STATE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1795, sig. 109-5/23

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A 9 itself, where the decommissioned machine factory has been set up for this purpose, for 1.80o man per shift. Other branches are intended for Parchim, Suckow and Putlitz. At present a third of the total production has already been transferred to the territory of Oranienburg. In the plants Marienehe and Oranienberg all holidays have been granted already in June and July. We are assured that this has happened because the work has taken off terrifyingly. Hamburg: At the beginning of August, extensive preparatory work was already underway in Hamburg for the resettlement of the inhabitants in the event of war. It was said in particular that in the case of war many Hamburg families were brought after the Gen- egen von Büchen-Lüneburg and Staade-Aurich. In these areas there are also factories under construction, which are to replace Hamburg factories in the event of war. if an orderly production in Hamburg should no longer be possible. From the outset, it was expected in Hamburg that the trade ship journey over the port of Hamburg would be almost completely stopped. Preparations have also been made for the reception of evacuated hamburgers in the area of Husum, Rendsburg and Kronsburg. - The Blockwarte in Hamburg have investigated which kitchens are eligible for cooking in them for several families. Bayern: 1st report: The granting of holidays has stopped at the Wehrmacht since mid-July. New investigations are being carried out into the extent to which emergency beds can still be placed in hospitals. In the Hersbruck Landwehr camp, where 43 and 45 years of age are trained, training is very much being developed. Extensive transports are carried out, which are based on the fact that it is necessary to clear the barracks for the party congress. It is striking, however, that the shipments are completely warlike. Division and corps staffs have also been moved from Nuremberg to Silesia. 2. Bericır: At the end of August, people were mobilized for up to 60 years. The organization seems to have been very poor. It happened that people from different villages came together in the nearest town and had to wait for hours before they could be divided. Partially, a division was not possible at all. As a result, part of the people simply went home. Some people