GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 757, sig. 110-5/47

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In the Wehrkrais Bohemia and Moravia 206 Minister of State for Bühmen and Moravia and Befehishaber The Wehnnachibefremte with the German No. 1679/44 secret. Prague, the 13.l0.44. Secret enemy position officer. Betr.: Situation in Slovakia. Evening report of the Dtsch. Commander Slovakia from 12.lo.44: 1.) Enemy situation: Before Div. Tatra attacked the enemy in the Öber-Stuben area on the railway line leading from the east against our front with a Pz. train. Besides the small scouting activities only kind,-disruption fire in the sown section. On the counter have been confirmed so far with certainty 5 Bttr., among them l. sw. calibers. In the course of the day, Tatra was repeatedly occupied with bombs and attacked with on-board weapons. Fal. Jäger (Lag 5Y with Czech occupation) disturb road traffic in the sunken Div. section. In combat group Sehell and southern Rosenberg only a small kind. Band position: Stronger gang groups from fled East workers, Russian prisoners, Czech youth in the area of West Germany. Caeda received reinforcements from the air through Anglo-American, Polish, French, South Slavic and Russian paratroopers, among them women as radio operators. Alleged intention: to disturb the railway connection between Moravia and Ostrava and dor- tige armaments. 2.) Own location: At Div. Tatra, fighting group Schill and southern Rosenberg unchanged. Railway lines Vrutky - Horn.Stubna,- Priwitz - Handlova - Ob. Stuben, Zbehy - Zlaze Moravce - Kozarovce, Topolcianky - Hova Ves wie- dergestelt and perpetuable. Air Force operation: No night duty due to weather conditions, during the day 6 Br lo9 free hunting over eig. front near roads. In hard air fighting with equal forces a Lag 5 would be shot down. 4 Bf lo9 cluttered with Luftbila Strasse Karpfen - Aitsohl - Losone up and light-formed Art.-stufen and suspected plug-places in the area Altsohl. A Bf Lo9 (klürer) was shot down by Lag-5. A bf lo 9 (Jäger) made after air fight break landing. To the Mr. Staetsminister L K.g, 14