STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1793, sig. 109-5/21

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The commander of the order police 32 Prague, 23 August 1939. at the Reichsprotektor in Bohemia and Moravia. 12 La geb e richt Nr.6 l./ Behaviour of the population. a German population. In the last days, despite the anti-German attitude of the Czechs in the area = share with denser German settlement, there is a calm and to= conscious mood to notice. In particular, the presence of the HJ-Marschgruppe and its events, which were partly connected with square concerts of the regiment's chapels, aroused lively participation of the population. From all areas there are reports about mobs and activities against the people of Germany. In various places ad et ee dae d d steps to prevent. Often one has the impression that the People's Germans do not know enough the power of the empire and sometimes also for ideological reasons do not find the necessary union. In addition, within the German population differences of status play a considerable role and have an inhibiting effect. The great confidence that the German population places in the German police and the Wehrmacht is clouded by the sometimes little military behavior of some East-Märkian troops=. BCzech population. The anti-German attitude of the population continues to rise, their hope for regaining their independence through a war with Poland is great. Pro= paganda for the return of Benesh is mainly driven by Jews, the whispering propaganda has been used more strongly. Through it is promoted for entry to the Czech Legion in Poland ID and