STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1906, sig. 109-5/134

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- 3 - Opinion that the Soviets, after cleaning up the Cuban bridge, will soon turn into an offensive on the entire eastern front. This will surpass all so far Dago-beings, even what is used to by the Russians. At the same time, the English and Americans would in turn land in several places in Europe after violent and day-long air attacks and among other things. It is also true that Turkey, where bercits enormous American and English troops are concentrated, is moving towards the south-east of Europe. In this context, the various rumours about Italy are spread widely. It is firmly convinced that it is no longer able to defend itself against possible attacks, that its food situation is already far worse than that of the Roiche and Germany can do nothing to support it, since it is bound by the war itself on all fronts. The Führer could no longer expect an offensive that would cause too great a loss, and had therefore set out to allow actions of the enemy powers to be brought to him. Moreover, the Reich had all its hands to do in order to maintain calm and order in the occupied people. In the case of the Netherlands, it is clear that the Dutch had been forced to take drastic measures, which in turn had increased the bitterness of the Dutch against the German occupation. In various versions, the withdrawal of the Hungarian troops from the Eastern Front was discussed. The Czechs wish that internal unrest and the timidity of the Hungarian population would have forced the Reichsverweser v.Horthy to withdraw the troops. The Czechs, too, have often explained to the publications on the destruction of the cultural monuments, hospitals, etc. by the English-American terrorist attacks that one can get a picture of the strength of these attacks. The war of destruction, which the Allierton on dicse - 4 -