B21

I expect the leaders and highest commanders of the armed forces after victorious conclusion of the campaign in France from the armed forces that she fulfills her task in same irreproachable spirit as a crew. I instruct to a German soldier all armed forces members to protect in handling the population of the occupied enemy areas restraint like it geziemt. Excessive consumption of alcohol is unworthy and not rare of a soldier the cause of rough excesses or from acts of violence. Selfindebted drunkennessness is not circumstances in mitigation of punishment. I expect that armed forces member, who itself due to alcohol abuse to punishable actions – also the population opposite – to hinreissen let be pulled, unnachsichtlich for responsibility. In heavy cases a schimpflicher death is approaching after the law. I make it for all superiors the official obligation to retain by example and instruction the high conditions of German man breed.