STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1743, sig. 109-4/1498

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- 19 - sieved regiments with war equipment went immediately in the direction to Prague, this format onen arrived in the Czechoslovak city of Baupt Thursday evening and Friday, they were very numerous, eyewitnesses report, that only in Vysočany their advance two hours deciphered, the soldiers marched in threatening attitude, the pointer on the tingling of their rifles, MG and motor vehicles waited beside cannons, medicament cars and other material, the regiment went through the whole city in all directions, even in the remote suburbs, to infiltrate and evoke the impression of the population. Blood wasted among Czechoslovak students On the night of Thursday to Friday from 16th to 17th November - armed German military formations occupied all road crossings and also numerous buildings. In allgräax silence, around 3 o'clock in the morning, all colleges versitätsfkeifkeay buildings and institutes, all student houses, all university foundations surrounded in Prague rurden, the Ms directed against the facades. Exactly at 3.30 a.m. a flare gave signal. That was the order to attack the sleeping, moth-mongering students. The attack had the character of a gangster raid.The building guards rurden entreder by beatings against the gates or by shooting awakened, Chne any explanation they were arrested and imprisoned in the cellars and slats; meanwhile the armed horde penetrated into the buildings which were immediately occupied by the troops vurden, The worst happened where the students lived in groups, so in colleges and foundations.The barbarians penetrated the sighting rooms and with weapons to prepare for fire gagged the students who were in pyjamas.The Svehla Foundation was unattended since 2 o'clock in the morning by the forces and German P.lisei; a geschitz, Mgs and several tanks surreaked in defense. One hour later, the force invaded