English Translation

1r.2 Speech by the Secretary of State-Eran) on the occasion of the swearing-in of an SS battalion on the Old Town /si Rvorig ter Ring/ on 17 September 1940. Staffelminner! You took part here today to swear a holy oath to the leader of the German Reich and People and Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht. Through this oath and oath of faithfulness, whose keeping from now on your actions, your actions and your lettings, you are united to the leader for life and death. If you follow the words of the oath formula, each individual makes clear to you what meaning lies in them. As the most holy creator and bearer of this worldview, the German people, who are united in National Socialism, have their leaders. From now on, you are committed to absolute obedience to Him, and none of you can ever again come out of this solemn commitment. The fact that we Germans of this age have a leader who is the symbol of the power and strength of the nation and of the kingdom, which he saved from deep disintegration and first created again, that the leader gave us our life, our work and our struggle in the first place Sin and purpose by the idea of National Socialism, that distinguishes us so powerfully from our enemies and makes us strong and invincible. And that's why we swear on the Führer and not on a constitution like elsewhere. In an incredibly short time, the Förder has re-created the Empire and smashed five opponents with our strong Wehrmacht when they dared to re-establish the new Reic.