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Schmidt told this to Lieutenant Griffin, who talked to the accused and the accused in turn gave him the green slip (R 15). The lieutenant called S-1 of the 109<sup>th</sup> Infantry, and in about an hour and a half a sergeant came over and picked up the accused and took him back with him (R 15).</p> <p>Prosecution’s Exhibit 4, the green slip, is as follows:</p> <p><span id="more-23006"></span></p> <p>“I Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik #36896415 confess to the desertion of the United States Army. At the time of my desertion we were in the Albuff in France. I come to Albuff as a replacement. They were shilling the town and we were told to dig in for the night. The flowing morning they were shilling us again. I was so scared nerves and trembling that at the time the other replacements moved out I couldn’t move. I then walked in town. Not seeing any of our troops so I stayed over night at a French hospital. The next morning I turned myself over to the Canadian Provost Corp. After being with them six weeks I was turned over to American M.P. They turned me lose. I told my commanding officer my story. I said that if I had to go out their again I’d run away. He said their was nothing he could do for me so I ran away again and I’ll run away again if I have to go out their.</p></blockquote> <p>From<em> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312352220/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0312352220&linkCode=as2&tag=command-20">Execution: The Guillotine, the Pendulum, the Thousand Cuts, the Spanish Donkey, and 66 Other Ways of Putting Someone to Death</a></em><img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=command-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0312352220" alt="" width="1" height="1" border="0"/> by Geoffrey Abbott:</p> <blockquote><p>During the Second World War 2,864 soldiers were tried by General Courts Martial, 49 being sentenced to death. They were all reprieved, their sentences being commuted to varying terms of imprisonment, but it was obviously felt that an example had to be made in Slovik’s case, and all appeals for clemency were denied.</p> <p>Accordingly, on 31 January 1945, in the little village of St Marie aux Mines in eastern France, an execution site was found, a large garden surrounded by walls seven and a half feet high, ideally suitable for the grim purpose. A barrier of thick and heavy wooden boards, six feet square, was constructed, to be fixed behind the prisoner, in order to absorb the impact of the bullets from the rifles then in use, the M-1 rifle, a bullet from which could kill a man two miles away.</p> <p>A six-inch-square post was embedded deep in the snow-covered ground, and into the back of it, at shoulder height, was driven a long nail, its purpose being to stop the straps and the body they supported from slipping down the post after the execution. Twelve expert marksmen were chosen from the condemned man’s regiment, their general reaction being that of disbelief, for death by firing squad was unheard of. One reportedly asked his captain how he could get out of the detail, only to be told drily: Not unless you want to take his place!’</p> <p>The general consensus of opinion, however, was that, in a war situation as savage as the one they were at that very time engaged in, deserters exposed their comrades to even greater risks, so little sympathy was generally felt towards the condemned man.</p> <p>The morning of the execution was bitterly cold, heavy snow having fallen. The rifles were issued, one loaded with a blank, though the traditional reason for this was nullified, for the M-1 rifle automatically ejected the cartridge case of a live round after firing, but not that of a blank round.</p> <p>The victim’s hands having been tied with parachute cords, he was then secured to the post. Straps and further cords around his shoulders, knees and ankles held him upright. After prayers had been said, the black hood was drawn over his head. On the dread orders being given, the guns spoke, their voices echoing across the snow-clad hills, and Slovik’s body jolted with the multiple impacts.</p> <p>Eleven bullets had struck him, yet not one had pierced his heart, probably due to nervousness among the squad members. It is one thing to fire at one of the enemy who is endeavouring to shoot you; it is entirely different to fire at an unarmed and shrouded fellow soldier standing motionless only yards away.</p> <p>The failure could also be attributed to the fact that, probably in the belief that trained marksmen needed no aim to be pointed out on a human body, no target had been pinned over Slovik’s heart. And so several moments elapsed, too few for the coup de grace, too many for the victim, before death was finally pronounced.</p> <p>He was buried in the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery alongside the graves of 95 other disgraced American soldiers who had been hanged for violent crimes in the European Theatre of Operations during the war. But after many appeals, the efforts of an ex-army veteran, Bernard Calka, proved successful, and on 11 July 1987 the body of Edward Slovik was brought home and laid to rest beside that of his loving wife Antoinette, in Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit.</p></blockquote> <p>Additional documents below include legal documents, accounts of the execution, and letters from years later, defending the final decision to execute Private Slovik, including one from President Richard Nixon.</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-23029"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23029" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-1-654x951.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="951"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-23030"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23030" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-2-654x951.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="951"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-23031"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23031" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-3-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-4/" rel="attachment wp-att-23032"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23032" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-4-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-5/" rel="attachment wp-att-23033"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23033" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-5-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-6/" rel="attachment wp-att-23034"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23034" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-6-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-7/" rel="attachment wp-att-23035"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23035" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-7-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-8/" rel="attachment wp-att-23036"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23036" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-8-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-9/" rel="attachment wp-att-23037"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23037" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-9-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-10/" rel="attachment wp-att-23038"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23038" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-10-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-11/" rel="attachment wp-att-23039"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23039" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-11-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-12/" rel="attachment wp-att-23040"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23040" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-12-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-13/" rel="attachment wp-att-23041"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23041" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-13-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-14/" rel="attachment wp-att-23042"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23042" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-14-654x945.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="945"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-15/" rel="attachment wp-att-23043"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23043" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-15-654x916.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="916"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-01/" rel="attachment wp-att-23007"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23007" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-01-654x947.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="947"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-02/" rel="attachment wp-att-23008"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23008" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-02-654x947.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="947"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-03/" rel="attachment wp-att-23009"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23009" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-03-654x947.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="947"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-04/" rel="attachment wp-att-23010"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23010" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-04-654x947.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="947"/></a></p> <p>Report of Execution by Shooting</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-25/" rel="attachment wp-att-23046"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23046" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-25-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-26/" rel="attachment wp-att-23047"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23047" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-26-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-27/" rel="attachment wp-att-23048"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23048" title="Eddie Slovik" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-27-654x835.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="835"/></a></p> <p>Letters</p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-richard-nixon-letter-2/" rel="attachment wp-att-23023"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23023" title="Eddie Slovik Richard Nixon letter" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-Richard-Nixon-letter-2-654x818.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="818"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-richard-nixon-letter-3/" rel="attachment wp-att-23024"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23024" title="Eddie Slovik Richard Nixon letter" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-Richard-Nixon-letter-3-654x818.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="818"/></a></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205/http://www.commandposts.com/2013/01/january-31-1945-the-execution-of-private-eddie-slovik/eddie-slovik-letter-1/" rel="attachment wp-att-23021"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23021" title="Eddie Slovik Letter " src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150118060205im_/http://www.commandposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Eddie-Slovik-Letter-1-654x803.jpg" alt="" width="654" height="803"/></a></p> <p><a 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