NĚMECKÉ STÁTNÍ MINISTERSTVO PRO ČECHY A MORAVU, PRAHA (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 65, sig. 110-3/5 Page 3 · 3 of 6
GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 65, sig. 110-3/5
English Translation
MAIN QUARTIER German Empire as senior officer of the Wehrmacht THE 22nd FEBRUARY 1944 is always the first place: The Reichsmarschall of the Great German Empire Field Marshal Keitel DERFUHRER Großadmiral Dönitz Der Reichsführer-# Himmler. If the Reichsmarschall is not present, then as his representative Generalfeldmarschal milk between the Great Admiral AN DEN Dönitz and Reichsführer-# Himmler steps. For the personal rank on other occasions, and OBERBEHLSHABER DER AIRWAFE, I command the following order: CHEF DES OBERCOMMANDOS DER WEHRMACHT The Reichsmarschall of the Great German Empire OBERFEHLSHAR DER KRIEGSMARINE Generalfeldmarschal von Mackensen REICHSFUHRER-# Großadmiral Raeder, in his capacity as Admiral Inspector of the Navy in the Reichstag, retains his seat on the government bank GeneralfeldMarschall Keitel For the order of the Generalfeld Marshals and Grand Admiral Dönitz The Reich leader# Himmler admirale in the rank within the Wehrmacht GeneralfeldMarchall Milch as well as for the position of the Reich's leader# to this ordne Generalfeldmarkal von Brauchitsch. I say: The Generalfeldmarschballs, which are in active 1.On purely military occasions, the commanders in command are in positions of service, after which the GeneralfeldMarschballe, the Wehrmacht parts in the first place. They count here without those who are no longer in active positions, considering their seniority among themselves according to the order of their rank-age. Order of the Wehrmachtteile— Army, Kriegsmarine, Luft-wehr, Waffen- —, whereby the Reichsmarschall of the Great ADOLF HITLER 17900