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Starvation as a strategy of war
In order to secure food for the Wehrmacht and the German Volks-gemeinschaft
[nation], the occupied Soviet territories were to be plundered radically.
»To procure as much food and mineral oil as possible for Germany»
— that was
the guideline for the occupation forces' economic staff. Those responsible for this policy were quite aware of the fact that it was likely to lead to death by starvation for millions of people. The Wirtschaftsstab Ost was responsible for implementing these measures and coordinated the ...
