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  1. Doenitz order of 17 September 1942. The order reads: “To all commanding officers: “1. No. attempt of any kind must be made at rescuing members of ships sunk, and this includes the picking up of persons in the water and putting them in lifeboats, righting capsized lifeboats, and handing over food and water. Rescue runs counter to the rudimentary demands of warfare for the destruction of enemy ships and crews. “2. Orders for bringing in captains and chief engineers still apply. “3. Rescue the shipwrecked only if their statements will be of importance to your boat. “4. Be harsh, having in mind that the enemy takes no regard for women and children in his bombing attacks on German cities.” On the same date this order is recorded in the war diary of the flag officer submarines: “The attention of commanding officers is again drawn to the fact that all efforts to rescue members of crews of ships which have been sunk contradict the most primitive demands for the conduct of warfare by annihilating enemy ships and their crews. Orders concerning the bringing in of captains and engineers still stand.”
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