lˈɔŋ bᵻfˌoːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, suːpɹˈiːm hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz ˈælaɪd ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənˌɛɹi fˈoːɹs hæd wˈɜːkt ˈaʊt ˌɔːɾəmˈæɾɪk ɚɹˈɛst kˈæɾɪɡɚɹiz ɹˈeɪndʒɪŋ fɹʌmðə tˈɑːp nˈɑːtsi pˈɑːɹɾi lˈiːdɚʃˌɪp tə ðɪ ˈɔːɹtsɡɹəpˌɛnleɪɾɚ lˈoʊkəl ɡɹˈuːp lˈiːdɚ fɹʌmðə tˈɑːp dʒɛstˈɑːpoʊ ˈeɪdʒənts tə lˈiːdɚz ʌvðə hˈɪtlɚ jˈuːθ, ðə pˈɛzənts lˈiːɡ, ænd ðə lˈeɪbɚ fɹˈʌnt.
Long before 1945, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force had worked out automatic arrest categories ranging from the top Nazi Party leadership to the ortsgruppenleiter (local group leader) from the top Gestapo agents to leaders of the Hitler Youth, the Peasants' League, and the Labor Front.