Aktion Kugel
| Kugel-Erlass | |
|---|---|
 Block 20 of Mühlviertler subcamp of Mauthausen, where the POWs were left to die | |
| Date | 2 March 1944–5 May 1945 |
| Victims | 1,300–5,040 |
The Kugel-Erlass (English: bullet decree), also known as Aktion Kugel, was a secret decree (Geheimbefehl), issued by
Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. This order was in direct contravention of the provisions of the Third Geneva Convention
.
An exception was made for
USSR. Five escaped Dutch
officers are known, and four more are suspected, to have been executed in Mauthausen as a result of the Kugel-Erlass.
See also
- Adolf Hitler's directives
- Commando Order
- Commissar Order
- German High Command orders for Treatment of Soviet Prisoners of War
- Le Paradis massacre
- Oflag
- Gleiwitz incident, 1939
- Operation Greif, 1944
- Severity Order
References
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External links
- ess.uwe.ac.uk
- icrc.org
- avalon.law.yale.edu, The Avalon Project: Document No. 1650-PS