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114 Wehrmacht Plenipotentiary Prague, d n...27.. uli ..1943. at the Reichsprotektor and XIX, place of the Wehrmight 5 Commander number 76 841 in the Weir district Bohemia and Moravia GA 1 Execution Personally To the State Secretary //-Obergruppenführer K.H.F r an k nY Prag IV. News about the situation in Italy: 1.) In the meeting of the fascist Grand Council on 24.7.43 the Duce remained considerably in the minority. From this fact his resignation resulted. 2.) Marshal Badoglio is head of the government and minister-president, but has no military authority. 3.) The Chief of the General Staff of the Italian Wehrmacht, General Superior Ambrosio, was directly subordinated to the King. 4.) The Under-Secretaries of the three Wehrmight Ministries are to become Ministers. The former Secretary of State of the War Ministry, General Sorice, is to become Minister of War. (Addition: The appointment of Sorice as war mini- ster has now taken place) 5.) The previous commanding general of the 9th Army Corps, General Armelini, becomes commander of the militia. A. was under Marshal Badoglio sub-chief of the General Staff of the Italian Wehrmacht. 6.) Due to the change of government no changes have occurred militaryly. 7.) The takeover of the government by Marshal Badoglio on the night of 25-26.7.43 led to ovations for the Royal and Marshal Bathoglio in Rome and demonstrations and attacks against the institutions and badges of the fascist party. Young demonstrators expressed their intention to fight for the king and badoglio, but not for fascism on the front. 8.)