Expulsions and the New Post-War Order PRESIDENT EDVARD BENEŠ SIGNING DECREES Prague (Czechoslovakia), 02. 08. 1945 held collectively responsible for the dismantling of Czechoslovakia in 1938 as well as the terror and oppression during the occupation. In many places, the sense of fear and impotence that had built up during that time turned into hatred for everything German. Speeches by leading politicians like President Beneš further whipped up these emotions, as did the revelation of Nazi crimes in the mass media. One visible sign of disenfranchisement was the obligation to wear an armband or badge featuring a capital N for Němec
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