STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 545, sig. 109-4292

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Security Service RF Prague=Bubentich 3.Sept. 1942 SD section Prague Sachfenweg telex 77444 III VA 3631 Dcado:Mgsta 1:s in Duh- ua' Eing.: - 5 SEP. 1942 To the State Secretary at the Reichsprotector - in Bohemia and Moravia, 4-Groupenführęr K.H. Fr a n k, Prague. Cs 1o0 Betr.: Kuratorium für Jugenderziehung in/Böhmen und Mähren - Impressions of the writer Karel We r n e r von der Deutschlandreise. Vorg. Ohne. 500 e During the journey of the full-time staff of the Kuratorium für Jugenderziehung in Bohemia and Moravia through the Reich from 1 August to the beginning of September, the activist writer Karel Werner took part and now reports on the impressions of this journey. The most interesting part of the trip was the visit of the West of the Empire. The participants were very surprised that they had been given a lot of free time everywhere, during which they could move and inform themselves at their own pleasure. Cologne had made a deep impression on all travellers; visually the appearance of the city centre was catastrophic, the damage to property was enormous. From discussions with the inhabitants of Cologne during their leisure time, it had to be noted that Cologne had experienced some looo attacks - H d and that the losses in human lives T80 to the large number of attacks and the fire and explosive bombs dropped by the British are in an extremely considerable disproportion. The population estimates the fatalities of all attacks N 10previously on 7oo persons; official loss figures have not yet been announced mob.