GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 717, sig. 110-5/6

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36a a Honved barracks near the castle resisted, which was quickly and energetically broken and there were dead on both sides. Volker-Rühle saw H or r t h y at close range and had the impression of a very old man who was happy to be released from responsibility.Horthy personally thanked the #j leaders for their attitude. In the castle now resides S z 'a l a s i, which is called "leaders" by his followers.The arrow-cross movement has a lot of influx. Volkert-Rühle takes the view that 8o% of the Hungarian people would not have reacted to Horthy's proclamation. Only the I.Armee under the leadership of M i k l o s is unreliable. In the days before the 15th of October, the Jews, instead of spreading lie slogans, abandoned the Jewish stars, removed the Jewish star from the houses and were "rottsprech". On the west bank of the Danube, defenses are created. In Budapest, the German authorities had been a great mess of competences and responsibilities.No one had properly known who would have the authority of command.Bach,Winkelmann, Pfeffer-Vildenbruch, the Deuteche General in Budapest and a special general, Amliuldi 64964 #group leader and lieutenant general of the Wafren distributor: L-Obergruppenführer Fr a n k General d.Jnf. T o o o s s s a n t W-S±andartenführer Dr. W e n n n a n n