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with the aim of »ounding up nonpower i a Germa
and, in addition a-iding the Gemana i. nat
the Partisans, 'ugitivos fmm the sou
they were, like ;h'e SD, mostly ruth lee? ere Of.
eially they were under the auspices oi 3.*?cist
Republican Pertj & actually« they were fully controlled
by the SD Commirder in etch province» functioning as Chiof
of ouch Fascist formations in his area &D offioers and
NCO's took part in important operation executed by these
troops a Those i.rrested by the Black B i^edos were trans
ferreu to SD qur rtere,, if the seriousn si of the ce.se
warranted it ) According to orders y Einatler, the Chief
of tho SiPo and SI) ««id the local Comma dn 'tern given
authority to participate in decisions aonceming individual
executions or o< l^.eotive reprisals aga nit io»called
FretodYolkicche 4 alien nationals) in th jourse of operation!
described abo?e, or independent of sue . ons 2) '
\C' Liquidation o;.' Allied Ccaaiandoe, pi.riclTitists» and .file]
In 1942,, howevei , the SD; upon persona order of Hitler,
was given a new assignment., the execut.o'o. o;' *hich conr
tuted a flagranl violet ion cf international law; On 18
October 1942; Hitler decreed ths.t "all «any troops encoun­
tered by German troops during so~calle i soanando .operations
in Europe or Africa0 though they may appear to be soldiers
1, of:, interrogation of Giuseppe (Don Cornalio) Blonde
SD Verona agent* on Tile with OSS X2)
2 0£S Document» CID 12o976% quoting '.inmlsr's orders of
1 and 4 November 3.944? see below
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