European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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Up to this time in Czechoslovakia the focus of the German, as well as the Czechoslovakian labour parties,
Up to this time in Czechoslovakia the focus of the German, as well as the Czechoslovakian labour parties,
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was on the class struggle, which meant the fight for better material and cultural living conditions.
was on the class struggle, which meant the fight for better material and cultural living conditions.
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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?