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43 Oberkommand der Wehrmacht Badensche Str. 51 Az.2 f 24.72h/73 Chef Kriegsgef/Al1g(Ia) Nr. 278/43 g Geheim! Einschreiben! Betr.: Neue Propaganda unter den sowi.Kr.Gef. J.) Unter den soviet Kr.Gef. bisher einigen Völker-schaften als Enemies des Bolshevism ergeben und zusprechenden gehandelt und verwenden. Experience has meanwhile shown that not all the coa d d a of Bolshevism are, especially after these elements have been separated from the mass of the corps. It is now more important to divide up the totality of the sovj. kr. krs. propagandistically in order to be able to lead them more easily and to use them more expediently. (a) the fanatics and professional helpers of Bolshevism. These are to be treated according to the decree OKw Az. 2 f 24.73 AvA/Kriegsgef. Al)g. (Ia) 1r. 389/42 g of 24.3.42 paragraphs 9, 30 and 11. (verg). also supply OKw Az. 2f 24. 73 Chef Kriegsgeb/Al)gs. (ia) Jr. 1J55/42g of 5.5.42) b) the followers of Bolschevism . They will first be the Mehrzah) of the s•vj.Kr.Gef. and will be particularly processed by propaganda. c) enemies of Bolshevism. They will make up a not small part of the sovjj.kr.gef., and will soon be separated from fellows in order to be able to carry them on probation of special tasks of military and economic power. The Wehrmacht must first of all be handed over to the armed forces, who want to actively fight Bolshevism. J.) For the new propagandist task, bgson*. of the assigned W Pr envoy and propaganda-trained Kr.Gef. are assigned to work under the responsibility of the commander according to the instructions of Ok. 4.) Punishment, but just treatment of the sovj.Kr.Gef. remains principle for handling. On this, guards and entrepreneurs are to be pointed out again and again. Pr•paganda should only achieve that the sowj.kr.Kf.Geb.Kef.Keb.Gf.Kuf.Kep.Kup.Kop.Kub.Kug.Kab.Kob.Kiv. for the new tasks and without too great a danger for the German people more and more can be shown to tasks for which up to now German men had to be put at their disposal alone.