00:00Zaukel had overall responsibility for the slave labor program, and he was constantly
00:05in the field supervising the steps which were being taken.
00:09He was aware of the ruthless methods being taken to obtain laborers, and vigorously supported
00:14them on the ground that they were necessary to fill the quotas.
00:18Zaukel's regulations also provided that he had responsibility for transporting the laborers
00:24to Germany, allocating them to employers and taking care of them, and that other agencies
00:29involved in these processes were subordinate to him.
00:32He was informed of the bad conditions which existed, and said,
00:36All the men must be fed, sheltered, and treated in such a way as to exploit them to the highest
00:42possible extent, at the lowest conceivable degree of expenditure.
00:46On one occasion, at a meeting of high party officials, he explained,
00:51If we lose this war, not only will they hang me, but they will also hang you.
00:56This can be taken for granted.
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