English Translation

Ber Wehrmachthemftte beim Deutschen 147 Staatsminister für Böhmen u. Mähron u. Commander No.1770/44 geelakreis Bohemia and Moravia Prague, 26.10.44. Enemy position officer. Secret. Betr.: Situation in Slovakia. Evening announcement of the Dtsch. Commander Slovakia of 25.l0.44: 1.) Overall situation: Due to the further advance of the l8. SS-Pz.-Gren.Div. the Fdl. The persistent resistance in front of the Dirlewanger group suggests that the opponent may try to move to the impervious area of the Low Tatras. 2.) Enemy position: Before l8. SS-Pz.-Gren.Div. weak enemy resistance. Group Schill unchanged. Opponent before Div. Tatra mainly newly organized units of the Czech-Slovak army under Czech-Russian leadership. Battle value of these associations well. Slovak troops only occasionally occurred. Before attack group of the storm brigade Dirlewanger naeh as before tough resistance. 3) Own location: 18. SS-Pz.-Gren.Divi took with right attack group Bries (36 km ONO Neushohl). Left Rgt. group cleaned the area Detvianska Huta (i2 km O Detva) - Detvas - Podkrivan. 1 s.Bttr. (l5 cm) to 3 guns captured. At group Schill and Div. Tatra reconnaissance activity. Right Group Sturmbrig• Dirlewanger took altitudes 5 km S and SO Biely- Potok. Left Group from Necpaly from 6-km to SU. Procedure complicated by greater terrain difficulties and enemy resistance. Kpf.Gr. Wittenmeyer took Maluzina (2l km NNo Bries). This means that the Rosenberg - Poprad railway line is free-striked and after re-establishing the railway line rail traffic is possible again. Air Force operation: Due to bad weather is not possible. Weather situation: Low clouds 3 - 800 m altitude, isolated rain. To the Minister of State hi K.g. m f