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Rules and Regulations for the Operations of German Prisoner of War Camps
OFFICE OF THE COMMANDING GENERAL ARMY SERVICE FORCES
The German prisoner of war regulations translated in this volume were located by a member of the Provost Marshal Generals Office shortly after the termination of hostilities in Europe .
They have been translated and issued through the efforts of the Liaison and Research Branch of the American Prisoners of War Information Bureau.
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272 Re: Procuring wrapping paper for Soviet corpses.
The camp headquarters will henceforth report the amount of oil paper, tar paper, and asphalt paper needed for the burial of dead Soviet prisoners of war directly to the nearest paper wholesaler. The latter will then apply to the competent Army Raw Material Board for an army paper ration certificate. The further procedure is familiar to the wholesalers.
In view of the scarcity of the above kinds of paper, they may be used only for wrapping corpses. Their use is to be held to the barest minimum.
278 Re: Internment of fallen or deceased members of the enemy armed forces.
To remove any doubt as to whether prisoners of war shot during-flight or in acts of insubordination are entitled to burial with military honors, the following is ordered:
I. As a matter of principle, every honorably fallen enemy is to be buried with military honors.
II. Flight is not dishonorable, unless dishonorable acts were committed during such flight.
III. Cases of insubordination must be individually examined as to whether acts reflecting on the soldiers honor have been committed. Where such violations of the soldiers code of honor have been established without question, military honors during burial are to be excluded. ... 313 Re: Death sentence of a prisoner of war guard member of a regional defense unit. The private first class Jungmichel, assigned to a guard detail - at a officers prisoner of war camp, entered into personal relations with a Polish officer interned at that camp. He supplied the officer, at the latters request, with various tools, maps, and other items intended to facilitate the escape of this and other prisoners of war. Jungmichel was sentenced to death by the Reich Court Martial for war treason. The sentence was carried out on 5 Marsh 1943.
The above sentence is to be made known to all the members of the administration headquarters and the guard units.
324 Re: Use of identification tags by prisoners of war.
To prepare and to conceal escapes, more and more prisoners of war use the device of exchanging identification tags with other prisoners, or of getting rid of them altogether. Such practices are to be prevented by the imposition of heavy penalties, if necessary. When calling the roll, a check of the identification tags must not be neglected.
325 Re: Prevention of escapes through the gate in officers camps.
The entrances and exits in officers camps - where this has not yet been done -must be shaped like sluices and provided with a double control. At least one of the 2 consecutive gates is to be occupied by a qualified noncommissioned officer, thoroughly trained for the task, from headquarters.
397 Re: Taking winter clothing away from prisoners of war during summer months.
No objections may be raised to the practice of leaving overcoats with prisoners of war, even in summer months, in areas subject to air raids - a practice designed to enable the prisoners to take these along to the air raid shelters during an alarm for protection against colds and to lessen the danger of the coats being destroyed by fire. For all other prisoners of war doing outside work and exposed to the inclemency of the weather, the unit leaders are to decide on their own responsibility whether the overcoats are to be taken along to the place of work or are to remain in storage. The use of overcoats for additional blankets is forbidden.
404 Re: Preventing escape by taking away trousers and boots.
When establishing new work details, an appropriate room is to be set aside for the safe storage of trousers and boots taken from the prisoners of war for the night.
409 Re: Transfer of prisoners of war.
To reduce the number of escapes, prisoners of war scheduled for transfer to another Stalag are to be notified as late as possible of such transfer, and not at all of their new place of internment.
421 Re: Sale of cellophane envelopes & China ink in prisoner of war camp canteens.
Effective immediately, the sale of cellophane envelopes and China ink to prisoners of war is forbidden, since these have been misused to prepare and carry out escapes.
422 Re: Thefts from bomb-wrecked homes.
When prisoners of war are assigned to wreckage clearing jobs after air raids, their attention is again to be called to the death penalty as provided by the reference order.
429 Re: Escape of prisoners of war in civilian clothes. - Escapes of prisoners of war in civilian clothes are on the increase. Frequently civilian clothes are kept hidden in the barracks. The latter, therefore, as well as all other premises and spots accessible to the prisoners of war (corners under staircases, basements, attics) are to be constantly searched for such hidden articles. The contractors are to be urged to proceed in like manner in places accessible to prisoners of war during working hours.
431 Re: Malingering by prisoners of war.
Recent reports indicate that French prisoners of war frequently claim to suffer from stomach ulcers, the effect of which is produced by swallowing small balls of tinfoil showing under x-rays as black spots, similar to those produced by ulcers. The possibility of malingering must be kept in mind by the chief surgeons and camp physicians when prisoners of war are suspected of suffering from stomach ulcers.
462 Re: Timely use of arms to prevent escapes of prisoners of war.
In view of the increasing number of individual and mass escapes of prisoners of war, it is hereby again emphasized that guards will be subject to the severest disciplinary punishment or, when a detailed report is at hand, to court-martial, not only for contributing to the escape of prisoners of war through negligence, but also for failure to use their arms in time. The frequently observed hesitancy to make use of firearms must be suppressed by all means. Guard personnel must be instructed in this sense again and again. They must be imbued with the idea that it is better to fire too soon than too late.
504 Re: Use of firearms against prisoners of war.
The service regulations for prisoner of war affairs do not provide for any warning shots. Should the occasion for the use of firearms arise, they must be fired with the intent to hit. ... 517 Re: Fuel -To stretch the supply of fuel, experiments are to be made in the use of a mixture of coal dust (507.--757.) and clay, formed into egg-shaped bricks, for the heating of prisoner of war quarters wherever local conditions permit.
The result of the above experiments are to be reported by the Military District Administrations not later than 15 June 1944. ... 534 Re: Transport of prisoners of war in motor busses.
In accordance with the existing regulations of the German Post Office Department, the transport of prisoners of war in motor busses is not permitted. No motor-bus vouchers may thus be issued for prisoners of war, nor may the latter be allowed to use motor busses accompanied by guards.
In view of the special operating conditions of the motor busses, it is not possible to relax or cancel these regulations.
546 Re: Enemy leaflets in possession of prisoners of war. -Prisoners of war must immediately deliver to their military superiors (camp officers, leaders of work details, etc.) all leaflets, weapons, munitions, and other prohibited articles found by them after enemy air raids, or obtained in some other way.
This, together with the punishment to be expected for disobedience in more serious cases, is to be made known to all the prisoners of war. Будьте здоровы!
