Professional paper

"I'M LISSI, ELIZABETH, AND NOT JELISAVETA." ORAL TESTIMONIES OF TIME WITNESSES ABOUT THE VOLKSDEUTSCHE IN YUGOSLAVIA

Suzana Jagić orcid.org/0009-0006-5317-9384 ; Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski Primary School, Ivanec

Abstract

On the basis of two oral testimonies of members of the German national minority, this paper depicts the daily life of the Volksdeutsche before the beginning of the Second World War, the changes that occurred at the beginning of the war and the repressive attitude of the communist authorities towards the Volksdeutsche.
The camps and the living conditions in them are listed. In addition to the testimonies about the fate of German families, the paper also provides images and is suitable for teaching with the aim of understanding the past, especially the poorly known and sensitive topic of the Volksdeutsche in Yugoslavia.

Keywords

Volksdeutsche; Yugoslavia; camps; communist repression; oral testimonies

Hrčak ID:

315010

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/315010

Publication date:

31.12.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

Visits: 157 *