European Resistance Archive/European Resistance Archive (ERA)
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of the German Trade Union Federation,
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called the workers to go to ‘Tempelhofer Feld’ on that day.
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That was such a case where the union men thought it to be a betrayal …
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We went out there on our bicycles on the 30th April and celebrated May day out there.
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When we came back we stopped to eat somewhere at Samitzsee and had a drink and sang.
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The people liked that.
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Someone said: “I will do some collecting.”
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And the money we collected there, we used for the ‘Rote Hilfe’ (political helping organisation).
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That way you could sometimes raise money to finance things.
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Even SA people, who were on their way back from the Baltic Sea, gave money.
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Worldwide economic crisis, SA-attack on childrens camp
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At that time the communists propagated the slogan:
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“Who votes for Hindenburg, votes for Hitler and who votes for Hitler, votes for war.”
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The Great Depression affected Germany.
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There were more than 6 millions of unemployed people.
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Companies put signs up: “We do not recruit.”
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And the troubles well, youngsters mainly, who did not have a job.
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That led to radicalizations.
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So many murders happened at that time, as well.
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Political opponents were murdered.
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