STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 39, sig. 109-1/44

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The President of the Land in Moravia Brno, 9 November 1942, Reichsbeauftragsverwaltung. Number: P-3600/203g-1942. REHER To the Lord Reichsprotektor in Bohemia and Moravia z. H.v.H.Oberregierungsrat Dr. L a n d m a n n o.V.i.A. in Pra g IV WK Czernin Palais. Betr.: Situation report for October 942. - 6x. I./ Political part. A./ Position and mood of Germanism. The mood of the German ğepopulation is as optimistic as it was before. In the reporting months, the focus of the political interest was on the radio broadcast speeches of the leader and the Reich marshal of 30 September and 4 October 1942 by which the Vetrau- en strengthened again in a considerable way in a way successful for Germany outcome of the war. In addition, the improvement in the nutritional situation resulting from the increase in food ratios triggered very favourable effects. Thus, it is all the more regrettable that factors which in themselves are really to be described as gratifying play into this mood.