STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1776, sig. 109-5/4 Page 81 · 81 of 117
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1776, sig. 109-5/4
English Translation
-2- For this purpose, large quantities of explosives, packed in metal vessels, were dropped by means of a load parachute. As already reported, a part of the explosives could be secured by the Stapoleitstelle Frag on 30.4.1942. One of the arrested named another hiding place in the interrogation. The necessary steps to ensure this explosive were taken immediately. The findings resulting from the interrogations are so interesting that I will report them in detail below. The arrests were willing under all circumstances to carry out the orders given to them. They are well informed about technical questions, which leads to systematic training. Together with the two parties, another 5 parachute agents have been dropped off. They are two groups of three and one loner. One of the arrested has stated that, including the last group, 15 parachute jumpers have so far been dropped from England via protectorate territory, namely: two around the Christmas season 1941, 6 at the end of March 1942 and the remaining 7 now via Püglitz. There is reason to believe that further arrests can be carried out shortly. On the basis of the statements made by the two arrests, the technical side can give approximately the following picture: Some time after the establishment of the Protectorate, the consecrations illegally left the area and arrived, one via the Balkans, the other via the Czech Legion in Poland to France and later from there to England. It is worth noting that one of the prisoners, on his arrival in France, took part in the French