THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 778, sig. 110-5/68

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15 Tankanlage Fliegerhost on fire. Pilsen, Städt. Gaswerk: 3 hits. Area Kladnot 45 bombs, of which 7 in Schlan. 1l last. Damage insignificant. Large bombs on Buschtehrad, Beraun, Rakonitz, Rothof, Gross-Buschtin, Pürg litz and Slavetin. 20.12.44 Attack Pilsen: 5o aircraft. Focus city center, 260 bombs. ole- e Skodawerke: Cannon factory damaged Mechanical workshop for l4 days failed. Shot turning: production completely failed. Storage. Take-over hall of the weapon factory completely destroyed. Workers' settlement Karlstadt several houses more or less damaged. City center: 44 buildings total, 162 heavy and medium heavy, Zo7 slightly damaged. 2 large, 2 medium and 3 small fires. Means of transport: BMB warehouse building of the Signalwerkstätte with 6 main and 2 fog tracks completely destroyed, railway line Pilsen-Kschimitz and Pilsen - Weipernitz slightly damaged. Tram: 15 carriages and trolley buses and overhead line in several places severely damaged. d) personal damage: So dead, ll6 heavy and ll5 lightly injured. 22.12.44 Area Kladno: Persohenzug shot with on-board weapons. No one. injured. Train towed. 25.12.44 Zone Budweis: Bombs in Slabsch, Rot-Aujest, Temelin-Litoradlitz. No injured. No damage to property. Area Klatno: Bombing in Eisendorf, Raasch, Tuch lowitz, Littowitz. Damage to property low. Flyers. Area Clattau: Bomb dropping Kraschowitz and Chet-schoitz. No damage. Flyers. Area Tabor: Bombing Hodernitz, Bezirksstrasse Beching-Wiporschan. 2 houses/directions, several damaged. 4 persons slightly injured. 28.12.44 Area Kolin: 3 hits Vacuum Oil Company. 3 oil tanks destroyed, probably still time bombs. Car factory Kolin 3 assembly halls destroyed, such as warehouse, transformato house slightly damaged. Street Ko-lin-Sendraschitz several hits. At Tchaslau passenger train shot with on-board weapons. Person losses not reported.