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

Photograph | Photograph Number: 72055
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."

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 Designation
LIBERATION -- Czechoslovakia -- General
Photo Credit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Sarah (Sally) Light

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Photo Source
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Provenance: Sarah (Sally) Light
 
Record last modified: 2012-05-14 00:00:00
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