I might have used here a poor choice of words that could be mis-understood: this sentence in parenthesis "(and in retaliation against the Holocaust)" was meant to express that the transgressions against Germans were caused by the NAZI government causing the Holocaust. A better wording would have been (in perpetration of the Holocaust) Aida On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Aida Kraus <draytonharbor@gmail.com>wrote: > Brandt, you have to understand that the expulsion encompassed about 15-16 > million Germans from the Eastern regions, not just Czechoslovakia. The > subject are studies by various political historians. For a balance I have > posted articles from the Czech side as well. De Zaya's presentation is > below, but he does not study the Sudetengerman tragedy alone; he is a human > rights representative from Switzerland, and gives equal credit to other > ethnic groups, like the Armenians, for instance, and he is presently > researching human rights in Syria. He studies each ethnic group > individually and reports on his findings. Actually, you can find all this > when you browse "Expulsion of Sudetengermans" or "Expulsion of Germans > after WWII" and then you will get a wide variety of titles to choose > from. I do not like to publish on articles I read, I have no favorites I > merely study what everyone has to say. I have made my own experiences > during that time and I am an eyewitness to both sides of an ugly genocide. > In my ripe old age of 83 years, I am asking myself what motivates people to > behave that way, but then differences of opinions, worship, political views > and the exploitation of people is resulting in revolution again and again. > We only need to read the Bible to see that this was an ongoing process > where Isrealis fought the Egyptians, Jesus the Romans, Romans against > Celts, Vikings the world, Christians against Islam in the crusades, Islam > against Christians in the 16th and 17th century, Brits exploited the > Indians and Africans, the Spanish South America, Slavs against Teutons, and > Americans revolted against Britain - and all this caused horror, blood and > tears. History is a battlefield. > Churchill himself was horrified to hear reports as to what was > happening in the East after WWII, as an orderly and humane expulsion was > agreed upon. The other maligned group were the Donauschwaben, and if you > google this subject, you will get even more information. Many other > reports have not been translated to English. The Expellees reports are not > only a documentation of history, but more or less a criticism against the > German Government to have this no less important part of history (and in > retaliation against the Holocaust) swept under the carpet, while other > ethnic groups were given full press and compensation for THEIR part in > time. So they feel slighted and overlooked in the human rights process > and it is only fair to hear and evaluate both sides. > Here are some I have come across over the years for your perusal and this > one if from De Zaya.. > http://www.meaus.com/Expulsion_of_Germans.html > And here are a few others: > > ww.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?13374-Expelling-Germans-from-Czechoslovakia-1945-1946 > http://expelledgermans.org/sudetengermans.htm > From the Czech Side at Radio Prague > > http://www.radio.cz/en/section/special/memories-of-world-war-ii-in-the-czech-lands-the-expulsion-of-sudeten-germans > Another Essay from the Czech side > http://www.antiessays.com/free-essays/196991.html > One more from the Czech Press > > http://praguemonitor.com/2012/06/25/klaus-expulsion-sudeten-germans-after-wwii-was-logical-conclusion-tragic-period > Aida > > >