The Archive · 1939

Occupation Nearly Complete

Reports from the provinces revealed this evening that: most towns and many villages had already been occupied by the Reich's Arm 'In' Brno, German' soldiers and members of the German Voluntary Corps of Czechoslovalelathronged the railway station. The Swastika flag was hoisted over all public buildings and many private" resi-

Owing to the snowstorm in the region, most trains. were late. Pas-SSengers in these trains spoke in low tones, voicing bewilderment over "unprecedented catastrophe" that befallen their land.

The German Labour "Front pub-tushed an appeal today requesting all. German residents of Prague to place themselves at the disposal of the Reich's Army=—Havas,

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