They were all armed and payment for their services came in the form of increased rations. The troops who were sent to North Africa in 1941 were subject to a set of standing orders which were upheld by the Afrika Korps Feldgendarmerie. The military police of the Afrika Korps performed the same duties as their European counterparts with traffic movement and the supervision of troop movements being their main duties. Amongst other orders concerning behaviour towards superior ranks, dress codes and avoiding access alcohol there were a number of other rules which were laid down. The use of other brothels including those licensed to the Italian Armed Forces is strictly forbidden.
Attention is drawn to the penalty provisions of the German Race acts.
It is prohibited to enter a native restraunt and consume drinks there. After the hours of 1900 it is prohibited for members of the German Armed Forces to enter a native quarter. Mosques are sacred to the Arabs. The consumption of ice-cream, refrigerated drinks, cold milk, unboiled water, unpeeled fruit and unclean or cold food of any kind is prohibited because of the risk of contamination and the transmission of dysentery or typhus carrying organisms. Do not buy anything from Jews.