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

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33a A bsoh f t Oterkommando der Luftwaf'fe St.2u., the 28.December 1944 ftwaffenführungstab / Arbeitstab LS 41 k 34 09 (4IIC/B) r.: Insertion of the signal "Luftlandealarm" An OKW, OKH, OKM allé Luftfletienkommandos und LGK des Heimatkriegsgebiets im. 1.) For Gobiete, in which hostile airborne troops or parachutes are to be supported, Aas Signal "airborne alarm" is uniformly introduced, 2.) Which areas are considered to be particularly threatened, determine the LGK in conjunction with the Reichsdefense Komnissaren. 3.) The signal "air landing alarm" clarifies troops, intervention forces, popular storms and allo other defense forces and seizes those in the lowest by the most stable the local conditions: accordingly to be determined MaZhahmen. 4 ). The signal "patlandealarn' consists a) in LS locations hit large alarm systems from a 5 minute long uninterrupted howl as in the case of a pilot alarm. b) in ES locations without large alarms from a 5-minute long alarm with the auxiliary alarms provided for a pilot alert. (c) If available, it is possible to use bells with oinem 5 minutes long storm bells in place of the emergency alarm medium. It is necessary to select las jeveils more effective alarm mediums. If kreheng bells are used, it must be ensured that the alarn can be released at any time. It is also necessary to ensure that abusive alarms are ruled out and that the storm ringing of the church bells is clearly different from the other ringing, 5. The Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda will inform the population of the regions affected about the importance of the signal. 7.) The command to trigger the "Iuftlandealarm" shall be given by the oldest of the local authorities, in towns and villages without the oldest local authorities. In Avt trag: For accuracy: ge z. I in d n e r gez, M e l e r F.d.R.D.A. Oberst lland ltre 42166 d*Fl. Stabsing.