Protective custody order against Luise Ratzke, for refusal to work, and transfer to Ravensbrueck; with a certicate on the document's origin

REICH SECURITY MAIN OFFICE [Reichssicherheitshauptamt] IV C 2 Custody—No. R 14635
Berlin, 7, July 1943
1. Notice: The State Police Office [Stapostelle] at Koeslin Orders on basis of the decree of the Reich Minister of the Interior, dated 25, January 1938, par. 3 against the person listed on the reverse side of a warrant for protective custody for the following reasons:
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(Day of afrest) 16 June 1943.
Reich German unwilling to work. The Ratzke has repeatedly troubled the authorities through her loitering. Legal punishment as well as measures taken by the security police had no effect.
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Stamped: Forwarded 13 July 1943 1418 hours [partially illegible markings]
2. Teletype: To State Police Office at Koeslin.
Re: Protective custody against Reich German Luise Ratzke
Born 17 September 1919 at Stalpmuende
Reference: Report from there dated 22 June 1943 II E 1—No. 3358/42
Against the above mentioned person I hereby order protective custody until further notice. Date of custody trial: 7 Oct 1942. The order of the protective custody is to be worded as follows: "Whereby, like before, she still continues to sabotage work by maliciously refusing to work and makes known her antisocial position especially by saying that even after the announcement of the total war she does not feel obligated to join the ranks of the working."
The Ratzke is to be taken to the concentration camp Ravens-brueck. Transfer form, order of custody and a short report for the information of the camp commandant are to accompany the transport.
RSHA. IV C 2 Custody No. 14 635 (Signature to be transmitted)
3. * * * forwarded for your information.
4. IV C la for compliance. See red marks at top and reverse
side.
5. IV C la for information whether personal files are present
Enclosure is—not—required Personal data: see item 2
6. Wv with arrival, otherwise on 7 July 1944
signed:
Kaltenbrunner
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I VC la Evaluation Received 14 July 1943 Evaluated 15 July 1943
Initialed 7 July Initialed 12 July [Initials illegible]
Statistically evaluated
Personnel filés IV C lc not present [signature] 16 July 1943
OFFICE OF UNITED STATES CHIEF OF COUNSEL
1. I herewith certify that on about 30 October 1945 I proceeded to Prague, Czechoslovakia, pursuant to a request by the Board of Review, Office of United States Chief of Counsel for the Prosecution of Axis Criminality, in order to locate the RSHA files of Department IV ("Gestapo) which were said to have been transferred from Berlin to 3 Leihamtsgasse and 17 Heinrichsgasse in Prague in December 1944.,
2. Through the cooperation of General Joseph Bartik, Chief of Political Security, Ministry of the Interior of the Government of Czechoslovakia, the actual transfer to Prague at the aforementioned address of Department IV (Amt IV) dealing with cases of protective custody, was confirmed. However, since the beginning of February 1945 a plan to systematically destroy all records of this office had been carried out.
3. At the aforementioned address burnt remnants of papers bearing watermarks were examined, and thus the file and inclosures, now designated as O.C.C. Document No. 2745-PS, were discovered and taken by me to Nürnberg in their original condition. These papers concern Luise Ratzke who was taken to Ra-vensbrueck for protective custody.
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U. S. ARMY
14 November 1945.
[signed] Calvin A. Behle
Lt. Colonel, JAGD.
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