English Translation

Prague-Bubentsch, 28 February 1945 Security Service of the Reichsführer-4 Sochsenweg SD-Leitsabteilung Prag Telesprecher III G - g.Rs.SA 11/17 inister: Dr.Zu/Ri. -1. MRZ. 1945 Go to ! 3 To the head of the Minister Office, StandartenführER Dr. G i e s , 2 Prag. lgeg iga) ére Betr.: Dualism Wehrmacht authorised - l. Panzerarmee. Vorg.: ohne. Ely Aus Mähr.-Ostrau just received the following FS: " At the situational meeting combat commander on 26.2.45. it was established that in Ostrava and the surrounding area at the same time two different Wehrmachtsparolen were issued. For example Stapo, SD, ZBV-commands by Wehrmascht commanders received the slogan of the WB, while Wehrmarcht units and also protective police had the slogans of the l. This led to a nightly search for alleged F-agents in which Stapo and protective police were deployed, that a member of the Stapo would have been shot by a protective police officer by one hair, because he answered wrongly on a slogan call, according to the protection police. Commander-in-Chief noted that it was absolutely clear that the slogan of the WB could not be valid throughout the army of the I. Army, i.e. for Ostrava and the hinterland." Loole 4-Obersturmbannführer s maly ul $\H - ^{/5q$ S 52/45^