European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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So it was not really the way it is now being claimed quite often,
So it was not really the way it is now being claimed quite often,
Es ist also nicht so, wie jetzt oft behauptet wird, -
that the Germans and the Czechs were one against the other.
that the Germans and the Czechs were one against the other.
es ständen sich die Deutschen und die Tschechen gegenüber. -
A nationalistic perspective is a belated attempt to distract from the real problems we had at that time.
A nationalistic perspective is a belated attempt to distract from the real problems we had at that time.
Die nationalistische Betrachtungsweise ist ein verspäteter Versuch abzulenken von den tatsächlichen Problemen, die wir damals hatten. -
Post-war times, memorial policies, “traitors”
Post-war times, memorial policies, “traitors”
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The main Nazis, they hid away.
The main Nazis, they hid away.
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Back then, when the partisans were there.
Back then, when the partisans were there.
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Some of them came back out of their holes the end of May
Some of them came back out of their holes the end of May
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and for a while they were like the Stasi (secret police of East Germany).
and for a while they were like the Stasi (secret police of East Germany).
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Again, as time went on they showed themselves as Nazis.
Again, as time went on they showed themselves as Nazis.
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They believed us to be the betrayers.
They believed us to be the betrayers.
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Even today the word ‘betrayer’ or ‘betrayer of freedom’ sticks to us.
Even today the word ‘betrayer’ or ‘betrayer of freedom’ sticks to us.
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How can an Austrian or authority say ‘betrayer’?
How can an Austrian or authority say ‘betrayer’?
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In those days when the roll call came: “Let’s go against fascism, for Austria” – where were the people?
In those days when the roll call came: “Let’s go against fascism, for Austria” – where were the people?
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In Stalingrad, did they fight for Austria?
In Stalingrad, did they fight for Austria?
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The ways are so different and we will never agree about what happened.
The ways are so different and we will never agree about what happened.
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We celebrate the big party and the others are the losers.
We celebrate the big party and the others are the losers.
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For the ones who were members of the German ‘Wehrmacht’,
For the ones who were members of the German ‘Wehrmacht’,
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the governor and authorities always lay down wreaths on All Saint’s Day.
the governor and authorities always lay down wreaths on All Saint’s Day.
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But never in front of a partisan’s grave.
But never in front of a partisan’s grave.
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There are 53 monuments and graves of the partisans in Carinthia.
There are 53 monuments and graves of the partisans in Carinthia.