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Barbarossa Decree

I agree after some reading. I would just prefer a citation from a primary source if possible. I also have to raise another question. IIRC, Barbarossa Decree said that crimes committed by WEHRMACHT troops may go unpunished, not Russian criminals could be shot without trial. The later, while true, was a part of the Commissar Order: suspected partisans were to be brought to the ranking officer to decide whether they were to be executed on the spot. -Jonathan Chin : 114.42.95.179 (talk) 05:45, 9 May 2010‎ (UTC)[reply]

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Hartmann 2012 argues that the treatment of Soviet prisoners of war was the largest crime committed by the Wehrmacht. In contrast, Kay and Stahel argue that the majority of Wehrmacht soldiers involved in criminality committed "ordinary" crimes like rape and looting. In contrast although the Wehrmacht was involved in Holocaust deportations on occasion, this was more often done by local collaborators or the SS. I am going to change the header image to something more representative. (t · c) buidhe 05:55, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Deportations were not the only part of the Holocaust in which the Wehrmacht were involved. In the Soviet Union, most killings of Jews were done by shooting and the German military were often involved in this. Sometimes guarding and escorting Jews to killing sites, sometimes directly participating.

Plus the SS and police units dedicated to the killings did not have their own supply chain, meaning that they received all their supplies from the Wehrmacht, including ammunition. The 'Holocaust by bullets' as it's known could not have been carried out without the involvement of the Wehrmacht. 2A0A:EF40:1251:8E01:11F7:6BED:B6A6:764B (talk) 09:13, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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