THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 334, sig. 110-4/180

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45 4. Lord v. Bardeleben, (le/amt 4) about 38 years old, married to a very rich widow who brought two or four children into the marriage.Since the end of 1941, H.v.B. has been admitted to the "mountain hut", where he is a member of the board of the group (9o Ooo Mann).He is the head of the entire mining of the mountain hut, mine director and mountainassor a.D.; H. v. B. came from the west and came to the east industrial area and was there For the time being, information can be collected from Dr. Dewall (Dubenskogrube) and Dr.Hofmeister-Katowice,H-Gö-Werke H.v.B. at the "Berghütte" a salary of RM 70 O00./year plus a high compensation for expenses, which he has now partly compensated since the book's closure in 1942 due to too high dimensions. These expenditure compensation amounts are to be made up of strange figures, such as: Many workers (gardeners,workers)for their private concerns, etc. He is registered as a police officer in Trzinitz b.Teschen, where he rented a room without using it (ironworks Trzinitz has nothing to do with mountain construction); his family is registered in Mähr.-Ostrau,Lindenstr.4,where he also lives, as the Bergdirektion in Moravia-Ostrou has its seat.The main administration of the "ßerghütte" is in Teschen,Hötzendorf. In addition to Moravia.1Ostrava the stay of the family is temporarily the factory-good Schiwotitz b.Teschen,where now also a larger housing conversion for H.v.B. be approved soli.The stay on the plant-good Shiwotiz should be justified in the private food policy,where the legal rationing regulations are not exactly adhered to,sodas in local circles the These smells, however, cause the strongest excitement among the people, both in Moravia and in Karvin.In the same sense, the hunting trips with cars, horses that even run into Slovakia with swapped license plates, have an effect on the people. (This was reported in December 1942 by Pg.Fun- jak,danal's head of personnel in Karwin in the presence of Pgg.Gebhard, Dr. Wider and Schmelzer)The so-called "Oberschlesienfahrten" (upper Silesian journeys) are also time-wise excited daily discussions among the employees, since the journeys are very extended and should always end late at night in M.-Ostrau with favourable handling. Wandschura-Kassier-M.Ostrau in May(1g43 JDesgleich find many possibilities between the factory estate Schiwotitz and the apartment in M.-Osti as a "walking on foot" for the exposed gentleman is apparently "forbidden",despite mostly convenient driving opportunities such as electric and the employment of several small employees or workers for private affairs are particularly in the course of M.-Ostrau under winged words, as for example, every porter is for H.v.B.da to knock the carpet.His car handlebar (Moravec u.Stoklassa) should be fed with bacon during the upper journeys,which by the way,as well as very easily the manager of the good in Schiwotitz,is the appropriate key to the clarification of all these private secrets,when he has to stand speech and answer. H.v.B. has a rarely over-friendly nature towards fellow human beings.He is always very, very friendly and has an extra-ordinary talent in the Redeschwall, so that he can influence at least all people from the beginning favorably for his person. He is Pg (since when is unknown!) and after sayings of the Dir.Pra del, who was named by him as Dir. and is his right hand, the Gestapo in M.-Ostrau himself.H.v.B. is the consultant for mining in Upper Silesia with Mr. Gauleiter Bracht, who himself is said to have been to M. Ostrau (Aussage Wandschura-l.Ostraau).By local first experts, Mr. v. B. is presented as a layman, especially in the field of coal finishing, especially since he takes his reports and lectures,