aida kraus wrote: > It is recorded that Egerland and Moravian villages were already in existence > in Galicia for many years and a strong Egerland presence was there since > 1823 with their ethnic culture intact. German ethnic groups were accepted > far better in Poland than what the Egerlanders expected under the Czech > Regime in 1920. I know, but my question is why didn't Bohemian Germans also move to democratic Germany after WWI if they didn't like the Czechoslovakian government (i.e. the post-World War I CZ government)? _______

Because German Bohemians were not Germans but Austrians. Their cultural orientation was Vienna and certainly not BERLIN! Aida ------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Krupnak" <LKrupnak@erols.com> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Fwd: Please Help > aida kraus wrote: > >> It is recorded that Egerland and Moravian villages were already in >> existence >> in Galicia for many years and a strong Egerland presence was there since >> 1823 with their ethnic culture intact. German ethnic groups were >> accepted >> far better in Poland than what the Egerlanders expected under the Czech >> Regime in 1920. > > > > I know, but my question is why didn't Bohemian Germans also move to > democratic Germany after WWI if they didn't like the Czechoslovakian > government (i.e. the post-World War I CZ government)? > > > _______ > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ >

Because German Bohemians are Austrians, not Germans!!! Their cultural and ethnic orientation has always been Vienna, not Berlin!!!!! Aida ----------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laurence Krupnak" <LKrupnak@erols.com> To: <GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-BOHEMIAN] Fwd: Please Help > aida kraus wrote: > >> It is recorded that Egerland and Moravian villages were already in >> existence >> in Galicia for many years and a strong Egerland presence was there since >> 1823 with their ethnic culture intact. German ethnic groups were >> accepted >> far better in Poland than what the Egerlanders expected under the Czech >> Regime in 1920. > > > > I know, but my question is why didn't Bohemian Germans also move to > democratic Germany after WWI if they didn't like the Czechoslovakian > government (i.e. the post-World War I CZ government)? > > > _______ > > > ==== GERMAN-BOHEMIAN Mailing List ==== > Visit the German-Bohemian Heritage Society Web Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gbhs/ >