The Complexities of History in Brno: A Gathering of Sudeten Germans The Sudetendeutsche Tag, a meeting of ethnic Germans expelled from Czechoslovakia after World War II and their descendants, is set to take place in the Czech city of Brno this weekend.
Protests and a parliamentary declaration have sparked controversy over what some Czech lawmakers call "historical revisionism" and the "relativization of Nazi crimes.
" Bernd Posselt, chairman of the Sudeten German Association, insists that the gathering is an effort at reconciliation. The event's complexities are deeply rooted in history.