English Translation

Call of the Grand Admiral Dönitz R a n d a s deutache Volk u n d al die deutsche Wehrmac ht ! mT-eRS=sSSEs==sSx=EaEExSE German men and women, soldiers of the German Wehrmacht ! Our leader Adolf H i t l e r has fallen. In deepest sorrow and reverence the German people bows down, early he recognized the danger of Bolshevism and consecrated his existence to this struggle. At the end of this of his struggle and his unmistakeable straight way of life stands the hero death in the capital of the German Reiche, His life was a single service for Germany. His intervention in the fight against the Bolshevik storm flood also applied to Europe and the entire cultural world. By Führer, I was determined to follow him. Conscious of the responsibility, I take the lead of the German people in this fateful hour, My first task is to save German people from destruction by the pushing Bolshevik enemy. Only for this goal the military struggle continues. As far as and as long as the British and Americans are hindering the achievement of this goal, we will also have to continue to defend and fight against them. Anglo-Americans will then continue the war not for their own peoples, but only for the spread of Bolshevism in Europe. What the German people have fought in the struggle of this war and endured in their homeland is historically unique. In the coming time of need of our people, I will strive to create tolerable living conditions for our brave women, men and children, as far as I am able to do so. To all this I need your help. Give me your trust, for your way is also my way. Maintain order and discipline in town and country, do each one his duty in his place. Only in this way will we soften the sufferings that the coming time will bring to each and every one of us, and the gathering of 3024