English Translation

In addition, these forces are able to serve as pathkeepers when combing through forest areas or to point out hiding places and approaches. e) Railway, Reichsbahn and customs departments. The members of the railway protection, the Reichsbahnfassungsdienst and the customs departments shall, where necessary, be entrusted with carrying out tasks falling within the field of physical inspection (checks on travel and hand baggage). In addition, the railway police and the Reichsbahnunterfahrtsdienst are responsible for the control of the entire freight traffic (goods trains, shunting stations, etc.) under the assignment of any additional personnel required (the Wehrmacht or the BMB-Schutzpolizei and the Bmb-Schuntungsdienst). If the railway police forces of the Protectorate Railways are involved, they are directly under the responsibility of the German Railway Protection Police or the Reichsbahn Search Service, which are responsible for the implementation of the individual measures in their search area. The German Central Authority of the Reich Railways is to be asked for a daily report refund. f) Stadt- und Landwacht. The urban and rural guards have to carry out the tasks to be carried out in the event of a detection alarm, mainly in the smaller places where police forces are not established. In addition, the urban and rural guards can be used to strengthen strips of all kinds, especially in forest areas to strengthen the forest personnel and to monitor the border. With regard to the duration of the operation and the possible costs, see section B II 4, para. 2, pages 16 and 17.