English Translation

18 - 5 - Ung.-Brod held hundreds of iten's aui without being airtight. When the first bonnets fell, a wild mess arose in many bunker entrances, in which many people contracted injuries- After the attack, many teches left after they had convinced themselves that their own house had not been damaged, the city to be able to better overlook the burning Bata works. It was only rarely shown indignation; most Czechs admired the "target security" of the Americian aircraft. The blame for the attack was in many cases attributed to the Germans. For example, members of the Bata-Internat, when taking a look at the Viktoriü-Hotels, pointed out that on the roof of this building a flak headlight was exposed, as these facilities had to be made responsible for Zlin being bombed. How little impressed the Czech workers of Bata works in general showed, goes e.g. from the fact that especially younger Bata workers expressed their joy at the fact, that they would no longer need to work for a long time. Only by long-time Bata-workers were at the sight of the burning destroyed factory buildings lamenting statements loudly, like: "There thousands have found their bread and now it is with one blow for many over". It was also pointed out in detail that, if one had already spoken of a relocation of the huge quantities of material months ago, everything had "been gone to hell". The last attacks on Brno, Zlin and other places in Mahren have generally led to a strong unrest and nervousness among the Czech people of the Protectorate, as they see the beginning of an allied air offensive against Bohemia and Moravia as an important stage for the south-eastern front. Many rumors about the extent of the victims and victims contribute to increasing the fear of further attacks among the Isheches. However, these rumors also lead to the fact that many Czechs always condemn the action of the Anglo-Americans as a terrorization of the civilian population. All hopes that the cities of the - 6 -