[Franek Grabowski]

Olve
A book of Szymon Datner entitled Zbrodnie Wehrmachtu na jeńcach wojennych w II wojnie światowej (Wehrmacht crimes against PoWs during WWII), Warsaw 1961, deals with the problem. It is in Polish but I cannot exclude there was a German edition in GDR. It testifies that eg. lynches on Allied airmen were inspired by highest levels.

George
It is not that easy. Allies were interested in German PoWs even if only as a source of information. Also, any such events could lead to repercussions against Allied PoWs held captive in Germany. Otherwise it is nonsense. What for to bother with a desk, if everyone was to be shot? It is illogical to say the least. And if there was a desk, there should be a paperwork, but there is none. And bodies cannot disappear, but there is no evidence of their existence. Here is the key to the problem.

Pelagonia(?)
This perfectly recalls the case of German paratroopers murdered at Monte Cassino described by Der Spiegel in 1980. The problem was that those paratroopers reappeared to testify they were not murdered and that they were well treated.