English Translation

Written SD service Brno Telex, FS No. 2288 2.10.41, 15.10 Tagesbericht Nr. 219 St1. Brno 16 741 2/10 1428 -PE- To the SD-lead section Prague. Eilt very, immediately present. The focus of interest among both the Germans and the Czechs was the execution of 15 prisoners in the Kaunitz-Kolleg in Brno yesterday, mainly because of the 3 gallows already placed there in the morning of the l.l0.4l. The surrounding streets were already alive in the afternoon hours. Groups of 3 to 4 people moved around the building in different directions. The wearing of mourning clothes of different women was striking, some men also wore treacherous ties. The Czech police, who had to restrain the people, showed great indulgence towards the Czechs at first and only made the passers-by aware that they would not want to stop. There was no comment that her anwesaaness was illegal. Among the passers-by, some German women, presumably by police members, were noticed by loud laughter and jokes, which the Czechs took note accordingly. A Czech woman believed to have recognized her husband among the inmates who were taken to the Kaunitz College at about 6 a.m. and could not calm down again. She was regretted by various other Czech women, supported in running and led around in the adjacent streets again and again, without anyone being willing to take her away from here. When she heard the salves, this woman repeatedly collapsed and thus aroused great compassion.