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Charter of the International Military Tribunal, Article 9.
Vol. I, Pg. 6

International Military Tribunal, Indictment Number 1,
Section IV (H); Appendix B. Vol. I, Pg. 29,72

3737-PS; Hague Convention of 1907 respecting the Laws and
Customs of War on Land, Annex, Articles 4, 23. Vol. VI, Pg.
590,594

3738-PS; Geneva Convention of 1929 relative to treatment of
Prisoners of War, Articles 2, 3. Vol. VI, Pg. 600

[Note: A single asterisk (*) before a document indicates
that the document was received in evidence at the Nurnberg
trial. A double asterisk (**) before a document number
indicates that the document was referred to during the trial
but was not formally received in evidence, for the reason
given in parentheses following the description of the
document. The USA series number; given in parentheses
following the description of the document, is the official
exhibit number assigned by the court.]

                                                  [Page 401]
                                                            
*375-PS; Case Green with wider implications, report of
Intelligence Division, Luftwaffe General Staff, 25 August
1938. (USA 84). Vol. III, Pg. 280

*386-PS; Notes on a conference with Hitler in the Reich
Chancellery, Berlin, 5 November 1937, signed by Hitler's
adjutant, Hossbach, and dated 10 November 1937. (USA 25).
Vol. III, Pg. 395

*388-PS; File of papers on Case Green (the plan for the
attack on Czechoslovakia), kept by Schmundt, Hitler's
adjutant, April-October 1938. (USA 26). Vol. III, Pg. 305

*444-PS; Original Directive No. 18 from Fuehrer's
Headquarters signed by Hitler and initialled by Jodl, 12
November 1940, concerning plans for prosecution of war in
Mediterranean Area and occupation of Greece. (GB 116). Vol.
III, Pg. 403

*446-PS; Top Secret Fuehrer Order No. 21 signed by Hitler
and initialled by Jodl, Warlimont and Keitel, 18 December
1940, concerning the Invasion of Russia (case Barbarossa)
(USA 31). Vol. III, Pg. 407

                                                  [Page 402]

*447-PS; Top Secret Operational Order to Order No. 21,
signed by Keitel, 13 March 1941, concerning Directives for
special areas. (USA 135). Vol. III, Pg. 409

*498-PS; Top Secret Fuehrer Order for killing of commandos,
18 October 1942. (USA 501). Vol. III, Pg. 416

*503-PS; Letter signed by Jodl, 19 October 1942, concerning
Hitler's explanation of his commando order of the day before
(Document 498-PS). (USA 542). Vol. III, Pg. 426

*506-PS; Draft of top secret letter, 22 June 1944,
initialled by Warlimont, concerning enemy agents. (USA 549).
Vol. III, Pg. 430

*508-PS; OKW correspondence, November 1942, about shooting
of British glider troops in Norway. (USA 545). Vol. III, Pg.
430

*509-PS; Telegram to OKW, 7 November 1943, reporting
"special treatment" for three British commandos. (USA 547).
Vol. III, Pg. 433

*512-PS; Teletype from Army Commander in Norway, 13 December
1942, concerning interrogation of saboteurs before shooting;
and memorandum in reply from OKW, 14 December 1942. (USA
546). Vol. III, Pg. 433

*526-PS; Top secret notice, 10 May 1943, concerning
saboteurs captured and shot in Norway. (USA 502). Vol. III,
Pg. 434

*531-PS; OKW memorandum, 23 June 1944, citing inquiry from
Supreme Command West about treatment of paratroopers. (USA
550). Vol. III, Pg. 435

*537-PS; Order signed by Keitel, 30 July 1944, concerning
treatment of members of foreign "Military Missions",
captured together with partisans. (USA 553). Vol. III, Pg.
439

                                                  [Page 403]
                                                            
*551-PS; Order signed by Keitel, 26 June 1944, concerning
treatment of Commando participants. (USA 551). Vol. III,
Pg.440

*728-PS; Letter of Foreign Office to Chief of Supreme
Command of Armed Forces, 20 June 1944, concerning treatment
of enemy terror aviators. (GB 152). Vol. III, Pg. 526

729-PS; Handwritten note initialled Keitel, 14 June 1944,
concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators. Vol. III, Pg.
529

730-PS; Draft of letter to Foreign Office, attention
Ambassador Ritter, 15 June 1944, concerning treatment of
enemy aviators. Vol. III, Pg. 530

731-PS; Memorandum initialled by Jodl, 22 May, concerning
measures to be taken against Anglo-American air crews in
special instances. Vol. III, Pg. 531

732-PS; Letter from Feske to Keitel, 19 June 1944,
concerning treatment of enemy terror aviators. Vol. III, Pg.
532

733-PS; Telephone memorandum, 26 June 1944, concerning
treatment of terror aviators. Vol. III, Pg. 533

*735-PS; Minutes of meeting, 6 June 1944, to fix the cases
in which the application of Lynch Law against Allied airmen
would be justified. (GB 151). Vol. III, Pg. 533

737-PS; Conference Notes, 4 June 1944, concerning treatment
of enemy terror aviators. Vol. III, Pg. 536

                                                  [Page 404]

*740-PS; Letter from Warlimont, 30 June 1944, concerning
treatment of enemy terror aviators. (GB 153). Vol. III, Pg.
537

741-PS; Secret memorandum, 5 July 1944, concerning terror
aviators. Vol. III, Pg. 538

*789-PS; Speech of the Fuehrer at a conference, 23 November
1939, to which all Supreme Commanders were ordered. (USA
23). Vol. III, Pg. 572

*798-PS; Hitler's speech to Commanders-in-Chief, at
Obersalzberg, 22 August 1939. (USA 29). Vol. III, Pg. 581

*872-PS; Memorandum of Discussion between the Fuehrer and
the OKW, concerning case "Barbarossa" and "Sonnenblume"
(African operation). (USA 134). Vol. III, Pg. 626

*1061-PS; Official report of Stroop, SS and Police Leader of
Warsaw, on destruction of Warsaw Ghetto, 1943. (USA 275).
Vol. III, Pg. 718

*1279-PS; Minutes of meeting concerning treatment of members
of foreign "Military Missions" captured with partisan groups
and draft of order, 7 July 1944 pertaining thereto. (USA
552). Vol. III, Pg. 857

*1541-PS; Directive No. 20, Operation Marita, 13 December
1940; (GB 117). Vol. IV, Pg. 101

*1746-PS; Conference between German and Bulgarian Generals,
8 February 1941; speech by Hitler to German High Command on
situation in Yugoslavia, 27 March 1941; plan for invasion of
Yugoslavia, 28 March 1941. (GB 120). Vol. IV, Pg. 272

*1775-PS; Propositions to Hitler by OKW, 14 February 1938.
(USA 73). Vol. IV, Pg. 357

                                                  [Page 405]

*1780-PS; Excerpts from diary kept by General Jodl, January
1937 to August 1939. (USA 72). Vol. IV, Pg. 360

*1786-PS; Excerpt of 14 March 1943 of War Diary of the
Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces Operations Staff. (USA
561). Vol. IV, Pg. 369

*1809-PS; Entries from Jodl's diary, February 1940 to May
1940. (GB 88). Vol. IV, Pg. 377

*1816-PS; Stenographic report of the meeting on The Jewish
Question, under the Chairmanship of Fieldmarshal Goering, 12
November 1938. (USA 261). Vol. IV, Pg. 425

*1919-PS; Himmler's speech to SS Gruppenfuehrers, 4 October
1943. (USA 170). Vol. IV, Pg. 558

*2261-PS; Directive from Blomberg to Supreme Commanders of
Army, Navy and Air Forces, 24 June 1935; accompanied by copy
of Reich Defense Law of 21 May 1935 and copy of Decision of
Reich Cabinet of 12 May 1935 on the Council for defense of
the Reich. (USA 24). Vol. IV, Pg. 934

*2827-PS; Two top secret memoranda, 14 June 1939, concerning
operation 'fall Weiss". (USA 539). Vol. IV, Pg. 1035

*2385-PS; Affidavit of George S. Messersmith, 30 August
1945. (USA 68). Vol. V, Pg. 23

*2610-PS; Affidavit of Frederick W. Roche, Major, U. S.
Army, 7 November 1945. (USA 548). Vol. V, Pg. 330

*2802-PS; German Foreign Office notes of conference on 13
March 1939 between Hitler and Monsignor Tiso, Prime Minister
of Slovakia. (USA 117). Vol. V, Pg. 443

*3012-PS; Order signed Christiansen, 19 March 1943, to all
group leaders of Security Service, and record of telephone
conversation signed by Stapj, 11 March 1943. (USA 190). Vol.
V, Pg. 731

                                                  [Page 406]

*3040-PS; Secret order of Reichsfuehrer SS, 20 February
1942, concerning commitment of manpower from the East. (USA
207). Vol. V, Pg. 744

*3702-PS; Affidavit of Colonel-General Franz Halder, 7
November 1945. (USA 531). Vol. VI, Pg. 411

*3703-PS; Affidavit of Field Marshal Walter von Brauchitsch,
7 November 1945. (USA 532). Vol. VI, Pg. 413

*3704-PS; Affidavit of Field Marshal Werner von Blomberg, 7
November 1945. (USA 536). Vol. VI, Pg. 414

*3705-PS; Affidavit of Field Marshal Walter von Brauchitsch,
7 November 1945. (USA 535). Vol. VI, Pg. 415

*3706-PS; Affidavit of Colonel-General Johannes Blaskowitz,
10 November 1945. (USA 537). Vol. VI, Pg. 417

*3707-PS; Affidavit of Colonel-General Franz Halder, 13
November 1945. (USA 533). Vol. VI, Pg. 419

*3708-PS; Affidavit of Colonel Bernd von Brauchitsch, 20
November 1945. (USA 534). Vol. VI, Pg. 419

*3710-PS; Affidavit of Walter Schellenberg, 26 November
1945. (USA 557). Vol. VI, Pg. 420

*3711-PS; Affidavit of Captain Wilhelm Scheidt, 26 November
1945. (USA 558). Vol. VI, Pg. 424

3712-PS; Affidavit of General von dem Bach, 27 November
1945. Vol. VI, Pg. 425

*3713-PS; Affidavit of General Roettiger, 8 November 1945.
(USA 559). Vol. VI, Pg. 429

                                                  [Page 407]

*3714-PS; Affidavit of General Roettiger, 28 November 1945.
(USA 560). Vol. VI, Pg.430

*3715-PS; Affidavit of Major General Rode, 30 November 1945.
(USA 562). Vol. VI, Pg. 431

*3716-PS; Affidavit of Major General Rode, 30 November 1945.
(USA 563). Vol. VI, Pg. 433

*3717-PS; Affidavit of General Heusinger, 11 December 1945.
(USA 564). Vol. VI, Pg. 434

*3718-PS; Affidavit of Colonel v. Bonin, 1 December 1945.
(USA 565). Vol. VI, Pg. 435

*3739-PS; Memo on General Staff and High Command and
affidavit thereto. (USA 778). Vol. VI, Pg. 624

*3868-PS; Affidavit of Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Hoess, 5 April
1946, concerning execution of 3,000,000 people at Auschwitz
Extermination Center. (USA 819). Vol. VI, Pg. 787

*C-5; Memorandum to Supreme Command of the Navy by Doenitz,
9 October 1939, concerning base in Norway. (GB 83). Vol. VI,
Pg. 815

*C-23; Unsigned documents found in official Navy files
containing notes year by year from 1927 to 1940 on
reconstruction of the German Navy, and dated 18 February
1938, 8 March 1938, September 1938. (USA 49). Vol. VI, Pg.
827

*C-35; Entry in Naval War Diary, January 1941, p. 401. (USA
132). Vol. VI, Pg. 852

*C-50; Covering letters and Order of 13 May 1941, signed by
Keitel on ruthless treatment of civilians in the USSR for
offenses committed by them. (USA 554; GB 162). Vol. VI, Pg.
871

*C-63; Keitel order on preparation for "Weseruebung", 27
January 1940. (GB 87). Vol. VI, Pg. 883

                                                  [Page 408]

*C-64; Raeder's report, 12 December 1939, on meeting of
Naval Staff with Fuehrer. (GB 86) . . Vol. VI, Pg. 884

*C-65; Notes of Rosenberg to Raeder concerning visit of
Quisling. (GB 85) . Vol. VI, Pg. 885

*C-66; Memorandum from Raeder to Assman, 10 January  1944,
concerning "Barbarossa" and "Weseruebung". (GB 81) . Vol.
VI, Pg. 887

*C-78; Schmundt's Order of 9 June 1941, convening conference
on Barbarossa on 14 June. (USA 189) . Vol. VI, Pg. 909

*C-102; Document signed by Hitler relating to operation
"Otto", 11 March 1988. (USA 74) . Vol. VI, Pg. 911

*C-102; Directives for Armed Forces 198940 for "Fall Weiss",
operation against Poland. (GB 41) . Vol. VI, Pg. 916

*C-122; Extract from Naval War Diary. Questionnaire on
Norway bases, 8 October 1989. (GB 82) . Vol. VI, Pg. 928

*C-126; Preliminary Time Table for "Fall Weiss" and
directions for secret mobilization. (GB 45) . Vol. VI, Pg.
932

*C-136; OKW Order on preparations for war, 21 October 1988,
signed by Hitler and initialled by Keitel. (USA 104) . Vol.
VI, Pg. 947

*C-138; Supplement of 117 February 1988, signed by Keitel,
to 21 October Order of the OKW. (USA 105) . Vol. VI, Pg. 950

*C-139; Directive for operation 'Schulung" signed by
Blomberg, 2 May 1985. (USA 58) . Vol. VI, Pg. 951

*C-142; Intention of the Army High Command and Orders,
signed by Brauchitsch. (USA 588) . Vol. VI, Pg. 956

                                                  [Page 409]
                                                            
*C-148; Keitel Order, 16 September 1941, subject; Communist
Insurrection in Occupied Territories. (USA 555) . Vol. VI,
Pg. 961

*C-156; Concealed Rearmament under Leadership of Government
of Reich, from "Fight of the Navy against Versailles 1919-
1935".(USA 41) . Vol. VI, Pg. 970

*C-159; Order for Rhineland occupation signed by Blomberg, 2
March 1936 . (USA 54) . Vol. VI, Pg.  974

*C-167; Report of meeting between Raeder and Hitler, 18
March 1941. (GB 122) . Vol. VI, Pg. 977

*C-174; Hitler Order for operation "Weseruebung", 1 March
1940. (GB 89) . Vol. VI, Pg. 1003

*C-178; Order of Navy concerning treatment of saboteurs, 11
February 1948. (USA 544) . Vol. VI, Pg. 1012

*C-179; Hitler's second decree, 18 October 1942, regarding
annihilation of terror and sabotage units. (USA 548) . Vol.
VI, Pg. 1014

*C-182; Directive No. 2 from Supreme Commander Armed Forces,
initialled Jodl, 11 March 1938. (USA 77) . Vol. VI, Pg. 1017

*D-39; Telegrams relating to activities against partisans in
Italy. (GB 275) . Vol. VII, Pg  1023.

*D-411; Letters of 26 November 1941 and 28 November 1941,
enclosing orders concerning protection of troops against
Partisans and sabotage. (USA 556) . Vol. VII, Pg 49

                                                  [Page 410]
                                                            
*D-569; File of circulars from Reichsfuehrer SS, the OKW
Inspector of Concentration Camps, Chief of Security-Police
and SD, dating from 29 October 1941 through 22 February
1944, relative to procedure in eases of unnatural death of
Soviet PW, execution of Soviet PW, etc. (GB 277) . Vol. VII,
Pg 74

*D-730; Statement of PW Walther Grosche, 11 December 1945.
(GB 279) . Vol. VII, Pg  177

*D-731; Statement of PW Ernst Walde, 13 December 1945. (GB
278) . Vol. VII, Pg 183

*D-762; Order of Hitler, 30 July 1944, concerning combatting
of "terrorists" and "saboteurs" in Occupied Territories. (GB
298) . Vol. VII, Pg 221

*D-763; Circular of OKW, 18 August 1944, regarding penal
jurisdiction of non-German civilians in Occupied
Territories. (GB 300) . Vol. VII, Pg 222

*D-764; Circular of OKW, 18 August 1944, concerning
combatting of "terrorists" and "saboteurs" in Occupied
Territories and jurisdiction relative thereto. (GB 299) .
Vol. VII, Pg 223

*D-765; Directives of OKW, 2 September 1944, regarding
offenses by non-German civilians in Occupied Territories.
(GB 302) . Vol. VII, Pg 225

*D-766; Circular of OKW, 4 September 1944, regarding
offenses by non-German civilians in Occupied Territories.
(GB 301) . Vol. VII, Pg 226

*D-767; Memorandum, 13 September 1944, on offenses by non-
German civilians in Occupied Territories.(GB 303) . Vol.
VII, Pg 228

*D-769; Telegram signed by Gen. Christiansen, 21 September
1940, relative to application of capital punishment in
connection with Railway strike in Holland. (GB 304) . Vol.
VII, Pg 229

                                                  [Page 411]

*D-770; Circular, 24 September 1944, on offenses of non-
German civilians in Occupied Territories. (GB 305) . Vol.
VII, Pg. 229

*D-774; Directive of Chief of OKW to German Foreign Office
at Salzburg, on treatment of Allied "Terrorist"-flyers, 14
June 1944. (GB 307) . Vol. VII, Pg 231

*D-775; Draft of directive, 14 June 1944, from OKW to
Supreme Commander of "Luftwaffe", regarding treatment of
Allied "Terrorist"-flyers. (GB 308) . Vol. VII, Pg 232

*D-776; Draft of directive of Chief of OKW, 15 June 1944, to
German Foreign Office at Salzburg, concerning treatment of
Allied "Terrorist"-flyers. (GB 309) . Vol. VII, Pg 233

*D-777; Draft of directive, 15 June 1944, from OKW to
Supreme Commander of "Luftwaffe" concerning treatment of
Allied "Terrorist"-flyers. (GB 310) . Vol. VII, Pg 234

*D-778; Notes, 18 June 1944, concerning treatment of Anglo-
American "Terrorist"-flyers. (GB 311) . Vol. VII, Pg 235

*D-779; Letter from Reichsmarschall to Chief of OKW, 19
August 1944, regarding treatment of Allied "Terrorist"-
flyers. (GB 312) . Vol. VII, Pg 235

*D-780; Draft of communication from Ambassador Ritter,
Salzburg, to Chief of OKW, 20 June 1944, on treatment of
Allied "Terrorist"-flyers. (GB 313) . Vol. VII, Pg. 236

                                                  [Page 412]

*D-781; Note of OKW to Supreme Commander of "Luftwaffe", 23
June 1944, regarding treatment of Allied "Terrorist"-flyers.
(GB 314) . Vol. VII, Pg. 239

*D-782; Note from German Foreign Office, Salzburg, 25 June
1944, to OKW. (GB 315) . Vol. VII, Pg 239

*D-783; Note of a telephone communication, 26 June 1944,
with regard to treatment of "Terrorist"-aviators. (GB 316) .
Vol. VII, Pg 240

*D-784; Note from Operation Staff of OKW signed Warlimont,
30 June 1944, concerning treatment of Allied "Terrorist"-
flyers. (GB 317) . Vol. VII, Pg 240

*D-785; Note from OKW to Supreme commander of "Luftwaffe", 4
July 1944, concerning "Terror"-flyers. (GB 318) . Vol. VII,
Pg 241

*D-786; Note, 5 July 1944, on "Terror"-flyers. (GB 319) .
Vol. VII, Pg 242

*L-43; Air Force "Organizational Study 1950", 2 May 1938.
(GB 29) (See Chart No. 10.) . Vol. VII, Pg 788

*L-51; Affidavit of Adolf Zutter, 2 August 1945. (USA 521) .
Vol. VII, Pg 798

*L-52; Memorandum and Directives for conduct of war in the
West, 9 October 1939. (USA 540) . Vol. VII, Pg 800

*L-79; Minutes of conference, 23 May 1939, "Indoctrination
on the political situation and future aims". (USA 27) . Vol.
VII, Pg. 847

L-166; Minutes of conference on Fighter Aircraft with
Reichsmarshal on 15 May 1944 and 16 May 1944. . Vol. VII, Pg
911

*L-172; "The Strategic Position at the Beginning of the 5th
Year of War", a lecture delivered by Jodl on 7 November 1943
at Munich to Reich and Gauleiters. (USA 34) . Vol. VII, Pg
920

                                                  [Page 413]
                                                            
*L-180; Report by SS Brigade Commander Stahlecker to
Himmler, "Action Group A", 15 October 1941. (USA 276) . Vol.
VII, Pg 978

*L-323; Entry in Naval War Diary concerning operation
"Weseruebung". (USA 541) . Vol. VII, Pg 1106

*R-95; Army Order signed by von Brauchitsch, 30 March 1941,
concerning deployment instructions for "Action 25" and
supplementary instruction for action "Marita". (GB 127) .
Vol. VIII, Pg 70

*R-102; Report on activities of The Task Forces of SIPO and
SD in USSR, 1 October 1941-31 October 1941, (USA 470) . Vol.
VIII, Pg. 96

R-118; Drafts of letters and memoranda of General Staff of
Armed Forces concerning treatment of enemy fliers. . Vol.
VIII, Pg.127

*R-135; Letter to Rosenberg enclosing secret reports from
Kube on German atrocities in the East, 18 June 1943, found
in Himmler's personal files. (USA 289) . Vol. VIII, Pg. 205

*TC-54-B; Von Brauchitsch appeal to the people of Danzig,
from Documents of German Politics, Part VII, p. 596. (GB 73)
. Vol. VIII, Pg. 410

*UK-66; Report of British War Crimes Section of Allied Force
Headquarters on German reprisals for partisan activity in
Italy. (GB 274). Vol. VIII, Pg. 572

UK-81; Letters of 26 November 1941 and 28 October 1941, with
enclosed orders on protection of troops against Partisans
and Sabotage and conduct of troops in Eastern Territories.
Vol. VIII, Pg. 582

                                                  [Page 414]
                                                            
Affidavit A; Affidavit of Erwin Lahousen, 21 January 1946,
substantially the same as his testimony on direct
examination before the International Military Tribunal at
Nurnberg 30 November 1945 and 1 December 1945. . Vol. VIII,
Pg. 587

Affidavit B; Affidavit of Otto Ohlendorf, 20 November 1945,
substantially the same as his testimony on direct
examination before the International Military Tribunal at
Nurnberg 3 January 1946. . Vol. VIII, Pg. 596

Affidavit D; Affidavit of Walter Schellenberg, 23 January
1946, substantially the same as his testimony on direct
examination before the International Military Tribunal at
Nurnberg 4 January 1946. . Vol. VIII, Pg. 622

Affidavit H; Affidavit of Franz Halder, 22 November 1945. .
Vol. VIII, Pg.643

Affidavit I; Affidavit of Leopold Buerkner, 22 January 1946.
. Vol. VIII, Pg. 647

Affidavit J; Affidavit of Erhard Milch, 23 January 1946. .
Vol. VIII, Pg. 653

Statement III; The Origin of the Directives of the Supreme
Commander of the Armed Forces, by Wilhelm Keitel, Nurnberg,
15 September 1945. . Vol. VIII, Pg. 669

Statement IV; The Position and Powers of the Chief of the
OKW, by Wilhelm Keitel, Nurnberg, 9 October 1945. . Vol.
VIII, Pg. 672

Statement V; Notes Concerning Actions of German Armed Forces
During the War and in Occupied Territory, by Wilhelm Keitel,
Nurnberg, 19 October 1945. . Vol. VIII, Pg. 678

                                                  [Page 415]
                                                            
Statement IX; My Relationship to Adolf Hitler and to the
Party, by Erich Raeder, Moscow, fall 1945. . Vol. VIII, Pg.
707

**Chart No. 7; Organization of the Wehrmacht 1938-1945.
(Enlargement displayed to Tribunal.) . Vol. VIII, Pg. 776

*Chart No. 10; 1938 Proposals for Luftwaffe Expansion 1938-
1950. (L-43; GB 29) . Vol. VIII, Pg. 779

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