English Translation

Copy 53 National Socialist German Workers' Party District Court Brno Abbot Zl.143/41 Brno,am 3.11.1942 Besciluss In matters of Pg.Josef R i c k e r born 2.12.1887, resident in Brno,Masurgasse 26,Mitgl.No.7,070.858,the district court decided: The proceedings will be closed. Reason The accused requested a procedure to protect his own honour against himself on the grounds that he was accused of (1) not being on his post on 1 October 1938, (2) he had transferred funds to a German institution to the Czech supervisory authority, (3) he had been unsocialised towards German-Völkish employees, (4) his wife was Czech and he himself was Czech, (5) he had abused his position as auditor of the ZSVA Prague for harassment and (6) he had acted as social democrat against the German-völkish aspirations. The extensive surveys have shown that Pg. Ricker is the child of German parents.After completing German schools and temporary employment in banking, he took up military service.After his retirement, with the help of the German People's Council in Brno, he managed to get a job at the district health insurance company in Tetschen/aElbe. He married the damas of the German People's Council in Brno, Josephine Chaloupka.His wife, also a German, remained in her position until the fall of the year l9l8.Pg.Ricker himself followed the call of the flags at the beginning of the war.He served at the Inft.Regt.No.89,where he always became known as X as a German and For his subordinates he had a lot of understanding and his social attitude was impeccable.He was drawn with the gråssen and small silver, as well as the bronze bravery medal, the silver and iron Cross of Merit, Karl Troop Creuse and Military Service Honorary Signs. In November 1988 he returned to the District Health Insurance Institute in Tetschen aE and was appointed Director's Representative for this institution.