English Translation

The Chief of the Berlin Order Police, 21 December 1943. 164 copies 35.Execution Betr.: Measures to strengthen the front SU 1ej 2 7. DEC 1943 I.) The Führer has ordered: l. All officers (leaders), civil servants, subordinates, men, employees and workers, regardless of age and fitness, who are not used or burdened for war and combat-related purposes, shall be collected from the back and home organizations, if necessary using the most stringent means, and shall be brought to combat using Sammei points specially to be determined after appropriate training or used to free other forces capable of fighting. 2. At least 25 % of the personnel of all command authorities, departments and units not engaged in combat or direct combat must be saved. If such a reduction is not considered possible at individual stages, this must be explained to the superior department. The forces thus released shall be brought to combat or used to release forces capable of fighting. 3. According to the present situation, the number of services and units not used for combat shall be reduced. The organization of the associations and their supply must also be adapted to this situation, with the aim of improving the ratio of the fighting force to the supply troops and trousers and to assigning the forces thus gained to the combat operation after appropriate training or to use them in other places (e.g. re-positionings). 4. At the same time, a) the highest and highest 4- and police leaders - with each sideprint for the commander of the police order, b) the police president Berlin - with sideprint f.d. Kommandeur d. SchP. Berlin, mmYram c die Sehulen, Anstalten etc., a Pol.-Schule (Gend.) in Fraustadt. St.M.VA-73/43