NĚMECKÉ STÁTNÍ MINISTERSTVO PRO ČECHY A MORAVU, PRAHA (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 717, sig. 110-5/6 Page 42 · 42 of 79
GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 717, sig. 110-5/6
English Translation
The access roads to the castle had been mined before the coup and the castle was taken by German troops and about 50 raised "tigers" in the early morning hours of the night from Sunday to Monday.Horthy himself was picked up by the German envoy Veesemaier and taken into the protection of the empire. On the night of Sunday to Monday there were insignificant battles in the Burgviertel / 3 German dead/in the city to local sightings and clashes between arrow-crossers and left-wing elements.The sharp and systematic intervention of Szálasi against the Jews and comunist elements / shooting on the spot / in case of violation against the ban on going out, carrying weapons etc., as well as the intervention of German SS troops, which took over the security of further districts, caused an absolute stabilization from the inside. The crisis was only due to the fact that there was no certainty about the final position of the Honved. The Jews had hoarded not insignificant amounts of weapons in the quarter they inhabited, including manyhundreds of machine guns, especially hand grenades. The weapons came from the companies of the company Weiss Manfred. When the Jews were disarmed and deported, shootings took place again, which lasted until the middle of the week, with tanks and gunners having to drive up, among other things. On Monday evening after 8 p.m., Horthy's proclamation was revoked, but no glau- ben was generally given to him. The reverberation that Szalasi and his cabinet found in the broad population is quite positive. Also the arrow-crossing movement against opposing circles must admit that a number of professional good minds, which have proven themselves so far, are represented in the cabinet, among others. Minister of Finance,Remenyi-Schneller, Minister of Supply,Jurczek, Minister for Trade,Szasz, Ministerfor Industry,Szakvary,so far