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Hanptmann Emil Paul Prag XII., 20 Schlesische-Ste. Nr. 2 Fernruf 52-3-10. Wednesday, 26 August 1942 - 09.30. 5 Office of the Secretary of State An den beim Peidhprotector in Bühminu) Mäven. SS-Obergruppenführer und Eing.: 28. AUG. 1942 Mr. State Secretary Pg. Karl Herrmann FRANK. P r a g - Burg. Private. XXXXXXXXXxxxXXXXX Dear State Secretary! Please forgive me that I address myself to you directly, unknownly, Mr. State Secretary, I have no one who takes care of my case and I have already tried everything possible! I am a native of Prague, descended from a German teacher's family, I am 54 years old, I already maaturated in 1906, then was more Easter. Occupational officer, the World War, several times awarded, and became from the Czechs l9l8 as a moan. Res. soldiers, with only a minimal pension degraded! 19l9/20 ick at the local trade academy completed the Abiturientenkurs with very good success! l933 as an old nätional socialist and city decreer of Aussig a.d.E. I was in czech dungeon for three months, lost main all my fortune and had to flee before I was arrested again. In 1939, I returned here again as captain at our Wehrmackt service, until I received the honorable farewell as a result of the rejuvenation of the Luftwaffe officer corps! Since 29 September v.J. Unfortunately, I am now unemployed in a big-scale fight against unemployment, yet I am doing all kinds of work, because I have a lot of creative power and will in me! In addition, unfortunately, I can not under the law of reparation, the years l9l8-l939 - which the Czechs did not allow me to serve, nevertheless I had reported - were counted, so that I only a small German pension rekindled and hard to fight with life kabe! Dear Mr. St-atsskretär You know best the path of suffering from us Sudetendeutscken, German-Pragern and have the power to turn a German, who had enough sacrifices for his people, into a normal way of life, where you need reliable Deutscke so sekr in the local place! Please forgive my harassment, will to work and plight force mick to this step, after all my normal attempts were in vain through months! With many thanks in advance and Heil-HITLER I remain esteemed Secretary of State, requesting this letter again for compensation, your most devoted: TaMly registered! St...XTB-230/42