STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 586, sig. 109-43333

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-5 5.) Utilities. Gas, water and electricity utilities are important targets for breaking the enemy's resistance in a defenced military place. In order not to allow a city to be at risk at the same time in the event of attacks on the utilities, its installation is recommended outside of the soft image of the city and detached from other targets, which attract air attacks with certainty. In the case of new installations, this aspect will have to be taken into account. Apart from the damage in the supply areas themselves, extensive damage to the line networks has also been caused in Warsaw as a result of shock. These damage can be reduced by shutting down and switching within the distribution networks. There must therefore be management plans at the places which order and carry out the switchovers and closures. 6.) Air-raid-sanitary services. In Warsaw, the medical care of injured persons in exposed dressing areas or in unprotected treatment rooms has proved inadequate. As medical assistance quickly. In contrast to the generally desirable housing for the forces of security and assistance in the outskirts of the city, air protection shelters are also necessary within the centre of the town in secure accommodation. Hospitals and auxiliary hospitals, on the other hand, belong in suburban areas or communities, even if sanitary facilities should be lower than in central hospitals. 7.) Food care. No provision was made in Warsaw to supply the population with food; the failure of the food supply has made a significant contribution to weakening the resistance of the population. In order to ensure the feeding of the population, larger stocks should therefore be provided as loosely as possible on the outskirts or in suburban communities using existing cellars. The same applies to the provision of replacement slaughterhouses and cold rooms in case of destruction of slaughterhouses. 8