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Ber Wehrmacht authorised by the German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia and Commander Beheim. in the Wehrkreis Böhmen and Moravia No. 1780/44 secret. Prague, 27.10.44. Enemy position officer. Betr.: Situation in Slovakia. Abandonment of the Dtsch. Commander Slovakia of 26.l0.44: 1.) Overall position: Main resistance of the opponent smashed. 2.) Enemies situation: The enemy deviates from l8. SS-Pz.Gren.Div. Slovak. Associations put down weapons and are in disintegration. Only where Russian leadership, even occasionally stronger resistance. Before Div. Tatra the opponent slowly left the S-wing slowly to the east. Tough resistance of the enemy on the N-wing of the division. In front of the storm brigade Dirlewanger, the enemy resists itself by taking advantage of the area which is favourable to him and is only slowly settling down. According to unconfirmed reports, the Czechoslovak government flew off to Lviv by plane (Londoner and Moscow radio) 3) Own location: 18. SS-Pz.Gren.Div. After the left-hand side of the group Ocova (i2 km ONo Altsohl) and Zvél-Slatina (lo km O Altsoch), Zolna (7 km Ono Altsahl), Sebedin and Becov, and with a fight group over Dol.Micina (9 km SO Neusohl), headed for Neusoch, with others via Poniky, Libethen (l5 km O Neusohi) to Liptsch, úm there road and entrances to the lower Tatras. Kpigr. During the day, despite heavy mining and roadblocks, Schill took Altsohl in cutting packing, sat down in Rybary's and his airfield. When entering Badin (9 km N ltsohl) and vikanova had to go through several strong fire summaries of the opponent. Div. Tatra took fighting under the most difficult terrain conditions, the enemy constantly staying at the heels, Hron.-Breeniea (lo km W Alt-shl), Dubrava (3 km N of it) and reached with mass the general line Cierne Erdo (height 897) - gold wells (hence 1266, 5 km 0 Kremnitz). Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger skipped despite the strongest enemy resistance up to 5 km N Lipt Ösada in the area, reached with W-Gruppe altitude area W Vys.-Revuca (2O km N Neusohl) and thus dominates road Altgebirg- Revuca. Kpigr. Wittenmeyer put himself into possession vèn Nisch (lo km S Krl.-Lehota). Street Rosenberg - Poprad thus enemy-free. The here legal ukrain. Volunteers I4.Waffen-Gren.Div.SS have won excellent battles. Air Force mission: 2 Bf.lo9 Weather and combat reconnaissance in room N Neusohl. " He lll flyer launch room Altsohl - Neusoch - Revuca (2.Oo0.O00.piece). Attack with bombs and bard weapons on light and medium flak and field positions around Lipt-Osada. 4) Other: At l8. SS-Pz.-Gren.Dive. l6 guns have been used with the help of firearms. and heavy K.g Mnb -2-