21st September 1944
21st September.
Having met the candidates, Tiso and Tuka must now make a decision on who will attempt to provide Slovakia with the intelligence it has so sorely been lacking.
"It appears it is a choice between the German ex-ambassadors." Tiso summarises.
"There was one other applicant." Fritz interrupts. "General Jurech applied."
"But isn't he busy out on the Western Front?" Tuka asks.
"No at the moment, he and the heroes of the 2nd (Your Name Here) Division are consolidating their position in Vernon." Malar answer after checking his map of many things.
"Why does he think he would be any good as Head of Slovak Intelligence?" Tiso asks.
"He claims he would use his contacts and vast understanding on the Soviet Army to improve our intelligence gathering on the Eastern Front." Fritrz read from the application form.
"How has he got Soviet contacts?" Tuka asked.
"He doesn't say."
"And why do we need more intelligence on the Eastern Front. We already know the massive and powerful 2nd Ukrainian Front is racing towards us, locked in a fight to win the Race to Bratislava." Tiso interrupted.
Everyone nodded solemnly.
There was a pause as the group contemplated what more they could possibly need to know about the Eastern Front than that and what good it would do if they had such knowledge. This did not take long.
The Slovak Intelligence Services report on the Soviet Union was quite short, focusing mainly on the fact that the Soviet massively out-manned, out-teched, out-resourced and out-everything-elsed Slovakia by a massive amount.The previous heads of Slovak Intelligence had therefore focused their spying efforts elsewhere.
"I think Jurech is best placed where he is." Tuka spoke for them all.
"Which brings us back to a choice between the ambassadors." Fritz dragged the meeting back on track.
"We have to rule out that lost continent applicant first." Tiso said.
"Ha_ns Lubin?" Frizt confirmed.
"That's the one, you are the only one who can pronounce the underscore in his name properly." Tuka joined in.
"It comes out Haaaauughgnns if we try." Malar confirmed.
"Of the final two I think we should select Baron von Killinger." Tiso stated.
"He's a bit intense." Tuka ventured.
There was a stunned silence as the room contemplated the idea of Tuka, Tuka mark you, finding someone a bit intense.
"That is true, but he is a baron and a von. That is much more impressive than anything Hans Bernard can offer." Tiso replied. "This will help raise Slovakia's profile in Berlin."
"And his abilities as the head of a wartime intelligence gathering agencies?" Malar asked.
"I don't think we need to worry ourselves with that sort of thing." Tiso said.
Baron Manfred von Killinger, the newly appointed Head of Slovak Intelligence. As you can clearly see, he looks delighted at the news.
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Notes:
Aside from his mastery of Panzers, General Jurech is notable for commanding the Slovak Fast Division from 1942-43 and for trying to surrender that entire unit to the Soviets in an elaborate mass defection. Apparently he even made contact with the Soviets about this and was close to getting a deal sorted, but then Stalingrad happened. This was slightly distracting for all involved and while the Slovak unit was joining in the general German running away the division was effectively destroyed after being surrounded, while everyone got airlifted out by the Germans, pretty much all their heavy equipment was left behind and Jurech was not invited back to command it's replacement. As you would expect he later got involved in the Slovak National Uprising, this didn't end well for him.
Genuine screenshot, even by September 1944 Slovakia still, somehow, has 90 spies left abroad. The ones in the major powers have long since been captured, leaving only the random ones to cling on.
Having met the candidates, Tiso and Tuka must now make a decision on who will attempt to provide Slovakia with the intelligence it has so sorely been lacking.
"It appears it is a choice between the German ex-ambassadors." Tiso summarises.
"There was one other applicant." Fritz interrupts. "General Jurech applied."
"But isn't he busy out on the Western Front?" Tuka asks.
"No at the moment, he and the heroes of the 2nd (Your Name Here) Division are consolidating their position in Vernon." Malar answer after checking his map of many things.
"Why does he think he would be any good as Head of Slovak Intelligence?" Tiso asks.
"He claims he would use his contacts and vast understanding on the Soviet Army to improve our intelligence gathering on the Eastern Front." Fritrz read from the application form.
"How has he got Soviet contacts?" Tuka asked.
"He doesn't say."
"And why do we need more intelligence on the Eastern Front. We already know the massive and powerful 2nd Ukrainian Front is racing towards us, locked in a fight to win the Race to Bratislava." Tiso interrupted.
Everyone nodded solemnly.
There was a pause as the group contemplated what more they could possibly need to know about the Eastern Front than that and what good it would do if they had such knowledge. This did not take long.
The Slovak Intelligence Services report on the Soviet Union was quite short, focusing mainly on the fact that the Soviet massively out-manned, out-teched, out-resourced and out-everything-elsed Slovakia by a massive amount.The previous heads of Slovak Intelligence had therefore focused their spying efforts elsewhere.
"I think Jurech is best placed where he is." Tuka spoke for them all.
"Which brings us back to a choice between the ambassadors." Fritz dragged the meeting back on track.
"We have to rule out that lost continent applicant first." Tiso said.
"Ha_ns Lubin?" Frizt confirmed.
"That's the one, you are the only one who can pronounce the underscore in his name properly." Tuka joined in.
"It comes out Haaaauughgnns if we try." Malar confirmed.
"Of the final two I think we should select Baron von Killinger." Tiso stated.
"He's a bit intense." Tuka ventured.
There was a stunned silence as the room contemplated the idea of Tuka, Tuka mark you, finding someone a bit intense.
"That is true, but he is a baron and a von. That is much more impressive than anything Hans Bernard can offer." Tiso replied. "This will help raise Slovakia's profile in Berlin."
"And his abilities as the head of a wartime intelligence gathering agencies?" Malar asked.
"I don't think we need to worry ourselves with that sort of thing." Tiso said.
Baron Manfred von Killinger, the newly appointed Head of Slovak Intelligence. As you can clearly see, he looks delighted at the news.
--
Notes:
Aside from his mastery of Panzers, General Jurech is notable for commanding the Slovak Fast Division from 1942-43 and for trying to surrender that entire unit to the Soviets in an elaborate mass defection. Apparently he even made contact with the Soviets about this and was close to getting a deal sorted, but then Stalingrad happened. This was slightly distracting for all involved and while the Slovak unit was joining in the general German running away the division was effectively destroyed after being surrounded, while everyone got airlifted out by the Germans, pretty much all their heavy equipment was left behind and Jurech was not invited back to command it's replacement. As you would expect he later got involved in the Slovak National Uprising, this didn't end well for him.
Genuine screenshot, even by September 1944 Slovakia still, somehow, has 90 spies left abroad. The ones in the major powers have long since been captured, leaving only the random ones to cling on.
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