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Ber Wekrmtachtbevolilimte beim Deutschen 165 Staatsminister für Böhmen u. Mähren u. Kommandager In the Webrkreis Böhmer pnd Moravia Prague, 22.10.44. Er. 1743/44 secret. Enemy position officer. Secret. Betr.: Lagein der Slovakia. Evening report of the Dtsch. Commander Slovakia of 2l.10.44: 1.) Enemishment: In front of right attack group l8. SS-Pz.Gren.Div. becomes weaker resistance of the opponent. In front of medium attack group Gegner defends himself in the area Rimav.Bana further stubbornly• At Kpf.Gr. Schill strong fine-dl. Art.- activity on eig• Stellun- .gen at Babina, where fdl. attack in the midday hours in strength of 2 Kpn. supported by several Pz., took place. Opponents draw new forces from Altsohl and is probably ready for new attack at Dobra-Niva. New enemy batteries at Kozelnik (lo km NO Sehemnitz)in position• At Div. Tatra, except for the enemy's kind of troubleshooting fire and scouting activities unchanged. In the Sillein area substantially unchanged. Stronger gang activity in area Kral.Lehota (60 km O Rosenberg)• Bands interfere with Gr.W. road and railway line. 2.) Own location: Right Attack group l8. SS-Pz.-Gren.Div. in the course of the day after overcoming well defended roadblocks Gervena - Skala (7 km SW Telgart) and Telgarth and sat down after heavy battle in the seat of the 6 km W Mur.Huta (on road Muran - Telgarto) located airfield. Loot 20 fdl. fliers. Weaker parts of the Div. continue in the fight against stronger enemy Te Kpf.Gr. Sehell successfully dismissed the opponent's counterattack at Babina and brought him heavy losses. At Div. Tatra lively reconnaissance activity. Air Force mission: 1 Fw l89 Battle reconnaisseur before l8.SS-Pz.Gren. Div. I Fw I89 Battle investigation south of Rosenberg, 2 Me lo9 tactical reconnassion before Kpf.Gr. Schill, 2 ME l09 tactical reconnection before Div. Tatra, 6 Ju 87 Attack on Pz.-Train in Bhf. Dobra-Niva (S Altsohl), w•- were achieved at close-ups and 7 track separations. 2 Me lo9 flew escort protection and fired l carriages of the train on fire. 3 Si 204 attacked N and S exit of the N Dobra Niva tunnel to prevent the train's exit and achieved triple route interruption. l Ju 52 flyer drop of central Slovakia. To the Minister of State K.g. 14.