1. [stamp] Miss Frobenius: (Reich Chancellery)
2. To Ministerialrat Ficker
[Initial] L [Lammers] 26 May
[stamp] See document of 29 May
Dear Mr. Lammers:
In yesterday’s edition of the “Voelkischer Beobachter” the Fuehrer read the enclosed report according to which the Special Court of Munich in a trial in Augsburg sentenced the 19-year-old Anton Scharff to 10 years’ hard labor for theft under cover of the black-out; the public prosecutor had asked for the death sentence.
In the Fuehrer’s opinion this sentence is entirely incomprehensible. The Fuehrer believes that in such cases capital punishment must definitely be given if crimes committed under cover of the black-out are to be kept to a minimum from the outset. The Fuehrer has also emphasized time and again that the criminals should receive severe punishment considering the heroic fighting of our soldiers.
The Fuehrer requests you to inform Under Secretary Schlegelberger again of his point of view.
Heil Hitler!
Yours very truly,