Apart from the parties in Germany, there were many nationalist parties consisting of Germans in Austria, Bohemia, and Moravia, todays Czech Republic. These parties played a crucial role to stir up the antisemitic sentiments in the lands of the former Austro-Hungarian double monarchy. The parties and organizations that were active in Austria during the late 1800s and early 1900s are even mentioned by Adolf Hitler on several occasions. He came in contact early with the Verein Südmark for example, some suggest that he was inspired by the Südmark greeting “Heil!”, something later adopted by Hitler and the NSDAP.
Bund der Deutschen in Böhmen (1894 – today) – RR The association of Germans in Bohemia was a völkisch ethnic German organization representing the interests of the German population in Bohemia, todays Czech Republic. It was a part of the Deutschnationaler Bewegung in Austria-Hungary. It exists to this day, but are nowadays a pretty unpolitical society.
Los von Rom-Bewegung (1897 – c. early 1900s) – RRRRR The Los von Rom-Bewegung, or Away from Rome Movement, was founded in Austria in 1897 by Georg Ritter von Schönerer as an anti-catholic movement. In nationalistic and pan-german circles during the late 1800s, it was a widespread opinion that the Catholic Church sided with the non-german parts of the population in the empire, mostly Czech people in Bohemia and Moravia. The slogan, Away from Rome was minted by Theodor Georg Rakus, a medical student, that would later become Swedish consul in Salzburg, and a companion of Schönerer. However, Schönerer himself minted his own for the organization; “Ohne Juda, ohne Rom wird gebaut Germanias Dom”, or “Without either Jewry or Rome, shall Germania’s cathedral be built!”. The movement was open-minded towards the völkisch neo-pagan ideas during this time, but cannot be said to have been anti-clerical, just anti-catholic.
Deutschvölkischer Arbeiterbund Eiche in Znaim (1898 – 1920s) – RRRR The Deutschvölkischer [sometimes spelled Deutschvolklicher] Arbeiterbund Eiche in Znaim, or the Deutschvölkischer Workers Union Oak Znaim, was founded in 1898 in the town of Znaim, Southern Bohemia. The movement of the völkisch workers organizations in Bohemia started in the late 1800s and preluded the foundation of the Deutsche Arbeiterpartei in 1903. It is unclear when these organizations ceased to operate, but meeting badges from the organization from the 1920s exists, meaning they were at least operating until the late 1920s and perhaps even into the 1930s. Any badges from the Deutschvölkischer Arbeiterbund Eiche is extremely hard to obtain.
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