TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1206-PS
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Rue (IV) Berlin, November 11 1941
6 Copies, 6th Copy
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on outlines layed down by the Reichsmarschall in the meeting of 7 November 1941 in the Reich Ministry for Air (RLM)
SUBJECT: Employment of laborers in war industries.
The Fuehrer's point of view as to employment of prisoners of war in war industries has changed basically. So far a total of 5 million prisoners of war—employed so far 2 million.
Directives for employment:
Frenchmen: Individual employment, transposition into armament industry [Rue-wirtschaft]
Serbs: Preferably agriculture
Poles: If feasible no individual employment achievement of Russian armament industry surpasses the German one. Assembly line-work, a great many mechanical devices with relatively few skilled workers.
Readiness of Russians in the operational area to work is strong. In the Ukraine and other areas discharged prisoners of war already work as free labor. In Krivoy Rog, large numbers of workers are available due to the destruction of the factories.