Fritz Kramer Two Copies Found (1 results)

No Binding. Condition: Good. Fritz Kramer. Forces of Resistance Inside Germany, an Address given by Fritz Kramer at a members' meeting of the Trade Union Centre for German Workers in Great Britain. 10x8", 25x21cm, 15pp. Printed at the Espedite Duplicating Bureau, London, and printed September 1943. Original wrappers, staple bound. Offset, printed on both sides of each page. Provenance: Library of Congress, with their Surplus/Duplicate stamp on the front cover, as well as a tiny "LC" perforated stamp at the bottom of the front cover. Very Good condition. Only 2 copies located WorldCat/OCLC (National Library Scotland, British Library. __+__ "The Trade Union Centre for German Workers in Great Britain (TUCGWGB) was founded just before the outbreak of the Second World War, but did not begin its work in earnest until the release of many of the German exiles, who were interned at the outbreak of war. The chairman of the TUCGWGB, Hans Gottfurcht, had for many years been an active trade unionist in Germany, where he helped establish a number of illegal trade unions under the Nazis. The establishment of the TUCGWGB was regarded as necessary because of the particular situation brought about by the large influx of refugees and exiles. Whereas it would normally have been expected for these new arrivals to join existing British trade unions (which they did as well), there was always a sense that their stay in Great Britain would only ever be temporary, and that they needed a representative organisation that would reflect their particular interests. After the war and the demise of the TUCGWGB, Hans Gottfurcht went on to become a pivotal figure as liaison between the newly formed Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund and the occupying British authorities."--the Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust and Genocide.