A propos du sort prevu en cas de capture de refugiés Allemands par les troupes nazies :


PRO HW 1/643 - Message intercepted and received in German by British Intelligence interception on 13.6.42 and forwarded to Prime Minister Churchill as file CX/MSS/1071/T6, stating -

"Most secret document - only to be opened by an officer - from Supreme Command of The Army to Panzer Army Africa - are said to be numerous German political refugees with free French Forces in Africa. The Fuhrer has ordered that the severest measures are to be taken against those concerned. They are therefore to be immediately wiped out in battle and in cases where they escape being killed in battle, a military sentence is to be pronounced immediately by the nearest German officer and they are to be shot out of hand, unless they have to be temporarily retained for intelligence purposes.

This order must NOT be forwarded in writing. Commanding Officers are to be told verbally". (I am grateful to my friend and former teacher, the eminent historian and author, Dr John P Fox, visiting lecturer in Holocaust Studies and International History, for pointing out this document to me, as further evidence of what the SIG faced if captured).


Extrait du (tres bon) site "www.specialforces.co.uk", dans un sujet sur le SIG (Special Interrogation Group), unité composée de Juifs germanophones. Cette unité croisera le "French squadron" SAS et est souvent evoquée dans les ouvrages consacrés a ces derniers.




PS : desolé de ne pas proposer de traduction en francais de ce texte, mais je ne maitrise pas assez l'anglais pour cela.

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Laurent,