THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1914, sig. 109-6/6

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The Chief of the Berlin NW 7, August 20, 1940 Under the Linden 74 Telexes: 120034 Only for the use of service The Einsaß of forces and the Einsatz of war of the police since the beginning of the war A. The Einseß of powers I. The forces of the police of order, which are available for purely police and police war tasks, sit together: a) the active stock of police at the beginning of the war including fire police = 121 000 men b) the recruited police and military-trained people German .. = 000 9 11 c) the promoted and military trained police candidates ....... = 26 000 "1 d) the police reservists who have been recruited, trained in military and police matters .. = 91 500 11 Together .... 244 500 men. II. The auxiliary police forces at their disposal and subordinated to it are composed of: a) the formations of the National Socialist Kraftfahrkorps .. 3 000 men. b) the Technical Emergency Aid .. 1 903 000 men. III. The strength of the security and auxiliary service available to the police is . about 165 000 men . The forces mentioned under II to III are trained to eat, equipped and uniformed and are under the command of the police. B. In addition to the purely policing tasks of peace work, the available forces come in detail for subsequent war tasks on the front, in the operating area, in those offered and in the home area for food, after the formations, if necessary, have been created, trained and equipped for this food. I. The air shot. The police are responsible for the execution of the civilian air shot in the air shot locations. The self shot and the factory air shot are subject to it.