STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2004, sig. 109-7/11

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The Neichsprotector in Bohemia and Moravia Prague, the... 16 December 1940. 23/2 No. It is requested to indicate this trade mark without subject matter in further letters. fbrab Ntalir. Dr. von Burgsdorff Dy Hape nor, 2 f kaga Under-Secretary of State. motktor nu WB. nitaibar bafferv M Mih Te Au Koupigast Np av Wis. Hi autainae aub ad fRW In the matter of the memorial on the tolginut Old Town Square, Colonel Longin visited me once again today. He once again pointed out on behalf of the Wehrmacht= fully authorized that the a Gruss obligation had been ordered before the memorial of the time during the military occupation of the country by General= oberst Blaskowitz. The arrangement was also very welcome by the Czechs, as shown by numerous press=mtabgyng t, also the Vlajka. Colonel Longin presented a note drawn up by Major von Heimburg, which is based on a visit made by Colonel Longing, General of Pitreich and Major von Homeburg in civil times on a tram tour. Colonel Longint points out that there is nothing to indicate that it is a legionary monument. All the tablets are removed and there is only one official plaque left that reminds us of the Protestant beheading. Since the order of General Blaskowitz at the time was laid down in the location orders, which in turn have been approved by the Wehrmacht High Command, the Wehrenmacht authorized person suggests to refrain from a withdrawal of the order at that time, but by attaching a new plaque with the inscription "The Dead of the World War" the clear meaning of the memorial for the coming=