English Translation

8o − 4 - 23 May 1939 (Reichsgesetzbl.I, p.965). According to § 18 of both regulations, the light emitted by motor vehicles must be covered in such a way that only a horizontal, 5 - 8 cm long, l cm wide opening in the middle of the lenses lets the light out. The regulations of § 33, para. 1 of the Road Traffic Code of Nov. 1937 (Rcichsges, Bl.I., pp. 1179) on the use of the lighting devices remain unmoved. According to this, the motor vehicles use the dimming devices (ablend caps) on the free country road with driving light, in the case of counter-conversion and in closed villages with dipped-beam. The external light sources, which are otherwise important in terms of traffic, such as limit, end and stop lights, signs and signs for the carriage of trailers, shall be shielded in such a way that their visibility would ensure a distance of loo m, but their light would no longer be visible at a distance from 50 m in the case of fog and a clear view. Land vehicles and trains not on the move on public transport routes, unless they are parked in parking areas or in places specifically designated for the prevention of accidents, must be illuminated in accordance with the general rules, taking into account the requirements of darkening. ( blinded standing light, red storm lanterns, etc.) ) b) It has been established that the dimming of the motor vehicles often does not comply with the above-mentioned provisions and particularly the drivers of the Wehrmacht against the obfuscation obligation e.g. by inadmissible blinding in villages, by increasing the prescribed light slots etc. It is precisely the drivers of the Wehrmacht who must fulfil the obligation to digest in an exemplary way.