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Příčiny zrušení České obce sokolské 8. října 1941

Title in English The causes of cancelation of the Česká obec sokolská on 8th October 1941
Authors

KOUŘIL Jiří

Year of publication 2015
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Studia Sportiva
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

Citation
Field History
Keywords ČOS/Sokol; Tyrš; cancel; resistenc; masons; Jewishness; Kuratorium for the education of youth in Bohemia and Moravia
Description Our study deals with second (first radical) cancellation of the Sokol organization. We focus here on the main reasons for the cancellation of our progressive organizations from the perspective of the Nazi occupation and the collaborationist forces. In this contribution we present four main reasons for the cancellation the Sokol, of which we believe is the most fundamental cause of firs and last presented. Therefore a need for a new organization that would be in the spirit of the new system regulate and re-education our citizens (especially young people) and a resistence. Other reasons had largely to do with propaganda and vindicate its own dissolution of that organization. Whoever has the political monopoly easily find or falsifies evidence so that the result will not be what the ruling elites needs. The essential and decisive happened then the Sokol award what the ruling system criticized and fought against what innermost. Our contribution is especially a historical study, which originated the study, analysis and comparison of relevant historical literature and logical conclusions to us after consideration of the given problem emerged.

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