English Translation

31 Annex 2 to K 16 - 100 - 02 muster for the drafting of a telex in case of a search alarm. German Criminal Police Prague, 21.5.1943 - Criminal Police Head Office Prague - Tgb.No. I/2 (KF) - 17205/43 Urgent! Present immediately! I. To the secret state police - state police station Prague - telex in Pra g 1 for passing the following flash FS: +++ To all Stapo, Kripo and SD stations in Bohemia. Urgent! Present immediately! Subject: Escape of 25 Soviet Russian prisoners of war. Search alert! Level of operation: Police investigation "Beta"! On the night of 20.5.1943 from Oflag XI (X-village) 25 Soviet Russian officers broke out. Names unknown for the time being, who published with photo in the DtKPBl. Clothing: Soviet-Russian uniform. Direction of escape: Protectorate. Reinforced railway (goods train controls) and road traffic search as well as carrying out searches in forests, weekend houses and other sloping corners.. Arrest! Message to KPLSt. Prague. Wehrmacht and NSKK must be used. Protectorates police, German gendarmerie, police regiments are centrally notified from here. Daily reporting. German Criminal Police - Criminal Police Department Prague - Tgb.Nr. I/2 (KF) - 17205/43 I.A. gez. J a n s e n i-Sturmbannführer und Kriminsrat 9 +++ II. Wv. after passing through KPSt. Prag. I.A.