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

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Lecturer of the Minister of State 2LZ TMON Prague, October 1944 Russian Offensive Plans In Moscow, it is stated that, after the summer offensive is to be regarded as closed, the autumn offensive will break off with extraordinary force. ll Russian armies are regrouped and have been provided with all the necessary war material to stand for the leap to the west. The army G o w o r o w , which is to occupy the island of Dagö outside Oesel, is on the way to a new war scene. Two other Russian armies have concentrated to bring down the German hedgehog position of Riga and are preparing the general attack on the 16th and 18th German army. More Russian armies are concentrated close to the East-Prussian border, the bilsen two army groups and have been motorized to an unprecedented extent as well as to the toughest street fights. As one reckons with a bitter German partisan war according to a Russian pattern in Germany itself, new weapons and fighting methods were demonstrated. For : the army R o k o s s o w s ki lies the Vistula as a huge barrier, the overcoming of which is considered one of the greatest tasks that were placed before a Russian army group. After overcoming the Vistula, according to the Russian view, the path to the Oder will be clear, as behind the Vists no longer there will be any transport problems expected, The Army K o n j o w is to begin with R'o k o s s o w s k i the nuclear attack in the direction of Krakow, Silesia and Moravia. Di2 Army M a l i n o w s k i has to solve at first numerous problems of supply and regrouping and should also occupy Belgrade and Buda pest. about the last army, the army Teo 1 b u c h i n , it is known that it probably marsaw in Belgrade or should participate in the liberation of Greece. 143. h. oms c bey u 44. iby ac 01/h/0n gee dirdale Ll & dncafow Cie bedis cenda i boa / ht