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Old January 25th, 2005, 03:38 PM
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Apparently, Army Group South issued the following "Top Secret" Memorandum to all combat commanders in Ukraine on December 22, 1941:

"The following concept of the Fuehrer [Hitler] is to be made known ... to all commanders ... "

"Each area that has to be abandoned to the enemy must be made completely unfit for his use. Regardless of its inhabitants every locality must be burned down and destroyed to deprive the enemy of accomodation facilities ... the localities left intact have to be subsequently ruined by the air force."

[ 25. January 2005, 10:55 AM: Message edited by: drache ]
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