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2. GERMAN PEOPLE'S LIST
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a. Selections from the
Evidence of the Prosecution |
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EXTRACTS FROM THE TESTIMONY OF
PROSECUTION WITNESS KUNO WIRSICH* |
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DIRECT EXAMINATION |
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MR. SCHWENK: Witness, will you please state
your name.
WITNESS WIRSICH: My name is Kuno Wirsich. |
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MR. SCHWENK: Witness, when did you get in
contact for the first time with the organization of the Staff Main Office?
WITNESS WIRSICH: That was on 16 January 1940. At that time, I began my
work with the Reich Commissioner.
Q. In which capacity were you
employed at that time?
A. First of all, I was a legal expert, and I was
the deputy to the head of the legal department, in approximately the middle of
February 1942.
Q. Who was your chief at that time-your immediate chief?
A. My direct superior was the head of the legal department, Attorney Goetz.
Q. Were you promoted afterwards, and when?
A. In the middle of
February 1942, Attorney Goetz, within the agency, was given another assignment,
and I occupied his position as the head of the legal department. This was
sometimes called the Chief Legal Advice Department Staff
Office. |
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Q. I am now turning to a new subject matter;
the DVL procedure. Will you please explain, Witness, what the "Deutsche
Volksliste", DVL, meant?
A. Those parts of Poland incorporated into the
Reich in 1939, that is, particularly the old provinces of Poznan, West Prussia,
and Upper Silesia contained a certain number of people of German racial
descent. In addition, there were a number of people whose descent and ethnic
origin were obscure. The aim of the German People's List was that those people
who were of German descent and of German ethnic descent were to be ascertained
and were to be Germanized.
Q. Which were the basic decrees for the
"Deutsche Volksliste", the German People's List; how did it come into
existence?
A. The "Deutsche Volksliste" existed already since the fall
of 1939. The local agencies, regional subprefects [Landraete], and |
__________ * Complete testimony is
recorded in mimeographed transcript, 27-24 October 1947, pp. 207-380.
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