Document from the Military Leadership of KAPD's Helbra Sub-District

Helbra, August 20, 1930.
Stamp (Communist Workers' Party Local Group Helbra).

To the Press Commission,
Upon the initiation of the action, the following pledge is to be printed in the press:

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Pledge!

Dated ..................... 1920.

In view of the situation that it is a matter of the existence or non-existence of the entire proletarian class, the organization of the Red Army is a prerequisite for maintaining power and suppressing counter-revolutionary movements. Since unified action is only possible under the condition of strict discipline, it is self-evident that the Red Guards are assigned duties and rights.

1. I, ........ (Name), pledge to uphold strict discipline and manly conduct in recognition of the above self-evident facts.

2. I will obey the orders of my leaders.

3. The pay amounts to 35 marks per day.

4. Provisions in sufficient quantity.

5. Election of leaders by the troops, with immediate recall if they fail to perform.

Military Leader:
Signed, Schönfeld

Personal Signature:
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In this sense, I request that the pledge be printed, specifically five thousand copies, and delivered to me immediately.

Furthermore, I ask you to print posters in this sense for posting:

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Proletarians!

Therefore, join the Red Army! Register at the recruitment offices set up in your localities. The recruitment office in Helbra is located at Rommert’s Department Store Restaurant.

The Red Army is still recruiting: Red Guards, cyclists, machine gunners, clerks, medics, trumpeters, drummers, armorers, cooks, and paymasters.

Every member of the Red Army receives, in addition to sufficient provisions, a daily wage of 35 marks, as well as the other conditions.

The military leadership of the Helbra sub-district
Signed, Schönfeld