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Franz Lorenz

1000 Mark-lock and cottage life
video length:
01:42
interviewer:
Ruth Deutschmann
photography:
Benjamin Epp
copyright location:
Galtür
date of recording:
2008-08-22
English translation by:
Sylvia Manning-Baumgartner
Italian translation by:
Nicole D´Incecco
event
[1933-05-28] "1000 Mark-lock" On 15 May 1933 is reported to the German Reich Commissioner of Justice Dr. Hans Frank, who appeared in Austria in national-socialist events as a speaker. This leads to enormous tensions between Austria and the German Reich. On 27 May 1933 is taken by the Nazi government against Austria, the "thousand-mark barrier". From now on, German citizens upon entry into Austria to pay a fee of 1,000 Reichsmark (about 10.000 €, according to current purchasing power), resulting in severe damage to the Austrian tourism. On 19 June 1933 the Nazi party is banned in Austria.
place of recording
Galtür
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1933
transcription:
Then there were the political circumstances: In 1933 an Austrian was in power in Germany, Adolf Hitler. Suddenly it was the high life, a lot of guests, but it didn't last for more than a year. Hitler noticed... From the beginning he dreamt of annexing Austria to the Greater German Reich immediately. He didn't succeed right away and he got angry at his countrymen, so he imposed the 1000-mark ban on Austria. That meant that any traveller who wanted to go to Austria had to pay 1000 marks, otherwise he wouldn't get his travel documents. Nobody could afford to pay that much just to go on holidays, to go skiing or mountain climbing in summer.And so, we who depended on tourism in the Alps were alone again. Because no more German guests came. From 1933 onwards. Everything went downhill from there. The Swabians were inventive. Our bosses drove to the Engadine and crossed the border from Switzerland to reach their huts. They went ski-touring and went home the same way. That was possible, politically. The customs officers were generous. They used to be called "Finanzer" because they were employed by the ministry of finance.