English Translation

18 A. A n o r d n u n g e n . I. Führer Commandments. 1. Basic command of the Führers on Reporting in the Wehrmacht. a) The FührER ordered on December 26, 1941: 1) Each report - regardless of its nature - is a center for leadership and can give the impulse to decisive resolutions. 2) Every message must therefore be based on the principle of unconditional love of truth and conscientiousness. 3) Each message must also be written in such a way that it gives the superior body a clear picture of the situation or an unambiguous answer to the questions asked. 4) Exaggerations and beauty dyeing are dangerous. 5) Each superior has the duty to verify dubious reports and to work with relentless rigour to ensure compliance with the above principles. Conversely, the subordinates must know that reports are required only where they are actually necessary. b) The Reichsführer/ has ordered that the above command also be valid for the weapons and is to be considered in detail (1⁄2 Chief Executive Officer, 31 January 1941). ?Name "Ostmark" The Führer wishes that the term "Ostmark" is no longer used. Instead of this former collective name, the name "Alpen- und Donau-Reichsgaue" is to be used, as far as the performance of the Einzslnen Reichsgau (Vienna, Carinthia, iederdonau, Oberdonau and Salzburg, Styria and Tirol-Vorarl-berg) is not appropriate for special reasons. - 9 -