Testimony of German Army Lieutenant General Kurt Oesterreich, regarding Nazi crimes against Soviet POWs in Gdansk (Danzig) and Ukraine; testimony recorded, 28 December 1945 (Document No. USSR - 151)
German Army Lieutenant General Kurt Oesterreich was responsible for Soviet POWs in the Wehrkreis XX/Danzig military district, and later also in Ukraine.
According to Oesterreich's testimony, which was recorded, 28 December 1945, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (OKW) released an order on 24 June 1941 to kill Soviet POWs who were political leaders, Communists or Jews and to bury them in mass graves to conceal...
File Number : 40
Type of Material : Official Documentation, Testimony