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The Wekrntachtbevollte with the German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia and Befehishaber 162 in the Wehrkreis Böhmen and Moravia Nr. 1749/44 secret. Secret. Prague, 23.10.44. Enemy position officer. Betr.: Situation in Slovakia. Evening report of the Dtsch. Commander Slovakia of 22.l0.44: 1.) Enemishment: At Div. Tatra Art.-Storage fire and scouting• At Group Sehill, opponents led several of Pz. and Art. supported counterattacks in Btl.-Strength against Line Pliesovce (l8 km S Altsohl) - Sasa-Babina. High enemy losses, 2 Pzs. shot down. In front of left-wing Rg.-Group l8. SS-Pz.-Gren.Div. in the course of the Stasse Losonc - Podkrivan only weaker enemy resistance. Reinforcement of the fal. Resistance against Pila (2l km NW Losonc)• Before Brig• Dirlewanger S Biely Potok hard resistance, supports aurch Artl. and heavy weapons. In the Necpalska Dol. (Valley of Necpaly - 9 km So Martin - after So) in expanded positions, supported by heavy weapons, tough resistance. According to several reports total strength of the enemy in the area Neusohl - Altsohl is about l2 Btl.e. 2.) Own location: Right Rgt. group l8. SS-Pz.-Gren.Div. established contact with the H.Gr. A fighting group from Poprad to SW in Telgart. Left Rgth group of this division broke through the border crossings N Losonc in the morning and took Mytna (l6 km NW Losonce), Tuhar (6 km SW of it) and Polichno (3 km S Tuhar). Group Schill took Pliesovce and Sasa, resisted stronger counterattacks in the afternoon hours. At Div. Tatra active scouting. From Brig• Dirlewanger due to interference of the Nachr, connections no closer messages, the comp. of the Lw.-Inf.Btl.37 entering the Pz.-Train. Street Hybe - Strba enemy-free. Air Force mission: A weather reconnaissance flight, a Ju 52 at night.Flyer drop at Telgart. Weather: After early mist strong mist, closed cloud in 500 - 700 m, mountains in the clouds. AT An um den Herrn Staatsminister % h. 14/5 I conid dha beg if fr-44 8idew Écfale rebd 4 teagi e le. 19