Luftwaffe: AIR DEFENSE WEST, BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF REORGANIZATION, WILL BE READY FOR OPERATIONS IN 24 HOURS.
(signed) KEITEL
[ITEM 49] [Typewritten table]
LI a
Berlin, 12 October 1938
3 copies, 1st copy
REFLECTIONS
Of the Supreme Command of the Army on the withdrawal of Forces from the Sudeten-German Area
| Present Strength | |||||
| Army Group | No. of Divs. | Div. Nos. Earmarked for Withdrawal | No. of Divs. To be Withdrawn | Strength After Withdrawal | |
| Army Group Command 5 | 5 1/3 | 1/3 44, 2 Mtn, 3 Mtn, 29th Mot, 4 light, 2nd Armoured | 3 | 2 1/3 1 1/3 | |
| Army Group Command for Special Duties | 4 1/3 plus 1 SS Regt | 1/3 5th, 7th, 9th, 45th, 1st Mtn. | 1 1/3 | 3 1 | |
| Army Group Command 4 | 7 (plus 1 SS Regt) | 10th, 24th, 2nd (Mot), 13th (Mot), 20th (Mot), 1st Light, 1st Armd. | 2 | 4 2 | |
| Army Group Command 3 | 3 (plus 1 SS Regt) | 4th, 3rd, 18th | 2 | 2 1 | |
| Army Group Command | 4 | 8th, 28th, 30th, 3rd Arm'd. | 1 | 3 2 | |
| TOTAL | 22 2/3 (Plus 3 SS Regts) | 8 1/3 | 14 2/3 (Plus 3 SS Regts) | ||
| Namely: 11 2/3 Inf. Div 3 Mtn Divs 3 Mot Divs 3 Light Divs 3 Armd Divs | Namely: 3 1/3 Inf Divs 2 Mtn Divs 1 Mot Div 1 Light Div 1 Arm'd Div | Namely: 8 2/3 Inf Div 1 Mtn Div 2 Mot Divs 1 Light Div 2 Arm'd Divs | |||
| 7 1/3 | |||||
[ITEM 50] [Telegram]
REICH WAR MINISTRY/NAVAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE
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Received on 17.10 from kg at 1535 by [Indecipherable]
MBZ O 61
Telegram from MBZ 045 17/10 1525
Lt. Colonel Schmundt
OKW suggests that by 20 October about half of the Army forces still remaining in Sudeten-German Territory (14-1/3 Divs and 3 SS Regiments) should be moved out, as otherwise the orderly discharging of the old age group at the end of October—this is necessary for the building up of the Army—and the reassignment of the recruits will not be possible by 10/11. (Involved are the: 2nd Arm'd Div, 1st Mountain Div, 7th Div, 13th Motorized Div, 20th Motorized Div, 18th Div and 3rd Arm'd Div). Fuehrer's decision requested today.
Signed Keitel