English Translation

the party had to be allowed to do so. Quite apart from the fact that this would not be administratively feasible in the war now, the examination of the admission conditions in each individual case and the likely rejection of a part of the professional soldiers in an hour when it is important to gather all the operational forces should lead to a completely undesired division within the armed forces. For these reasons, the Führer has decided that the wearing of the party badge to the uniform of the Wehrmacht and the weapons should continue to be excluded. e.g. M.Bormann. Distributor: Reichsleiter, Gauleiter and Association Leader, Kreisleiter. 66345 Tagkartei: Party badges — Wehrmascht. Order numbers:0231/896