Document from Office of SS

[R Blum]

I have a few documents sitting around that I know nothing about. I will assume fake. Years ago I picked up some documents from a guy in Germany long before becoming a member here. This is one of them. What is this? Winter is coming should I use this to light my fireplace?

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

this document is totally legit, no crook will fake such administrative memo with so much administrative stamps and signatures.

The original order is from the Reichsführer-SS / Himmler (leader of all police administrations in the Reich), order passed to all local administrations : it tells that the Propaganda Minister said that many stocks of goods from warehouses/factories/stores were "lost/destroyed" during the bombings against German cities, due to lack of personel to protect/evacuate them, and that local administrators should take of of protecting those food supplies stocks. The Trade Minister will provide the names of the warehouses that will need to be taken care of.
The owners of private warehouses, factories and companies should form their employees to take care of their own stocks.

The order is signed by a local SS police administrator (top), then passed to the local administrative president of the City district of Hohensalza (now Inowrocław) from the Warthegau, then passed to the local district administrator of Warthebrücken.

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Vince

[Gerdan]

During the air attacks a lot of warehouses with very valuable content of goods have been
destroyed because the wa a lack of staff and air raid protection units to avoid such immense damage. Further should be takenen care that this will not happen again.

Gerdan

[Gerdan]

During the air attacks a lot of warehouses with very valuable content of goods

have beendestroyed because there was a lack of staff and air raid protection

units to avoid such immense damage. Further should be taken care that this

will not happen again.

Gerdan

[R Blum]

So I can take it that the top signature is not that of SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei Anton Diermann.

[FrenchVolunteer]

Hi,

yes you are correct, this is one unidentified officer that signed "for him" (im Auftrage").

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Vince

[R Blum]

Thanks for all the help.