Ewald Latacz
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Ewald Latacz was Silesian politician, doctor of law, lawyer in Racibórz
since 1913 and Wodzisław Śląski, chairman of Workers Council in Wodzisław Śląski and co-founder secret Upper Silesian Committee in 1918, civil law notary since 1919, co-founder and leader Union of Upper Silesians
in the period 1919-1921, spokesman of the Silesian national identity and independence of Upper Silesia
, political prisoner
from January to spring 1919, accused by German authorities about high treason
, civil law notary and lawyer in Berlin
in the period 1922-1945, receiver and lawyer oil companies in the period 1922-39, since 1933 usually member of NSDAP (he joint three months after reach authority by Hitler, because he afraid that Nazi Germany
will restore accusation about high treason
from 1919), member Nazi Union of German Lawyers in the period 1933-1945, in 1936 a candidate of international pacifist organization Corder Catchpool for the lawyer of German pacifist Carl von Ossietzky
, in 1940 didn't got the permission of Nazi German judicial authorities of Silesian Province to open law office in Upper Silesia, so never come back into his homeland, in 1945 passed denazification
process in Soviet occupation’s zone without some consequences.
Racibórz
Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...
since 1913 and Wodzisław Śląski, chairman of Workers Council in Wodzisław Śląski and co-founder secret Upper Silesian Committee in 1918, civil law notary since 1919, co-founder and leader Union of Upper Silesians
Union of Upper Silesians
The Union of Upper Silesians was a mass movement for the independence of Upper Silesia. The lands of Prussian Upper Silesia and Austrian Silesia, which existed from January 1919 to 1924 within the borders of Germany, then in the borders of the international plebiscite territory, constituted Upper...
in the period 1919-1921, spokesman of the Silesian national identity and independence of Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of Greater Moravia, the Duchy of Bohemia, the Piast Kingdom of Poland, again of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown and the Holy Roman Empire, as well as of...
, political prisoner
Political prisoner
According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, a political prisoner is ‘someone who is in prison because they have opposed or criticized the government of their own country’....
from January to spring 1919, accused by German authorities about high treason
High treason
High treason is criminal disloyalty to one's government. Participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state are perhaps...
, civil law notary and lawyer in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
in the period 1922-1945, receiver and lawyer oil companies in the period 1922-39, since 1933 usually member of NSDAP (he joint three months after reach authority by Hitler, because he afraid that Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
will restore accusation about high treason
High treason
High treason is criminal disloyalty to one's government. Participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, or its secret services for a hostile and foreign power, or attempting to kill its head of state are perhaps...
from 1919), member Nazi Union of German Lawyers in the period 1933-1945, in 1936 a candidate of international pacifist organization Corder Catchpool for the lawyer of German pacifist Carl von Ossietzky
Carl von Ossietzky
Carl von Ossietzky was a German pacifist and the recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize. He was convicted of high treason and espionage in 1931 after publishing details of Germany's alleged violation of the Treaty of Versailles by rebuilding an air force, the predecessor of the Luftwaffe, and...
, in 1940 didn't got the permission of Nazi German judicial authorities of Silesian Province to open law office in Upper Silesia, so never come back into his homeland, in 1945 passed denazification
Denazification
Denazification was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of any remnants of the National Socialist ideology. It was carried out specifically by removing those involved from positions of influence and by disbanding or rendering...
process in Soviet occupation’s zone without some consequences.
Sources
- Stefan Pioskowik, Ewald Latacz (1885-1953). Ein Politiker in der Abstimmungzeit, Confinium – materiały do historii Górnego Śląska, 2/2007. ISBN 978-83-924291-8-0
- [Ewald Latacz], Oberschlesien auf Subhasta!, Beuthen O.S. 1919.
- Oberschlesier, rettet Eucht selbst! Eine Streitschrift für ein freies und unteilbares Oberschlesien von Dr. Latacz – Geschäftsleiter des Bundes der Oberschlesier, Beuthen O/S 1921.
- Tomasz KamusellaTomasz KamusellaTomasz Kamusella is a European scholar pursuing interdisciplinary research in language politics, nationalism and ethnicity.-Education:...
, Silesia and Central European Nationalisms: The Emergence of National and Ethnic Groups in Prussian Silesia and Austrian Silesia, 1848-1918 (Ser: Central European Studies; Foreword by Professor Charles W. Ingrao). 2007. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 386 pp. ISBN 978-1-55753-371-5 - Upper Silesia 1870-1920: Between Region, Religion, Nation and Ethnicity: journal article by Tomasz KamusellaTomasz KamusellaTomasz Kamusella is a European scholar pursuing interdisciplinary research in language politics, nationalism and ethnicity.-Education:...
; East European Quarterly, Vol. 38, 2004. - Rudolf Vogel, Deutsche Presse und Propaganda des Abstimmungkampfes in Oberschlesien, Beuthen O.S. 1931.
- Edmund Klein, Miarodajne czynniki niemieckie a sprawa Górnego Śląska w grudniu 1918 roku, „Studia Śląskie” tom XIII, Opole 1968.
- Edmund Klein, Niemieckie plany separatystyczne na Śląsku w listopadzie i grudniu 1918, Prawo XXXIV, Wrocław 1971.
- Edmund Klein, Konferencja górnośląskich rad robotniczych i żołnierskich 22 listopada 1918 roku w Gliwicach (Podróż Hugona Haasego na Górny Śląsk), „Studia Śląskie” tom 23, Opole 1973.
- Edmund Klein, Niemieckie separatystyczne koncepcje na Śląsku w okresie konferencji wersalskiej, „Studia Śląskie” tom XXXV, Opole 1979.
- Piotr Dobrowolski, Ugrupowania i kierunki separatystyczne na Górnym Śląsku i w Cieszyńskiem w latach 1918-1939, Warszawa – Kraków 1972.
- Dariusz JerczyńskiDariusz JerczyńskiDariusz Jerczyński is a Silesian politician and historical writer.-Biography:Dariusz Jerczyński has authored books about the history of Silesia, historical articles in the magazines Czas Górnośląski and Jaskółka Śląska. From 2001 to 2007, Jerczyński was a member of the Silesian Autonomy Movement...
, Historia Narodu Śląskiego. Prawdziwe dzieje ziem śląskich od średniowiecza do progu trzeciego tysiąclecia, wyd. II (uzupełnione i poprawione), Zabrze 2006. - Günther Doose, Die separatistische Bewegung in Oberschlesien nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg (1918-1922), Wiesbaden 1987.
- Guido Hitze, Carl Ulitzka (1873-1953) oder Oberschlesien zwischen den Weltkriegen, Düsseldorf 2002.
- Andrea Schmidt-Rösler, Autonomie und Separatismusbestrebungen in Oberschlesien 1918-1922, „Zeitschrift für Ostmitteleuropa” Forschung 1, 1999
- Dariusz JerczyńskiDariusz JerczyńskiDariusz Jerczyński is a Silesian politician and historical writer.-Biography:Dariusz Jerczyński has authored books about the history of Silesia, historical articles in the magazines Czas Górnośląski and Jaskółka Śląska. From 2001 to 2007, Jerczyński was a member of the Silesian Autonomy Movement...
, Orędownicy niepodległości Śląska, Zabrze 2005, ISBN 83-919589-4-9
See also
- Union of Upper SilesiansUnion of Upper SilesiansThe Union of Upper Silesians was a mass movement for the independence of Upper Silesia. The lands of Prussian Upper Silesia and Austrian Silesia, which existed from January 1919 to 1924 within the borders of Germany, then in the borders of the international plebiscite territory, constituted Upper...
- Joseph MusiolJoseph MusiolJoseph Musiol was a Silesian politician. He served as secretary of the Catholic Trade Union, as a member of the town council in Bytom, and as leader of a local group in Bytom...
- Silesian People's PartySilesian People's PartyThe Silesian People’s Party was a political organization in Cieszyn Silesia that existed from 1909 to 1938 in Austrian Silesia, which later became international plebiscite territory and finally part of Czechoslovakia. The party included mainly Slavic people, who saw themselves as members of a...
- Józef KożdońJózef KożdońJózef Kożdoń was Silesian autonomist politician.-Biography:...
- Theofil KupkaTheofil KupkaTheofil Kupka was a Silesian politician.- Biography :...
- Silesian Autonomy MovementSilesian Autonomy MovementThe Silesian Autonomy Movement is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe. The association was founded in January 1990 by Rudolf Kołodziejczyk and is based in the Polish part of Upper Silesia...