Free German Youth
Member of World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) since 1948

Fanfare - excerpts
Nr.19, 25. August 1998

Children and youth: A six in lotto... Bridge a life
racism: The case ,Mehmet"
Action 7 days ,,Radeln" Swastika tolerated? -> Again, a weekend...
8 years of annexation: -> The wave Unofficial state advice chairperson
FGY is acting: -> Regional association Eastsaxonia
History: My experiences with the FGY
International: Lidice The fire signal of revolution
Book tip: -> Tania la Guerrillera
different: That is the war of the future... New of the old war driver
-> Imprint + order


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Again, a weekend of especially important kind -

when do we see ourselves?

The FGY basic group Munich has allies, friends and interested ones in June again once into the Otto-Huber-guard invited to the Ammerlake. This place, into the middle of Bavarians, has been meeting place since the twenties years for anti fascists, socialists and communists.

We examined important topics there: Union work, company internal fight and youth work and take-over of GDR at the 2 + 4 = 5*- negotiations. On evening had we a fabulous atmosphere with may grill, lieder recital, torches on the lake and some more. It came to contacts among one another and one could lead some important and thrilling discussions.

On Saturday, we concerned our first topic and discussed it livel. A colleague and a comrade had come for the company internal and union fight from the front: André (24) from bremen, member in the FGY, company middle-class to recently youth representative and now works committee in one (120 wage dependents). In his discussion lecture, he clarified the task of a works committee (for what?) that it has right he first once (or not, on account of the social circumstances) and to what kind of possibilities and/or to restrictions the works committee is subject. In this case, thrilling discussions developed, especially with pupil/inside. André then still clarified the circumstance to the union why union is important during the company internal quarrel, why wage renunciation is practiced and collective agreements become worse.

We played table tennis, football, volleyball during the day or what interested normally one (chess or other).

On Sunday came in it to a further important topic was processed centre silver plated and there.

Norbert came for this (50, member in the worker alliance for reconstruction of the KPD (communist party of Germany), colleague of a FGY - Members), that itself with the history of the 2 + 4 - negotiations busy. He gathered its informations from biographies of secretaries and representatives of the shared states (see castes) as soon as international press publications. He represented the lecture with demands as a historical outline. Questions following e.g. were discussed: Why, are 2 states + 4 states = 5 states? or the annexation of the GDR began 1989 first in the autumn?

We played volleyball what a fabulous change was in between.

According to this thrilling lecture, we left the hut after common clearing and because all of them found it rather fabulous, a new meeting was arranged.

Thorsten, Munich

* 2 states: GDR, FRG; 4 states: Soviet Union, USA, France, Great Britain; =5: all of them, except for GDR

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The wave - or: Produced well is half of won!

Recordings of the lecture of Norbert Schmidt during the FGY weekend on the bunting lake

The speaker reported ones what progressed really behind the sceneries in years 1989/90 The scene-shifters in television then covered the nation with sentimental pictures via flight waves of GDR - citizens from Hungary and the Czechoslovakia. You showed heartbreaking pictures of departure willing and Bonner government representatives, that all of stirred were from the urge of the brothers and of the sisters into the golden west. Cabbage & Co. joined in as, as would not have they at the wheel that "fugitives" themselves strong mit turned.

We found out how much seal and truth apart were and how much the world war experienced Germans of the history nevertheless helped.

Friedrich Kurz, to report some since 1988 journalist while the Bavarian watching television, white:

"16. August 1989: The Hungarian Maltese - Caritas - service built in the Budapester quarter Zugliget the first refugee camp on that, in addition to that Catholic church "to the saint, family". Priest Imre Cosma, president of the set up again one Hungarian Maltese - Caritas - service, had set up spontaneously the parish garden available. Alliance German diplomats began, the GDR - to exhibit passes secretly west German in the sacristy fugitives - a personal order Genschers (then Foreign Secretary of FRG).

These officials did not appertain to the embassy personnel in Budapest but they were especially come and camouflaged with Maltese uniform from Vienna - a diplomatic consideration for Hungarians. Against the pass handover they warned formally every GDR citizen that he might make itself punishable according to GDR right and might then make at least 2 years custody to be written.... And they (the GDR citizens) even received routine tips from the west German diplomats for possible attempts to escape and on top of that 100 DM travel money."(F.kurz: The 7 myths of reunion. See .147/148)

The sovereignty of the Hungarian state is kicked by the appointed sluice ribbons of FRG at feet. You behave, as would be she in Hungary at home. They hurt the right of the state GDR at the same time, that of that UNO and therefore international recognized is. Nevertheless shut the FRG onto own fist ten thousands for GDR citizen overnight state an belonging the FRG. And that also secret, quiet and soft from the subsoil on the state field of Hungary. As can one the different designate as burglary into other countries and robbery of people other states in great style?

Every connoisseur of the Mafia knows: Where burglary and robbery abrade themselves the hands, the bribery is not long there.

At 25.August 1989, Federal Chancellor let the Hungarian prime minister Nemeth fly in cabbage to Bonn. Another had Hungarians the GDR citizens frontier crossing according to Austria not permitted. There yes was nevertheless a valid contract between Hungarians and the GDR which did not allow such frontier crossings.

The Hungarian prime minister saw itself in a forced manner nevertheless, itself the German chancellor into the arms to fling. Cabbage itself describes the heartbreaking scene in his book "I wanted Germany unit" on page 74:

The former Foreign Secretary Genscher revealed in his memoirs all readers as nevertheless everything had progressed selflessly and as low bribes on the playing table were: "Our Hungarian visitors did not raise financial demands."

Cabbage wants to let very as selflessly the thing not then nevertheless stand and what could be cost the spontaneous flight wave the FRG figures very as selflessly in its book: lasted "nevertheless the Federal Government the country (Hungarians) a credit of five hundred million through-marrow. "(cabbage: I wanted Germany unit, S.74)

By means of such concrete details still found out we many details, inconsistent and the true backgrounds via the so-called reunion that was an incorporation, an annexation of GDR in truth.

As little no doubt, it was then it the other statesmen and as a lot of blasting agent was embedded in the incorporation of GDR, want to engage a couple of original statements. And these statements should also stimulate for contemplation whether this blasting agent is in actual fact today eased. And as he would be to be eased again.

Parties to the German unit

Chancellor Kohl , chairperson of the CDU: We manage the German unit into peace and freedom.

Margaret Thatcher , prime minister of England, more than year 1990: "and another a further nightmare from the past rose again: The Germans question "(with Thatcher: Downing Street No.10, S.1125)

Francois Mitterrand , President of France, 1989: "exists the intention to lead an atomic stroke of Germany? Refusal, of course not, we do everything in order to avoid that. Should in such a way one write down that? Refusal, we can not lace the hands for ourselves for the war case. "(from: J.Attali: "Verbatim" S.222)

James Baker , Foreign Secretary of the USA 1990 in Bonn: "we learned the lessons of 1871, 1914 and 1939. We had to lead two wars on this continent in this country (in Germany). We do want not have to once again do this. "(J.Baker: Three years which modified the world. S.217)

Willy Brandt , honorary chairman that SPD (sozialdemokratisch party of Germany) in 1989: "now joins forces, what belongs together.

FGY in annexed GDR (German Democratic Republic) in 1995: dear to "out from FRG, as pure into war! "

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Common for an awaking in the , valley of the unsuspecting customs "

our young regional association of free Germans youth in Eastsaxonia

Our small set up country association Saxonia is itself the precarious evolution at the annexed one conscious of GDR quite. Straight line here in the ostsaechsischen room could form for itself, in recent years newfascist officials from the west install and fascist youth grouping. We see our task in to form a broad homogeneous antifascist front considering most different philosophies of life. As basis consider be we organization in the free one German youth. the FGY was set up in the exile in 1936 from advanced adolescents in order to warn the mankind against fascist danger and spreading the fascism too prevent nth. Unfortunately, it did not then succeed to schedule a broad movement in the own country. It amplifies anti fascists young next to it work we to win, around united for a socialist society to fight..

Here only an example why we are assigned onto your relief:
Now to something more pleasant one:
After the XIV. World festivals of the youth and of student at Cuba, which one below the motto , for anti-imperialistic solidarity, peace and friendship "occurred, we showed numerous slide lectures and notified over our delegation of the annexed GDR. Via the resonance which our lectures released, we were overwhelmed. It showed you to us that the FGY in the eyes of the majority of the younger ones and of the life practised anti fascists offers the basis for an action front against the fascist machinations and must be supported it. One can finding summarizingly, that that handicap of the , left " in yours splitting up exist, through what she becomes to act incapably, as a basic tenor of the subsequent discussion state. It is more than ever that antifascist advanced a compound of all of them strengths necessary, has the GDR proved the previous evolution since annexation, bar between the foundation of the FRG. We up to now showed slide lectures in basic organizations of the PDS (Party of democratic socialism) and an antifascist café. As fundamental success of our reports on the XIV. WFS can be called the foundation of the basic group Zittau.

To the 8th March, the international woman day, supported we a protest action that for PDS Lisa - group Loebau - Zittau against carried out and planned clearing stretching closings in our area .. We congratulated ours enjoy intern, mothers and grandmothers to this cheerful one, however at contemporary time, more and more fighting holiday. This red carnation which we presented as thanks and request with our handbill did not miss its effect. As was nevertheless among other things the motto this combat day ,We woolen no roses...".

Who became curious, found more out via our actions or find out our meeting place would like apply itself to the alliance executive board.

Gunnar (basic group Zittau)

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Book tip

"a girl was borne in Buenos Aires in 1937, its name years late for a term for the revolutionary youth of the whole world am- Tamara Bunke, raised to the communist, accompanied imperturbed she the way of a revolutionary highest aspiration whose the liberation of the suppressed nations Latin America was all of them those knew her, loved its cheerful laughter and admired lorries tireless eagerness with that she turned to every work and to every task. Am 31 it fell for August 1967 Tania, the partisan, in the revolutionary fight in Bolivia, the book of the Cuban authoresses mediated in letters, reports, pictures and documents of Tamara itself but too from her parents, her friends and comrades a comprehensive and impressive picture of the life and of the work this unusual woman "

These lines are to be read on the envelope the appeared from 1973 to 1989 in the GDR in seven editions one for book. 30 years after death of Tamara Bunke, Tania la Guerillera, did such hunting books appear over them, that an extended reprint that all these slander refutes was had to be brought out. Nadja Bunke, mother of Tania, did neither costing nor labouring shy, in order to publish the only true and authentic book over the revolutionary heroine again. All say that now, that they already know the book, adapted: In the book, "are also among other things now the Poem of the duty fulfillment ... ". That translation the hymn the 26 July of Tamara find as well as documents confirm that, that Tamara did not work for the KGB. I can only recommend all of them to recommend this book read and also further.

It is available and appeared for 29,90 DM in the Dietz publisher, Berlin 1998

Andrea, Berlin

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