Satiric obituary written in Slovak mourning the death of the Third Reich at the age of 12.

Photograph | Digitized | Photograph Number: 72055

Overview

Caption: Satiric obituary written in Slovak mourning the death of the Third Reich at the age of 12.

The opening paragraph reads, "Every bubble must contract, expand and then -- it pops.... With the deepest of grief we inform the people of the world and in the immediate surroundings that the will of fate has released us for all times from our beloved, irreplaceable, and unforgettable Magesty -- The Great German Reich, bearer of culture and civilization."
Date: May 1945
Locale: Prague, [Bohemia] Czechoslovakia
Variant Locale: Praha
Czech Republic
Photo Credit: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Sarah (Sally) Light

Photo Source: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Provenance: Sarah (Sally) Light

Keyword: ANNOUNCEMENTS/ADVERTISEMENTS ANTI-FASCIST MOVEMENT (POSTWAR) CZECHS DOCUMENTS
Photo Designation: LIBERATION -- Czechoslovakia -- General