English Translation

Ministerial Councillor Dr. Eccard Prague, March 5, 1945 Original inister with l attachment to the 6th MRZ. 1945 Head of the Ministerial Office Mr. Ministerial Councillor.Dr. G i e s im H a u s e zurückschiedt mit folgenden Berichtung: ist) Die Einrichtungstufen des Deutschen Reiterbundes sind - wie schon- 10 MRZ.194ferichtet wurde - dem Deutschen Volkssturm verfüglicht Elng.: wurde. The third driving and riding course of the Volkssturm is currently running in the facilities and rooms of the German Riding Federation. This is not a "riding lesson", 90 whose value, as the report shows, seems doubtful for the mind of the war, but a serious one-week training of the crews cast there from 6 am to 8 pm, which, like the short-term training of recruits of the Wehrmacht, is important for winning the war. I have already reported in detail on the details of the course before, and the essential thing is that, after completion of the training, the participants will be able to run a horse-riding workshop "technically correct" and to provide for the horse on the march and during the operation "appropriately". This is necessary, since each battalion and every company of the people's company has equipped vehicles for the transport of ammunition, the vessel K 45, the equipment etc., certain formations also protect infantry Vninlun. Short riding training can only teach the basic annin of riding, but each driver must possess it during the operation. Pür die Reiterzug (Reference Riders ) are carried out later from the suitable riders pure riding courses. I may point out that the structure and service order ImmYmmy of the Volkssturm - thus also the regulation of the readiness to ride on behalf of the leader of Reichsleiter Bormann is created which is 13.0.4. The "social position" of the participants of the course is completely meaningless for the course. The participants are called by the battalions to the courses at the direction of the Volkssturmführung. The invited are during the courses Volkssürmsoldaten, they are dressed and collected and are subject to the disciplinary order of the Peoplesturm. About the "struggle operation " A-211/45