Record 3506

Heydrich to Bormann — Expropriation of Czech Nobility (18 May 1942)

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Letter from SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich to Reichsleiter Martin Bormann ordering forced administration of estates of ten Czech noble families including Czernin, citing their 1938 declaration of loyalty to the Czechoslovak state. Written 9 days before Heydrich's assassination. Czech transcription by Jan Drocár with English translation.

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Dates
18 May 1942
Index Terms
Reinhard HeydrichMartin BormannCzerninCzech nobilityexpropriationforced administrationDeclaration of loyalty 1938KinskýLobkowiczSchwarzenbergSternbergBelcrediKolowratStrachwitzEdvard BenešReichsprotektorBohemia and MoraviaJan DrocárTheobald CzerninDymokury

Source

Archive ID
czernin-heydrich-bormann-1942-05-18
Added
Mar 6, 2026
Updated
Mar 6, 2026