THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 774, sig. 110-5/64

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English Translation

25th mistake, which was observed again and again in the south-east, is the following: The Vomi at that time organized the political work in the German ethnic groups so that the ethnic group leaders externally bore the responsibility both to the individual Germans and to the foreign peoples. However, the clear presentation of the ethnic group leadership does not correspond to the behaviour of the members of the VoMi towards the ethnic groups leaders. With the exception of vòn Hauptsturmführer Pachschwöhl and Obersturm Führer Köhli, most of the members of the VoMi command were on the point that an ethnic group leader is a nothing that can be addressed to "comrade" or "doctor" at will, or "listen to" etc. It cannot be denied that the Voli were already working on destroying the authority of the ethnic group leaders during the preparation of the evacuation. Psychologically, this is only to be understood in such a way that the under-Sturm leaders of the VoMi, who are mostly unserved, believed to be able to secure their authority only if they could secure the leadership of the group leader Dr. On September 9, the leader of the ethnic group, Dr. Janko, announced at the official meeting that, despite the stop order of the Reichsführer SS, he had to give instructions that the Germans from the Romanian Banat, who are currently in the Serbian banat, would be taken over by the Teiss. As a result of the stay of these treks, there is an impossible situation in the Serbian Banat and the danger that the hot transitions will be hopelessly clogged in the event of an emergency. He also ordered that, without question, the preparations be made with group leaders to ensure that the pregnant women and the families with small children are brought into the batschka. Prof. Beyer, who recently made the necessary arrangements in Sombor+Werbass with the regional leadership of the German ethnic group Hungary, informs that the reception of these pregnant women and families rich in children is assured. The Banat State Railway takes the women and children to the place Tittel, from there the regional management of Batschka will arrange for the further. At the same time, Prof. Beyer reports that, due to discussions with Obergrup penführer Winkelmann and Staf. Weiben in Budapest (/17th and 18th September), he can find out that there are no concerns about this partial evacuation. On September 9, the Wehrmacht report for the first time announces that fighting is taking place in the western corner of Romania and in front of Temeschburg. It is also reported from the police departments that partisan activity in the Serbian Banat is increasing in general. At the political and police departments / leadership staff Fiedler, police TOV district commander/ the situation is declared completely relaxed on September 2nd. There are enough military forces to achieve a stabilization of the entire front. It will even be possible to drive the Russians back over the carpathic passports. It remains unclear on the basis of what information this optimism is based on. On September 2, it becomes clear that this optimism for purpose was completely unjustified. It is reported about Russian actions that are to be taken seriously. While the English destroyed the Danube bridges near Belgrade durerza, pull 49843