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Fuehrer on Cooperation |
between Party and Military |
Second decree of the Fuehrer on cooperation between the Party and the Armed Forces in an area of operations within the Reich, dated September 19,1944
My decree on cooperation between the Party and the Armed Forces in an area of operations within the Reich is hereby canceled. Should enemy forces advance into the territory of the Reich, I order as follows:
I. The offices of the National Socialist Party, their branches and associated organizations will continue their activities in the area of operations.
II.
1. The military Commander-in-Chief will address his demands arising from the needs of the military situation in the domain of the National Socialist Party, and its branches and associated organizations, to the Gauleiter in the area of operations.
2. In immediate battle areas1 whose boundaries will be deter-mined by the military Commander-in-Chief in agreement with the Reich Commissioner for Defense in the area of operations, senior military commanders are empowered to issue direct to the authorities of the National Socialist Party, its branches and associated organizations, such directives as may from time to time be necessary for the execution of their operational duties.
3. I shall appoint the Gauleiter for the area of operations.
III. It is the task of the Gauleiter for the area of operations to advise the military Commander-in-Chief in questions affecting the National Socialist Party, its brandies and associated organizations.
IV. Gauleiters whose Gaus lie wholly or in part within the area of operations will appoint a liaison officer, who will be attached as adviser to the Gauleiter for the area of operations.
V. The Gauleiter for the area of operations will carry out his tasks with all available forces of the National Socialist Party, its branches and associated organizations.
VI. The Gauleiter for the area of operations may delegate the execution of his duties in an area under a subordinate commander to the competent Gauleiter in that area.
VII. This decree also applies to Eastern territories incorporated into the Reich. It applies to the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, to the General Government, as well as to territories controlled by a Chief of Civil Administration.
VIII. The Head of the Party Chancery will issue the instructions necessary for the execution of this decree.
Fuehrer Headquarters, September 19, 1944 |
The Fuehrer |
signed: ADOLF HITLER |
The Head of the Party Chancery |
signed: M. BORMANN |
The Chief of the High Command of the Armed Forces |
signed: KEITEL |
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