English Translation

Commander of Arms-t Prague, 27 June 1942 Bohemia and Moravia 2 IIa/Az.8 64/Gu./Bu. Betr. Wearing the M-degen. V (1t 21 1022 Bfh./VI. The chief of the staff of the # chief of command,b group leader and lieutenant general of the weapons/i J t t n e r, announced on 25.6.42: "On order of the RF the wearing of the M-degen is forbidden for the duration of the war, instead of desgen have V-Pührer and portepee-carrier to attach couplings with revolver; also with long cloth pants, except of the above provision are y---Pleiher and portepee carriers, which have occurred in the formation of honorary companies." Addition of the Bav/B.u.M: Wearing empty pistol bags is forbidden, The ma-gazines have filled to se. F.d.R. 4-Obersturmführer and Adjutant.