Nacht und nebelaktion hitler biography

Directive issued by Adolf Hitler on 7 December 1941

"Night and Fog" redirects here. For the 1956 film, see Night and Fog (1956 film).

Nacht und nebelaktion hitler biography

For the 2009 film, see Night and Fog (2009 film). For the 80s Belgian synthpop band, see Nacht und Nebel (band). For the television series episode, see Law & Order (season 3) § ep57.

Nacht und Nebel (German: [ˈnaxtʔʊntˈneːbl̩]), meaning Night and Fog, also known as the Night and Fog Decree, was a directive issued by Adolf Hitler on 7 December, 1941 targeting political activists and resistance "helpers" in the territories occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II, who were to be imprisoned, executed, or made to disappear, while the family and the population remained uncertain as to the fate or whereabouts of the alleged offender against the Nazi occupation power.

Victims who disappeared in these clandestine actions were often never heard from again.

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The alliterative hendiadysNacht und Nebel