Extrajudicial killings in World War II

German admiral, head of military intelligence service (1887–1945)

Jewish paramilitary leader and founder of Lehi (1907-1942)

mass murders of political prisoners by Soviet secret police in June 1941 during World War II

German Schutzstaffel doctor (1909–1945)

reprisals against Germans during the liberation of Dachau

German general (1892–1945)

Polish chess player

Australian soldier, beheaded by the Japanese in 1943

German General and Knight's Cross recipient

German resistance fighter (1893–1945)

French politician (1890-1944)

Estonian military personnel (1913–1945)

Italian automotive engineer (1889–1945)

RAF officer (1910–1944)

Belgian politician (1894-1940)

German resistance member (1910–1945)

thumb|300px|A prisoner who was shot and killed at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp complex. The Postenpflicht (German: "Duty of guards") was a general order issued to SS-Totenkopfverbände guards in Nazi concentration camps to summarily execute insubordinate prisoners. The order required guards to shoot prisoners who engaged in resistance or escape attempts, without warning; failing to do so would result in dismissal or arrest. The Postenpflicht was originally issued on October 1, 1933, for guards at Dachau concentration camp, but was later extended to other concentration camps.

German military personnel

German businessman and Lieutenant Colonel in Army intelligence (1887-1945)

Royal Australian Air Force officer

Norwegian aviator (1920-1944)

1939 revolt in Nowogródek Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic (now Belarus)

French Resistance member (1920–1943)

Belgian fighter pilot (1916-1944)