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

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Dar Wekrmachtbevollftigte beim Deutschen Geh. Rommandofach Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia and Befahlshaber in the Wehrkreis Böhmen and Moravia 32 Nr. 330/44 geh. Kdos. Prague, 13.12.44. Enemy position officer. 1.Execution. Betr.: Lage in Slovakia. Evening report of the Dtsch. Befehishabers Slovakia of l2.l2.44: Enemy situation: During this morning's hours Russian aircraft dropped parachute jumpers in the Aitsohl area, which were sometimes equipped with weapons and explosives, could be captured. Further machines circled in the Trencin area without the possibility to observe sprains. Banding position unchanged. Own location: 154. Field Ausb.Div. 43 bandits were shot, 8 wounded, 2l bandits and l9 gang helpers captured. 250 more suspects were established. At booty were captured: 17 rifles, 3 M Pi, 3-l:MG, 3 s.MG, 2.pz. rifles and a large quantity of ammunition of all kinds as well as 32 horses and 4 vehicles. In addition to larger food camps, which had to be made largely useless, 24 hegerhäusers and 1 large log cabin as well as tourist houses were burned down, whereby hidden ammunition and explosives detonated.