Nazi Violations of International Law in WWII

Some revisionists claim that the laws the defendants at Nuremberg were charged with breaking were not enacted until after WWII. This is patently false.

Violation of laws of war by the Nazis

Hague Convention of 1899:Germany signed it.

Here is the law:

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/hague02.asp



Killing of unarmed civilians-Article 46 prohibits it

Count 1

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2204160/Darkest-atrocities-Nazis-laid-bare-secretly-recorded-conversations-German-prisoners-war.html

Confiscating or damaging property of unarmed civiliansArticle 46 prohibits it

Count 2

http://www.sandratrouxmysteries.com/nazi-art-thefts.html



Killing Prisoners of war-Article 23 prohibits it

Massacre at Malmedy

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/malmedy_massacre.htm

Article 25-Bans bombing or shelling of unfortified cities(Warsaw,Athens ,Rotterdam)

http://histclo.com/essay/war/ww2/air/eur/ter/ltr-pol.html

http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/567828

http://www.scientificpsychic.com/etc/jeff/Jeff-Noordermeer-Rotterdam001.html



Article 52-forbids deporting civilians for slave labor

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/imt/chap_10.asp



Border treaties-crossing them with armed forces without permission is prohibited


Violation of the Versailles Treaty,-part of international law-Germany signed it.

The treaty forbid Germany to rearm and limited her Army to 100,000 men