English Translation

41 Order A 57/42 Subject: Confiscation of honorary posts The chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht has ordered that, from 1 July 1942, for the duration of the war, all honorary posts, with the exception of the honorary posts in front of the Reich Chancellery, the honorary times under the Linden and the imperial honor Tannenberg, should be entered. The appointment of honorary posts on state visits must in any case be carried out with the High Command of the Wehrmacht in order to obtain the permission of the Führer. For the area of the party it is ordered with immediate effect: 1.) Honorary posts of the movement are immediately moved in with the exception of those at the "Eternal Guard", the memorial at the Feldherrnhalle in Munich and before the Reichskanzlei in Berlin. 2.) If, apart from these exceptions, the appointment of honorary posts is still required on a case-by-case basis on a very special occasion within the framework of the party, the decision of the Führer must be applied for.Führerhauptquartier, 20 August 1942, e.g. M.Bormann. Appeared in edition A and B. Announcement B 12/42 sign for German people's care or its medal following persons are proposed: Betr.: Award of the Honorary Sign for German 1. All persons who are active in the field of popular welfare war important and have acquired special care during wartime services. Prerequisite is a minimum 2-year previous activity at the In agreement with the Presidential Chancellery of the Führer Lande der Volkspflege.The following guidelines for the award of the 2. On special occasions: Honorary sign for German people's care or its medal a) ten-year active activity in the NSV., are announced. In so far as the conditions for the award of the 60th, 65th, 70th, etc. birthday are available at the time of the presentation, applications may be submitted on an ongoing basis, in compliance with the preliminary procedure laid down in special merits in the field of order No. 235/39 of 15 December 1939. 3. NSV.-Sisters, if they a) work in the immediate care of sick and de-Führer Hauptquartier, the 15. August 1942. wounded soldiers, b) are working in epidemic hospitals (also as technical assistants, e.g. Prerequisite for the award is a previous at least two years' activity in the field of public welfare and a minimum of one year's employment in the care referred to in (a) and (b) in editions A and B. In special cases (e.g. (a) the award of a certificate of honour for the fulfilment of these temporal conditions, or its medal during the duration of the war, may be waived. As far as the award by the party chancellery is concerned for the probation of the NSV. sisters on occasion. of air raids does not come the honorary sign for German people's care, but if necessary the during the war can be in question for the award of the honorary protection honor sign. 103