STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1845, sig. 109-5/73

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- 2 - Property offense, but because of the particular situation of the case remained in the 4. II. The experiences of the Hauptamt 4-court teach that it is necessary to counteract all kinds of property violations by a sustainable educational influence on the men.This is particularly necessary and possible with the replacement units. A timely and forceful instruction of the men is already in place because the perpetrators are usually very young and neither 4-moderate nor solo educated, and because every court order is a serious intervention in their way of life, which also brings much suffering on their relatives. On the other hand, it is not possible to look at criminal acts against property, but threats are worthless. Also drastic measures against the force, which are prohibited occasionally, if a case of theft cannot be clarified, do not benefit, but only harm. The men must also be addressed in these questions by our worldview: they should not only have heard the sovereignty of property from the Basic Law of the 4 but should really understand what the Reichsführer 4 wants with it. Our men should not be held to their duty by fear of punishment. Rather, they must always be seized by their honor. To the men must pass into flesh and blood, that cs the honor forbids Nordic-oriented people to encroach on strangers. in the educational effect of such claims, allordings is only assured if the leadership, even in all matters of property, acts in the most lucidly correct manner and leaves no doubt that he does not tolerate any incorrectness in this respect either. The head of the main office 4-court Jaeditt DDA/AN 44Group leader and lieutenant general of the Wehrmacht-f