e. If as an exception court martial is to be opened in connection with communist revolts or other offenses against the German occupation force, the most drastic penalties are to be imposed.
In such cases the death penalty only can be an actual means having deterrent effect. Particularly acts of espionage and sabotage and attempts to join a foreign army are, as a rule, to be punished with death. Also in cases of bearing arms without permission the death sentence is to be imposed in general.
4. The commanders in the occupied territories see to it that these principles are made known to all military offices without delay which have to deal with communist acts of revolt.
Certified /s/ Keitel
[signature illegible]
M.V.J.
Distribution:
| Commander of Armed Forces South-East [W. Bfh. Suedost] | 1st copy |
| with additional copies for Commander Serbia | 2nd copy |
| with additional copies for Commander Salonika-Aegean Sea | 3rd copy |
| with additional copies for Commander Southern Greece | 4th copy |
| with additional copies for Commander Crete | 5th copy |
| Commander of Armed Forces Norway | 6th copy |
| Commander of Armed Forces Netherlands | 7th copy |
| Commander of Armed Forces Eastern Territory | 8th copy |
| Commander of Armed Forces Ukraine | 9th copy |
| Plenipotentiary for the Armed Force with the Reich Protector in Bohemia and Moravia | 10th copy |
| High Command of the Army—OKH (operational sec.) | 11th copy |
| [O.Qu.IV] | 12th copy |
| (Gen. Qu.) with additional copy for | 13th copy |
| Mil Cdr. France | 14th copy |
| Mil. Cdr. Belgium and Northern France | 15th copy |
| Mil. Cdr. in the Gouv. Gen. | 16th copy |
| Chief of Armament and Cdr. of Reserve | 17th copy |
| with add. copy for Cdr. German Troops in Denmark | 18th copy |
| Chief of Air Force (General Staff) | 19th copy |
| Chief of Navy [OKM] Chief of naval operations [SKL] | 20th copy |
| Armistice Commission [W.St.K.] Wiesbaden | 21st copy |
| Foreign Office, attention ambassador [?] Ritter | 22nd copy |
| Verfuegungsstab Frankfurt/Oder via L II | 23rd copy |
| Verfuegungsstab Breslau OKW | 24th copy |
| Operational Staff of the Armed Forces [WFST] | 25th copy |
| Abt.L | 26-32nd copy |
| WPr. | 33rd copy |
| Office Ausl./Abw. | 34th copy |
| Counterintelligence Abw. III | 35th copy |
| Foreign department Abt. Ausl. | 36th copy |
| Economic Armament office | 37th copy |
| AWA | 38th copy |
| WR | 39th copy |
| Liaison-office [V.O.] at Gen. Gouv. Cracow | 40th copy |
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 833-PS
SECRET
High Command of the Armed Forces Berlin, 2 February 1942.
Foreign office/Intelligence/Intell. Dept. III No. 570/1.42 g (ZR/ III C 2
Subject: Prosecution of crimes against the Reich or the occupying forces in the occupied territories
Wehrm. High Command
7 Feb. 1942
No. 221 / 42 g
further:
to: 149/10 10
Reference: None
Inclosures: 3