Inscriptions of Brno-Spilberk

Polish Victims

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A plaque was set in the wall of the fortress on the Spilberk (Spielberg) hill, near Brno (Brünn), for the Polish victims as well as for those of other nations.

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Plaque for the Polish victims

Photo: Hans-Rudolf Hower 2002

Original Text (in Polish language)

Polish text

Translation

In the years 1839 – 1848
leading Polish revolutionaries (or: the leading Polish revolutionaries)
fighting for an independent and democratic Poland
suffered in the casemates of Spilberk.

In the years 1940 – 1944
Polish fighters were held prisoners
and murdered here
by German fascists (or: by the German fascists).

HONOUR THEIR MEMORY

This plaque was set in the wall in 1960.

Comment

As in Polish there is neither a definite nor an indefinite article, the choice between the variants contained in my translation must be made according to the following criteria:

	historical truth (Was the whole revolutionary direction emprisoned here or only some of its members?)
	desired or spontaneous understanding at the time when the plaque was set in the wall (Did Polish people see a collective crime of all German fascists, or did they think of a personal culpability of the fascists on the spot?)

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Historical Context at the Time when the Plaque was Set in the Wall

In 1960... (to be completed)

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Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2003

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Last updated: April 3, 2016