European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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In 1933 this obviously didn’t stop, but the more the Nazis,
In 1933 this obviously didn’t stop, but the more the Nazis,
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the Hitler supporters in the German areas of Czechoslovakia developed,
the Hitler supporters in the German areas of Czechoslovakia developed,
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the more it amounted to a new political front status.
the more it amounted to a new political front status.
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On one side, supporters of Hitler in the German areas of Czechoslovakia, who increasingly became more aggressive
On one side, supporters of Hitler in the German areas of Czechoslovakia, who increasingly became more aggressive
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and on the other side the German and Czech antifascists.
and on the other side the German and Czech antifascists.
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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,
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that the Germans and the Czechs were one against the other.
that the Germans and the Czechs were one against the other.
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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.
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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.