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	[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, the German House & denkmal of Josef II 1903-1910.~~jpg~~\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The 'German House' with statue of Kaiser Josef II in Brünn.]]		[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, the German House & denkmal of Josef II 1903-1910.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The 'German House' with statue of Kaiser Josef II in Brünn.]]
	'''Brünn''' is the capital of [[Moravia]] which until 1919 was part of the [[Austria-Hungary\|Austrian]] Crown Lands for centuries. The city lies 690 feet above sea level in a beautiful fertile region at the foot of the Spielberg mountain, between the Schwarzawa and the Zwittawa rivers. Today Moravia is part of the [[Czech republic]].		'''Brünn''' is the capital of [[Moravia]] which until 1919 was part of the [[Austria-Hungary\|Austrian]] Crown Lands for centuries. The city lies 690 feet above sea level in a beautiful fertile region at the foot of the Spielberg mountain, between the Schwarzawa and the Zwittawa rivers. Today Moravia is part of the [[Czech republic]].

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	On the 8 April 1945 one month before the end of [[World War II]] the [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] air force bombed Brünn. Anti-aircraft fire shot down two of their number.<ref>Trevor-Roper, Professor Hugh, ''The Goebbels Diaries - The Last Days'', Secker & Warburg, London, 1978, p.327, ISBN: 0-436-17966-0</ref>		On the 8 April 1945 one month before the end of [[World War II]] the [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] air force bombed Brünn. Anti-aircraft fire shot down two of their number.<ref>Trevor-Roper, Professor Hugh, ''The Goebbels Diaries - The Last Days'', Secker & Warburg, London, 1978, p.327, ISBN: 0-436-17966-0</ref>

	The inhabitants of Brünn remained predominantly German (Austrian) until the brutal expulsions in 1945, during which the Czech communists and ~~nationalists~~ together committed horrific atrocities and murders against them.<ref>Schieder, Professor Theodor, editor-in-chief, ''The Expulsions of the German Population from Czechoslovakia'', published by the German Federal Ministry for Expellees, Refugees and War Victims, Bonn, 1960.</ref><ref>Dedina, Sidonia, ''Edvard Benes, The Liquidator'', RFP publications, Mountain View, California, USA, 2001, ISBN: 0-9663968-4-7. (German-language edition published in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, 2000, ISBN: 3-930648-32-6)</ref><ref>http://www.revisionist.net/brunn.html</ref>		The inhabitants of Brünn remained predominantly German (Austrian) until the brutal expulsions in 1945, during which the Czech communists and fascists together committed horrific atrocities and murders against them.<ref>Schieder, Professor Theodor, editor-in-chief, ''The Expulsions of the German Population from Czechoslovakia'', published by the German Federal Ministry for Expellees, Refugees and War Victims, Bonn, 1960.</ref><ref>Dedina, Sidonia, ''Edvard Benes, The Liquidator'', RFP publications, Mountain View, California, USA, 2001, ISBN: 0-9663968-4-7. (German-language edition published in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, 2000, ISBN: 3-930648-32-6)</ref><ref>http://www.revisionist.net/brunn.html</ref>

	==Notables==		==Notables==

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[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, the German State Theatre.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The German State Theatre in Brünn.]]
[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, the German House & denkmal of Josef II 1903-1910.jpg|300px|thumb|right|The 'German House' with statue of Kaiser Josef II in Brünn.]]
'''Brünn''' is the capital of [[Moravia]] which until 1919 was part of the [[Austria-Hungary|Austrian]] Crown Lands for centuries. The city lies 690 feet above sea level in a beautiful fertile region at the foot of the Spielberg mountain, between the Schwarzawa and the Zwittawa rivers. Today Moravia is part of the [[Czech republic]].

Originally Celts lived in this vicinity along with other tribes until the 6th century when [[Slavs|Slav]] tribes began to migrate from the east. Brünn was an important place as early as the 9th century. By the 1200s [[Germans|German]] colonisation stimulated the growth of the community and Brünn was incorporated under German municipal town laws in 1243. There was a great fortress erected here by the Margraves of Moravia which over the centuries withstood many sieges. In the 19th century it became an Austrian military hospital, and part of the fort was used as a prison, often for political prisoners.<ref>''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', "Micropaedia" vol.2, 15th edition, Chicago, 1990, p.535.</ref>

During Austrian rule the city was greatly developed becoming one of the chief manufacturing places in the Empire, especially for cloth. The cramped and angular old town is surrounded with promenades and handsome boulevards, beyond which are substantial suburbs. In 1905 the estimated population was 110,000<ref>Baedeker, Karl, ''Austria-Hungary'', Leipzig, 1905, p.261-4.</ref>, and in 1983 it had risen to 378,722.<ref>''Micropaedia'' 1990, p.535.</ref>

In 1919 Brünn found itself in the new artificial state<ref>Donald, Sir Robert, G.B.E., LL.B., ''The Tragedy of Trianon'', London, 1928, pps: 25-6, 57-8.</ref><ref>de Colonna, Count Bertram, ''Czecho-Slovakia Within'', London, 1938, p.9.</ref><ref>Taylor, A.J.P., ''The Origins of the Second World War'', London, 1961, p.201.</ref> of [[Czechoslovakia]].

From 1939-May 1945 the city was in the [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]].

On the 8 April 1945 one month before the end of [[World War II]] the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] air force bombed Brünn. Anti-aircraft fire shot down two of their number.<ref>Trevor-Roper, Professor Hugh, ''The Goebbels Diaries - The Last Days'', Secker & Warburg, London, 1978, p.327, ISBN: 0-436-17966-0</ref>

The inhabitants of Brünn remained predominantly German (Austrian) until the brutal expulsions in 1945, during which the Czech communists and nationalists together committed horrific atrocities and murders against them.<ref>Schieder, Professor Theodor, editor-in-chief, ''The Expulsions of the German Population from Czechoslovakia'', published by the German Federal Ministry for Expellees, Refugees and War Victims, Bonn, 1960.</ref><ref>Dedina, Sidonia, ''Edvard Benes, The Liquidator'', RFP publications, Mountain View, California, USA, 2001, ISBN: 0-9663968-4-7. (German-language edition published in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, 2000, ISBN: 3-930648-32-6)</ref><ref>http://www.revisionist.net/brunn.html</ref>

==Notables==
* Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), a [[Silesia]]n monk, natural scientist and geneticist, worked on his theory of heredity in 1865 in the monastery at Brünn.
* Leo Janácek (b.1854 in Hockwald - d.1928), Moravian composer, Brünn was his lifetime home.
* Erhard Raus (1889-1956) officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army and later a General in the Wehrmacht was born in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary.

==Sources==
<references/>

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	[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, ~~tbe~~ German State Theatre.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The German State Theatre in Brünn.]]		[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, the German State Theatre.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The German State Theatre in Brünn.]]
	[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, ~~tbe~~ German House & denkmal of Josef II 1903-1910.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The 'German House' with statue of Kaiser Josef II in Brünn.]]		[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, the German House & denkmal of Josef II 1903-1910.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The 'German House' with statue of Kaiser Josef II in Brünn.]]
	'''Brünn''' is ~~tbe~~ capital of [[Moravia]] which until 1919 was part of ~~tbe~~ [[Austria-Hungary\|Austrian]] Crown Lands for centuries. The city lies 690 feet above sea level in a beautiful fertile region at ~~tbe~~ foot of ~~tbe~~ Spielberg mountain, between ~~tbe~~ Schwarzawa and ~~tbe~~ Zwittawa rivers. Today Moravia is part of ~~tbe~~ [[Czech republic]].		'''Brünn''' is the capital of [[Moravia]] which until 1919 was part of the [[Austria-Hungary\|Austrian]] Crown Lands for centuries. The city lies 690 feet above sea level in a beautiful fertile region at the foot of the Spielberg mountain, between the Schwarzawa and the Zwittawa rivers. Today Moravia is part of the [[Czech republic]].

	Originally Celts lived in this vicinity along with other tribes until ~~tbe~~ 6th century when [[Slavs\|Slav]] tribes began to migrate from ~~tbe~~ east. Brünn was an important place as early as ~~tbe~~ 9th century. By ~~tbe~~ 1200s [[Germans\|German]] colonisation stimulated ~~tbe~~ growth of ~~tbe~~ community and Brünn was incorporated under German municipal town laws in 1243. There was a great fortress erected here by ~~tbe~~ Margraves of Moravia which over ~~tbe~~ centuries withstood many sieges. In ~~tbe~~ 19th century it became an Austrian military hospital, and part of ~~tbe~~ fort was used as a prison, often for political prisoners.<ref>''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', "Micropaedia" vol.2, 15th edition, Chicago, 1990, p.535.</ref>		Originally Celts lived in this vicinity along with other tribes until the 6th century when [[Slavs\|Slav]] tribes began to migrate from the east. Brünn was an important place as early as the 9th century. By the 1200s [[Germans\|German]] colonisation stimulated the growth of the community and Brünn was incorporated under German municipal town laws in 1243. There was a great fortress erected here by the Margraves of Moravia which over the centuries withstood many sieges. In the 19th century it became an Austrian military hospital, and part of the fort was used as a prison, often for political prisoners.<ref>''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', "Micropaedia" vol.2, 15th edition, Chicago, 1990, p.535.</ref>

	During Austrian rule ~~tbe~~ city was greatly developed becoming one of ~~tbe~~ chief manufacturing places in ~~tbe~~ Empire, especially for cloth. The cramped and angular old town is surrounded with promenades and handsome boulevards, beyond which are substantial suburbs. In 1905 ~~tbe~~ estimated population was 110,000<ref>Baedeker, Karl, ''Austria-Hungary'', Leipzig, 1905, p.261-4.</ref>, and in 1983 it had risen to 378,722.<ref>''Micropaedia'' 1990, p.535.</ref>		During Austrian rule the city was greatly developed becoming one of the chief manufacturing places in the Empire, especially for cloth. The cramped and angular old town is surrounded with promenades and handsome boulevards, beyond which are substantial suburbs. In 1905 the estimated population was 110,000<ref>Baedeker, Karl, ''Austria-Hungary'', Leipzig, 1905, p.261-4.</ref>, and in 1983 it had risen to 378,722.<ref>''Micropaedia'' 1990, p.535.</ref>

	In 1919 Brünn found itself in ~~tbe~~ new artificial state<ref>Donald, Sir Robert, G.B.E., LL.B., ''The Tragedy of Trianon'', London, 1928, pps: 25-6, 57-8.</ref><ref>de Colonna, Count Bertram, ''Czecho-Slovakia Within'', London, 1938, p.9.</ref><ref>Taylor, A.J.P., ''The Origins of ~~tbe~~ Second World War'', London, 1961, p.201.</ref> of [[Czechoslovakia]].		In 1919 Brünn found itself in the new artificial state<ref>Donald, Sir Robert, G.B.E., LL.B., ''The Tragedy of Trianon'', London, 1928, pps: 25-6, 57-8.</ref><ref>de Colonna, Count Bertram, ''Czecho-Slovakia Within'', London, 1938, p.9.</ref><ref>Taylor, A.J.P., ''The Origins of the Second World War'', London, 1961, p.201.</ref> of [[Czechoslovakia]].

	From 1939-May 1945 ~~tbe~~ city was in ~~tbe~~ [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]].		From 1939-May 1945 the city was in the [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]].

	On ~~tbe~~ 8 April 1945 one month before ~~tbe~~ end of [[World War II]] ~~tbe~~ [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] air force bombed Brünn. Anti-aircraft fire shot down two of their number.<ref>Trevor-Roper, Professor Hugh, ''The Goebbels Diaries - The Last Days'', Secker & Warburg, London, 1978, p.327, ISBN: 0-436-17966-0</ref>		On the 8 April 1945 one month before the end of [[World War II]] the [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] air force bombed Brünn. Anti-aircraft fire shot down two of their number.<ref>Trevor-Roper, Professor Hugh, ''The Goebbels Diaries - The Last Days'', Secker & Warburg, London, 1978, p.327, ISBN: 0-436-17966-0</ref>

	The inhabitants of Brünn remained predominantly German (Austrian) until ~~tbe~~ brutal expulsions in 1945, during which ~~tbe~~ Czech communists and fascists together committed horrific atrocities and murders against them.<ref>Schieder, Professor Theodor, editor-in-chief, ''The Expulsions of ~~tbe~~ German Population from Czechoslovakia'', published by ~~tbe~~ German Federal Ministry for Expellees, Refugees and War Victims, Bonn, 1960.</ref><ref>Dedina, Sidonia, ''Edvard Benes, The Liquidator'', RFP publications, Mountain View, California, USA, 2001, ISBN: 0-9663968-4-7. (German-language edition published in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, 2000, ISBN: 3-930648-32-6)</ref><ref>http://www.revisionist.net/brunn.html</ref>		The inhabitants of Brünn remained predominantly German (Austrian) until the brutal expulsions in 1945, during which the Czech communists and fascists together committed horrific atrocities and murders against them.<ref>Schieder, Professor Theodor, editor-in-chief, ''The Expulsions of the German Population from Czechoslovakia'', published by the German Federal Ministry for Expellees, Refugees and War Victims, Bonn, 1960.</ref><ref>Dedina, Sidonia, ''Edvard Benes, The Liquidator'', RFP publications, Mountain View, California, USA, 2001, ISBN: 0-9663968-4-7. (German-language edition published in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, 2000, ISBN: 3-930648-32-6)</ref><ref>http://www.revisionist.net/brunn.html</ref>

	==Notables==		==Notables==
	* Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), a [[Silesia]]n monk, natural scientist and geneticist, worked on his theory of heredity in 1865 in ~~tbe~~ monastery at Brünn.		* Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), a [[Silesia]]n monk, natural scientist and geneticist, worked on his theory of heredity in 1865 in the monastery at Brünn.
	* Leo Janácek (b.1854 in Hockwald - d.1928), Moravian composer, Brünn was his lifetime home.		* Leo Janácek (b.1854 in Hockwald - d.1928), Moravian composer, Brünn was his lifetime home.
	* Erhard Raus (1889-1956) officer in ~~tbe~~ Austro-Hungarian Army and later a General in ~~tbe~~ Wehrmacht was born in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary.		* Erhard Raus (1889-1956) officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army and later a General in the Wehrmacht was born in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary.

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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	[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, ~~the~~ German State Theatre.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The German State Theatre in Brünn.]]		[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, tbe German State Theatre.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The German State Theatre in Brünn.]]
	[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, ~~the~~ German House & denkmal of Josef II 1903-1910.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The 'German House' with statue of Kaiser Josef II in Brünn.]]		[[File:Austrian Moravia Brunn, tbe German House & denkmal of Josef II 1903-1910.png\|300px\|thumb\|right\|The 'German House' with statue of Kaiser Josef II in Brünn.]]
	'''Brünn''' is ~~the~~ capital of [[Moravia]] which until 1919 was part of ~~the~~ [[Austria-Hungary\|Austrian]] Crown Lands for centuries. The city lies 690 feet above sea level in a beautiful fertile region at ~~the~~ foot of ~~the~~ Spielberg mountain, between ~~the~~ Schwarzawa and ~~the~~ Zwittawa rivers. Today Moravia is part of ~~the~~ [[Czech republic]].		'''Brünn''' is tbe capital of [[Moravia]] which until 1919 was part of tbe [[Austria-Hungary\|Austrian]] Crown Lands for centuries. The city lies 690 feet above sea level in a beautiful fertile region at tbe foot of tbe Spielberg mountain, between tbe Schwarzawa and tbe Zwittawa rivers. Today Moravia is part of tbe [[Czech republic]].

	Originally Celts lived in this vicinity along with other tribes until ~~the~~ 6th century when [[Slavs\|Slav]] tribes began to migrate from ~~the~~ east. Brünn was an important place as early as ~~the~~ 9th century. By ~~the~~ 1200s [[Germans\|German]] colonisation stimulated ~~the~~ growth of ~~the~~ community and Brünn was incorporated under German municipal town laws in 1243. There was a great fortress erected here by ~~the~~ Margraves of Moravia which over ~~the~~ centuries withstood many sieges. In ~~the~~ 19th century it became an Austrian military hospital, and part of ~~the~~ fort was used as a prison, often for political prisoners.<ref>''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', "Micropaedia" vol.2, 15th edition, Chicago, 1990, p.535.</ref>		Originally Celts lived in this vicinity along with other tribes until tbe 6th century when [[Slavs\|Slav]] tribes began to migrate from tbe east. Brünn was an important place as early as tbe 9th century. By tbe 1200s [[Germans\|German]] colonisation stimulated tbe growth of tbe community and Brünn was incorporated under German municipal town laws in 1243. There was a great fortress erected here by tbe Margraves of Moravia which over tbe centuries withstood many sieges. In tbe 19th century it became an Austrian military hospital, and part of tbe fort was used as a prison, often for political prisoners.<ref>''Encyclopaedia Britannica'', "Micropaedia" vol.2, 15th edition, Chicago, 1990, p.535.</ref>

	During Austrian rule ~~the~~ city was greatly developed becoming one of ~~the~~ chief manufacturing places in ~~the~~ Empire, especially for cloth. The cramped and angular old town is surrounded with promenades and handsome boulevards, beyond which are substantial suburbs. In 1905 ~~the~~ estimated population was 110,000<ref>Baedeker, Karl, ''Austria-Hungary'', Leipzig, 1905, p.261-4.</ref>, and in 1983 it had risen to 378,722.<ref>''Micropaedia'' 1990, p.535.</ref>		During Austrian rule tbe city was greatly developed becoming one of tbe chief manufacturing places in tbe Empire, especially for cloth. The cramped and angular old town is surrounded with promenades and handsome boulevards, beyond which are substantial suburbs. In 1905 tbe estimated population was 110,000<ref>Baedeker, Karl, ''Austria-Hungary'', Leipzig, 1905, p.261-4.</ref>, and in 1983 it had risen to 378,722.<ref>''Micropaedia'' 1990, p.535.</ref>

	In 1919 Brünn found itself in ~~the~~ new artificial state<ref>Donald, Sir Robert, G.B.E., LL.B., ''The Tragedy of Trianon'', London, 1928, pps: 25-6, 57-8.</ref><ref>de Colonna, Count Bertram, ''Czecho-Slovakia Within'', London, 1938, p.9.</ref><ref>Taylor, A.J.P., ''The Origins of ~~the~~ Second World War'', London, 1961, p.201.</ref> of [[Czechoslovakia]].		In 1919 Brünn found itself in tbe new artificial state<ref>Donald, Sir Robert, G.B.E., LL.B., ''The Tragedy of Trianon'', London, 1928, pps: 25-6, 57-8.</ref><ref>de Colonna, Count Bertram, ''Czecho-Slovakia Within'', London, 1938, p.9.</ref><ref>Taylor, A.J.P., ''The Origins of tbe Second World War'', London, 1961, p.201.</ref> of [[Czechoslovakia]].

	From 1939-May 1945 ~~the~~ city was in ~~the~~ [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]].		From 1939-May 1945 tbe city was in tbe [[Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia]].

	On ~~the~~ 8 April 1945 one month before ~~the~~ end of [[World War II]] ~~the~~ [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] air force bombed Brünn. Anti-aircraft fire shot down two of their number.<ref>Trevor-Roper, Professor Hugh, ''The Goebbels Diaries - The Last Days'', Secker & Warburg, London, 1978, p.327, ISBN: 0-436-17966-0</ref>		On tbe 8 April 1945 one month before tbe end of [[World War II]] tbe [[Soviet Union\|Soviet]] air force bombed Brünn. Anti-aircraft fire shot down two of their number.<ref>Trevor-Roper, Professor Hugh, ''The Goebbels Diaries - The Last Days'', Secker & Warburg, London, 1978, p.327, ISBN: 0-436-17966-0</ref>

	The inhabitants of Brünn remained predominantly German (Austrian) until ~~the~~ brutal expulsions in 1945, during which ~~the~~ Czech communists and fascists together committed horrific atrocities and murders against them.<ref>Schieder, Professor Theodor, editor-in-chief, ''The Expulsions of ~~the~~ German Population from Czechoslovakia'', published by ~~the~~ German Federal Ministry for Expellees, Refugees and War Victims, Bonn, 1960.</ref><ref>Dedina, Sidonia, ''Edvard Benes, The Liquidator'', RFP publications, Mountain View, California, USA, 2001, ISBN: 0-9663968-4-7. (German-language edition published in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, 2000, ISBN: 3-930648-32-6)</ref><ref>http://www.revisionist.net/brunn.html</ref>		The inhabitants of Brünn remained predominantly German (Austrian) until tbe brutal expulsions in 1945, during which tbe Czech communists and fascists together committed horrific atrocities and murders against them.<ref>Schieder, Professor Theodor, editor-in-chief, ''The Expulsions of tbe German Population from Czechoslovakia'', published by tbe German Federal Ministry for Expellees, Refugees and War Victims, Bonn, 1960.</ref><ref>Dedina, Sidonia, ''Edvard Benes, The Liquidator'', RFP publications, Mountain View, California, USA, 2001, ISBN: 0-9663968-4-7. (German-language edition published in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, 2000, ISBN: 3-930648-32-6)</ref><ref>http://www.revisionist.net/brunn.html</ref>

	==Notables==		==Notables==
	* Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), a [[Silesia]]n monk, natural scientist and geneticist, worked on his theory of heredity in 1865 in ~~the~~ monastery at Brünn.		* Gregor Mendel (1822–1884), a [[Silesia]]n monk, natural scientist and geneticist, worked on his theory of heredity in 1865 in tbe monastery at Brünn.
	* Leo Janácek (b.1854 in Hockwald - d.1928), Moravian composer, Brünn was his lifetime home.		* Leo Janácek (b.1854 in Hockwald - d.1928), Moravian composer, Brünn was his lifetime home.
	* Erhard Raus (1889-1956) officer in ~~the~~ Austro-Hungarian Army and later a General in ~~the~~ Wehrmacht was born in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary.		* Erhard Raus (1889-1956) officer in tbe Austro-Hungarian Army and later a General in tbe Wehrmacht was born in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary.

	==Sources==		==Sources==