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Count von Pückler-Burghausss SS-Brigadführer and Major General of the Waffen-SS. Prague, April 5, 1943 Copy 63 On 31.3.1943 I followed with my wife the invitation of Pg. Becker, who is known to me for a long time and in whose Prague home I had been several times. As guests were present: SS-Sturmbannführer Gassebner, director of the Brünn Waffen-Werke with wife, SS-SS-SturmbannFührer Kluckhohn, adjutant of the Reichsprotector, Fr. von Tippelskirch, niece of General Toussaint, my adjudant, SS main-sturmführER Gutttenbrunner and two ladies who had been unknown to me from the Rhineland, to whom the Becker family had granted bomb-damaged accommodation. The usual and contemporary simple food was improved by a non-marked fish and salad plate of a Prague fish restaurant. Servicers made 2 waiters of the same restaurant, while otherwise at Becker, because of the lack of other service, Mr. and Mrs. Becker themselves served the guests at the table, which has always disturbed the conversation. With my permission 4 musicians from the SS-Wachbatl. Prague, born Viennese, who are g.v.H., had appeared. These played music of their closer homeland, preferably Haydn, according to the special preference of Mr. Becker, besides the well-known somewhat sentimental Viennese songs. Once upon my personal request, at the beginning of the evening, a Hungarian song was played that rang out into a Czarda. Little was drunk, after the table there was only one liquor and then a glass of wine. A loud mood could not arise, for example, I sat in the corner with Gassebner in the last 1 1⁄2 hours and discussed interesting questions of weapons technology. Between 0.00 am and 1.00 am all guests left at the same time, so that it is impossible that after that some "baptism" could have developed. eg. Pückler-Burghausss SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS. F.d.R.D.A.: Schmidt