English Translation

Copy. 09 Mr. Fr a n k , Obergruppenführer for the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Prague Castle. Above all, I apologize for bothering you with this letter. I already speak unfortunately German, but in grammar I am very weak. I write not only for myself, but in the name of the majority of the world war invalids of the former Austro-Hungarian army from 1914 - l9l8. We cannot call our authorities for protection and improvement of the conditions. A war invalid with 20% disability received in the CSR 45.- K monthly, a 50% K ll2.- and a 75% K 240.- monthly. Under the Reichsprotector Frh.v.Neurath the conditions have improved somewhat, the pensions have increased by 26% and the payment of a inflation allowance has been ordered. The Central Social Insurance Institute has already increased the pensions twice and four times it granted inflation subsidies, only we war-invali- tions have always been ignored. When we were younger, there was no work for us at the time of CSR, and if there was a job, it was occupied by legionaries or members of the Sokolver companies, and today, where there is work, we are already too old and, due to a worse state of health, no longer able to work. There are 2/3 of the inmates in the Invalidenheim, the law firm is occupied only by legionaries, a former hairdresser is an accountant, a Tisdhler is a supervisory officer; in our ranks are invalid professional officials, but for which there are no posts. We are prescribed with tuberculosis and bone tubers, but these are consumed by the gentlemen.