secretary General and 1 for the Court reporters and 1 for the interpreters.
The first document which we would like to insert at the end of Book III is NOKW-1711 and, if it's agreeable with your Honors, we will use letters after the numbers so that they will keep in order and, in view of the fact that we have used "a" for identification before, perhaps it would be better if we start with "b" on these and keep "a" out of exhibit identification, if that is agreeable with you.
JUDGE CARTER: That's agreeable with us.
MR. DENNEY: Thank you, Sir. In the English this contains--the Court has three copies in English, the Secretary General has the photostat of the original, the German counsel have eleven copies -- the defense counsel have 11 copies in German -- and the court reporters and translators have an English and a German copy.
This will become, if your Honors please--the first page will be 163, the second page 164 and the third page 165; and it is offered as Exhibit 14b in evidence.
Dr. Laternser, perhaps you can tell me what the German pages would be. It's in the book and it goes at the end, just after Exhibit 114, which is NOKW-1662.
DR. LATERNSER: That will be page 111 in the German.
MR. DENNEY: This will be 111?
111, 112 and 113 in the German, if your Honors please.
This is a communication dated 17 January 1942 and bears the stamp of that date and is from the 718th Infantry Division to the 342nd Infantry Division.
I don't think we need to comment on the first page. However, the second page, which is a communication from the 342nd Infantry Division to the 718th Infantry, dated 21 January 42 recites an order of the Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Serbia, Order No. 21:
"Armed enemy is to be shot. Armed enemy surrendering is to be treated as Prisoner of War. Inhabitants in whose homes arms are found and who do not participate in the fighting are to be arrested and treated as Prisoners of War."
And the attention of the Court is directed to the date "21 January 1942."
It has just been called to my attention that I omitted to read the last paragraph on the first page:
"So far six captured Cetniks shot, further enemy looses will be reported later."
Next we have NOKW-1066 which is a teletype from the 65th Corps, dated 19 September 1941 and this is offered as prosecution's Exhibit 114c in evidence. It is Document NOKW-1666 and the original is handed to the Secretary General, three copies for your Honors, a copy in English and German for the translators and reporters, and eleven copies for defense counsel to Dr. Laternser, please; and in Document Book III these pages -- this page -- will become 166 in the English and 114 in the German.
Are there only two pages to the other one in the German?
This is to become 113 in the German, your Honors. This is a report of 19 September 41 and bears the receipt stamp of the Wehrmacht Commander Southeast for the following day, report from the 65th Corps that the 1st Battalion 724th Regiment was shot 165 bandits at Uzice.
And the last document to be inserted is NOKW-1633 which is offered as prosecution's exhibit 114c.
JUDGE CARTER: You mean 114d.
MR. DENNEY: I beg your pardon, Sir; 114d -- thank you. "D" for "dollar", Sir; three copies for the Tribunal, a copy in English and German to the reporters and interpreters, eleven copies in German for the defense to Dr. Laternser -- and the pages in the English book are 167, 168 and 169 and in the German book 114 and 115.
MR. DENNEY: Will you hand the original to the Secretary General?
This is a photostatic copy of a copy, dated Belgrade, 21 August 1941. It is to the Commander in Serbia, and it is from the, -- rather it is a report by the Commander in Serbia and through the Chief of his general staff and it gives the situation report as of the date of the document:
Enemy band activity has not decreased in comparison with the first third of the month. In particular, terror acts against German Wehrmacht and population have increased. Bands are apparently acting according to uniform pass-words, for instance attacks on municipal buildings, mayors, railway stations, and the like. Shutting down of industries in the vicinity of Krupanj and Loznica (72 km Northwest of Valjevo) according to plan.
Then it recites the main areas of unrest, and then in paragraph 2 lists the various installations which have been attacked. The note under (b), "on 13 August, the Sergeant who was kidnapped 9 August in the area South of Topola was released by the bands."
And, "On 16 August a pursuit detachment from 704th Division liberated 3 missing soldiers near Monica".
And, "On 16 August in return for the attack on a truck of the 3rd Company of the 64th Police Reserve Battalion near Skela, Skela was burned down on 14 August 1941 and 50 Communists shot, some hanged, 15 village inhabitants were shot.
Under "e" "On 17 August 5 Communists were hanged in Belgrade," and then it recites major operations, and gives the dates and areas. On the 14th and 16th of August, "in the area of Cacak".
"12th, 13th, 19th and 20th, in the area of Obrenovac; 16th and 17th west of Sabac; And an especially successful major operation on 19th August in the area Southeast of Uzice" Then it recites the Wehrmacht losses. Then the "Estimate of the Situation":
Estimate of the Situation Employment of special pursuit detachment and total employment of the remaining units in cooperation with reinforced Gendarmes has so far not resulted in the expected relief on account of lack of allocation of Tanks and Reconnaissance Cars.
Then for intended measures: Continuation of very wide employment of pursuit detachments results of which promise increasing success on account of the resulting training. In addition large operations with several battalions in preparation. On account of the totally insufficient strength of the Local Defense Battalions large forces of front line troops have to be employed for guard and security duty. Individual employment of an aeroplane met with good success. Therefore the request for bombers is renewed.
It is requested to speedily allocate the tanks requested separately. As before, request for a location of a Division is upheld, since industrial installations of military importance, among others those at Bor and Kuprany, are insufficiently protected.
There was a document which we passed in Book 3, on page 93. It is already in the book and defense counsel hae had copies of it. It is NOKW 1378. It appeals at page 69 in the German, page 93 in the English, and it is offered as Exhibit 104a in evidence.
It is report from one of the natives in the area in the southeast, with reference to bands. It is a photostatic copy of the copy.
DR. LATERNSER: If your Honors please, I object against the introduction of this document. Again two sheets of paper with merely typewriting on them, they have no signature. Even the signature of the person allegedly interrogated, it is written in typescript. Likewise the alleged interrogator has not signed himself, - rater his signature is typewritten. This is not a document which can be admitted in evidence.
MR. DENNEY: If your Honors please, it is the same proposition that has come up numerous times before. It is a captured document. We offer it for what it is worth. The photostatic copy of what purports to be a copy taken from the German file.
PRESIDING JUDGE CARTER: Objection overruled.
MR. DENNEY: The report speaks of the captivity by this interrogee, and I do not think it is necessary to read the whole report. However, at the beginning of the second paragraph it says:
"In the areas mentioned there are about 500 communists and the Cetniks cooperated with them."
And later, they speak of, --on page two of the original, which is page 69 of the German, and page 94 of the English, paragraph 3, or rather the first paragraph on page 2:
Four days ago the bandits were saying among themselves that they expected 80 peasant wagons full of ammunition from Uzice and that they were to receive reports about the situation on the Russian front."
At the end of the next paragraph:
"Furthermore the bandits mentioned that everything was prepared and 2,000 men were ready for the attack on Valjevo."
At the beginning of the next paragraph:
"Some of the bandits have civilian clothes, some have Serbian army uniforms, and about 10 to 15 German uniforms, as well as German headwear with Soviet Stars."
Then again, on page 70, the first paragraph, on page 95 of the English, the second paragraph rather:
"In the neighborhood of the iron bridge across the Kelubara I met a peasant; he was wet and dirty and came out of the gardens; he told me that in several days' time, 2,000 partisans were going to attack Valjevo".
My attention has been called to the fact, that I neglected to read at the top of page 93, at the beginning, before "Valjevo",--this is on page 69 of the German, 93 English, at the very top of the beginning of the affidavit.
"Before Valjevo nea the churchyard, 10 armed men who all wor Soviet Stars and red, white and blue badges came from the left."
That, if your Honors, please, concludes that document book.
We will try today, or if not, the first thing in the morning, to have an extra page added to the list of documents in this book, and it is suggested that this be marked in accordance with our procedure, 169a, and submitted for annexation to Document Book 3, not in evidence, but merely for purposes of indicating the counts, and defendants against whom the document in this book have been offered.
PRESIDENT JUDGE CARTER: That is agreeable.
MR. DENNEY: Turning to document book 5 as your Honors will note, there are only six document numbers there, and there is one which we would like to insert. Perhaps we had better wait until we reach the point.
Most of these reports have been received in evidence in other forms from lower units, - other copies, - but for purposes of making sure that these were brought home, we have offered these others, and I think that it will not be necessary to comment on them generally in mist cases.
The first document is NOKW 892, which is offered as Prosecution Exhibit 125, and it is on page 1. Again reports from and to the Commanding General in Serbia. I believe that the only one that it is necessary to read is the first one. The rest have already been received, and I believe that it will be sufficient to comment on them, just to call the court's attention to them.
MR. DENNEY:This is a report by the Councillor of State, Dr. Turner to the Commanding General, and it is dated 21 September 1941.
"The aggravated situation, especially however, the appointment of the Commanding General of the 18th Army Corps, who is invested with executive authority, necessitates -- as I believe -- a complete change, however also a completely new attitude towards administrative problems.
For psychological reasons, it appears to me intolerable, that the government Neditch be kept in office at the moment where the executive power is assumed by the troops and where large military forces are employed for the purpose of suppressing the revolt. This puts the government in an unfortunate light in the eyes of the people. Failing to suppress the Communist revolt with its own forces it will appear as though it resorted to the troops of occupation. This will doubtlessly be the assertion of the people -- creating thereby a situation which after the revolt has been suppressed will deprive the government of the people's confidence.
Therefore I intend to advise General Neditch in a purely private conversation to tender not only his own resignation but also that of the entire government of the Commander in Serbia. Simultaneously he should make a radio address saying that a week had past since his last appeal to the Serbian people and because the Serbian people had not listened to his warnings, the occupation authorities had to take the suppression of the revolt into their own hands. Hence he had to consider his mission as unsuccessful.
This would assure General Neditch of a departure which would be plausible to the public in every way and leaves the possibility to the Commander to appoint him again, when the cleaning up operation is terminated in the Serbian area and the Commander believes that he should again appoint a man of the rank and position of General Neditch. Besides one must also take into consideration, that it would be very difficult to form a government again or even to find men, after operation which had become necessary, who would be prepared to take over the administration of the country.
This however will be necessary because our own available forces simply will not be in a position to do so in the long run.
In addition the government cannot exercise any administrative activity as long as military operations are going on and as long as the country is not pacified. Moreover in the period during which only executive power is in force, our own military administration must be given a completely free hand, that is, a real government or a government by Commissars could not be taken into consideration. Administration reforms already introduced, with simultaneous purge of officials, commensurately severe legislation concerning the duties of officials, laws against corruption, would be decreed by the Military Administration and enforced by Military power. In this way after purging the country, one would be able to give into the hands of the Serbs an apparatus which would a low them to take up the administration activity.
If one proceeds thus, it might be expedient for psychological reasons, to take the newly established police detachments out of those areas in which they are operating at present. For it is to be feared, that as soon as these forces are militarily employed, and they see that the tasks assigned to them are executed by the Germans, they will no longer muster up the elan to go on fitting, because military committment is necessarily directed against forces also which belong to national circles. Therefore -- passive resistance might set in, and what would be worse, they might permit themselves to be disarmed, whereby arms too would be played into the hands of the enemies of the German troops. The withdrawal of these forces may very well be explained by saying that the discernment of aimed forces in the terrain is very difficult and that the moreover the police forces are more urgently needed to protect priority enterprises and that the cleaning up operations are carried out by the Wehrmacht itself.
In the southeast area of Serbia, southwest and south of Nisch, thanks to the formations of Kosta Pecanak which are there, not a shot has been fired and there is absolute silence.
Also there are no German troops; the formations of Pecanak might continue to see to order and quiet and security as heretofore. The volunteers of the Ljotic group which placed themselves at the disposal of the newly formed police forces,-and which have proved themselves in doing excellent work -- could continue the cleaning up operation in the area between Belgrade and Gradiste, as this operation is primarily concerned with sheer combatting of Communists.
The separate Ministries, and thereby the highest authorities subordinated to them, are under direction of highest civil servants, who in all matters are bound only to the orders of the Military Administration.
With regard to the mopping-up operation itself, I am of the opinion, that for reasons of prestige,- the reputation of the Wehrmacht has suffered seriously by the failures at Kubanz and Losnica and a short time ago at Uzice, - we must act at least in one place with complete lack of consideration in order to provide an intimidating example for the other parts of Serbia. I, personally, believe that in the area west of Labac, in the area between Save and Drina a complete evacuation must be carried out since according to unequivocal reports and messages, a large part of the male population of this area which is grouped in bands belongs to the Mihajlovic bands located in the southern part of the Cer mountains, and children and women maintain the communications service and the food supply. Therefore the whole population must be punished, not only the men.
Besides, this territory belongs to the most fertile area of the present Serbian area and every possible means must be applied in order to prevent even the slightest amount of food available there from benefitting the insurgents. Furthermore since winter is close at hand and living in the open air amid the mountains soon will no longer be possible.
Pushing off of women and children to the dreary mountains in the south would also present a catastrophe for the insurgents with respect to food supply. They can get their supplies by terror and also voluntarily from the peasants, but they are not in a position to supply thousands of women and children with the necessary food. Such an operation though it appears cruel, is in my opinion the only guarantee for engendering fear and terror in the country and bringing the enormous amount of forced insurgents and followers to their senses by causing them to fear that their relatives may be facing the same destiny.
The corn fields can be harvested in this area quickly and readily by the Germans from the Banat and Syrmia, who voluntarily are prepared for this work at any time. The same applies to the Wheat harvest which along with all the cattle should be brought into the Syrmian area, north of the Save, to be kept in reserve for the German Wehrmacht. The fact that this is Croatian territory should not be of importance because according to agreements, the German Wehrmacht possesses complete freedom of movement in the Croatian area.
At the same time I propose that the Croatian government be requested to occupy the western bank of the Drina in order to prevent the bands from trying to penetrate into Croatia, which not only seems to be their intention, but which according to reports is already being done by some forces. Thereby the insurgents will meet with disaster in the inhospitable areas in winter without forcing the Wehrmacht to intercede with any large scale combat operations in the mountains. At the same time the winter should be used to comb through all villages systematically. By means of money and confidential agents one could find out very quickly I believe who belonged to the bands or has helped them during these months and these people must be ruthlessly shot to death. Thereby the revolt which is expected to flame up certainly and perhaps on an enlarged scale this spring would be deprived of its subsistence.
Simultaneous with the cessation of the Neditch government it seems to me urgently necessary to conduct an especially severe operation in Belgrade, because here, without doubt, the threads pass on to the insurgents without being disturbed and via the most unreliable elements of the intelligentsia. Therefore, it seems to be necessary to arrest the circles from the highest persons downward without consideration and if necessary to liquidate them. To this group there belong in the first place: high grade free masons, members of the RussianSerbian, of the English-Serbian and the French-Serbian clubs, and members of the Serbian Cultural Society, persons who have contributed money to the Communist organizations, instigating elements of the university and members of Serbian Technical organizations, who, as can be proved, were Communistically very active as far as their youth groups are concerned.
At the same time all active officers and NCO's are to be arrested with the exception of those who put themselves at the disposal of the government Neditch immediately. Consideration towards officers, who in the last months worked professionally, does not seem to be appropriate because these persons by virtue of their feeling of solidarity were no doubt used in the communications service or were put in harness in some way, likewise the arrest of all Jews which has already started, is to be carried out more drastically and the gypsies too, are to be arrested.
Last but not least a proclamation should be released in the Belgrade area allowing a deadline of a very few hours in which it is requested that all arms and ammunition and explosives etc. be surrendered. Belgrade should be cut off during this period and a warning should be published that if arms and such were found, not only the one in possession of arms but also the proprietor of the house will be shot without legal proceedings. Thus the proprietors themselves would be impelled to give informat on against others in order not to become liable for this punishment.
Thereby every possibility for a revolt in Belgrade itself -- an area which can be searched systematically block by block -- is removed -- which is especially important in so far as an insurrection is deprived of assistance from without.
(signed) Turner State Councillor
MR. DENNEY: On page 7 of the English and Page 8 of the German is Document No. NOKW-892 Continued. This is the same as the prior entry in Book II, Exhibit 62, and I don't believe it's necessary to reread it. As can be seen, it is the same report as the one of that date in the earlier book, which appears on Page 107 in Document Book II. It is, however, a different copy which we have here. On Page 10 in the English and Page 11 in the German there is a report of 24 September. This is the same as Exhibit 69, which is in Document Book II. The report in Document Book II, in that case, is from the Quartermaster, and this one is the copy from the Ia. Turning then to Page 13 in the English and Page 14 in the German. This, again, is the same as Exhibit 89, which is in Book III, Page 337. This is the report for information of the 65th Corps, and the earlier record was the same report sent by the 342nd Division up to the Commanding General -- Plenipotentiary in Serbia, Boehme. On Page 14, in the English and Page 15 in the German test is the same as Exhibit 70, Document No. NOKW-203, which is in Book II, Page 141. That Exhibit was a communication from the Defendant List to his subordinate, the deceased Boehme, and this one is Boehme's passing down the List order to the 125th Infantry Regiment. The entry on Page 18 - the one that appears on Pages 16 and 17 - is Boehme's reporting to List of activities of his various divisions -- 342nd, 125th, 717th, and 714th, the 125th being an Infantry Regiment. And these reports have similarly been read in evidence at an earlier time.
That concludes this document.
Starting on page 18, page 21 of the German, NOKW-1053, it is offered as Exhibit 126. Here again, this is a series of additional reports from Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Serbia to the Wehrmacht Commander Southeast. Most of these have been read before.
In turning to page 20 in the English, 24 of the German, I would just like to direct the Court's attention to the entry on page 11 of the original which is under page 3--this is on 25 of the German--reference from Boehme to List of the 717th Infantry Division, "For losses suffered at Kraljevo so far 1736 men and 19 women were shot." That, of course, is the same report which we have seen before, page 90 in Document Book III, NOKW-1074, where the 749th Infantry Regiment reported to the 717th Infantry Division. It also appears on Exhibit 83 which is page 15 in Document Book III, NOKW-3042 in the Security Police-and the SD report issued from Berlin on October 21941, and the same entry also appears in the diary of the 65th Corps, Exhibit 85, which is on page 20 in Document Book III and it is from the War Diary kept by General Bader, the Commander of that Corps. And the entry appears under the date of October 18, 1941, and here we have the Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Serbia passing it on up to the Armed Forces Commander Southeast.
I don't think it is necessary to take up the time of the court or counsel to cover any more of these reports. They are all from Boehme to List and the court is certainly familiar with the contents of the reports from the various lower units up and I believe that one reference is sufficient to indicate the type of reports which were going up. They are also concerned with matters of very small detail.
It might be pointed out on page 28 of the German and page 22 of the English where they speak of their own losses as being three wounded and then on page 29 of the German, and on page 23 of the English, it is recited that individual enemy tanks appeared for the first time at Kraljevo. It is not submitted, that the individual enemy tanks called to the Court's attention in connection with the prior statement concerning three wounded.
I believe the balance of the reports need not be gone into.
Then turning to page 27 in the English, page 34 in the German, Document NOKW-123, there are additional reports from the same period but starting in July and concluding in December of 1941, from the Plenipotentiary Commanding General to the Armed Forces Commander Southeast. The report which appears in the first page has been given at page 66 from Book IV. This is, in this case, the copy which was received by 12th Army. In the earlier book, they were copies which were taken from either the files of the Plenipotentiary Commanding General in Serbia or one of his staff.
On page 29, this has been placed in before, but I might call the Court's attention to it; it is the incident occurring in Belgrade on 25 July which the Court will recall was, it is alleged, that an unknown Jew attempted unsuccessfully to set a German motor vehicle on fire with a bottle of gasoline and further similar attempts were made. The culprit, a 16 year old Serbian girl, was arrested. She admitted that a Jew had been the instigator. As reprisal measure, 100 Jews will be shot to death in Belgrade on 29 July.
The Court will recall the balance of the earlier report which went up to Boehme.
In the next page, page 35 in the German, 30 in the English, there is the case of 31 July 1941 which recites "Execution of Communists as reprisal is being prepared." At the bottom of the page on the first of August, "As reprisal for the previously reported disturbances near Petrovgrad 90 Communists shot to death there yesterday."
On the next page, 36 of the German and 31 of the English, report for the 7th of August again reciting "In Zagreb 4 plotters and 98 Communists and Jewish hostages shot to death."
In the entry below, which the Court will recall, "Three pointed wire books, 7 centimeters wide are thrown on the road."
On page 37 of the German and 32 of the English, they continue the report for that day. The entry under the 4th reporting on the Communists and Jewish hostages shot to death on the 6th of August.
Page 37 of the German, 33 of the English, report for the 16th, reporting for the 15th, "Skela will be burned down and 50 Communists from Belgrade will be hanged there." The Court will recall the earlier reference to that.
Then turning over to 38 in the German and 34 in the English, the report with reference to Skela again of the people shot to death and hanged and village residents shot to death because they failed to report the presence of an armed band. That has been gone into at some length before, and in the next page 35, and 38 of the German, the recitation of the destruction of 350 houses.
Then we can turn over to page 37, page 39 of the German, these reports that we are passing have also been seen before. They are for the 4th of September and report the recital of 50 Communists executed in reprisal for the soldier killed on the open street in Belgrade on the 3rd of September.
Then we can turn to page 42 of the German, page 42 of the English, where we have the radio speech of Nedic reported to the Wehrmacht Commander Southeast, asking them to refrain from acts of sabotage and to be friendly toward the occupation troops and the entry under the 7th for the 15th of September. "Another Communist shot to death because of propaganda activity."
Page 43 of the English and of the German, the report of the 20th of September under 6, "Parts of the Belgrade male population sent to transient camp near Belgrade."
Then turning to page 44, of the English and the German, this document--the other copy is at pages 60 and 61 of Document Book IV-- and the entry at the bottom of 45 in the English, 44 in the German, under "3" for the date of 26th of September, 1941, "125 Infantry Regiment has shot to death 49 insurgents near Valjevo." The Court will recall that.
THE PRESIDENT: We will take our morning recess at this time, Mr. Denney.
(There was a short recess)
THE MARSHAL: All persons in the courtroom will please take their seats.
The Tribunal is again in session.
MR. DENNEY: If your Honors please, we were in the middle of Exhibit 127 which is NOKW-123 and on page 144 of the German text and page 45 of the English and again in proper order has gone in before, Document Book 4, pages 60 and 61. I just refer to item 6:
"8 wounded captured German soldiers before Sabac to returned to own unit. 27 heavily wounded German soldiers are in a hospital in Loznica belonging to the insurgents. 12 Communists hanged for attack on line Petrovgrad-Pancevo."
And still on 44 of the German and 46 of the English -this document was put in at page 69 of book IV.
Then turning to 46 of the German and 48 of the English, the recitals under 3A and B: "Infantry Regiment 268 has shot 44 Communists" -- I believe that is an error in the German; it should be "44" as it is "44" in the original -- "by summary court martial on 29 December."
And "3B": "In Cacak 50 Communists shot to death."
46 in the German, 49 in the English; and the first entry is on page 70 of Document Book IV and need not be repeated here, and the second one is on page 71 of Document Book IV.
Turning to page 47 of the German and 50 in the English, material appearing at the bottom under the date of 1 October or a teletype of the 30th of September is on page 74, Document Book IV, page 48 in the German, 51 in the English, the reference under "6" in the teletype of 1 October 1941:
"3800 prisoners (342 Infantry Division)." That's on page 76 of Document Book IV and still on page 48 in the German, 52 in the English, in reference again under "6"; "A total of about 1000 were shot to death and 14,000 arrested by the 342 Infantry Division."