Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft
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The Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft (Sudeten German Homeland Association) is an organization
representing Sudeten German refugees from the Sudetenland
. Most of them fled to West Germany
from Czechoslovakia
during the Expulsion of Germans after World War II
.
The charter was signed in Stuttgart
in 1950 and committed the organization to the renouncing of revenge and retaliation and promoting European accord. The organization tried to slow down the membership of today's Czech Republic in the European Union
by demanding a complete revocation of the Beneš decrees
which established the expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after the war.
The Landsmannschaft is currently based in Munich
, Bavaria
. Its chairman is Franz Pany. It is a member of the Federation of Expellees
(Bund der Vertriebenen, BdV). Since pentecost 1950, the Landsmannschaft organized a traditional convention, the Sudetendeutscher Tag, which mostly took place in southern Germany.
Critics say that the Landsmannschaft only represents a small part of the Sudeten Germans.
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
representing Sudeten German refugees from the Sudetenland
Sudetenland
Sudetenland is the German name used in English in the first half of the 20th century for the northern, southwest and western regions of Czechoslovakia inhabited mostly by ethnic Germans, specifically the border areas of Bohemia, Moravia, and those parts of Silesia being within Czechoslovakia.The...
. Most of them fled to West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
from Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
during the Expulsion of Germans after World War II
Expulsion of Germans after World War II
The later stages of World War II, and the period after the end of that war, saw the forced migration of millions of German nationals and ethnic Germans from various European states and territories, mostly into the areas which would become post-war Germany and post-war Austria...
.
The charter was signed in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
in 1950 and committed the organization to the renouncing of revenge and retaliation and promoting European accord. The organization tried to slow down the membership of today's Czech Republic in the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
by demanding a complete revocation of the Beneš decrees
Beneš decrees
Decrees of the President of the Republic , more commonly known as the Beneš decrees, were a series of laws that were drafted by the Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile in the absence of the Czechoslovak parliament during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia in World War II and issued by President...
which established the expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after the war.
The Landsmannschaft is currently based in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. Its chairman is Franz Pany. It is a member of the Federation of Expellees
Federation of Expellees
The Federation of Expellees or Bund der Vertriebenen is a non-profit organization formed to represent the interests of Germans who either fled their homes in parts of Central and Eastern Europe, or were expelled following World War II....
(Bund der Vertriebenen, BdV). Since pentecost 1950, the Landsmannschaft organized a traditional convention, the Sudetendeutscher Tag, which mostly took place in southern Germany.
Critics say that the Landsmannschaft only represents a small part of the Sudeten Germans.
External links
- Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft, branch in Germany
- Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft in Österreich, branch in Austria
- SL New York / SL USA
- Sudetendeutscher-Tag.de
- Sudetendeutschen Jugend, youth organization in Germany
- Sudetendeutschen Jugend Österreichs, youth organization in Austria
- Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft, Landesgruppe Bayern