STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2750, sig. 109-14/53

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English Translation

The journey of the participants at the funeral ceremony will take place via the Burgrampe or via Marienschanze - Staubbrücke. The carriages are to be sent to the parking lots faster. 5. The departure of the vehicles takes place only after the arrival via the Staub Bridge. 6. Parking spaces: Burghof 2 Burghof 3 Am Hauptbahnhof. e) Measures during the transfer: 1) Setting up and lifting of the trellis: the trelier has to stand at 5.30 p.m. A mixture of the associations is to be avoided as far as possible. Wehrmacht must be used at the beginning and at the end of the transfer route. Greeting is only done by officers and guides. The men stand still in the basic position. Only the Lafette with the coffin and the flags and standards are greeted, not the guests of honour. Only BDM greets in the entirety with the German Gruss. The bridge of the trellis takes place on the route from the castle to the Vltava including after crossing the Vlitava bridge by the last mourners. The crossing of the formations takes place on the order of an officer of the police (sign with the flag) and is to be done closed. The crossing from the Vltava to the station takes place about 1 5 minutes after the arrival of the funeral train at the central station. Arrangement for this as before by an orficier of the Police (signs with the flags). The guides of the trellis formations are responsible for a dignified behaviour of their subordinates, adapted to the consecration of the day, during the whole time of the spelier formation. 2) Traffic measures: For the smooth passage of the funeral train all vehicle traffic (including tram) - must be removed from the route in such a timely manner that the transfer in no way