STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 674, sig. 109-4/422

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- 2 - 9/ Reserve exclusively available to the Higher 4 and Police Leader.This regulation is also based on the appointment order of B.d.W.-4 (4-FHA No.5200/41 h.v.29.11.41). After this, the Wafren-4 in the Protectorate, i.e. the B.d.W.-4, is subject to the 1⁄2-head of command, but at the same time is a military organ of the Higher 4 and the Police Leader. The weapons-4 in protectorate is therefore not subordinated to the Wehrmacht and thus to the German Wehrmcht authorised representative at the Reichsprot.i.B.u.M. It is therefore not possible to include the weapons-4 in the Wehrmacht's alarm regulations (e.g. fighting paratroopers and air landing troops). the Wafren-4, as it would be bound in an alarm trap to the alarm regulations and operational orders of the Wehrmacht. However, since it is precisely when paratroopers and air landing troops are dropped or if there is an air alarm at all that political unrest can arise, it is necessary in the interest of the Höh.t-u. Pol.Fhr., that only he can have the WaFren-i. Paragraph b) of the extract from the alarm regulations shows that in case of a requirement by the Wehrmacht or other service stations (Stapo) the approval of the Higher M & Pol.Führer is to be obtained.This is to reach Höh.μ- u.Pol.Fhr.weiß,ob and are.Basically involved should be required,also and airborne troops; alldi Wehrmight issued as a requirement and then from Higher 4- and police leaders. In addition, the arms arms can be used when the command lizeiführer runs out.g Karsanh 4-Standartenführer