This dissertation examines relations between Canadian soldiers and German civilians from March 1945 to April 1946. This study will show that Canadian relations with German civilians were, in part, an extension of relations with civilians in liberated countries, but were also something new altogether. At the beginning of the invasion of Germany, most Canadian soldiers did not wish to associate with Germans and followed a fraternization ban that had been put into effect. Canadians were more likely than American soldiers to believe in the ban. Soldiers were fed a propaganda campaign that told them all Germans were evil and needed to be punished for starting the war. As the invasion proceeded further into Germany, more Canadians realized that all Germans were not Nazis and began to fraternize with the ban still in place. In the Netherlands, where Canadians have been remembered as liberators, relations at times were also tense and bitter after the war ended. Canadians also had to deal with large number of Displaced Persons (DPs), who caused more headaches than German civilians for the occupation authorities.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Kansas, 2008. / Title from title page of PDF document (viewed on: Dec 18, 2009). Includes bibliographical references.

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Esta dissertação teve como objetivo acompanhar o crescimento da Policia Política no Brasil, articulando-a ao papel desempenhado pela Delegacia Especial de Segurança Política e Social DESPS no combate ao chamado Perigo Estrangeiro, conceito desenvolvido pelas agências de segurança durante o governo Getúlio Vargas, bem como pelas atividades de informação e contra-informação durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.Para alcançar este objetivo acompanhamos as investigações desenvolvidas pela DESPS sobre a comunidade britânica na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, entre 1939 e 1942, baseando-me em documentos produzidos pela Policia Política durante o período relatórios, boletins, cartas e notas que se encontram sob a guarda do Arquivo Público do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, arrolados no fundo DOPS/DPPS. / This dissertation has the purpose of following the growth of the Political Police, articulated to the role played by the Delegacia Especial de Segurança Política e Social - DESPS (Social and Political Special Security Department), fighting the so called "foreign danger" and the information and counter-information activities during the Second World War.So as to rich this aim, it concentrates itself on the investigations developed by the police around the British Community in the city of Rio de Janeiro, between 1939 and 1942, based on documents produced by the own Political Police during their duty period - reports, bulletins, letters and notes - gathered at the DOPS/DPPS files, under the care of the Public Archives of the State of Rio de Janeiro

This thesis attempts to use a microhistorical and historical-anthropological approach, based on records from still existing chronicles of the parish of Bohumilice, to reconstruct the everyday life of people in this region in the time period of 1922 - 1948. On the background of great historic events and based on testimonies of individual participants from given region, a colourful tapestry of people's behaviour, actions and perception is being revealed. The thesis is divided into six chapters, in the first one the author specifies the geography, economy and development of administration in the given region, the second chapter follows with history of the centre of the parish, the village of Bohumilice, the local church and school. Chapters three to five deal with the state of chronicle writing in the region. At first a description of all still existing chronicles is given, later follows an outline of records in individual chronicles in the given time period, and finally the personalities of chroniclers are presented. In the sixth chapter the author attempts, based on chroniclers? testimonies, to reconstruct everyday life in the village, the behaviour, actions and primarily the perception of its inhabitants.

This master thesis entitled Nazism versus Occultism in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia: The Fate of Jiří Arvéd Smíchovský and Jan Kefer, deals primarily with the life of two Czech hermeticians, Jan Kefer and Jiří Arvéd Smíchovský, on the background of their relation to occultism and Nazism. In addition to describe the lives of both persons, with a closer focus on their fates during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, the master thesis also brings a chapter on the almost unknown Nazi action against the secret sciences and occultists which took place in the territory of the Protectorate in 1941. At the beginning of the text, reader gets familiarized with some basic concepts from occult science and the relationship between Nazism and occultism in general. Then follows the aforementioned chapter on the occultists' persecution in the protectorate. The main pillars of the thesis are the biographies of J. A. Smíchovský and J. Kefer which focus more closely on the Protectorate period. In my thesis I work with many sources, especially from historical sources stored in state and private archives or interviews with a witness. The chapter on the methodology of work deals with the used information sources. The contribution of this diploma thesis is collecting a number of sources to the fate of both...

This thesis deals with the topic of periodical press in the region of Pardubice during the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. First of all, the thesis introduces the historical context, such as the formation of the Protectorate and other affairs connected with the occupation of the Czech lands by the Nazi Germany. The next part focuses on the system of press control in this era, shedding light on the existence of the legal and illegal press as well. The third part of the thesis is dedicated to the city of Pardubice, particularly to the occupation in this area, the Heydrich Terror and the Silver A resistance activities. The fourth part offers an overview of the newspapers which were published in the region during the occupation, characterizing them and outlining their history. The last chapter provides an insight into the content of the regional press, exploring its subordination to the regime. It analyzes the portrayal of six notable events in two regional newspapers, Východočeský kraj and regional page of Večerní České slovo. These events are the establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, the celebration of 600th anniversary of Pardubice, the campaign Victoria, the Heydrich Terror, the air strikes on Pardubice by the Allies, and the end of the war.

No one worked harder on his own image than Bernard Montgomery, but he is rightly ranked among the most notable British Second World War commanders. Less well-known is Richard O'Connor, largely because of his own disregard for publicity. They were two very different types of personality. Both, however, demonstrated command skills and operational strategic insights which enabled them to compensate for the British Army's shortcomings in armour in 1940. They were able to use what they had - simple motorization - and adapt it away from stereotyped concepts of logistical employment, which they replaced with beneficial operational strategic utilization; Montgomery during the Flanders Campaign (1940) and O'Connor in his Libyan Campaign (1940-41). The two cases indicate that advantage in warfare does not merely rely on numbers or on superior or inferior armaments. It may have to rely as much - if not more - on the personalities of the commanders. / Political Sciences / M.A. (International Politics)

Este trabalho procura investigar e interpretar alguns processos históricos marcantes do século passado e que possuem identidade própria e podem ser nomeados como capítulos. Tais capítulos constituem parte significativa da História do século XX e são responsáveis pela identidade histórica específica deste. Não se pretende aqui apresentar um trabalho baseado em fontes primárias nem defender novas e diferentes teses históricas. Esta é uma pesquisa centrada na análise bibliográfica que dialoga com sínteses e estudos monográficos sem uma preocupação maior do que a de elaborar instrumentos para o estudo introdutório da História do século XX. / This paper aims to investigate and interpret some striking historical processes of the last century, which have its own identity and can be named as chapters. These chapters constitute a significant part of the twentieth century history and they are responsible for its specific historical identity. We don´t intend to present an analysis centered on primary sources or defend new and different historical theses. This research is focused on literature review and dialogues with syntheses and monographic studies, so its main concern is to devise instruments for the introductory study of the history of the twentieth century.

Esta dissertação teve como objetivo acompanhar o crescimento da Policia Política no Brasil, articulando-a ao papel desempenhado pela Delegacia Especial de Segurança Política e Social DESPS no combate ao chamado Perigo Estrangeiro, conceito desenvolvido pelas agências de segurança durante o governo Getúlio Vargas, bem como pelas atividades de informação e contra-informação durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.Para alcançar este objetivo acompanhamos as investigações desenvolvidas pela DESPS sobre a comunidade britânica na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, entre 1939 e 1942, baseando-me em documentos produzidos pela Policia Política durante o período relatórios, boletins, cartas e notas que se encontram sob a guarda do Arquivo Público do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, arrolados no fundo DOPS/DPPS. / This dissertation has the purpose of following the growth of the Political Police, articulated to the role played by the Delegacia Especial de Segurança Política e Social - DESPS (Social and Political Special Security Department), fighting the so called "foreign danger" and the information and counter-information activities during the Second World War.So as to rich this aim, it concentrates itself on the investigations developed by the police around the British Community in the city of Rio de Janeiro, between 1939 and 1942, based on documents produced by the own Political Police during their duty period - reports, bulletins, letters and notes - gathered at the DOPS/DPPS files, under the care of the Public Archives of the State of Rio de Janeiro