THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 248, sig. 110-4/94

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00 The Department of Transport announces the following further damages: Station Horaschdowitz-Babin: On track 12 2 bombs, another in the locomotive sheds; 4 locomotives by on-board weapons inoperative. Station Schwihau (line Pilsen-Klattau): 2:15 p.m. of 7 planes flew from the direction Pilsen; after 3 minutes aircraft returned and fired at station. The roof of the warehouse was shot through, 4 freight wagons were damaged. Wire line to the exit signal, telephone line and lighting system damaged. On the warehouse ramp a horse killed, no one hurts. Station Hussenitz (Prote. Grenze): locomotive of train 8756 and several cars shot. Station Klattau: reserve locomotive shot, incapacitated; last no one. Operation plant Klattau 2 locomotive fired by on-board weapons, 1 stoker wounded. In the station management a woman wounded. Telephone lines destroyed. On the line Klattou and Taus between the stations Janowitz and Putzeried Zug 6952 (goods train) fired by low-floor aircraft, locomotive incapacitated, nobody hurts. On the route Klattau - Horaschdowitz-Babin in the station Malonitz train locomotive of the passenger train 818 shot and incapacitated. Station Hilschitz of the same route: carriage of the person train 815 shot. Pragden 23.2.1945. Aul \f-62/44