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| Berlin, 1 September 1939 |
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The Chairman of the Ministerial Council for Reich Defense
GOERING
Field Marshal
The Reich Minister and Chief of the
Reich Chancellery
DR. LAMMERS |
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PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF
DOCUMENT WIR-15
GENERAL DEFENSE
EXHIBIT 206 |
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EXTRACTS FROM THE DECREE OF 4 SEPTEMBER 1939, CONCERNING
THE
REGULATION OF WAR ECONOMY AND PENALTIES FOR
CONDUCT DETRIMENTAL TO THE
WAR |
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1939 REICHSGESETZBLATT PART J, PAGE 1609
War Economy Decree
of 4 September 1939 |
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| The protection of the boundaries of the Fatherland requires the
greatest sacrifices of every German citizen. The soldier offers his life for
his homeland. In comparison with the magnitude of his sacrifice it is but the
obvious duty of every citizen at home to make available to the people and the
Reich all his power and means to ensure the continuation of a well regulated
economic life. In addition everyone must accept necessary restrictions on his
manner of living. The Ministerial Council for Reich Defense decrees therefore
with legal effect: |
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Section I
Conduct detrimental to the war
effect |
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(1) Whoever destroys, removes, or hoards raw materials or products
which are of vital necessity to the population and hereby maliciously endangers
the supply of these goods will be punished with imprisonment or hard labor. In
particularly serious cases the death sentence may be imposed.
(2)
Whoever hoards notes without justified reason will be punished with
imprisonment and in specially serious cases with hard labor. |
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Section IV
War Time Prices
Article
22 |
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| Prices and compensations for goods and services of any kind must be
governed by the principles of the war economy. |
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