Document No. 2061-PS
International Military Tribunal · 1900AUTHOR — International Military Tribunal
Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression Volume IV
Document No. 2061-PS
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 2061-PS
1934 REICHSGESETZBLATT, PART I, PAGE 785
Oath of Reich Officials and of German Soldiers, of 20 August 1934.
Law on attestation of officials and of soldiers of the Armed Forces, of 20 August 1934.
The Reich's government has enacted the following law which is hereby proclaimed:
Art. 1
The Public officials and the soldiers of the armed forces have to take an oath of service on entering service.
Art. 2
1\. The oath of service of public officials will be:
"I swear: I shall be loyal and obedient to Adolf Hitler, the Fuehrer of the German Reich and people; respect the laws, and fulfill my official duties conscientiously, so help me God."
2\. The oath of service of the soldiers of the armed forces will be:
"I swear by God this sacred oath, that I will render unconditional obedience to Adolf Hitler, the Fuehrer of the German Reich and people, supreme commander of the armed forces, and will be ready as a brave soldier to risk my life at any time for this oath."
Art. 3
Officials already in service are to be given the oath without delay according to Art. 2, number 1.
Art. 4
The law on attestation of officials and of soldiers of the armed forces of 1 Dec. 1933 (RGBl. I. P. 1016) and the decree of the second of the same month (RGBl. I. P. 1017) are rescinded.
Berlin, 20 August 1934.
The Fuehrer and Reichschancellor
Adolf Hitler
The Reichsminister of the Interior
Frick
The Reichsminister of Defense
von Blomberg.
Source:<br>Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression Volume IV<br>Office of the United States Chief Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality<br>Washington, DC : United States Government Printing Office, 1946