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Agnes Harb

They were deserters, or something
video length:
01:18
interviewer:
Ruth Deutschmann
photography:
Benjamin Epp
copyright location:
Aldrans
date of recording:
2008-06-16
English translation by:
Sylvia Manning - Baumgartner
Italian translation by:
Nicol D´Incecco
event
[1939-10-21] Relocation - South Tyrol Signing of the German-Italian Agreement on South Tyrol. Option period runs until 31/12/1939 (for the clergy to 06/30/1940, resettlement should be completed by 31/12/1942). Scheme of German language courses.
place of recording
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1939
transcription:
In Jenbach there was a housing development too, with lots of South Tyroleans living there. They were deserters, or something. They were given some work. But sometimes people... nce ? still in Hitler's time ? Hitler went to see Mussolini in Italy. Rumour had it he would receive a great present. Most people believed that he was going to give South Tyrol back to Austria. That was one opinion. It was only the people's fantasy. He was such a good friends with Mussolini. "You'll see: they will negotiate and South Tyrol will come back to Austria." But that wasn't the case. It was only what the people thought. It was just talk. Furono tutti per così dire disertori