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

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62 2. . Brief summary of the events in the example of H.Schmelzer. (yapamt 4) Mr. Dipl.-Berging.Franz Schmelzer, was received by the personal contact of Mr. K.H.Frank-Prag. on 15 April 1942 by Mr. Dr.Schicketanz (Head of Personnel of the Group of the "Berghütte" and in the presence of the Mr. v.Bardeleben (head of the mining sector of the Berghütte). After this admission, Mr. Schmelzer was referred to Mr. von Bardeleben, who was to regulate the details of Mr. Schnmelzer's attitude.After a few days,Mr. Schellzer arrived at Mr. v.Bardeleben at the corridor of the main administration building in Teschen, whereMr. Schneller was introduced to two of the others who were still foreign to him.(Oberinsp.Pradel and Dipl.Ing.Primus).Mr. von Bartdeleben explained to the Lord that Mr.Schmelzer had been admitted to the mountain lodge, he had already led the greatest profession and forced Mr. Smelzer to repeat once again what he thought he deserved at the mountain hut.Mr.Scheller explained that he had mentioned his demand at the reception in the presence of Dr. Schicketanz on questioning and that he was no longer necessary here. Mr. von Bardeleben had not noticed this and wanted to hear it again now.Mr. Schmelzer once again stressed that he could only be classified according to his achievements and gave up his demands for recruitment again.He laughed at this and explained in the ironic tone that Mr. Schmol-zer immediately (Mr. Schmelzer, who was dismissed as a volunteer by the German Wehrmacht for the mining industry and even before his front-line service, was the head of the largest, modern coal refinery and is recognized as a performance-enhancing plant manager in his certificates, had been informed by the usual figures for the Berghütte.) Mr Schmelzer was assigned as a 4th man to the Hohenegger Koksanstalt in Karwin. (Since this company is old and well-established, it is no longer possible to carry out major changes and innovations, a leader for the entire operation was sufficient in today's Zei) After about 30 years of operation, the company has been in charge of the company, and two younger engineers have been involved in their initial positions. For eight weeks Mr. Schmeizer asked for his: substantial and productive recording based on his rich experience and knowledge, but above all he asked Mr. v.Bardeleben to cancel his asocial living conditions.Mr. Schmelzer described Mr. von Bardeleben, that he must continue to live separately from his family,which must be returned to the parents-in-law from financial perspectives. He himself lives in Karwin in a heavily dilapidated small attic chamber, which is unheated and exposed to any severe weather.His clothes hung because of lack of space on a string on the adjacent attic and so on. The local construction management denied him the appearance of a requested wardrobe.Mr. von Bardeleben may, if necessary, ask the Lord's Landrat in Moravia-Ostrava for an apartment since Mr. Schmelzer had come back from the Wehrmacht.Mrs. v.Bardeleben made a note and noticed that there had to be immediate remedy here.But he himself would not have had an apartment.(Mr. Scheller was unknown that the mountain hut alone in Karwin had many empty rooms, among other things, which were empty today in the spring of 1943 and that Mr. von Bartdeleben was in Moravian-Ostrateau.