THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 776, sig. 110-5/66

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SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION CULTURAL POLICY 35 DIRECTORATE-GENERAL ROUND FUNK STRENG CONFIDENCE! DEPARTMENT- AND HELL DIENST Only for personal service use! To be destroyed on your own responsibility! (§ 353c RStGB.) 334// 43 Test.-Nr. 18.September 1943. Reports from H e 1 1 f u n k: Material invenged in the morning until l3 o'clock. London: The striking electric workers in Manchester have resumed their work. Lausanne: The German troops in northern Italy are said to have received intsructions to treat the Italian population no longer ael's axis partners, but as pariahs. German troops are allowed any kind of requisition. The Italian troops will be forced to serve for Germany. London: Daily Express deals with the issue of whether the Schwdiz, after the three Alpine railway lines, which are available to the Germans, have been severely damaged by all air attacks, will allow German transit via the Swiss railways to Italy. Swiss railways are of vital importance for the Germans. Reuterbreicht from Salerno: two British soldiers who flow from Battipaglia from German captivity report that they saw, within half of four days, how a large number of their comrades migrated to German captivity. Stockholm: From the norwegian embassy in Stockholm one learns that Zo.ooo man of German troops were removed from Norway. About l8o.ooo man now appreciate the norwegian coast before an all. attack. Radio Brazzavilleß Friday night all. troops landed on Rhodes. Italian soldiers supported the Allies in the fight against the Germans. At the same time the islands Cos, Lemnos and Šamos were occupied. Washington: It is known that the losses of the americ.arms to date amount to lo5.2o5 men. Salerno: Reuterbericht: The Deutscifen are in a complicated situation, they do trouble-ridden with small troops, to bring all.defence into confusion. The Germans were well prepared for the all. landing. The leaders of the 5th Army are very pleased with the outcome of the last battles. London: Military commentators: The Germans have already lost the battle of Sa-lerno and will be forced to withdraw to a line in the opposite of Naples-Foggia. The Germans are not able to quickly recruit reinforcements from the north to southern Italy. The area of Salerno is not favorable for tanks. The victory of Salersno will be of great importance for the mood of the European people. London: Daily Telegraph: Confidence-based sources know to report that Köhig Boris was murdered by Macedonian terrorists who had been smuggled from the Gestapo into the bilgar police. Boris, who was secretly in Vrbind with Moscow, refused to visit de Pührer. Beriş, who would have been the only imgtande als to carry out a political change in Bulgaria, was therefore liquidated. Lausanne: The Germans terrorize the people of Milan with the brutal methods. Bondon: Flash: B e r 1 i n was attacked last night by mosquito bombers.No all.Losses, Radio Algiers: The situation in Italy. is constantly developing in favor of the Allies, after the 8th Arms made the V bond with the 5th The Germans already retreat on their left flank.