It is time to stop the retreat. Not a single step back! This shall be our slogan from now on. We must protect every strongpoint and every metre of soviet soil stubbornly to the last droplet of blood. We shall grab every piece of our soil and defend it as long as it is possible. The Germans are not as strong as the panic-mongers say. They are stretching their strength to the limit. To withstand their blow now means to ensure victory in the future. All who retreat without orders from above are traitors of the Motherland and will be treated as such: panic-mongers, traitors, and cowards are to be exterminated on sight. To fulfil this order means to defend our country, to save our Motherland, and to destroy and overcome the hated enemy. This is the call of our Motherland.