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(a) 1939-1941.
(4) Forced Labour.
After the students' massacres in November 1939, students who
escaped execution or the concentration camps had to find manual
work within 48 hours or they were sent for forced labour to
Germany.
A decree of January 23, 1941, rendered possible the calling-up of
all Czech men between the ages of 18-50 for forced labour for a
period of 6-12 months, "for the carrying through of urgent work
of special importance for the State and for its economic life".
On December 18, 1941, HEYDRICH, then Reich Protector, supple-
mented this enactment by another decree, stating that single indi-
viduaIs (later it was extended to married people) who were not
engaged on important work could be called up to carry out
important war-work anywhere on Reich territory including Poland.
@) 1942.
OnL March 21, 1942, HITLER issued a decree regarding the
appointment of a general plenipotentiary for mobilising man-power,
Erlass des Fuehrers ueber einen Generalbevollmaechtigten fuer den
Arbeitseinsatz (RGBl.p.179). This order was signed by HITLER,
LAMMERS, (Reichsminister und Chef der Reichskanzlei) and
KEITEL. The decree expressly declares as its purpose to mobilise
the available man-power in the interest of the whole war economy,
particulal-ly for the purpose of armament. It provides for the plan-
ning of man-power of all available men and women, including for-
eigners and prisoners
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of war and the mobilisation of the whole man-power not yet made
use of in the "Greater German Reich", including the "Protectorate",
etc. The wording of that order leaves no doubt that it mobilises, in
the interest of the German war machine not only German nationals,
but also foreigners living in Germany, prisoners of war and the
inhabitants of the occupied territories.
Through the decree mentioned, SAUCKEL was appointed plenipotentiary
general for the mobilisation of man-power (Generalbevollmaechtigter
fuer den Arbeitseinsatz) and it was enacted that he
was subordinate to GOERING in his capacity as Com~ioner for
the Four Years Plan.
By an order issued on March 27, 1942 (RGB1. I, p.180) GOERING
as Reich Commissioner for the Four Years Plan gave effect to