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Ber Wehrmacht authorised by the German 145 Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia and Balfehlchaber In the Wehrkreis Böhmen and Moravia Prague, 28.10.44. No.1788/44 secret. Secret. Enemy officer. Betr.: Situation in Slovakia. Evening report of the Dtsch. Commander Slovakia of 27.l0.44: 1.) Total situation: Tachechoslovak-Soviet uprising smashed. 2.) Enemy position: Opponents only offer N and W Neusohl isolated tough resistance. Leaving all heavy weapons behind, remaining parts of the smashed enemy seek to escape into impervious, N and V Neusoch situated mountain terrain. Exploited groups v ask in vain to cross the Waag-fal in order to win the protectorate limit. The bloody losses of the enemy are high. Own location: l8. SS-Pz.-Gren.Div. advanced over Liptsch to N and shut down Niedere Tatra against W. With another Kpfgr. reached Div. of O Neusohl, the dureh Kpfgr. Schill after nightly overcoming many road barriers and bridge blasts was taken already at 6 o'clock. In the case of restless pursuit of the opponent in the N direction, heavy losses could be inflicted on him. Div. Tatra cleaned up W Altsohl's mountainous terrain from scattered enemy parts, prevented opponents from crossing the Grantale and won against tough enemy resistance Harmanec (lo km NW Neusohl) and Ulmanka (5 km of it) Storm brigade Dirlewanger locks up in the Lipt.Osada and Revuca area and, over the course of the day, bloodyally rejected the opponent's repeated attempts to break out. Air Force operation: During night large duty for fliers in the area Altsohl, Lipt.Osada, Bries and Telgart. During days 4 Bf lo9 and Fw l89 strong occupation of the street Ulmanka - Revuce fixed (200 mot. and besp. vehicles). Strong vehicle accumulations in villages N Neusohl were continuously monitored, Artl. and Flakstellungen vor l8. SS-Pz.Gren. Div., Kpfgr. Schill, Div.Tatra and Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger were enlightened and attacked with bombs and on-board weapons. The successes achieved were mostly carried out by Yerbände of the VIII Corps. Robbery: Since the beginning of the uprising, 60 aircraft, l82 guns of all cal., 8l Pz., more than 200 cars have been captured or destroyed. Of all kinds, 68 s.Inf. weapons, over 300o carabiners, countless quantities of ammunition of all kinds and several food vessels. The loot of rolling railway material can not be oversold at present. The bloody losses of the enemy amount to over 2oo dead, captured prisoners so far 820, defectors l234. The reports about Beuté and prisoner numbers of the last days of the fight are still pending. Weather situation: Strong clouding in looO m height, continuous rain. To the Minister of State ymp3y