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2.8/Recommendation sheet of the Chief of the German Army Pol. u. d. SD. No. 4/43 21 Annex Implementing regulations for the vehicle park troupe are issued separately. Oberkommando der Wehrmacht General der Motorisierung Chef Inst III a Schlafwagenbeutzung. Nr. 0500. 11. 42 Berlin - Wilmersdorf, 1. 12. 1942 RdErl. des RSHA. vom 19. 1. 1943 Fehrbelliner Platz 4 — II C 2= Nr. 2024/43-297-1 — Official connection: 879351 App.: 2438 The following letter of the Reichsverkehrs- Querverbdg.: J 2 8071 ministers of 29. 12. 1942 I hereby announce. Distributor: (not printed) An Sicherheitspolizei u. SD. — Command form p.21 Betr.: Erneuerung von Kiz. der Wehr-Anlage: machtund WirtschaftimHeimatkriegsgebiet und in den occupierten Bereichen. The Reichsverkehrsminister The Chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht 15 Vpsch 40 has, in agreement with the commissioner for the Berlin W 8, the 29. 12. 1942 four-year plan and the general inspector of the Füh- Voßstr. 35. rers for the motor vehicle industry the chief of the car repair system at the general of the motorization Betr.: sleeping car use. The following order is given: Following my notice of 6 June 1942 — The chief of the Kiz. repair system heads 15 Vpsch 32 -. on behalf of the Chief of the High Command of the Wehr- The demand for sleeper places for power and, in agreement and in close cooperation, urgent war-related journeys has recently increased considerably with the General Inspector of the Führer for the fact that they are not satisfied with the entire vehicle status in the transport connections most frequently asked for. In the examination of certificates and the distribution of all car spare parts, the urgency of the use of sleeper cars has been established that the understanding of the situation of the Wehrmacht and the economy in the Reichsbahn National War Railway is not to the extent necessary both in the territory and in the occupied territories. In the case of motor vehicles which are used on a large scale also for all motor vehicles, repair shops, which are safe in day-to-day, as far as they are not carried out by troops or car compartments or could be smaller in-house workshops. In many cases, only the avoidance of faults own vehicle stock of 20 cars. Conveniences and the use of sleepers, remedied concern about the accommodation at all existing spare parts destination- determining for the orders of sleeper stock car places. As it is not possible to use all decisions for this task. Orders must therefore be ordered: general according to the order of arrival The vehicle park force has been taken into account. The incorrect setting 1 of all vehicles in its area. or little care of the principals at the removal plants and workshops, gave of certificates for the sleeper car 2) all already existing motor vehicle replacement warehouse use has already led to the fact that in really to register. urgent cases, in particular for short-term sub- 1) and 2) fall in addition to the already scheduled journeys, no more sleeping car places to the established enterprises and workshops, especially could be made available. Sometimes those who, under their own supervision of Wehrmacht, will already share so much information on the first day of sale, authorities, organizations or other opinions will be presented that the available bed places services (police, Reichsbahn, Reich Post) are not sufficient. In the case of motor vehicle repair facilities and smaller places for necessarily necessary beds, their own workshops, which are responsible for the maintenance of a company's own car park up to 20 cars, will become the number of orders for the supply of the certificates and their spare parts warehouses, but not for the troops themselves. It is not possible to take account of this. I would therefore be grateful if the places and workshops and spare parts warehouses eligible for the certificates, as well as any take-overs of businesses or companies in your business area, would be reminded once again of the chief's approval that certificates for the repair of motor vehicles. the use of sleeping cars is made only for such journeys in the occupied territories or for any related war-related journeys, including those carried out in the Occupied Territories. If the strictest scale is applied under no tectorate or general government without knowledge chief circumstances in daily trains or in the car car inst so far cinrichtigent car repair plants can be carried out. Because of the large workshops and workshops, decision is reserved. It is also asked to inform the subordinate departments accordingly of orders placed on bed places 1st class.