List of Adolf Hitler's directives
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Adolf Hitler's directives or Führer's directives were instructions and strategic plans issued by Adolf Hitler himself. They covered a wide range of subjects from detailed direction of military units in World War II to the governance of occupied territories and their populations. Under the Nazi system, they were binding, to be followed to the letter and superseded any other law. In total, there were 52 directives issued. They should not be confused with the Führer's orders, issued late in the war, which were more precise and low-level and could be written or oral. They were as binding as the more general directives.[1]
The Directives
| Directive No | Date issued | Subject | Notes | Full text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 31, 1939 | Plan of Attack on Poland | German Invasion of Poland | Full text |
| 2 | September 3, 1939 | Hostilities in the West | ||
| 3 | September 9, 1939 | Transfer of Forces from Poland to the West | ||
| 4 | September 25, 1939 | Finishing the War in Poland | ||
| 5 | September 30, 1939 | Partition of Poland | ||
| 6 | October 9, 1939 | Plans for Offensive in the West | ||
| 7 | October 18, 1939 | Preparations for Attack in the West | ||
| 8 | November 20, 1939 | Further Preparations for Attack in the West | ||
| 9 | November 29, 1939 | Instructions for Warfare against the Economy of the Enemy | ||
| 10 | January 19-February 18, 1940 | Concentration of Forces for "Undertaking Yellow" | ||
| 10a | March, 1940 | Case "Weser Exercise" against Denmark and Norway | Operation Weserübung | |
| 11 | May 14, 1940 | The Offensive in the West | ||
| 12 | May 18, 1940 | Prosecution of the Attack in the West | ||
| 13 | May 24, 1940 | Next Object in the West | ||
| 14 | June 8, 1940 | Continuation of the Offensive in France | ||
| 15 | June 14, 1940 | Advance on the Loire | ||
| 16 | July 16, 1940 | Operation Sea Lion | Full text | |
| 17 | August 1, 1940 | Battle of Britain | Full text | |
| 18 | November 12, 1940 | Seizure of Gibraltar | Operation Felix | Full text |
| 19 | December 10, 1940 | German occupation of Vichy France | Operation Attila | Full text |
| 20 | December 13, 1940 | German invasion of Greece | Operation Marita | Full text |
| 21 | December 18, 1940 | Invasion of the Soviet Union | Operation Barbarossa | Full text; Alt. ull text |
| 22 | January 11, 1941 | German Support for Battles in the Mediterranean Area | ||
| 23 | February 6, 1941 | Directions for Operations against the English War Economy | ||
| 24 | March 5, 1941 | Co-operation with Japan | ||
| 25 | March 27, 1941 | Plan of Attack on Yugoslavia | Operation 25 | |
| 26 | April 3, 1941 | Co-operation with our Allies in the Balkans | ||
| 27 | April 4, 1941 | Plan of Attack on Greece | ||
| 28 | April 25, 1941 | Invasion of Crete | Operation Mercury | Full text |
| 29 | May 17, 1941 | Proposed Military Government of Greece | Full text | |
| 30 | May 23, 1941 | Support of anti-British forces in Iraq | (see Führer Directive No. 30) | |
| 31 | June 9, 1941 | German Military Organisation in the Balkans | ||
| 32 | July 11, 1941 | Plans following defeat of the Soviet Union | Operation Orient | Full text |
| 32 supplement | July 14, 1941 | Use of resources following defeat of the Soviet Union | Full text | |
| 33 | July 19, 1941 | Continuation of the War in the East | Two Panzer Groups were removed from Army Group Centre, depriving it of the armour which it would otherwise have used to attack Moscow.[2] | |
| 34 | July 30, 1941 | Strengthening Soviet resistance | ||
| 34 supplement | August 12, 1941 | |||
| 35 | September 6, 1941 | Moscow Offensive | Operation Typhoon | |
| 36 | September 22, 1941 | Instructions for Winter operations in Norway | Instructions to the Army High Command, Norway, the navy and the air force for winter operations in and around Norway | |
| 37 | October 10, 1941 | |||
| 38 | December 2, 1941 | |||
| 39 | December 8, 1941 | Abandoning the Offensive | ||
| 40 | March 23, 1942 | Competence of Commanders in Coastal Areas | Command Organization of the Coasts Atlantic Wall;[3] | Full text |
| 41 | April 5, 1942 | Summer Campaign in the Soviet Union | Operation Blue | |
| 42 | May 29, 1942 | Instructions for operations against unoccupied France and the Iberian Peninsula | Operation Attila replaced by Case Anton; Operation Isabella cancelled; | Full text |
| 43 | July 11, 1942 | Continuation of Operations from the Crimea | ||
| 44 | July 21, 1942 | Operations in Northern Finland | ||
| 45 | July 23, 1942 | Continuation of Operation Brunswick | ||
| 46 | August 18, 1942 | Instructions for Intensified Action Against Banditry in the East | ||
| 47 | December 28, 1942 | |||
| 48 | July 26, 1943 | Command and defence measures in the southeast | ||
| 49 | Did not survive? | |||
| 50 | September 28, 1943 | Concerning the preparations for the withdrawal of 20th Mountain Army to Northern Finland and Northern Norway | ||
| 51 | November 3, 1943 | Preparations for a two-front war | Full text | |
| 52 | January 28, 1944 | Battle of Rome | Battle of Monte Cassino |
References
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