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The Reich Marshall of the Greater German Reich For Official Use Only Directives
for the Operation of the Economy in the Newly-Occupied Eastern Territories (Green Folder)
Part I (2nd edition)
Functions and Organization of the Economy Berlin, July 1941.
* * * * * * * THE ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION
A. In General
For the uniform direction of the economic administration in the area of operations and in the areas of the future political' administration, the Reich Marshall has created the "Economic Executive Staff, East" which is responsible directly to him and which, in the absence of the Reich Marshall, is directed by State Secretary Koerner. The Chief of the "Wehrwirtschafts- und Ruestungsamts", General of the Infantry Thomas, in his capacity as a member of the Economic Executive Staff, East, acts as a representative of the military interests during the preparation and execution of the military operations.
The orders of the Reich Marshall cover all economic fields, in-EC-472
eluding nutrition and agriculture. They are to be executed by the subordinate economic offices (infra under B).
The orders of the "Economic Executive Staff, East" are transmitted for execution by the Chief Wi Rue Amt to the "Economic Staff, East"
which is proceeding into the occupied territory and which, during operations, is located in the immediate vicinity of the OKH/ Gen Qu (High Command of the Army; Headquarters).
B. Economic Organization in the Area of Operations *******
IV. The particulars of the organization of the economic offices.
1. Economic Staff, East
The Economic Staff, East, as the advance command offices of the Economic Executive Staff, East, is located in the immediate vicinity of the OKH/Gen Qu (High Command of the Army; Headquarters). It has the function of representing, at the OKH/ Gen Qu, the commands directed to it by the Reich Marshall via the Economic Executive Staff, East and the Chief Wi Rue Amt; and it has the function of securing their execution through the channels stated supra under B III.
The Economic Staff, East is sub-divided into:
Chief of the Economic Staff, together with the group of leaders (function: questions of leadership; in addition, assignment of work). .
Group La (functions: nutrition and agriculture, the economy of all agricultural products, provision of supplies for the army, in co-operation with the army groups concerned).
Group W (functions: industrial economy, including raw materials and public utilities, forestry, finance and banking, enemy property, trade and commodity transactions.) The special staff of the Plenipotentiary for Motor Transportation is a member of Group W.
Group M (functions: needs of the army, military economy, transportation of economic goods).