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Let \(M\) be a complete \(n\)-dimensional submanifold of the Euclidean space \(\mathbb{R}^{n+p}\), which satisfies the estimate \((n-1)\cdot\| h\|^2\leq n^2\cdot\| H\|^2\) where \(h\) and \(H\) denote the second fundamental form resp. mean curvature normal field of \(M\). The author's main result is the following: If \(0<\| H\|\leq c\) for some constant \(c\), then \(M\) lies in some \((n+ 1)\)-dimensional affine subspace \(\mathbb{R}^{n+1}\) of \(\mathbb{R}^{n+p}\). It is known that then \(M\) has nonnegative sectional curvature and hence \(M\) is convex in \(\mathbb{R}^{n+1}\). With results by \textit{J. van Heijenoort} [see Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 5, 223--242 (1952; Zbl 0049.12201)] and \textit{R. Sacksteder} [Am. J. Math. 82, 609--630 (1960; Zbl 0194.22701)] resp. by \textit{S. Y. Cheng} and \textit{S.-T.Yau} [see Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 28, 333--354 (1975; Zbl 0312.53031)] he derives the following theorems under the above hypothesis: 1) If \(M\) is compact, then it is diffeomorphic to \(S^n\). 2) If \(\| H\|\) is constant, then \(M\) is isometric to an Euclidean sphere or to some cylinder \(\mathbb{R}\times S^{n-1}(r)\). For the entire collection see [Zbl 1007.00039].