STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1880, sig. 109-5/108 (damaged)

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- 2 - 8V 3.) Balloons (short-term lock) against aircraft, The balloon carries as in point 2.) Lock plate, sandbags and glimmlunt. In addition, in the plywood plate is attached an explosive body of the size of a hand grenade, from which hangs an approximately 300 meter long, 1 mm thick steel wire. At the lower enle of the steel wire hangs a Pallschim of 1.20 m diameter. 4.) All balloons have on their load a glimmlunt of more than one hour of burning time, which by burning of holding bindings to maintain the plug height discards sand bags, which triggers flight flowers or causes ballast fluid to run out. In the case of a part of the bullon, a fast-burning powder ignition cord leads to a set of fires inside the balloon and destroys it after the drop of its load. The balloon burns with puncture flame. II. Mountains of balloons: 5.) Safety grins must be kept at least 50 meters away from the shelter, especially women and children. For the recovery of the balloons, hold the balloon with the hands, with the knife the sniffs with which the load is attached to the balloon are to be cut through to prevent an inflammation of the hydrogen content by the fuse. The balloon is to be carried 50 meters away from the load. The balloon shall then be emptied with the knife by opening the nozzle or by stabbing it in. No smoking shall be done. The gas is not toxic. 6.) Balloons, the load and other accessories shall be secured by police, Wehrmacht and other authorities and the relevant detonation squads.