Decree for the establishment of courts-martial in the annexed Eastern territories of the province of Upper Silesia dated 1 June 1942
On the basis of number 13 of the decree of the cabinet council for the Reich defense, for the administration of criminal jurisdiction against Poles and Jews in the annexed Eastern territories and the district of the previous Free City of Danzig, dated 4 December 1941 (RGBl. I, p. 759), the following is decreed in agreement with the Reichminister of the Interior and the Reichminister of Justice:
Par. 1.
1. Severe violations of Poles and Jews against Germans, as well as other criminal acts by Poles and Jews which seriously endanger the German reconstruction work, can be sentenced by courts-martial, until further notice.
I reserve for myself the decision as to whether or not the criminal act is a crime in the sense of paragraph 1.
Par. 2.
The courts-martial pass sentence of death, transfer to the secret state police acquittal.
Par. 3.
1. Courts-martial will be established for the district of a state police administration office. They consist of one president and two members.
2. President is the leader of the state police administrative office or his permanent deputy. The members will be appointed by the leader of the state police administration office.