Defense district of Bohemia and Moravia (Prague)

The military districts of the German Empire after the "Anschluss" of Austria

Map of the military district of Bohemia and Moravia

The military district of Bohemia and Moravia (Prague) was a territorial administrative unit of the Wehrmacht during the time of the National Socialist German Reich and existed from 1939 to 1945. The military district was responsible for the military security of the so-called Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia as well as the provision and training of soldiers for the Wehrmacht in this area. The military district included a military substitute district (Prague). The headquarters were in Prague .

Commander

The commanders of the military district of Bohemia and Moravia were:

• Erich Friderici (1939–1941)
• Rudolf Toussaint (1941–1943)
• Ferdinand Schaal (1943–1944)
• Rudolf Toussaint (1944–1945)

The respective commander was responsible for a. the management of the substitute system , the necessary preparations for mobilization , the care and deployment of the state rifle battalions (which were mainly used to guard prisoners of war), the monitoring of the training of the subordinate troops, the securing of the area of ​​command both in the event of civil unrest and in the War against hostile undertakings as well as assistance in emergencies of all kinds.

Military training areas

In the military district of Bohemia and Moravia, the Wehrmacht used several military training areas:

• Milovice
• Brdy
• Březina

see also: List of military training areas of the German Wehrmacht

literature

• Burkhart Müller-Hillebrand : The Army 1933-1945. Mittler & Sohn, Frankfurt am Main.
• Georg Tessin : Associations and troops of the German Wehrmacht and the Waffen SS in World War II 1939–1945. Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Commander in the military district of Bohemia and Moravia (inventory) Federal archive : inventory signature: BArch, RH 53-22