English Translation

In a short period of time, a number of well-known measures have mobilised so many additional workers that a large number of workers are available from which replacement requirements for the supply of troops to the Wehrmacht can be continuously satisfied. The following figures give an overview of the state of labour mobilisation: Up to October 4, the number of forces covered by the various measures of total war effort amounted to 2,204,614. 338,785 Deduction from civil production (AZS-Action) 204,199. The main posts are therefore women up to the year of birth, which were covered by the 2nd and 3rd registration regulations, but are of course only partially immediately applicable. 669,743 have been declared usable by them so far. In fact, only 344.Ol2 are used, so that there is a temporary reserve of 325.73l of labour. These women remain in the household until their actual use, so there is no mention of employment or even unemployment. Only in cases where the closure of whole departments or establishments has freed workers who could not be employed immediately due to their age and health or for other reasons, did temporary unemployment occur. However, these are only a few hundred cases which, in the light of the figures for the implementation process under way, were not at all relevant to the total mobi ized labour force in 6t Joe 4s more A1s 750.00Fersonen did work.