English Translation

911 Security Service RF4 Prague-Bubentfch, June 3, 1940. SO section Prague Sachfenweg Fernfprecher 77444 B 4 - PA 5048 Confidential. Office of the State Secretary Ca beun Reichsprotektor at the Reichsprotector in Bohemia and Mänrfing.: 4 JUNE 1940 44-Sturmbannführer Dr. G i'e s Tgb. r.: 3/22 Prague. brejany 1.8/6.40. Betr. R a u p a c h Franz, Chairman of the Federation of Czech Fire Brigades, Brauerereidirektor, wohnh. Deutsch Brod, Žižkagasse 68. Vorg.: Dort.v.15.2.40. R au u pa c h' handed over his estate and the forwarding company in German Brod to his son at a young age. He himself turned to the Czech association policy early on and soon gained a leading position in the Czech fire brigade. In 1900 he became Gaukommandant of the Czech Fire Brigade German Brod, 1903 Gauobmann and later even President of the National Association of Czech Firefighters, which he held until a few months ago. Membership of the Czech agricultural party as well as his activities as an association political party gave him an important influence on the municipal leadership of the city of Deutsch Brod. R. He was always hostile to Germanism and took advantage of his various functions in the Czech fire brigade for the fact that after the overthrow of 1918 he subordinated the violent suppression of the Iglau language island by the foundation of so-called borderler associations (Hraničářské sbory) of the Czech Fire Brigades.