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The military officer with the German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia and Befehishaber 175 Secretly. Prague, 19.10.44. Secret. Enemy position officer. Betr.: Situation in Slovakia. Evening report of the Dz. commander Slovakia from l8.l0.44: 1.) Overall situation: Carps taken. 2) Enemies situation: Div. Tatra unchanged. In the attack on carp the opponent lost 2 guns, numerous M.G. and a full food train (Vieh). N carp was rubbed a swa- dron Cossacks. Enemy dead estimated loo. Ung• Superior General Mikos, chief l. ungar. Army, with entire staff ach Banska - Bystrica fled to allegedly establish counter-government. 3) Own location: Div. Tatra continued to drive strong reconnaissance and effectively occupied a station near Kremosna (in the Zarnovica Valley) with several fire raids. Fighting group Schill started on carp and broke strong enemy resistance. Despite heavy mining of all roads, carp was taken in the afternoon hours. In the morning altitude lo2 (4 km S Rosenberg) was taken by storm. However, it went after a hard 4-hour fight in the afternoon hours as- the lost. l4.Weapon-Gren.Div. of the SS continued cleaning companies with good success. Reported cleaning company at Kral. Lehota still in progress. At 18. Pz.-Greng.Dive. 40% equipment failure due to air raid on Funk Kp. during rail transport. Osttürkischer Verband (Standarten-Führer Harun Al Raschid) unloaded in the Miava area. Strength about 1 Rgt. Luftwaffe mission: 1 Ju 52 flyer drop West Slovakia, 9 Bf.l09 reconnaissance, escort protection and free hunting. 8 Ju 87 support south of Rosenberg. 5 Ju 87 attack on broadcasting house in Neusohl. 4 HS.l29 support combat group Schill. 2 Fw l89 reconna- tion, ll Fw 190 attack airfield Altsohl . 2 fires. Losses: 1 Fw l9O missing. i Hs l29 shot down. Air pilot fell. 1 Me lo9 reconnaissance after air combat. To the Minister of State 20. I Fero tly bed t M. bt ibng Ware Pe'rctenle