English Translation

18 Security Service of the Reichstührer-b Prag-Bubentsch, 7 April 1945 SD section Prague Secret Neichslsemprede nu Sachsenweg III A - GRS SA 9o Goheime-keichsache! ©..8107/ ministe G -9 APR. 1945 2 copies. Eing. - 1st edition. To 4h-Obergruppenführer Staatsminister k.H. Fr a n K. PIaBi 4S0 IS IA Betr.: Fort Brüinn - Evaluation of the Defence Power. Lemw aren Vorg.: ohne. W 14 e The following report was received from the SD service of Brno on 6.IV.1945 e under the above-mentioned subject: It was taken from here by reason of questioning the votes of several leading persons about their view regarding the 5 defence value of the fortress Brno. In all of this, it was agreed that the opinions were all negative, and that the opinion of both the responsible leaders as well as the public at large was a critical one. Coadanie First of all, the recorded statements of some leading persons are reproduced: Lieutenant General P o e l in conversation with OlI. Kr o h m e r : There are no pioneer units at all in Brno. The amount of infantry weapons must be regarded as insufficient. The same applies to MG's. There is almost no artillery in Brno, only a battery that would have to be operated by Volkssturmmannern in the event of an accident. The army schools such as Fahnenjunkerschule etc. have been relocated from Brno, which lacks sub-leader and leader replacement. Nevertheless, Lieutenant General Poel gave the exorcism, which is probably more pathetic to be valued, of himself: "As long as I live, he will be defended!" Viv On leaving Poel, Krohmer nöch spoke to the pioneer leader of the Brünn fort staff, a lieutenant colonel, about what he thought of the built positions regarding their defence value, because Poel refused to express himself about this, just as he did nothing about the ammunition supplies. The pioneer leader dismissed the question with the short words "total crap." TS \A-4x/45Rs 1042/341.