STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1925, sig. 109-6/17

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The NSKk_Verkhrshilfsdienst is located on Reichsstrassen and a substantial part of the roads 1. Order. At intervals of 4 - 6 km signposts in the form of a telephone dial sign that a telephone station for permanent use is set up here. In the event of an accident or if a vehicle remains lying down, the volunteer Nskk-Man (Zone Guide) in the VHD provides assistance through immediate communication between doctor, police, repair shop, gas station, etc. In addition, the VHD serves during the war to support the Wehrmacht during the march of closed units, individual vehicles, explorations of vehicle parks, troop stations, etc. Zone leaders deployed 20 missions and assistance services without protectorate 150 The traffic education service of the NSKK. E3EEEEEEE Due to the increasing motorization in the Reich, the number of deaths rose to 9,Ooo as a result of traffic accidents in 1938, the numbers of seriously injured to approximately 300,O00. The reason for this was mostly ignorance or non-compliance with traffic regulations, light-mindedness and carelessness.