In March 1941 part of Lofoten in Norway was destroyed. In April 1942 the
town of Telerag in Norway was destroyed.
Entire villages were destroyed in France, among others, Oradour sur
Glane, Saint Nizier in Gascogne, La Mure, Vassieu, La Chappelle en
Vercors. The town of Saint Dié was burnt down and destroyed. The Old
Port District of Marseilles was dynamited in the beginning of 1943 and
resorts along the Atlantic and the Mediterranean coasts, particularly
the town of Sanary, were demolished.
In Holland there was most widespread and extensive destruction, not
justified by military necessity, including the destruction of harbors,
locks, dykes, and bridges; immense devastation was also caused by
inundations which equally were not justified by military necessity.
(H) Conscription of civilian labor.
Throughout the occupied territories the defendants conscripted and
forced the inhabitants to labor and requisitioned their services for
purposes other than meeting the needs of the armies of occupation and to
an extent far out of proportion to the resources of the countries
involved. All the civilians so conscripted were forced to work for the
German war effort. Civilians were required to register and many of those
who registered were forced to join the Todt Organization and the Speer
Legion, both of which were semi-military organizations involving some
military training. These acts violated Articles 46 and 52 of the Hague
Regulations, 1907, the laws and customs of war, the general principles
of criminal law as derived from the criminal laws of all civilized
nations, the internal penal laws of the countries in which such crimes
were committed, and Article 6 (b) of the Charter.
Particulars, by way of example only and without prejudice to the
production of evidence of other cases, are as follows: