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Silent Czech Resistance Grows Under German Occupation
The piece notes nonviolent Czech defiance in occupied Czechoslovakia as clerks pretend not to understand German orders and hosts hum with subtle acts of sabotage. It highlights a Czech mayor billing for iron railings removed from barracks and acid thrown on troops in Pilsen, with flowers on Eduard Benes' birthday signaling national memory. The text argues such passive resistance could outlast a defeated army and complicate German plans.
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Pilsen
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Reich
Germany
Czech Republic