“Answer: ‘I was Commander for Northern France and Belgium.’
“Question: ‘Does the witness remember having promulgated this
order?’
“Answer: ‘I do not remember exactly the text of this order,
because it was drawn up after a long struggle with Sauckel, the
Plenipotentiary General for the Allocation of Labor.’
“Question: ‘Did you have any difficulties with Sauckel?’
“Answer: ‘I was fundamentally opposed to the institution of
compulsory labor service, and it was only after having received
orders that I consented to promulgate the decree.’”
Do you still deny that General Von Falkenhausen issued this order under
pressure from you?
SAUCKEL: I deny the version as it is put before me now, emphatically.