Criminal orders of the Wehrmacht
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The Criminal orders of the Wehrmacht were a series of directives issued to German armed forces during World War II that sanctioned and encouraged war crimes, including the systematic murder and brutal treatment of civilians and prisoners, particularly on the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Criminal orders of the Wehrmacht canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
set of military directives
ⓘ
war crimes policy framework ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German armed forces on the Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
authorization of summary executions
ⓘ
collective punishment ⓘ denial of prisoner-of-war status to Soviet soldiers ⓘ impunity for crimes committed by German soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
mass murder of civilians
ⓘ
mass shootings ⓘ starvation of prisoners of war ⓘ systematic war crimes on the Eastern Front ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | evidence of institutional complicity of the Wehrmacht in Nazi crimes ⓘ |
| ideology |
Nazism
ⓘ
anti-Bolshevism ⓘ racist ideology against Slavs and Jews ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
German Army units on the Eastern Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wehrmacht field commanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Barbarossa Decree
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commissar Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Guidelines for the Conduct of the Troops in Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hostage-taking and reprisal orders ⓘ Jurisdiction Order Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ Severity Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuedBy |
Adolf Hitler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Command of the Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ OKW NERFINISHED ⓘ Oberkommando der Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
suspended protections of international law for Soviet civilians
ⓘ
suspended protections of international law for Soviet prisoners of war ⓘ |
| purpose |
encourage brutal treatment of civilians
ⓘ
facilitate ideological war against the Soviet Union ⓘ sanction war crimes ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Holocaust in the Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
Soviet Jews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet civilians ⓘ Soviet political commissars ⓘ Soviet prisoners of war ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| violates |
Geneva Conventions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hague Conventions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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