Severity Order

Severity Order

The Severity Order was the name given to an order promulgated within the German Sixth Army on the Eastern Front during World War II by Field Marshal Walther von Reichenau. It said, in part:

...The most important objective of this campaign against the Jewish-Bolshevik system is the complete destruction of its sources of power and the extermination of the Asiatic influence in European civilization. ... In this eastern theatre, the soldier is not only a man fighting in accordance with the rules of the art of war, but also the ruthless standard bearer of a national conception. ... For this reason the soldier must learn fully to appreciate the necessity for the severe but just retribution that must be meted out to the subhuman species of Jewry. ... [Craig, William. "Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad". (1973)]
When Reichnau died, and command of the Sixth Army was taken over by General Friedrich von Paulus, both the Severity Order and Hitler's Commissar Order were rescinded in his command sector.

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