English Translation

The special condemnation of any special treatment, e.g. Women from better-placed circles would therefore be satisfied, stating that in white circles of the German population the belief in nationalisticism would be shaken and dissatisfaction and dissension would occur with the most discontented strata of the people, even if exceptions were made again this time. In general terms, it is argued that the now more ongoing measures for general mobilization meant a large and decisive increase in military isoher, armaments and, not least, in psychologisoher force.In many cases, it was stressed by various small employees that this speech would also have proved for the first time that the V•lk was strong enough to bear the bitter truth. One could probably always have read out from the Wehrmacht and front reports the severity of the time, but a clear description of the actual difficulties had always been missing. In the middle class and civil servants circles it was repeatedly expressed that there could be nothing else but to use everything for victory. In the end, it would be indifferent to what kind of action would be taken to achieve this goal. A particularly deep impression, which had not yet been observed in this context, had also been made of the German women. In Brno, a number of older women volunteered to work and stressed that they wanted to make themselves at least useful through sewing, stockings, etc., if they could not be employed in a munitions factory because of their age. Under the impression of the last two Wehrmacht reports, it can be observed in some cases that the German population has improved slightly the so far very depressed and 19 pessimistic mood with regard to the further course of war. If, one explains mostly, the winter battle on the eastern front also provisionally - 3 -