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

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75 17.10.19441 67/320/17 General Ingr. Thank you very much, General, for the words of appreciation you have expressed in your last telegram. I am also very glad that the leaders you entrusted to me were so appropriate 68/320/2017 and that I could hand over to General Viest an army of about 55.00o men with supplies, weapons, Hunition, etc. v d o //69 The result of the tireless work, the fatherless feeling and the willingness of my officers as well as the civilian population and the heroism and willingness of our fighters to enter. / moral support, which we also received from you, from Mr. President and from the defense movement in general abroad. That is why, General, 71/320/17, your appreciation and praise are due to my fellow workers and to my colleagues, and I thank you also in your nemesis. At the same time, General 72/320-17, we thank you for the moral support and influence with which you have conducted and led the struggles that have taken place so far. 73/320/l7 On this occasion, I ask you, Mr General, also to convey to the President that the 2nd Austrian Army will remain faithful to the defence movement of the ÖSR and its President. General Golian 73/345/17 On the night of 14/15.10. were delivered: 2 Flak-liG 16 light NG, 251 Vehre Type 29, 2 mine launchers ý cm, 22 automatic P4sbolen, 341 ....... ýcm, 67,000 Pa- 7.61 mm. Gane. - / fenstab to note that until further notice it can only be landed on the airfield Tri Duby and that by day as well as by night. We send the signals directly to Bari. 75/280/l7 On the other hand, the dropping of material and parachute opers is only possible at auxiliary aerodrome 3 km south of Bries /Brežno/ /the signals for the drop were also transmitted to Bari/. Zdene. 91. missing. 77/320/3.7