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11 BdS -11608/12 9{ SD Guide Section Prar Group I/7 Prague, 18.151532 1st V. 1942 deaton fkten ^ 01 Subject: German Horsemen's League; military rise. frfey)1 Lely V e r m e r k. Today, the officer responsible for horse testing at the Wehrmacht-delegated colonel von Görtz infuriated telephonically how many horses are needed for the viability of the German Reiterbund and should therefore be released from the equestrian lift. Colonel von Görtz also wanted to know how many horses should be kept as a minimum for Czech riders, including the Mačeska stable. In a meeting with the future managing director of the German equestrian association Major Thiel, to whom the relevant conditions are well known, it was noted that 26 horses are eligible for the purposes of the german equestry association as a minimum number if the same horse is to be able to ride. Among the 25 horses there are 13 horses of the stable Šmaha. The remaining 13 horses are owned by Germans, who are currently part of the Bohemian-M. Reitklub, but will be transferred to them after the foundation of the German equestrian association. In the stable Mačeska there are 8 own and 14 pension horses. This number of horses should be sufficient to keep the Czech equestria alive. Colonel von Görtz also asked the Chief of the Staff Lieutenant Colonel Vorbrugg to ask the Colonel von Goertz to release 25 horses for the dutsetån equestrian federation and 22 horses for Czech cavalry at the time of the horse lift. Colonel von Görtz was appointed by the group leader I/7 after prior consultation with Rorteilich eef