• The Commando Order (German: Kommandobefehl) was issued by the OKW, the high command of the German Armed Forces, on 18 October 1942. This order stated that...
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    and were killed. As a result, an enraged Hitler issued the infamous Kommandobefehl ("Commando Order"), stating that all captured Commandos were to be shot...
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  • "bandit-threatened" territories, turning them into "dead zones" (Tote Zonen). The Kommandobefehl (Commando Order) was issued by Hitler on 18 October 1942 stating that...
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    cremated. These commandos were the first to fall victim to Adolf Hitler's Kommandobefehl (Commando Order) issued on 18 October 1942, which called for the execution...
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