English Translation

Secret April 6, 1943. Station London April 3, 1943, 8:45 p.m., Czech: 60 "The Moscow Midnight Communique mentions the successes of the Czechoslovak field units in the USSR. On March 8th at 1 p.m. the Germans took an attack with 90 tanks in company strength on the positions of a company of our units. All attacking companies belonged to the 4th. The battle lasted one day and one night, and as Moscow reported, 19 German tanks were destroyed, and 400 Germans fell in battle. The next day, together with Red Army units, our unit made an attack on the German positions. The commander of the front section, on which our units were deployed, the army general Golikov assured our Moscow representative that our unit proved great combat value and toughness. Despite superior German tank forces, she defended the section assigned to her without her own tank support and added heavy losses to the enemy's human and material resources. General Golikow congratulated her on the successful execution of her tasks. The commander-in-chief of the Czechoslovakian army, President Dr. E.Benes, sent the following telegram to the commander of the Czech unit in the USSR, Colonel Swoboda: With sincere joy I read the news that our unit under your leadership was deployed in the struggles on the eastern front against the German fascist hordes and thus participated in the magnificent Soviet winter offensive. She kept herself excellent and fulfilled the assignment assigned to her in an exemplary way. I thank you, as well as all officers and crews for the conscientious fulfilment of her patriotic duties. With regard to the liberation of our homeland, it is almost symbolic for us to be able to fight for them on all fronts, and especially on the eastern front, together with the victorious army of our Soviet ally. We stand out with our ally and will win with them. Greetings to you and all the soldiers in the Soviet Union. Honor and light memory of all those who gave their lives for the freedom of their homeland. Telegram of the Minister of Defense, Division General Sergey Ingr: I congratulate you and all soldiers in the USSR on behalf of the Czechoslovak foreign army for the honorable defense of the military virtues of the Czechoslovakian army and remember with respect and gratitude the fallen.