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2 Bürg des Staatsfekratä:s be. Reidisp.o.ek c Herrn Gruppenführer K.H. Fr a n k in Bühmon und Mähcen. Eing.: 31. JAN.1941 Dear Mr. Frankgh. M. I apologize for writing Czech. I am a legionary - servant. I hear what is being prepared against us and we dearest cannot do anything about it. We were captured in the war and forced by higher masters to enter the legion, although none of us was aware of it. They knew the gentlemen who had something to say in the former republic, against whom we, who were also legionaries, remained seated and had to work as workers, sub-officials, etc. We are happy to do our service even now, because the social conditions you offer us are better than the previous ones. The leading never-to-do is to get the devil, but why should we also be punished for small workers and employees? Mr. Frank! It was the night when I was captured and that night I had to enter the Legion and go to the front, although we Italian Legio- naire hardly gave a shot. Those who had pushed themselves to the first places, stayed there as well. Those who have pushed themselves forward in the Republic are well known to you, they sat at the feeding cribs and we only had to pay. We are not biased against the Germans at all, that is a mistake, only the great gentlemen rush against them. Get these people down from their seats, but let us leave you in peace, we serve honestly and you can be assured, Mr. Frank, that we will be grateful to you for this. Take care of the little people who suffer from it, what the unscrupulous upper class under Beneř and Masaryk, who should both bring the devil, has done. We want to work for the people who secure better social conditions for us! Heil Hitler! io Jaming 20 /.31/3.49. 8/141 tey