Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou

standpoint of a mobilised regiment · Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou, Czech Republic

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Ugh, Czech swine!

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In 1938, when Paul Dimun had no more than 14 days of service left, the mobilization call came. Their regiment was ordered to march to Rychnov near Jablonec in Bohemia. Jablonec was waiting for the arrival of Henlein and the soldiers were forbidden to use violence. They were ordered to monitor the situation on the outskirts of the town and had to endure insults from a six-year-old German girl who spat at them with the words: "Ugh, Czech swine!" The situation was even more difficult as there were sixteen Germans from the Sudetenland in the regiment. The German soldiers of the regiment took the arms and ammunition and deserted. They later attacked the regiment.

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Pavel Dimun

Pavel Dimun was born on 17 June, 1914, in the Slovak village of Habura. When he was twenty years old, he was investigated with other villagers of Habura because of a rebellion. He witnessed the mobilization of the Czechoslovak army in 1938 and disbanded in the following year. In 1944, he volunteered to the foreign army of Svoboda. He fought under the command of captain Engel and lieutenant Reicin. He received a medal for valor and the Czechoslovak War Cross. After the war, he became uncomfortable and ended up in jail for nine months. He was sentenced by attorney Karel Vaš, whom he knew personally from the war.

Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou

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The town of Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou, (German: Reichenau), lies in the District of Jablonec nad Nisou in the Liberec Region. During WW2, an internment camp for political prisoners operated in Rychnov; this became a branch of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in 1944. Rychnov experienced a dramatic change in 1945, as the town lay on the former border of language regions. The inhabitants, almost exclusively German until 1918, were almost all deported to Germany. Because of its location and its connection to the main railway line, the concentration camp was chosen as the gathering place for the deportation not only of the Rychnovers, but also of all Germans in the Jablonec district.

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Ugh, Czech swine!

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