English Translation

Mh. Oleuso 160 Sicherheitsdienst Rf 1 2 SD-Leitsabteilung Prag Nr 93/43 Prag, den 10.8.1943. Tagesbericht (Strictly confidential, only for the personal service use of the recipient) I. Allgen ine vague and mood: According to almost all the reports available here, more and more circles of the German population are covered by a defeated and pessinistic mood. It is striking above all that it now extends itself to the people, who so far, at least after the events of the last few weeks, proved to be untouched. Especially the task of the two cities Orel and Catania has caused a considerable decline in the mood. Up to now, it was mostly the hope that the high losses and the new German weapons used in the East would force the S•wjets to stop their further mass attacks; so now, after the fall of Orel, it is feared that the new main line of struggle will no longer be held for long. It is used that the main thrust of the Soviets will take place. in the next few days against Kharkov and sonit against the Ükraine, and is increasingly surprised that the Soviets can continue to attack almost all sections in apparently unbroken offensive power. One can only explain this in such a way that the battle of exploitation also meant for the Germans a huge bloodletting and that the German losses were so sensitive that these bèreits were noticeable in the strength of resistance. The rumor that Bjelgorod had also fallen for a few days, finds almost general belief. This is the beginning of new great retreat movements and is often full of fear over the coming winter, which had been successful for the Russians.