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407. The Nazis in Power: The Conquest of Austria (Part 4)

The Rest Is History

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Survival and transformation of Schuchnik

Schuchnik, unlike many Nazi critics, did not flee and ended up in a concentration camp where he almost died. Along with other distinguished prisoners, he managed to escape and eventually became a professor in St. Louis and a US citizen. This transformation is described as extraordinary and somewhat akin to Krensky behavior. Meanwhile, the worst of the repression during that time fell on Austria's Jews.

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