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It was officially titled Decree Concerning Demolitions in the Reich Territory (Befehl betreffend Zerstörungsmaßnahmen im Reichsgebiet) and has subsequently become known as the Nero Decree, after the Roman Emperor Nero, who, according to an apocryphal story, [1] engineered the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD.
In 1945, Adolf Hitler ordered his minister of armaments, Albert Speer, to carry out a nationwide scorched-earth policy, in what became known as the Nero Decree. Speer, who was looking to the future, actively resisted the order, just as he had earlier refused Hitler's command to destroy French industry when the Wehrmacht was being driven out of ...
"Decree Concerning Demolitions in the Reich Territory" also known as Nero Decree: 72 April 7, 1945 Reorganization of command in the West 73 April 15, 1945 Organization of command in the event Northern and Southern Germany are separated 74 April 15, 1945 Order of the day to soldiers on the Eastern Front [14]
Adolf Hitler's directives, or Führer directives (Führerbefehle), were instructions and strategic plans issued by Adolf Hitler himself over the course of World War II.The directives covered a wide range of subjects, from detailed direction of the Armed Forces' operations during World War II, to the governance of occupied territories and their populations.
Following a plea from Speer, on 2 May Dönitz rescinded the infamous 'Nero Decree' ordering scorched earth destruction of German infrastructure and industrial plants; but it was not until 6 May that counterpart destruction orders were rescinded for those territories remaining under German occupation, such as Norway. Moreover, neither summary ...
Hitler's Nero Decree The city's food supplies had been largely destroyed on Hitler's orders. 128 of the 226 bridges had been blown up and 87 pumps rendered inoperative. "A quarter of the subway stations were under water, flooded on Hitler's orders.
During a meeting with Speer on 28/29 March, Hitler rescinded the decree and gave him authority over demolitions. [107] Speer ended them, though the army continued to blow up bridges. [108] [c] By April, little was left of the armaments industry, and Speer had few official duties. [109] Speer visited the Führerbunker on 22 April for the last time.
Nero's death saw the end of imperial tenure as a privilege of ancient Roman (patrician and senatorial) families. In a single chaotic year, power passed violently from one to another of four emperors. The first three promoted their own genius cult: the last two of these attempted Nero's restitution and promotion to divus.