Orders of Stiftelsen norsk Okkupasjonshistorie, 2014 109049 the Allied Thlilitary Joint COlumander . to the COlnnlander Gerlnan Land Forces in .

Part I. General.

1. Unless otherwise stated, the following or­ IX) SS Skljegerbataillon Norwcgen ders will apply throughout German occu­ X) Germansl~e SS Norge pied Nor way. XI) Full-time members of (NS) 2. Members of the following auxiliary Hirden organisations and specified persons in 1) Every person not belonging to an Nor way. are immediately to be placed organisation' referred to above who is under the command of the Commander of serving with or attached for duty to the German Land Forces in Nor VI a y, a formation or unit under German who is to be responsible for their dis­ army command or authority. armament and discipline, as well as their m) Such other persons, units or organisa­ maintenance and supply where applicable, tions as the Joint Commanders may to the same extent and degree as for units at any time specify for this purpose. of the German army: 3. For the purpose of this order the German a) Schutz Staffel (SS) Army, the German Air Force Field Divi­ b) (SA) sions, German Airborne Units and the c) Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahr above named auxiliary forces and speci­ Korps (NSKK) fied persons shall be referred to as «The d) Hitler Jugend (HJ) German Land Forces». e) Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD) 4. The Commander German Land Forces f) Organisation Todt (OT) will be held responsible for the control g) Ordnunspolizei and behaviour of all civilian Germans 11) Sicherheitspolizei, , and German-allied nationals in Nor way. MiliUirisches Amt, SS Jagdver]j~inde These and the German Land Forces wil and Geheimefelc1polizei be referred to as «G e I' m an s». ;j) k) Every non-German formation or unit 5. The Commander German Land Forces in serving with or under the control or Nor way is to ensure that the following command of any part of the German orders are communicated to formations Armed Forces, including: and units of the German Land Forces in I) Beredskapspoliti . Nor way, and that these and subsequent II) Statspoliti orders issued by the Military Joint Com­ Ill) Grensepoliti mander, or on his behalf by any Allied IV) Frivillige Politikompanicr (including Norwegian) Commander, re­ V) F0rcrgarden lating to the Land Forces are fully and VI) Legion N orwegen promptly obeyed and executed. In case VII) SS Vaktbataljoner of any question as to the meaning of VIII) SS Panzergrcnadierref,ri.men t these orders the decision of the Military Norwegen SNOJoint Commanc1r.r shall be final.

Et par sider av den allierte ordre til general Bohme i overgivelsesvilkarene, presentert pa Lillehammer den 8. mai sent pa kvelden. Stiftelsen norsk Okkupasjonshistorie, 2014

Arrest of Certain Persons. administration of the camps, arc to be 31. The Commander of the German Land For­ 2,rrestcd and placed in confinement pen­ ding further orders. CC~1 is to take into protective custody immediately the following: - 35. Norwegian political prisoners held in con· a) All personnel of: - I) Sicherhcits­ centration camps or other forms of cus­ dicnst. - H) },HliUirischc amter· and tody under German control in Nor way Amt VII of Rcichssicherheitshauptamt. are to be released immediately, and if un­ - Ill) Geheimc Feld Polizei. able to return to their hom(:s are to be IV) Kommando del' Klcinkampfver­ maintained and protected by the G e I'­ bLindc. - V) Sicherheitspolizei. - m a n s. German or German-allied pri. VI) Waffcn SS. - VII) Allcgemeine soners ~re to be retained in the camps. SS. - VIII) Totenkopfverbande. - 3G. The conditions within the camps arc to be IX) Female SS. :lllcviated immediately and no punish­ b) All officers of: -- I) Ordnungspolizei. ments or restrictions are to be inflicted. - II) Sturmabtcilung. - HI) lIiller­ Food and medical attention arc to be pro­ Jugend. vided on the same scale as is normally c) All officials of thc NSDAP holding provided to the German Land Forces. the post of Amtsleiter or higher, or the rank of Gemeinsehaftsleiter or higher. Prisoners of War. d) Chief and chiefs of departments of 37. Pending instructions for their release or the Reichskommissariat, and the removal, all prisoaers of war arc to re· chiefs and deputy chiefs of each of main in their existing camps, prisons,;:. the Provincial offices of the Reichs­ hospitals or other places of confinement. lwmmissariat, if these persons do not When· these are entirely or mainly utilised individually fall in the above .catego­ for the confinement of prisoners of ries. war, all guards are to be withdrawn 32. Lists of persons detained under the above and camps, together Witll all stores and para 31 and also under para 34, will be records, arc to be h~nded over forthwith prepared showing the following particu­ to the command of the senior officer or lars: other. senior representative of the. priso­ a) Surname ners pending the arrival of sueh .other b) Christian names person or persons as the Military Joint c) Date & place of birth Commander may designate for this pur­ d) Unit pose. There is to be no removal, by the c) Rank, appointment and office of duty. German authorities of prisoners of war, no removal, diminuation, dissipation or des­ MinefieIds and Other D~mgerous Obstacle:;. truction of their property or effects, or of 33. The Commander of the German La.nd the stores or records, in their camps, Forces is to ensure that no actIon is taken prisons, hospitals or other places of con­ to interfere with any markings of mine­ finement, nor any transfers between fields. camps, except as direct~d by the Military Joint Commander. Concentration Camps.SNO 34. '1.'he Commander of the German Land Communications for Alilcu Prisoner Forces is to take over immediately the of ·War Camps. administration and control of all concen­ 38. The Commander of the Gennan Land ·For­ tration and labour camps. All existing ees i::; to El~~itain all exisEng ,11ean3o of guards and administration officers, except coyamunic:ltion between Allied pl-:::oncr junior personnel required for day to day of war camps and German Headquarters.