THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 893, sig. 110-7/55

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34 The commander of Wa Mtnlsteramptag, 6 October 1944 Bohemia and Moravia Elng.: 9. OKT. 1944 U. -Obergruppenführer Fr a n k returned with the following statement: Syt The troop training ground serves primarily military purposes i.e. the training.,in the second line, shall be an agricultural use,as far as it is compatible with the training requirements.The commander, according to my knowledge, shall endeavour in every direction to maintain and promote the agricultural concerns as far as possible.On my request, which I have already made before the harvest and during the harvest, is reported to me It is also clear from the fact that some commanders sometimes complain about too much involvement for agricultural work.' The 2nd Prage for reducing the artillery target areas must be denied.My plan goes there,the artillery, i.e. the two in Selchan If this is carried out, agricultural interests would worsen even more,because a new shooting range for tanks and storm guns would have to be built, which takes even more space than the artillery target area. bsticu Afmeh (Egend hale) Kntai u M St. M\-25{2a 4