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of Communist sympathies, the R group also investigated former, as well as present
political enemies of which the fomer primarily were members of the Zenmieku
Savieniba (farmers' Union ) , end. t e latter was the newly emerging Valdmanis faction .
which began to compete with for the role of indigenous pcppg_Overnment.
For'example, the group investigated such_nersons as JulijsiDruva / ArturitKroders
LE7 and(Latvian Captain :T4Stainbergs (36/. •
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It should be mentioned here that the Rikard group was divided into the
following sections: Section A - External Section, with theassignaient ofcounter -
intelligence activities, particularly the uncovering of existing and/or vernal:ling
• Communist underground forces and activities: Section 0 - the Operations Section, .•
With the assignment of gathering of intelligence, coordination and consolidation of:•-.
. .information and reports, and of investigating former Russian collaborators . ; .
of complete operational records and files of all persons and activities which'the. .
above-mentioned A . section either investigated or performed. Section K - Personnel
Section,of .perkonkrusts members only. Administrative Section which performed : all . •
. normal administrative function. '(B) Sondergruppe . A.(Arajs) Llyassignment
. execution of Jews and Communists. Shortly after the R and A •grouppeomerged:entitie
the .A . groUp completely left the Perkonkrusts and come under the direct cammand.of •
the SD'in Latvia: • •
• • •, (4) Hahmbtired of waiting for the formation of a Latvian National-Armi;
.:;anet organizg a small . five-man group, consisting of former fellow . students,
proceeded to the country where this group reaped the harvest of,abandoned.farms;.the
owners of which had inmost cases blen deported. Besides Hajan this group,cOnsisted
of: . Sternbergs, Jakobsons, Roberts.Krastins, and AleksandrsliTilumsensay
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. This little group worked in the country Of thekr own volition for two months
and during this time managed to reap the harvest onlour . farms in the vicinity Of .
Tukums In the end of September they received news that the Perkonkruatevai.. •.:.:-2..-
accepting' applicants for the Latvian National Army.. With all haste they retUrned....,.
... : tojtiga.and registered for this army; and found after a few weeks that the
authorities had changed their minds and did not allow the formation of a Latvian
f., 7NitiOnal Army.• _ •
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1 . With the aid of Mitrevice Hahn joined Sopdergruppe Ft and was.assigned:te...
7Saction. 4. :This section was further divided into two subsections, . (a) the in7eitigiq6
:. , SubdeCtion, and (b) the Operational files subsection. Hahn was assigned to
• .iitbeed.tion (a), his duties consisting of filling in personal data on various carde s-
:i.;.fii.avwerethen filed. • ,
Fearing' that two many persons, particularly university students,believed.:
that ,Hahn was an out and out communist Hahn decided against continuing his 'college".
•'..'.'-edUcationi furthermore Hahn also wanted to continue fighting Communiam actiyalt • '
-1ficUnot'be bound by such a rigid cover as attending a university would.constiti0e4
BecauseUrfikaid group is today cUMMogi.referiedto as the
„cirdfile group (itartoteka) it is worthwhile to note that thisnaMilor-the
dOndergrUppejLwas origLmidy created in the end of 1941 or'thebeginning'474:1942'.
:*hen this change in name only Occurred the activities of the group net Change...
-.,Thi-lreaeon .for the change although not known, is assumed to...betWhlet;.-that,tCr.
.the,Latvians_workini,for this group the term "Sondergruppeu:sounded.t60.:GerMen.,.,
(6). : Attached below is the organizational chart of.SondergreuppeS:
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