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-Leadership office, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, 2l.3.194l. Kdo. Amt d.Allgem.i9 IA/3 - Az. 23 d/21.3941. 33 ·Sa/Schü Betr.: Submission of proposals for the award of the cross of war for members of the general i. Distributor: I. As a sign of recognition for merit in the war imposed upon us, which cannot be recognized by the Iron Cross, the leader has donated the Order of the Cross of War. For the submission of proposals for the award of the cross of war to members of the General i, the execution provisions of the deputy of the leader are decisive. (see Reichsvermittlungsblatt, edition B 26/40 v. 5.l0.1940) After that, the chief executives submit proposals from their subordinate leaders and men as well as from the staff members of their staff to the department responsible for their field. Two breakthroughs from the submitted proposals are to be sent to the Command Office of the General i ~ of which one is to be forwarded to the Personal Staff Reichsführer-h Abt. Orders and guests. The chiefs of the main offices of the ReichsFührung-i submit proposals for the members of the staffs under them directly to the Pers. The chief of the staff, Jüttner F. i-Brigadeführer. \} h-HauptsturmführER 5.c.d. & Abt.Head. 1. $8/4.41 DC/4