NĚMECKÉ STÁTNÍ MINISTERSTVO PRO ČECHY A MORAVU, PRAHA (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 697, sig. 110-4/548 Page 8 · 8 of 105
GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 697, sig. 110-4548
English Translation
5a The construction of this unit, however, seemed to take a very long time, because the first record of a kfliegerische Einsatz of the unit brought the emigrant radio only in April ds.Js. However, these messages were all the more massive and extensive. It was claimed that the Soviet war report had praised the "Czechoslovak unity" because it had won a great victory against "the over a largely motorized enemy division, against a whole tank brigade, which was also accompanied by machine gunmen". "19 burning tanks", according to the reading of Czech emigrant leaves in the USA, there were even 22, as well as "400 fallen Hitler bandits" remained in place. For more than a month, the Tsian broadcasts of London and Moscow brought triumphant victory reports of the first collision of their unity with the German Wehrmacht in various changes, even though they did not respond to some contradictions in their own reports. On April 18, London finally announced that the commander of this unit, Colonel Ludwig Svoboda, had received the Lenin Order for the victorious battle, while the lieutenant-chief Ottokar Jaroš, who had fallen in the battle, had been awarded the title "Hero of the Soviet Union" for his bravery. The Moscow station commented that "the Hek artillerymen of the Czech lieutenant-chief Ottokar Jaroš would have destroyed 19 German tanks in an attack of 60 German tanks. They will later have the opportunity to find out that the lieutenant-general did not command a single flakkeschütz. But for the time being, we don't want to be in a polemic against details of the enemy radio's announcements of victory. We are able to testify to the true events of the "victory" battle of the 8th century. It is the only thing that can happen to Sokolov, because this lieutenant-chief Jaroš, "the hero of the Soviet Union" was killed, and in the ensuing conversation he can leave it to you to inform yourself about the true events of Sokolow by question and answer, which is to develop completely free and unimpeded between you and the witnesses. 72256 -3-