STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 620, sig. 109-4/367

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7. Takeover into the Wehrmacht. In the case of the transfer of members of the Wehren-s, including those who have been removed from it, to the Wehnmacht or to the leave of the wehrmaat, the provisions of the "Wehrmaschine" apply for transfer and integration. The Wehr-ss provides the Werausmacht with the necessary documents (personal files, etc.) for this purpose. 8. UK=Station for the economy. For members of the Wehrmacht, who are required as skilled workers, etc. for the economy, the provisions for the UK employment of members of Wehrmcht shall apply. 9. Active military service. (a) For the members of the =B division and the youth schools, the service rendered shall be regarded as an active military service in accordance with the decree of 18.5.39 of the Chief Commander of the Wehrmacht (known as ONW No. 1187/39 g.Ndos. WFA/L II of 25.5.39). (b) The service performed in the =deadhead division and s-police division is regarded as an active military service (see decree of the Führer and Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht - ONW No. 2316/39 g.Kdos. WFA/LII of 18.9.39, paragraph 2 and ONW no. 2911/39 G.Ndos. EFA/LII of 16.11.39). c) To what extent is to be counted as an active military service in the war in the case of the s=deadhead categories, which do not serve in the =dead-head division, reserved for later regulation. In particular, the s =deathhead categories apply to the ONW/AHA/Ag/E (IIb) No. 469/39 g.Kdos. of 15. 7. 39 — [Provisions for implementing sections C and D of the Führer = Decree of 18.5.39 (Regulation on the Conditions of Service of the 2=Deadhead Associations)]] — Orders given (exception see paragraph 10) 10. The members of the staff of the Reichsführer , the staffs of the main offices, the = upper section staffs and section staff are left out of use in the Wehrmacht during the war [see Führerer Decree of 17.8.38, Section III, Section 1).] Likewise, military officers present at the time at the Waffen-s are d. B., which are provided by the Wehrbezirkskommandos for the Waffen-ss UK, to the service with the Wehnmacht n icht. Therefore, in favour of the weapons=s spoken out UK positions are not to be terminated for the time being. about UK position in favor of the economy applies paragraph 8. 11. The implementing provisions for the weapons = the Reichsführer issued in agreement with OKW. Chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht Keitel.