HIST 3001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Wilhelm Ritter Von Leeb, Johannes Blaskowitz, Treaty
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Prosecute or extradite for grave breaches: each high contracting party shall tai. Failure of commanders to punish for grave breaches. Obedience to lawful military orders is the duty of all armed forces. High command of german armed forces (wehrmacht: united states v. wilhelm von leeb. Invaded northern parts of ussr to reach leningrad. Commanded from june 1941- jan. 1942 (when he had a falling out with hitler) Johannes blaskowitz: highest ranking german general in poland after it was defeated (late 1939- early 1940) Tried to used yamashita standard and should be invoked against them (commanders should be responsible: the judges said that the acts had to be directly traceable to speci c commanders. !2: ordered commander of brigade to conduct an investigation, custer did little to investigate this incident and was charged with the crime of suppressing the news. Charges were dropped, he was demoted, and removed from super of west point.
