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Similarly, Hitler had issued orders to enact a scorched earth policy upon the Netherlands in late 1944, when it became obvious that the Allies were about to retake the country, but Arthur Seyss-Inquart, the Reichskommissar in charge of the Netherlands during its occupation, was able to greatly limit the scope to which the order was executed. [5]
August 29, 1944 Establishment of defenses along the German northern coastal regions 63 September 1, 1944 Order for the West Wall to be on the defensive 64 September 3, 1944 Orders for Commander-in-Chief West: 64a September 7, 1944 Conferring powers to Commander-in-Chief West 64b September 9, 1944 Supplement to 64a 65 September 12, 1944
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.
The Ordine Nero (Italian: Black Order) was an Italian terrorist fascist group founded in 1974 following the dissolution of the fascist Ordine Nuovo. Between 1974 and 1978, bombings by ON led to a number of woundings and deaths, having orchestrated several deadly bombings and murders including the 1974 Italicus Express Bombing and the 1974 ...
“The New Order” (German: Neuordnung) of Europe collectively refers to various political and social concepts Nazi Germany sought to impose on German-occupied Europe and beyond. Planning for the Neuordnung commenced prior to World War II , but Adolf Hitler first proclaimed a "European New Order" January 30th, 1941.
The Negro Soldier is a 1944 documentary film created by the United States Army during World War II. [1] It was produced by Frank Capra as a follow-up to his successful film series Why We Fight . The army used the film as propaganda to convince black Americans to enlist in the army and fight in the war.
The Italian Social Republic (Italian: Repubblica Sociale Italiana, Italian: [reˈpubblika soˈtʃaːle itaˈljaːna]; RSI; German: Italienische Sozialrepublik, German: [ˌiˑtaˈli̯eːnɪʃə zoˈtsi̯aːlʁepuˈbliːk]), known prior to December 1943 as the National Republican State of Italy (Italian: Stato Nazionale Repubblicano d'Italia; SNRI), but more popularly known as the Republic of ...
On 21 November 1944 U.S. airman and prisoner of war Lt. Americo S. Galle was executed at Enschede, Holland by SS-Unterscharführer Herbert Germoth [22] by order of SS General Karl Eberhard Schöngarth. [citation needed] On 9 December 1944, five U.S. airmen of the 20th Bombardment Squadron were captured and executed near Kaplitz, Czechoslovakia.