rsha supported bormann's position and advocated that religious life should not develop in the occupied territories; a different position was held by rosenberg, who advocated the use of religion as a tool. it is very important to understand that for the nazis who came here. religion, the church acted precisely as an instrument of propaganda, an instrument of anti-bolshevism, the fight against the bolsheviks. rosenberg was supported by the abwehr, german military intelligence and counterintelligence. in the occupied territories , the nazis' first priority was organize further unhindered advance of troops, as well as resolve issues of economic and social life, create german authorities. this was not easy to do. the wehrmacht and the civil administration were faced with they flirted with the orthodox clergy , but they had their own political calculation, no respect for the church, no respect for the name of christ , the teachings of christ, no, they had a political calculation, to divide, fragment, incite, together with the nazis hieromonk vladimir fenkovsky comes to minsk from pruzhany, h