:Das Dritte Reich und die Slowakei, 1939–1945: Politischer Alltag zwischen Kooperation und Eigensinn
2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 110; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1086/ahr.110.3.893
ISSN1937-5239
Autores Tópico(s)Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics
ResumoA major theme of Tatjana Tönsmeyer's detailed study of the advisors sent by Nazi Germany to the Slovak state is the mutual misunderstanding that existed on both sides of this complex relationship. She notes that, for the leaders of the Third Reich, Slovakia and its population remained more or less a blank spot on the Nazi ideological map, not even worthy of mention in Nazi plans for the reordering of Europe. Certainly her carefully nuanced analysis of the “everyday politics” pursued by the German advisors goes a long way toward filling in the large empty space that characterized the prior historiography of Germany's relations with the Jozef Tiso regime. Based on the surviving reports of the advisors themselves, mainly from the Archives of the German Foreign Office, together with official Slovak documentation, records from postwar trials, and published memoirs, Tönsmeyer presents a strong case against characterizing Slovakia as merely a “satellite” state. Rather the Germans themselves saw certain advantages in acknowledging Slovak sovereignty, and the relationship was constantly renegotiated throughout the state's short existence. Most importantly, Slovak politicians enjoyed some freedom of action in dealing with Nazi pressure, as Adolf Hitler was unlikely to order a full-scale occupation of the country merely to enforce minor economic demands.
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