NĚMECKÉ STÁTNÍ MINISTERSTVO PRO ČECHY A MORAVU, PRAHA (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 248, sig. 110-4/94 Page 66 · 66 of 98
THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 248, sig. 110-4/94
English Translation
SUjU The Department of Transport reports the following damage caused by bombs and low-flying attacks on railway installations during the 25.2.1945: In the midday hours of 25.2.45: Kaplitz station: train 26631 shot at by on-board weapons. Lok HaOta inoperative; no one hurts. Block station Netrowitz: 14.25 to 14.40 train 7472 shot at refugees. Locomotive incapacitated. Two passengers fell, three passengers injured. Weleschin station: set of carriages of a passenger train heavily shot through. Locomotive inoperative. No one hurts. In addition, two other locomotives shot inoperatively. Steinkirchen station: train 7553 shot at (three times. attacked). Locoin inoperative, van damaged. An empty boiler car shot through in the station. Beiendorf station: Train 92411 attacked by 4 low-flyers. Loco inoperative• Loco heater seriously wounded. A telegraphist slightly wounded. Wehrmacht personnel in transport unharmed. Taus station: Transport train with 1,00 man work service, which went out before the attack on the route, attacked by low-airers. The fourth car behind the locomotive got a hit. In addition, 4 bombs fell nearby. 60 tons, 40 wounded. The route is closed by the stopped train until 5.15 pm. In the evening hours of 25.2.1945: 19.18 o'clock there is a bomb at the station Frankstadt am Radhoscht. A switch damaged. Connected track of the concrete factory Minach damaged. Telecommunications lines interrupted. Station building glass damage. Mährisch-Ostrau station: Airstrike un 19.15 h without prior warning; 19.21 h first bombs. Bombs in several waves. Route Oderberg - Prerau - Lundenburg undamaged. In the Moravian-Ostrou station - Witkowitz slight damage to buildings. Telecommunication lines to Friedeck - Friedberg interrupted. wm