GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 859, sig. 110-7/21

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32a Absohrift PmeE Oberkommando der Luftwaf'fe St.Qu, the 28.December 1944 Air Force Command LS AZ.41 k 34 50 (1IIC/B) Betr, : Introduction of the signal "Luftlandealarm" An o I OKW) OKH, OKM allé Luftalottenkommandos and LGK of the homeland war area in the rest of the distributor only in the design In Einverstlindnis mit Wchrmachtführungssta /Org, hefohlen: 1,) For Gabiete, in which hostile air troops or parachute jumpers are to be feared, is uniformly introduced Ras Signal "Luchtlandeararm". 2.) The LGK, in cooperation with the Reichsdefense commissioners, determine which areas are to be regarded as irritating. 3.) The signal "air landings" clarifies troops, intervention reservoirs, people's storms and ailo other defence forces and takes the measures to be determined in accordance with local conditions. 4.) The signal 'Iuftlandealarn' consists a) in LS-Orten'nit GroBalarmanlagen from a 5 minute long uninterrupted howl as in the case of a pilot alarm. b) in LE-Orten without large alarms from a 5-minute long Alarn fit the emergency alarms provided for a pilot alert. (e) If available, (in place of the emergency alarm device, bells can be used with oinem 5 minute long storm rings. The more effective alarm device must be chosen. - If bells are selected, ensure that the alarm can be triggered at any time. In addition, care must be taken to ensure that cass is excluded from abusive alarming and that the ringing of the church bells is clearly different from the other ringing, 5) The Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda informs the population of čer etrcffenen regions about the importance of the signal. 6.) The triggering of the "air landing alarm" signal is directed to the local LS leaders, the Lj warning commandos. 7.) The command to trigger the "Air landing alarms" is given by the local elders, in cities and landings without the locational elders of the local policels, In Aut trag: For accuracy: L i n d n e r g e r. M e l e r F.C.R.d.A. isterstys Colonel 42167 )21b F.Stabsing.