English Translation

The Head of Division VIII Prague, 9 March 1945. inlsteramt 1 0 MRZ. 1945 Wdn J.: SS-Obergruppenführer Minister of State K.H. Pr a n k Subject: Recovery of the locomotive damaged by low-flying attack in the BMB operation: Decree St.M. IV 0/622 c/44 v. 5.3. 1945 96 of the 150 to 3.3.1945 locomotives damaged by low-flyers were repaired; the z Zt in repair are all from the second half of February and the first days of March. In order to speed up the improvement, the following factors have already been taken into account: 1) The Schadlok's home operations immediately determine whether the damage can be rectified in the factory itself or whether the scope of work and the necessary technical equipment require repair in the railway repair plant. In order to save the access routes of the locomotive to the factory or from the factory to the repair plant, locksmiths, welders and boiler cutters are continuously seconded from the repair shops to the works in order to support the workshop part of the factory ( z. zt. approx. 150 - 200 specialists ). 2) In order to increase the performance of the locomotive repair in the works, 6 workshop auxiliary trains have been under construction since the beginning of January, which can be used in the coming weeks. These are then assigned to the respective works with high Schadlokbe stand for temporary reinforcement. In order to remedy more serious locomotive damage, l railway repair train consisting of l0 caravans and l0 workshop wagons with 82 specialists as master crew in construction, the completion of which is also to be expected at the end of the month. This train will also be sent by case to the areas with a high risk of damage to support. St.M.t-62{d44