Karl Frank exhibit, his glass eye…and other items of note…
The recently opened "On The Streets of the Protectorate" exhibition within the Army Museum in Prague, although fascinating in its entirety, has a section related to SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS und Polizei Karl Hermann Frank, who held the most powerful official position in the Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren by 1943. The focus in question, which garners patent interest due to the individual concerned, the nature and scale of his crimes and ultimately, his death, features items such as those pictured below:
1) The ocular prosthesis of Karl Hermann Frank
2) Frank’s field blouse, worn during his execution - note that all honour and insignia markings were removed prior to his hanging. The manufacturer was Kučera of Prague
3) Passport issued in 1944, which, along with other pictured items, is currently on loan from the North Bohemian Museum in Liberec. The entries translate as follows:
Occupation - German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia
Birthplace - Karlsbad (Karlovy Vary, Cz.)
Date of Birth - 24th January 1898
Place of Residence - Prague
Build - Tall
Face - Elongated
Eye Colour - Blue
Hair Colour - Dark Blonde
Special Features - left blank (no mention of his glass eye)
4) Watch worn by Karl Frank
