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St.M. IV D - 334 e/42. Prague, 27 January 1944. 2.) PS: To 4-group leader and General of the Arms-ij v.Herff, Chief of the 4i Staff Main Office, Berlin-Charlottenburg 4, Wilmersdorferatraße 98-99. Dear comrade v. Herff ! In terms of transfer of 4-understurm leader Hermann Kapuste, -number 405,854, I return to your screams of 22. 12.v.Js. - Signs II W - 22b20/o/Lu., that I cannot agree with the transfer of Untersturmführer Kapu-ete to Waffen-i. Ka- puste bört aun Stabe dee l-Abachnitts Xxxıx and has so far hardly participated in the service of the Allgeneinen-i . I do not forget that it is difficult for him due to the strong work demands to regularly acquiesce to the service. Nevertheless, other members of the General Court, with much stronger appeals, have been providing their service for years without interruption. I do not see under these circumstances that the award is to be regarded as worthy of being a leader in the armed forces. I take 3rd Wv. on 27.2.1944 with me.