Heydrich to Bormann — Expropriation of Czech Nobility (18 May 1942)
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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18 May 1942
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Reinhard HeydrichMartin BormannCzerninCzech nobilityexpropriationforced administrationDeclaration of loyalty 1938KinskýLobkowiczSchwarzenbergSternbergBelcrediKolowratStrachwitzEdvard BenešReichsprotektorBohemia and MoraviaJan DrocárTheobald CzerninDymokury
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czernin-heydrich-bormann-1942-05-18
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Mar 6, 2026
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Mar 6, 2026