1942 ⟶ Allied Governments-in-Exile Issue Declaration on War Crimes

Allied governments-in-exile in London issue a declaration en...
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⚖️ Allied Governments-in-Exile Issue Declaration on War Crimes

Allied governments-in-exile in London issue a declaration entitled Punishment for War Crimes demanding post-war legal retribution for atrocities in German-occupied Europe.⟶
Allied Governments-in-Exile Issue Declaration on War Crimes (1942)
War CrimesAtrocitiesAllied PowersLondonDeclarationJusticePost-WarEuropeGerman Occupation

📜 Allies Condemn Holocaust in Joint Declaration

Allied powers issue the Joint Declaration by Members of the United Nations which is the first declaration to condemn the Holocaust in German-occupied Europe in response to the first official report from the Polish government-in-exile on 10 December.⟶
Allies Condemn Holocaust in Joint Declaration (1942)
HolocaustAlliesDeclarationUnited NationsWar CrimesPolandGerman OccupationPropaganda

📜 Declaration on Combating Plunder by Enemy Powers

Eighteen countries issue a declaration in London stating their determination to "combat and defeat the plundering by the enemy Powers of the territories which have been overrun or brought under enemy control" and to take measures to restore property after the war.⟶
Declaration on Combating Plunder by Enemy Powers (1943)
War CrimesPost-War PlanningInternational LawProperty RightsAllied PowersLondonEconomic Warfare