Cleansing Czechland : the Prague Uprising and the end of a multiethnic Bohemia

This thesis seeks to illuminate the events of May 5-9, 1945, in the city of Prague and its environs. These were the last days of the Nazi regime, days of confusion and retaliation, of previously quiet resistance groups springing into bloody action, of unlikely heroes and unspeakable acts of brutality. No significant English language history has yet to be written on the subject, and as a result, one of the primary objectives of the thesis will be to provide the English reader with a comprehensive overview of the Prague Uprising. Who were the main characters of the drama in Prague? What level of control did the various political and social organizations have on the rebellion? Where was the heaviest fighting and what was the damage? Underlying all of my work will be the pressing question, what motivates a people to take to the streets and kill their neighbors? At the center of this question is the story of Czech-German relations before and during the war. It is my belief that a deep-seated prejudice existed before the Nazis invaded, yet it was the Nazi behavior, their fanatical condescension, that changed disgruntlement into revenge

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies

Grantor

University of Texas at Austin

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Doleshal, Zachary Austin

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Píchová, Hana, 1961-

• Prague Uprising
• Bohemia
• May 1945

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Identifier URI

http://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/43295

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/116400