In Smolensk, there was also a German Army signals regiment. This regiment covered Russian Air Force traffic. The coverage of air traffic by this regiment was even greater than that of the Luftwaffe signals intelligence. Every effort was made by the battalion to rectify this matter, and in the course of four months, this was accomplished through additional intercept personnel, transfer of the intercept site to an area of better reception, retraining of personnel, and reorganisation of and closer cooperation between the evaluation, deciphering and intercept elements. In September 1942, the army signals ceased monitoring Russian Air Force traffic, and all intelligence reports on the Russian Air Force were handled by the battalion.IF-186 p. 20
