STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2084, sig. 109-7/91

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11 The districts of the supplementary offices correspond to the Wehrkreisen. Replacement commandos are set up for the non-German territories. 12 The volunteer who wants to register for the Waffen-4y is addressed in writing or in person to the supplementary office responsible for his current location, whose addresses are listed on page 22. For written notification, the registration form on pages 95 and 96 must be cut out and filled in to the corresponding supplementary office. 13 Special registration dates do not include the weapons-4. 14 students of the higher educational institutions, who are volunteers for war, are given the certificate of maturity after 6 months of participation in the 8th class. Anyone who registers as a student of a higher education institution for the active 44-leaving career will be awarded the degree (abitur) after transfer to the 8th grade. Apprentices can register before the end of the apprenticeship period. 15 The supplementary positions are available to the applicants for advice in all questions arising from their notification of the weapons-4y. 16 Upon submission of the weapon-4ß notification, with which the applicant can at the same time present his wishes for the career in view, the applicant is invited to an acceptance committee for the acceptance examination. In the case of acceptance of the applicant, the convening of the replacement unit of the desired type of weapon shall take place if it is found to be appropriate for the best possible development of the candidate after the examination and suitability finding. 17 If the applicant has opted for the 4y career as a leader, the acceptance of this career will also lead to the recruitment as a & leader candidate. It shall be entered in the list of 44 applicants for guidance, which shall be kept at the head office of the 4y leadership, and shall be directed in its military training in such a way that it may be promoted after a minimum period of service to the Untersturmführer. 19 According to the principle that only character and performance are decisive for the ascent in the Weapon-4 to the highest positions, a takeover from the team and underleader rank into the 4-lead career can also take place at any time. 25