English Translation

13 Copy. High Command of the Army No. 635/42 g P A2(Ib/Ia) Berlin, 31 May 1942 Bito des Cioatsfehtetärs ba T dpotenlc Geh e m in Buhavn uad wuhcen. Eing- 2 6. SEP.1942 Betr.: Responsibilities of the German officer. The external and internal attitude of the soldier is determined and shaped by the officer. The combat effort and the achievements of the past inter-months have proved more convincing than all previous struggles and successes that the combat community is unshakeable and unsolvable. What has succeeded in the severity and hardship of these struggles, what has proved to be a legacy in the long winter months in the common experience and endurance of the officer and the man, must be carried into the future under unspeakable deprivations of the body and soul, especially for all the troops, units and departments, which are outside of the constant struggle in the daily, therefore no less war-important service, in the home training the replacement, the supply and the supply, or are ready for new big decisions. Officers working in the backward areas have to stop their whole lives and all their work to serve and help the fighting front, consciously putting in place all the personal conveniences and benefits that exist. Anyone who recognizes yesterday, today and tomorrow in all its historic size, becomes more conscious than ever, the importance of the n a ti ona s o z i al i s t i s c he n W e l t,- a n s c h a u u n g and the force current A36 VA-35/42y