GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 963, sig. 110-8/36

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15 OF THE POLICE PRESIDENT TO PRAG PRAG I, 17 May 1944 ORDERLY AIR PROTECTION File number: Abt. L -.24 610/44 (In entries and in case of money shipments) Minister Office Eino.: 17. MAI 1944 To the German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia - Obergruppenführer K.H. F a n k PraR. Betr.: L S - Construction measures in the German University Hospitals in Prague - Report. Reference: There. Letter of 13.4.44 - St. M. VIII C - 41 a/43 - Appendices: 2 maps, 1 overview of the air-prevention accommodation of the followers and the sick inmates, 1 official note of 11.2.44 In the period from 29.9.1943 /this is since the presentation of the report AZ: Abt.L-22 149/43 of the local air-protection line/ to the present day are the following works: Measures were carried out in the single buildings of the German University Hospitals and the Landeskràhkenhaus I am Karlsplatz: l./ For the followers and sick inmates of the Pavilion II - Hautklinik, which is not cellared, after the breakthrough of the main and fire walls LS - rooms were created in the annex building 1 c. 2./ Next to these LS rooms an LS operating room has been created. 3./ Under the main building Ia existing LS - rooms have been extended by extension and the command station has been erected. 4./ Pavilion VI, II. Medical Clinic, Ophthalmology, Women's Hospital, The ceiling stiffening of the LS room is completed, an LS operating room has been created, gas locks have been installed; the L S cover pit for 250 people south of Pavilion VI has been completed. In addition, a new passage under the basement corridor was discovered in Pavilion VI, which was deepened and expanded as an LS room; this passage offers a very good protection, as it is completely under the same ground. 5./ Pavilion VII. Ear clinic and infection department of the II. Medical Clinic. For the existing LS operating room a splinter protection device was created according to the new regulations; further a subdivision of the large room was carried out by indentation of partitions. 6./ Pavilion VIII. Surgical clinic and X-ray institute. Under the central passage in the cellar an old smoke channel was expanded by deepening and undercutting the central walls as LS-Rauh; in addition, emergency exits were created. The LS operating room has also already been completed, only the gas locks are missing, which immediately after completion of the ceiling exit 1S √116-41b/43 -