«Conquer and destroy»: the ideology of the fascist occupation regime in the Krasnodar territory (july 1942 – october 1943)

The article explores the German occupation rule in the Krasnodar Territory, which was formed between the summer of 1942 and the fall of 1943. The Fascists established a civil and military administrative machinery with the goal of financially looting the territory and physically destroy-ing the civilian population. When we examine the occupying regime’s ideology, we see that it is anti-human. Wehrmacht soldiers, special formations of the German Army, and traitors among lo-cal citizens were all direct participants in crimes against humanity and extermination of civilians. Mass executions of people occurred within the area of the Krasnodar area, which included the Adygea Autonomous Region. Archival sources reveal the reality of the population’s planned elim-ination, which included children and women. The atrocities of the Wehrmacht are documented in the acts of the Extraordinary State Commission for the Establishment and Investigation of the Atrocities of the Nazi Invaders and their Companions, which were compiled in all districts and cities throughout the region. Many of those who committed crimes were punished during the war, and this practice persisted after it ended.