GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 476, sig. 110-4324

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The inspector of the Higher H- and Police Chiefs for road safety in Moravia. -3 MRZ. 1945 Olmütz, the 3.3.45th Report of Activities for the period from 18.2.-3.3.45. To the Higher 4- and Police Leaders for Bohemia and Moravia 4-Upper Group Leader and General of the Weapons-4 and Police K.H. Fr a n k. Pr a g , dernin-Palais. During the reporting period, several railway lines were checked with regard to their safety with Draisine.Jnspekeur S.S.M. was able to convince himself of the generally proper handling of the safety service. In order to address major deficiencies in the weapons training of the Volkssturm soldiers, individual Volksstork companies were subordinated by Jnspekeur S.S.M. Landschützen units for reinforcement, thereby ensuring a continuous further training at the weapon and in guard service by non-commissioned officers of the army. On 22 February, S.A. group leader Schormann visited Btl.Falkenau in the commission of the Gaustab leader of the German People's Tower and submitted various measures of the Bpl.Führer concerning the supply of the Volkssturm Btl . He wanted to make the Jnsp.S.M. responsible for this. JnSP.S S.SM.lehnte this decidedly, since he is not available to supply facilities. By B.d.W.-H 4-Gruf. Count von Pückler an order was issued to the 540th Div.,Brünn, which is thus responsible for all supply issues of the Volkssturm-Btl.Falkenau. 2 officers and 200 crews of the 8th/l4r and Pol.Rgt. took over on 24.2. the road safety between Wal.Meseritsch and Ober-Litsch.The previously used poor armed gendarmes of the autonomous Gendarmerie-Land Kdo.Mähren can be equipped with rifles, since German leadership is guaranteed. The safety of the routes secured by these men is undoubtedly increased. Korück I.Pz.AOK. has meanwhile included further routes in his safety in Moravia and in the Reichsgau Sudetenland. These are routes which were not previously secured. In the period under review, various transport services of the army took up contact with Jnsp.S.M., so it has been largely a central management of all the questions that will lead to road safety. However, Jnspecteur S.S,M. reject some requests, in particular the surveillance of supplies and eviction goods placed on some routes and stations, as not part of its remit. During the last 2 weeks, three sabotage files on the lines have been reported, of which 1 was bombed, the rest was loosened by rails.There have been no major disruptions in operation.Moreover, several cases of looting have been notified of abandoned wagons, including a fire raid on a moving freight train. M , ud, \K-152/45s