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You hold the resignation paper: do you sign Austria away?
A Jewish boy escapes Nazi Germany on a Kindertransport, only to confront the architect of his people's persecution years later. This is a story about a choice.You hold the resignation paper: do you sign Austria away?This episode explores the life of Arthur Seyss-Inquart, from his upbringing in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to his brief chancellorship of Austria. It asks what it means when someone capable of extraordinary good chooses to become an instrument of extraordinary evil.Person: Arthur Seyss-InquartBorn: July 22, 1892Location: Stannern, Austro-Hungarian EmpireEvent: Anschluss of…
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