STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2236, sig. 109-11/37

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15 Iglau, 26 February 1940. Office of the State Secretary.i:s at the Reichspcotektor in Bohemia and mähren. Eing. 4th MRZ.1940 an Exellenz Tgb. nr. 58 sudetenGerman, political freedom movement and had to find a comradely understanding with you. The actual and militantly building political core, which founded the SHF in Iglau city and country and later SdP, r d tart a la at aa ra ana fighter - created visible honor marks no part. In particular, the really active officials of the SHF - SdP in the Iglauer Sprachinsel in the local groups in the district management are affected here, who formed the only, upright militant front of the sudeten German freedom movement nserer Spracheinselheimat until the last operation on the l3. 1939. Only through their tireless and shrouded personal courage was the fighting organization SHF and SdP created and kept alive and strong. We have had the honour to hear you speak to us on Friday, June 1, 1938, and to get to know each other personally in the following brief meeting, in the glorious time of battle for the freedom of our ethnic group. Through your violent appeal, which will remain in historical memory for us Iglauer SdP comrades, you have given the signal to march into our freedom. St. S.& 31