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II BM/1 - 2842/43. Moravian-Ostrava, 28 September 1943. Gerhard K o p r i w a , Physician in the sanatorium Kunzen village near Frenkstadt, Im 3.3.l899 in M.0.- Witkowi*g geb., röm.kath., led., in Kunzendorf, Sanatorium resident, who appears in the office preloaded, the following indicates Zur S a c h e : Since March l940 I have been employed as a doctor in the Sanatorio Kunzndorf near Frankstadt all year round. I am also resident in the Sanatürium Kunzen- dorf, but I travel almost weekly every week to Moravia, Ostr because my mother, Hermine K o p r i w a in Moravia-Ostrau, Breslauerstr. No. 32, is resident. On 25.9.1943 I also drove from Kunzendorf to Moravia- Ostrau. When I left the train at M.Ostrau-Witkowitz station at about 18.45 am and went to the exit, I was asked to check my luggage there by the police. In both hands I carried a normal suitcase, one of which belonged to me and the second one of a patient who drove back from the Kunzendorf sanatorium to Moravia-Ostrava, and who I helped carry her luggage. I was stopped by a member of the Reg. Police in Uniforn, whose name I did not know. He handed me over to a police officer who was present there in a civilian capacity, also to the police. I would like to note that the officer in uniform only called me to the meeting when I had already passed the lock and was close to the exit. The Pol. official fasted me from the back to the shoulder and asked me to go to the official who was there in civilian. He only spoke to me with the words: "Hello". I came to his request, asked him to negotiate with me in German if he wanted any information from me. On the place where I was pointed out, some passengers also stood with luggage, but the handling of the standing before me took place relatively quickly. When I came to the turn, I opened unsolicited the suitcases carried by me, and showed the contents, the official in civilian clothes. After this official asked me ./.