1939 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 1609 To protect the borders of our Fatherland, supreme sacrifices are demanded from each of the members of the people’s community [Volksgenossen]. The soldier protects the Fatherland with a weapon, risking his life. In view of the greatness of this commitment, it is the obvious duty of every member of the people’s community in the Fatherland to put all their strength and wealth at the disposal of the people and the Reich, in order to guarantee the continuation of an orderly economic life. This also means that every member of the people’s community restricts himself in his way of living and his standards. * * * * * * * Section 1 Conduct Detrimental to War Article 1 (1) Whoever destroys, removes, or conceals raw materials or products belonging to the vital requirements of the population and thereby malevolently endangers the supply of such requirements will be punished with hard labor or imprisonment, and in particularly serious cases by death. (2) Whoever conceals payment certificates without any justified reason, will be punished with imprisonment and, in particularly serious cases, with hard labor. * * * * * * * Berlin, 4 September 1939 The Chairman of the Ministerial Council for Defense of the Reich FIELD MARSHAL GOERING The Deputy of the Fuehrer R. HESS The General Plenipotentiary for the Administration of the Reich FRICK The General Plenipotentiary for the Economy WALTHER FUNK The Reich Minister and Chief of the Reich Chancellery DR. LAMMERS The Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces KEITEL PARTIAL TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT NG-715 PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 112 DECREE, 5 SEPTEMBER 1939, AGAINST PUBLIC ENEMIES[99] 1939 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 1679 The Ministerial Council for the Defense of the Reich decrees with the force of Law: Article 1 _Looting in Liberated Territory_ (1) Whoever is found looting in liberated territory or in buildings or rooms voluntarily vacated will be punished by death. (2) This crime is subject to the jurisdiction of the Special Courts,[100] insofar as field military courts have no jurisdiction.