LEGAL REFERENCES AND LIST OF DOCUMENTS RELATING TO WILHELM KEITEL

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Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Article 6.I5
International Military Tribunal, Indictment Number 1, Section IV (H); Appendix A.I29, 66
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Note: A single asterisk (*) before a document indicates that the document was received in evidence at the Nurnberg trial. A double asterisk (**) before a document number indicates that the document was referred to during the trial but was not formally received in evidence, for the reason given in parentheses following the description of the document. The USA series number, given in parentheses following the description of the document, is the official exhibit number assigned by the court.
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   081-PSLetter from Rosenberg to Keitel, 28 February 1942, concerning mistreatment of Soviet prisoners of war.III126
  *137-PSCopy of Order from Keitel to Commanding General of Netherlands, 5 July 1940, to cooperate with the Einsatzstab Rosenberg. (USA 379)III185
   138-PSCopy of Order from Keitel to Commanding General of France, 17 September 1940, to cooperate with the Einsatzstab Rosenberg.III186
  *149-PSHitler Order, 1 March 1942, establishing authority of Einsatzstab Rosenberg. (USA 369)III190
  *375-PSCase Green with wider implications, report of Intelligence Division, Luftwaffe General Staff, 25 August 1938. (USA 84)III280
  *388-PSFile of papers on Case Green (the plan for the attack on Czechoslovakia), kept by Schmundt, Hitler’s adjutant, April-October 1938. (USA 26)III305
   440-PSDirective No. 8 signed by Keitel, 20 November 1939, for the conduct of the war. (GB 107)III397
  *444-PSOriginal Directive No. 18 from Fuehrer’s Headquarters signed by Hitler and initialled by Jodl, 12 November 1940, concerning plans for prosecution of war in Mediterranean Area and occupation of Greece. (GB 116)III403
  *446-PSTop Secret Fuehrer Order No. 21 signed by Hitler and initialled by Jodl, Warlimont and Keitel, 18 December 1940, concerning the Invasion of Russia (case Barbarossa). (USA 31)III407
  *447-PSTop Secret Operational Order to Order No. 21, signed by Keitel, 13 March 1941, concerning Directives for special areas. (USA 135)III409
  *448-PSHitler Order No. 22, initialled by Keitel and Jodl, 11 January 1941, concerning participation of German Forces in the Fighting in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. (GB 118)III413
  *498-PSTop Secret Fuehrer Order for killing of commandos, 18 October 1942. (USA 501)III416
  *503-PSLetter signed by Jodl, 19 October 1942, concerning Hitler’s explanation of his commando order of the day before (Document 498-PS). (USA 542)III426
  *508-PSOKW correspondence, November 1942, about shooting of British glider troops in Norway. (USA 545)III430
   509-PSTelegram to OKW, 7 November 1943, reporting “special treatment” for three British commandos. (USA 547)III433
  *512-PSTeletype from Army Commander in Norway, 13 December 1942, concerning interrogation of saboteurs before shooting; and memorandum in reply from OKW, 14 December 1942. (USA 546)III433
  *531-PSOKW memorandum, 23 June 1944, citing inquiry from Supreme Command West about treatment of paratroopers. (USA 550)III435
  *537-PSOrder signed by Keitel, 30 July 1944, concerning treatment of members of foreign “Military Missions”, captured together with partisans. (USA 553)III439
  *551-PSOrder signed by Keitel, 26 June 1944, concerning treatment of Commando participants. (USA 551)III440
  *553-PSOrder signed by Keitel, 4 August 1942, regulating treatment of paratroops. (USA 500)III441
  *556-2-PSOrder initialled by Keitel, 8 September 1942, for civilians to work on “West Wall”. (USA 194)III443
  *656-PSLetter, undated, from Bormann to Political leaders, enclosing Order of Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht, 29 January 1943, relating to self-defense against prisoners of war. (USA 339)III470
   666-PSDirectives issued by the Fuehrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces signed by Keitel, 7 December 1941, for prosecution of offenses against the Reich.III474
   668-PSLetter from Chief of the SIPO and SD and OKW letter, 24 June 1942, concerning prosecution of punishable offenses against the Reich or occupation forces in occupied territories. (USA 504)III476
  *686-PSDecree of the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor to strengthen German Folkdom, 7 October 1939, signed by Hitler, Goering, Lammers and Keitel. (USA 305)III496
   695-PSOKW Order signed by Reinecke, 24 March 1942, concerning treatment of Soviet prisoners of war.III498
  *728-PSLetter of Foreign Office to Chief of Supreme Command of Armed Forces, 20 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators. (GB 152)III526
   729-PSHandwritten note initialled Keitel, 14 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators.III529
   730-PSDraft of letter to Foreign Office, attention Ambassador Ritter, 15 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy aviators.III530
   731-PSMemorandum initialled by Jodl, 22 May, concerning measures to be taken against Anglo-American air crews in special instances.III531
   732-PSLetter from Feske to Keitel, 19 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators.III532
   733-PSTelephone memorandum, 26 June 1944, concerning treatment of terror aviators.III533
   735-PSMinutes of meeting, 6 June 1944, to fix the cases in which the application of Lynch Law against Allied airmen would be justified. (GB 151)III533
   737-PSConference Notes, 4 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators.III536
  *740-PSLetter from Warlimont, 30 June 1944, concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators. (GB 153)III537
   743-PSOrder signed by Keitel, 8 September 1944, instructing the Armed Forces to support Koch in the exploitation and evacuation of Baltic territories.III539
  *795-PSKeitel’s conference, 17 August 1939, concerning giving Polish uniforms to Heydrich. (GB 54)III580
  *798-PSHitler’s speech to Commanders-in-Chief, at Obersalzberg, 22 August 1939. (USA 29)III581
   829-PSOrder signed by Keitel, 16 December 1941, for ruthless suppression of uprisings in occupied territories.III597
   833-PSInstructions by Admiral Canaris, Head of the Abwehr, 2 February 1942, concerning prosecution of crimes against the Reich or occupying forces in the occupied territories.III600
  *865-PSCorrespondence between Keitel, Rosenberg and Lammers, April 1941, concerning appointment of Jodl and Warlimont as OKW representatives with Rosenberg. (USA 143)III621
   870-PSReport of December 1944 from Terboven to Hitler concerning sabotage in Oslo, with marginal comment by Keitel approving suggestion to shoot relatives of saboteurs.III623
  *871-PSTeletype from Keitel to Lammers, 6 December 1944, agreeing that reprisals must be ruthless. (GB 322)III626
  *872-PSMemorandum of Discussion between the Fuehrer and the OKW, concerning case “Barbarossa” and “Sonnenblume” (African operation). (USA 134)III626
   874-PSDraft letter to Todt, initialled K, J, and W, 9 March 1941, concerning Deception measures.III634
   878-PSDraft of Order signed by Keitel, 12 September 1941, providing that Jews may be put in labor-columns.III636
 *1014-PSHitler’s speech to Commanders-in-Chief, 22 August 1939. (USA 30)III665
 *1039-PSReport concerning preparatory work regarding problems in Eastern Territories, 28 June 1941, found in Rosenberg’s “Russia File”. (USA 146)III695
  1107-PSOffice memorandum, 17 May 1944, in Rosenberg Ministry concerning the Wehrmacht’s function in removing treasures from the USSR.III789
  1161-PSOKW, 31 May 1940, setting up economic reconnaissance teams to procure all important stocks of raw materials, machinery, etc. in Belgium, Holland and Northern France.III816
  1292-PSMemorandum of conference with Hitler, 4 January 1944, concerning allocation of labor, 1944. (USA 225)III866
 *1456-PSThomas memorandum 20 June 1941; Keitel consulted about resources of USSR. (USA 148)IV21
 *1519-PSCircular from Bormann, 30 September 1941, containing text of OKW of 8 September 1941 on treatment of Soviet prisoners of war. (GB 525)IV58
 *1538-PSReport from German Military Attache in Tokyo to Office Foreign Intelligence, 24 May 1941. (USA 154)IV100
 *1541-PSDirective No. 20, Operation Marita, 13 December 1940. (GB 117)IV101
  1546-PSRaeder memorandum, 9 April 1940, concerning occupation of Norway.IV104
  1590-PSOrder received by OKH signed by Keitel, 1 October 1941, containing regulations for the shooting of hostages.IV127
  1642-PSDistribution list, 1 March 1941, for secret map of Soviet Union.IV154
 *1666-PSDecree appointing Sauckel General Plenipotentiary for Manpower, 21 March 1942 and decree of Goering conferring certain powers on Sauckel, 27 March 1942. 1942 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, pp. 179-180. (USA 208)IV182
 *1746-PSConference between German and Bulgarian Generals, 8 February 1941; speech by Hitler to German High Command on situation in Yugoslavia, 27 March 1941; plan for invasion of Yugoslavia, 28 March 1941. (GB 120)IV272
  1774-PSExtracts from Organizational Law of the Greater German Reich by Ernst Rudolf Huber. (GB 246)IV349
 *1775-PSPropositions to Hitler by OKW, 14 February 1938. (USA 73)IV357
 *1780-PSExcerpts from diary kept by General Jodl, January 1937 to August 1939. (USA 72)IV360
 *1809-PSEntries from Jodl’s diary, February 1940 to May 1940. (GB 88)IV377
  1915-PSDecree concerning leadership of Armed Forces, 4 February 1938. 1938 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 111.IV552
  1954-PSDeposition of Keitel, 3 August 1945, on his official functions and relation to Nazi Party.IV592
 *2018-PSFuehrer’s decree establishing a Ministerial Council for Reich Defense, 30 August 1939. 1939 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 1539. (GB 250)IV650
 *2031-PSDecree establishing a Secret Cabinet Council, 4 February 1938. 1938 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 112. (GB 217)IV654
  2039-PSDecree concerning the conditions of employment of Eastern workers, 30 June 1942. 1942 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 419.IV655
 *2194-PSTop secret letter from Ministry for Economy and Labor, Saxony, to Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia, enclosing copy of 1938 Secret Defense Law of 4 September 1938. (USA 36)IV843
  2231-PSExcerpt from von Stutterheim, “Die Reichskanzlei” (1940), pp. 19-34.IV873
 *2285-PSAffidavit, 13 May 1945, by two French officers, about shooting of prisoners at Mauthausen, (USA 490)IV991
 *2329-PSOrder by Commander in Chief of the Army, 7 October 1939. (GB 105)IV1037
 *2353-PSExtracts from General Thomas’ Basic Facts for History of German War and Armament Economy. (USA 35)IV1071
 *2608-PSFrick’s lecture, 7 March 1940, on “The Administration in Wartime”. (USA 714)V327
  2746-PSDecree concerning organization of Criminal Jurisdiction against Poles and Jews in Incorporated Territories, 4 December 1941. 1941 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, pp. 759-761.V386
 *2798-PSGerman Foreign Office minutes of the meeting between Hitler and President Hacha of Czechoslovakia, 15 March 1939. (USA 118; GB 5)V433
  2926-PSDecree concerning the care of children begotten by members of the Wehrmacht Personnel in Occupied Territories, 28 July 1942. 1942 Reichsgesetzblatt, Part I, p. 488.V592
 *2943-PSDocuments Numbers 55, 57, 62, 65, 66, 73, 77 and 79 in the French Yellow Book. Excerpts from eight dispatches from M. Coulondre, the French Ambassador in Berlin, to the French Foreign Office, between 13 and 18 March 1939. (USA 114)V608
  3012-PSOrder signed Christiansen, 19 March 1943, to all group leaders of Security Service, and record of telephone conversation signed by Stapj, 11 March 1943. (USA 190)V731
  3019-PSAnnouncement of Keitel as Chief of Wehrmacht, published in The Archives, Vol. 18, p. 860.V737
  3020-PSFuehrer’s speech in Reichstag on 19 July 1940, published in The Archives, Vol. 76, p. 386.V737
**3047-PSFile notes on conference in Fuehrer’s train on 12 September 1939; report on execution of Jews in Borrisow; and entries from diary of Admiral Canaris. (USA 80) (Referred to but not offered in evidence.)V766
 *3702-PSAffidavit of Colonel-General Franz Halder, 7 November 1945. (USA 531)VI411
 *3704-PSAffidavit of Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg, 7 November 1945. (USA 536)VI414
 *3705-PSAffidavit of Field Marshal Walter von Brauchitsch, 7 November 1945. (USA 535)VI415
 *3707-PSAffidavit of Colonel-General Franz Halder, 13 November 1945. (USA 533)VI419
 *3786-PSStenographic transcript of a meeting in the Fuehrer’s Headquarters, 27 January 1945. (USA 787)VI655
 *C-2Examples of violations of International Law and proposed counter propaganda, issued by OKW, 1 October 1938. (USA 90)VI799
  C-6Order by Keitel for intensified sea and air measures in connection with Fall “Gelb”, 30 December 1939.VI816
 *C-10OKW directive, 28 November 1939, signed by Keitel, subject: Employment of 7th Flieger Division. (GB 108)VI817
 *C-39Timetable for Barbarossa, approved by Hitler and signed by Keitel. (USA 138)VI857
  C-48Order signed by Keitel, 30 November 1944, concerning sabotage in Norway and Denmark.VI870
 *C-50Covering letters and Order of 13 May 1941, signed by Keitel on ruthless treatment of civilians in the USSR for offenses committed by them. (USA 554; GB 162)VI871
  C-51Order signed by Keitel, 27 July 1941, for destruction of all copies of Order of 13 May 1941 (document C-50) without effecting its validity.VI875
 *C-52Order signed by Keitel, 23 July 1941, to abandon legal prosecution and punishment in USSR and use terrorism instead. (GB 485)VI876
 *C-59Order signed by Warlimont for execution of operation “Marita”, 19 February 1941. (GB 121)VI879
 *C-62Directive No. 6 on the conduct of war, signed by Hitler, 9 October 1939; directive by Keitel, 15 October 1939 on Fall “Gelb”. (GB 106)VI880
 *C-63Keitel order on preparation for “Weseruebung”, 27 January 1940. (GB 87)VI883
  C-64Raeder’s report, 12 December 1939, on meeting of Naval Staff with Fuehrer. (GB 86)VI884
 *C-72Orders postponing “A” day in the West, November 1939 to May 1940. (GB 109)VI893
 *C-75OKW Order No. 24 initialled Jodl, signed Keitel, 5 March 1941, concerning collaboration with Japan. (USA 151)VI906
 *C-78Schmundt’s Order of 9 June 1941, convening conference on Barbarossa on 14 June. (USA 139)VI909
 *C-102Document signed by Hitler relating to operation “Otto”, 11 March 1938. (USA 74)VI911
 *C-103Directive signed by Jodl, 11 March 1938, on conduct towards Czech or Italian troops in Austria. (USA 75)VI913
 *C-120Directives for Armed Forces 1939-40 for “Fall Weiss”, operation against Poland. (GB 41)VI916
 *C-126Preliminary Time Table for “Fall Weiss” and directions for secret mobilization. (GB 45)VI932
 *C-134Letter from Jodl enclosing memorandum on conference between German and Italian Generals on 19 January and subsequent speech by Hitler, 20 January 1941. (GB 119)VI939
 *C-136OKW Order on preparations for war, 21 October 1938, signed by Hitler and initialled by Keitel. (USA 104)VI947
 *C-137Keitel’s appendix of 24 November 1938 to Hitler Order of 21 October 1938. (GB 33)VI949
  C-138Supplement of 17 December 1938, signed by Keitel, to 21 October Order of the OKW. (USA 105)VI950
 *C-148Keitel Order, 16 September 1941, subject: Communist Insurrection in Occupied Territories. (USA 555)VI961
 *C-152Extract from Naval War Staff files, 18 March 1941, concerning audience of C-in-C of Navy with Hitler on 18 March 1941. (GB 122)VI966
 *C-167Report of meeting between Raeder and Hitler, 18 March 1941. (GB 122)VI977
 *C-174Hitler Order for operation “Weseruebung”, 1 March 1940. (GB 89)VI1003
 *C-175OKW Directive for Unified Preparation for War 1937-1938, with covering letter from von Blomberg, 24 June 1937. (USA 69)VI1006
 *C-182Directive No. 2 from Supreme Commander Armed Forces, initialled Jodl, 11 March 1938. (USA 77)VI1017
 *C-194Orders by Keitel and Commander-in-Chief of Navy, 6 March 1936, for Navy cooperation in Rhineland occupation. (USA 55)VI1019
 *D-39Telegrams relating to activities against partisans in Italy. (GB 275)VI1023
 *D-569File of circulars from Reichsfuehrer SS, the OKW, Inspector of Concentration Camps, Chief of Security Police and SD, dating from 29 October 1941 through 22 February 1944, relative to procedure in cases of unnatural death of Soviet PW, execution of Soviet PW, etc. (GB 277)VII74
  D-730Statement of PW Walther Grosche, 11 December 1945. (GB 279)VII177
 *D-731Statement of PW Ernst Walde, 13 December 1945. (GB 278)VII183
 *D-735Memorandum of conference between German Foreign Minister and Count Ciano in presence of Keitel and Marshal Cavallero, 19 December 1942. (GB 295)VII190
 *D-763Circular of OKW, 18 August 1944, regarding penal jurisdiction of non-German civilians in Occupied Territories. (GB 300)VII222
 *D-764Circular of OKW, 18 August 1944, concerning combatting of “terrorists” and “saboteurs” in Occupied Territories and jurisdiction relative thereto. (GB 299)VII223
 *D-765Directives of OKW, 2 September 1944, regarding offenses by non-German civilians in Occupied Territories. (GB 302)VII225
 *D-766Circular of OKW, 4 September 1944, regarding offenses by non-German civilians in Occupied Territories. (GB 301)VII226
 *D-767Memorandum, 13 September 1944, on offenses by non-German civilians in Occupied Territories. (GB 303)VII228
 *D-769Telegram signed by Gen. Christiansen, 21 September 1940, relative to application of capital punishment in connection with Railway strike in Holland. (GB 304)VII229
  D-770Circular, 24 September 1944, on offenses of non-German civilians in Occupied Territories. (GB 305)VII229
 *D-774Directive of Chief of OKW to German Foreign Office at Salzburg, on treatment of Allied “Terrorist”-flyers 14 June 1944. (GB 307)VII231
 *D-775Draft of directive, 14 June 1944, from OKW to Supreme Commander of “Luftwaffe”, regarding treatment of Allied “Terrorist”-flyers. (GB 308)VII232
 *D-776Draft of directive of Chief of OKW, 15 June 1944, to German Foreign Office at Salzburg, concerning treatment of Allied “Terrorist”-flyers. (GB 309)VII233
 *D-777Draft of directive, 15 June 1944, from OKW to Supreme Commander of “Luftwaffe” concerning treatment of Allied “Terrorist”-flyers. (GB 310)VII234
 *D-779Letter from Reichsmarshal to Chief of OKW, 19 August 1944, regarding treatment of Allied “Terrorist”-flyers. (GB 312)VII235
 *D-780Draft of communication from Ambassador Ritter, Salzburg, to Chief of OKW, 20 June 1944, on treatment of Allied “Terrorist”-flyers. (GB 313)VII236
 *D-781Note of OKW to Supreme Commander of “Luftwaffe”, 23 June 1944, regarding treatment of Allied “Terrorist”-flyers. (GB 314)VII239
 *D-782Note from German Foreign Office, Salzburg, 25 June 1944, to OKW. (GB 315)VII239
  D-783Note of a telephone communication, 26 June 1944, with regard to treatment of “Terrorist”-aviators. (GB 316)VII240
 *D-784Note from Operation Staff of OKW signed Warlimont, 30 June 1944, concerning treatment of Allied “Terrorist”-flyers. (GB 317)VII240
 *D-785Note from OKW to Supreme Commander of “Luftwaffe”, 4 July 1944, concerning “Terror”-flyers. (GB 318)VII241
 *D-786Note, 5 July 1944, on “Terror”-flyers. (GB 319)VII242
 *EC-177Minutes of second session of Working Committee of the Reich Defense held on 26 April 1933. (USA 390)VII328
 *EC-194Secret memorandum of Keitel concerning use of prisoners of war in the war industry, 31 October 1941. (USA 214)VII336
 *EC-286Correspondence between Schacht and Goering, March-April 1937, concerning price control. (USA 833)VII380
  EC-338Memorandum of 15 September 1941 from Canaris to Keitel concerning an OKW Order regulating the treatment of Soviet prisoners of war.VII411
 *EC-406Minutes of Eleventh Meeting of Reichs Defense Council, 6 December 1935. (USA 772)VII455
 *EC-407Minutes of Twelfth Meeting of Reichs Defense Council, 14 May 1936. (GB 247)VII462
  L-3Contents of Hitler’s talk to Supreme Commander and Commanding Generals, Obersalzberg, 22 August 1939. (USA 28) (Referred to but not offered in evidence.)VII752
 *L-52Memorandum and Directives for conduct of war in the West, 9 October 1939. (USA 540)VII800
 *L-79Minutes of conference, 23 May 1939, “Indoctrination on the political situation and future aims”. (USA 27)VII847
 *L-90Fuehrer decree, February 1942, concerning prosecution of offenses in Occupied Territory; “First Ordinance” signed by Keitel for execution of the directive; memorandum of 12 December 1941, signed by Keitel. (USA 503)VII871
 *L-158Circular letter from SIPO and SD Commander of Radom District, 28 March 1944, concerning measures to be taken against escaped officers and non-commissioned officer PWs. (USA 514)VII906
  L-179Letter from RSHA to police officials, 5 November 1942, concerning criminal procedure against Poles and members of Eastern people.VII976
 *L-211OKW circular entitled Direction of War as Problem of Organization, 19 April 1938. (GB 161)VII1043
 *L-221Bormann report on conference of 16 July 1941, concerning treatment of Eastern populations and territories. (USA 317)VII1086
 *R-100Minutes of instructions given by Hitler to General von Brauchitsch on 25 March 1939. (USA 121)VIII83
  UK-20Keitel Order on treatment of supporters of De Gaulle who fight for Russians, 26 May 1943. (GB 163)VIII538
 *UK-57Keitel directives, 4 January 1944 and 21 April 1944, concerning counteraction to Kharkov show trial. (GB 164)VIII539
 *UK-66Report of British War Crimes Section of Allied Force Headquarters on German reprisals for partisan activity in Italy. (GB 274)VIII572
Affidavit AAffidavit of Erwin Lahousen, 21 January 1946, substantially the same as his testimony on direct examination before the International Military Tribunal at Nurnberg 30 November and 1 December 1945.VIII587
Affidavit IAffidavit of Leopold Buerkner, 22 January 1946.VIII647
Statement IIIThe Origin of the Directives of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces, by Wilhelm Keitel, Nurnberg, 15 September 1945.VIII669
Statement IVThe Position and Powers of the Chief of the OKW, by Wilhelm Keitel, Nurnberg, 9 October 1945.VIII672
Statement VNotes Concerning Actions of German Armed Forces During the War and in Occupied Territory, by Wilhelm Keitel, Nurnberg, 19 October 1945.VIII678
Statement VIThe Relationship Between Canaris and Keitel, by Erwin Lahousen, Nurnberg, 23 October 1945.VIII682
Statement IXMy Relationship to Adolf Hitler and to the Party, by Erich Raeder, Moscow, fall 1945.VIII707
**Chart No. 7Organization of the Wehrmacht 1938-1945. (Enlargement displayed to Tribunal.)VIII776

5. ALFRED JODL

A. POSITIONS HELD BY JODL.

Operations Department of the Army (Heer), 1932-35.

Chief of the National Defense Section in the High Command of the Armed Forces (Abteilung Landesverteidigung im OKW), 1935-Oct. 1938.

Artillery Commander (“Artillerie Kommandeur”) of the 44th Division. Vienna and Brno, Oct 1938-27 Aug. 1939.

Chief of Operation Staff of the High Command of the Armed Forces (Chef des Wehrmachtsfuhrungstabes in Oberkommando der Wehrmacht), August 1939-1945.

Dates of Promotion:

1932—Major and Oberstleutnant