STATE SECRETARY FOR THE REAL PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 619, sig. 109-4/366

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Sheet 8 The danger and, in particular, the touching of the found unexploded åx was strictly forbidden. Dr. Jaschke, a military doctor, was near the accident site and immediately provided the first aid. The witnesses SS-man Karl R u p D , squadron candidate Karl B e e k , relay candidate L sn g o s e h and squadron candidates Heini F r e r e k have confirmed in their interrogations that the three squadron contenders Schulz , Capricorn (both now deceased) and Rasper (sehwer injured ) were very close to the ungodly , bubbling after this and watching it . It should be undeniable ; that one of these touched the unexploded and then the explosion took place ı The body show has revealed that to the squadron candidate Ewald 8 o h u l z the left lower leg was completely smashed to the knee (meat and bone lettuce ). Also the upper thigh and the hip was completely serschmettert . In addition, the right upper and lower leg of pomegranate fragments was sold through. The relay candidate Josef S t e i n b o e k were both lower legs completely smashed up to the knee joint. The left forearm of the dåstalen end was smashed to su the forearmic bone. Underneath the axis cave there was also a grenade splinter to be found. Furthermore, the squadron candidate Rasper and the Unterscharführer Gerhard D r ath t were injured SS man Karl R u p D, relay candidate Wagner and relay candidate K o s t k a Cedyntmansdeaun-ss as court officer. VG/3