. NMT04-T0021
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| within its operational areas, Einsatzgruppe D
murdered 1,451 persons, including 920 Jews and 468 Communists. (N) During the period 16 February 1942 to 28 February 1942 within its operational areas, Einsatzgruppe D murdered 1,515 persons, including 729 Jews, 271 Communists and 421 gypsies and other persons. (O) During the period 1 March 1942 to 15 March 1942 within its operational areas, Einsatzgruppe D murdered 2,010 persons, including 678 Jews, 359 Communists, and 810 gypsies and other persons. (P) During the period 15 March 1942 to 30 March 1942 within its operational areas, Einsatzgruppe D murdered 1,501 persons, including 588 Jews, 405 Communists, and 261 gypsies and other persons. 10. The acts and conduct of the defendants set forth in this count were committed unlawfully, willfully, and knowingly and constitute violations of the law of nations, international conventions, general principles of criminal law as derived from the criminal law of all civilized nations, the internal penal laws of the countries in which such crimes were committed, and Article II of Control Council Law No. 10. |
| COUNT TWO — WAR CRIMES |
| 11. Between 22 June 1941 and July 1943 all
of the defendant herein committed war crimes as defined in Article II of
Control Council Law No. 10, in that they were principals in, accessories to,
ordered, abetted, took a consenting part in, were connected with plans and
enterprises involving, and were members of organizations or groups connected
with, atrocities and offenses against persons and property constituting
violations of the laws or customs of war, including, but not limited to, murder
and ill-treatment of prisoners of war and civilian populations of countries and
territories under the belligerent occupation of, or otherwise controlled by
Germany, and wanton destruction and devastation not justified by military
necessity. The particulars concerning these crimes are set forth in paragraphs
6 to 9, inclusive, of count one of this indictment and are incorporated herein
by reference. 12. The acts and conduct of the defendants set forth in this count were committed unlawfully, wilfully, and knowingly and constitute violations of international conventions, particularly of Articles 43 and 46 of the Regulations of the Hague Convention No. IV, 1907, the Prisoner-of-War Convention (Geneva, 1929), the laws and customs of war, the general principles of criminal |
