English Translation

- 3 - 43 The Btl. was arranged in 3 shooter-kpn. to 150 men each, a grenade-thrower-kps. to about 50 men with 12 grenadiers, calibres 50 and 82 mm, an M.G.Kpn with about 12-15 MG (Maxim), a Pz.Büsen-schug with 30 men and about 20 pz.-chickens, a pioneer train with about 30 men, and a news train with 80 men. In thickness of about 100 men with 60 horses as well as more than 2 le. Guns, which allegedly had a calibre of 76 mm. The weapons were all of Russian origin. The crews had generally automatic rifles, while the trousers and horse keepers were equipped with Russian Inf. rifles. Each group of the Schtz.-Kp. led a 1.MG., so that the Kp. had 12 IMG. The coats, uniforms, clothes and boots of officers as well as crews were of English origin throughout, the coat buttons even wore the English coat of arms. Winter clothing was Russian and consisted of skirt and trousers, both padded, fur hat, felt boots and footcloths. The uniforms of the officers, non-commissioned officers and crews were completely the same. The officers wore metal stars as rank badges on the crew shoulder flaps, the non-comissioned metal buttons. On the caps of officers, sergeants and crew the Czechoslovak emblem of metal was attached. From Busluk the Btl. was transported by train to Wailuki. From there we went on foot to Kharkov and Mirgorod. On 3.3.43 the Btl., which was led by Colonel Swoboda and in which also the 5 Russian inspection officers with a lieutenant colonel were at the head, went in position at Sokolovo. On 8.3. the fight began. The 1st Kp., through a train of the 2nd Kp, was carried. He is not aware of the whereabouts of the other units of the Btl.. Questioned about the reasons for the emigration of young Czechs to the USSR, Eger explained that after the establishment of the Protectorate there and in Slovakia a court spread