[Inhabitants of the Hlučín Region (Silesia) and their service with the Czechoslovak army-in-exile]

During the lecture evening organized by the local branch of the Polish Institute of National Remembrance in Katowice, the author presented a paper whose written form was published by a journal published by the mentioned branch. The region of Hlučín, until 1920 part of Germany, is a specific region, especially in terms of national identity. The local Slavic population remained largely loyal to Germany, and the attitude towards the Czechoslovak Republic was more lukewarm than the general schematic frameworks of „national stories” presupposed. The problem of the clash between national and local, often non-national identity stands out even more here than in other areas of Silesia. Nevertheless, many local men enlisted in the Czechoslovak army-in-exile, and thus took part in the resistance against Germany. The article brings both specific numbers and other facts, as well as characteristics of individual cases and human destinies.