STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 362, sig. 109-4/107

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18 e b d d a sa sse The event of the air force at the Pilsner Fliegerborst for the day of the Wehrmacht on 17 March 1940 was both advertising and blazing. The sailing grounds at Pilsen Kotorov are suitable: only for sailing flights of experienced pilots, so that Pilsen is still dependent on the planes of the adjacent storms. This state of affairs, combined with the possibility of an easier supervision of our work area, makes the closer connection with the NSFK Diensitellen located in the proteftorate desirable. This will be for the construction of the NS-Jli:gerkorps in Weftböhmen only from Vorte:l. We combine Diefe's ambition with the Grundsaz, which Dtto Lilienthal once said: "A Jdee is worth nothing, the construction of an airplane is little, but everything is the flight!" NSFK.-Sharführer K. R. Kur z: The N8FK-Bturm 12/33, Máhrisch-Ostrava The small group of members of the Association of German Pilots, the front-flyers, the students, the craftsmen, all stood in the people's German team. When the "Adolf-Hitler"-Standarte arrived in Moravian-Dstrau on 14 March of the previous year, all provided valuable services in the first days of the occupation. A's then the chains of German planes over Moravian-Dstrau, Witkowiß and Peace! brewed in, all flight-loving men knew de: people-German crew that now also for them came the moment to report to the NS-flyer corps, in order to prepare themselves for the service in the proud air force of the Führer. The first two months served the collection and sighting of the applications, the basic training and ideological orientation. In a short time, the storm was so far enough to remove 70 men from his rubs, who could march by in June 1939 at the great march of the NSFK. Group 6 in Wroclaw before the corps leader of the Nazi aviation corps, General of the plane Fr. Christiansen. In the summer, the emphasis was placed on the Soldat education and the laying of the SA.-Wehrtag. It should be pointed out as a special success of this work that the NS-Fliegerkorps started to take off the SA-Wohnabzeichen with this course as the first formation. Since it is the case in the storm of trained gliders, a storm-owned flight operation was not considered in the first year of construction, but it was placed in a special position on the level of glider training courses. Jnege and 7 A.Flicger, 2 B.Flieger were trained, a large part of the storm members were trained to "A", "B" and "C". The summer was still the internal organization of the storm. The storm 12/33 consists of 3 locations, Moravian-Dstrau, Witkowiß and Friedel, of which Witkoviz developed as the most important. Jn Witowiz found the storm a Jndustrie, which especially promotes the NS-Fl'eger corps, which also provided among other things :bren flying plaß and a terrain for flatland training. The whole storm was assigned to the battalion Kreuger on September 3rd and brought to LNW at the entrances in the Olsa area. Weeks of the most difficult execution of duties were carried out with the weapon in hand. Service in the NS.-Fliegerkorps, which this time served to secure the industrial installations, to maintain calm and gravitation in the restricted area and to combat hedgehogs. The operation of the storm 12/33 during the Polish campaign ended on 10 Otober and 11