It is the duty of all troops and police in my command to adopt the severest measures. Every act of violence committed by partisans must be punished immediately. Reports submitted must also give details of countermeasures taken. Wherever there is evidence of a considerable number of partisan groups a proportion of the male population of the area will be arrested, and in the event of an act of violence being committed these men will be shot.


June 20, 1944. Quoted in "Mussolini: The Last 600 Days of Il Duce" - Page 131 - by Ray Moseley - History - 2004.

Albert Kesselring Quotes

It is the duty of all troops and police in my command to adopt the severest measures. Every act of violence committed by partisans must be punished...

It is the duty of all troops and police in my command to adopt the severest measures. Every act of violence committed by partisans must be punished...

It is the duty of all troops and police in my command to adopt the severest measures. Every act of violence committed by partisans must be punished...

It is the duty of all troops and police in my command to adopt the severest measures. Every act of violence committed by partisans must be punished...