English Translation

The Wehrmacht authorized Prague XIX, the 2.1.1940. at the Reichsprotektor el in Bohemia and Moravia Abbot IV b Ref. Ie Az.49 e Tgb.No. 22/39 PO Reference: There. Schrb. Nr. St.S. 353/39 v.2o.12.39 u. WEJ. Prag Group IVb No.49e of 27.12.1939. Betr: Anwendung von SS-Arzten zur Wehrdienst. To the Lord Higher SS- und Polizeiführer at the Imperial Protector Bohemia and Mähren Prag. On the question raised I send the report of the competent senior physician of the Wehrersatz-Inspektion. I agree with it. The urgent problem is the precautionary securing of doctors trained in military service for the war-wehrmacht. To this end, the doctors in question must be trained militaryly. It would be completely impossible, for example, for all physicians who, for instance, as students, have reported to the SS, as an organization of the party, to claim to be SS doctors. Since hopefully all medical students are in some party division, practically no doctors of the reserve were at the disposal of the military force, or only those who are "deposited" by the parties. The final removal of these military-trained doctors is subject to the limitation of the letter to the High Command of the Wehrmacht, which was given in agreement with the Lord Reich protector Frhrr.v. Neurath, who has found full approval there. If, nevertheless, calls must be made, the procedure regulates the order "OKW 1o583/39 of 24.11.39". In the case of open cooperation, however, a satisfactory solution can be found in individual cases for all parts. I therefore look forward to there wishes if necessary. These will be with a high - 2 -