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Intstoramnt B0 24. DEZ 1944 Der Reichsführer-; Feld-Konmandostelle, den l6.12.1944 ~ Adjutantur - ,ostanschr. (1) Berlin SW 11 P3b.No.Auc.I/1B 5440/44 Prinz-Albrecht-Str, 8 Betr.: Iron Cross-Awards. The Reichsführer; wishes that the following process be observed and received for knowledge by the departments of the I and the police to which the ReichsFührer-fj has entrusted the awarding authority of awards. It is therefore necessary to present all proposals for awards from members of the staffs of - and police leaders and commanders up to the Reichsführer-ii, Adjutantur, Main Division Awards and Orders, e.g. -ObersturmbannführER F.d.R. Aa 2s y-Hauptsturmführer 7 Distribution: III The chief of the Führer's headquarters, the 15.11,1944 Army personnel A division commander has given his division physician the Iron Cross 2nd class. Shortly afterwards, the Division Commander applied for the loan of the E.K.2,2nd class on the service route and did not mention here that he had already granted this drawing to the members of the board of directors, contrary to the provisions, only after the proposal was rejected, did the Vivisions commander report that he would have given the award "spontaneously" even before the entry. The matter has been presented to the leader. The leader has condemned in the strongest possible terms such a course of action of a divisional commander and has ordered that the unjustly awarded E.k.2 class should be reintroduced. gez. Burgdorf General of Infantry S.X4-25444