The Central European Civil War

Jochen Böhler
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Between 1918 and 1921, Central Europe witnessed several military conflicts which in the past were regarded as rather isolated. Chapter 3 argues that we learn much more about their nature if we underline their similarities rather than their differences. Actually, they can be interpreted as part of a Central European Civil War, which served the new nation states to secure their share of the imperial heritage. Civil war is thus defined as a common experience of fratricidal war in postwar Central Europe. Subsequently, the conflicts at Poland’s borders from the northeast to the southwest are described with an emphasis on their paramilitary character and the way they affected the civil population which was caught in their crossfire. Simultaneously, inner conflict threatened the state’s existence: its leadership prepared for a domestic war, and even the Soviet invasion of 1920 did not motivate Polish peasants to join the colors.
中欧内战
1918年至1921年间,中欧发生了几次军事冲突,这些冲突在过去被认为是相当孤立的。第三章认为,如果我们强调它们的相似性而不是它们的差异性,我们对它们的本质就会了解得更多。实际上,它们可以被解释为中欧内战的一部分,它为新民族国家提供了确保他们分享帝国遗产的机会。因此,内战被定义为战后中欧同胞自相残杀的战争的共同经历。随后,叙述了从东北到西南在波兰边界发生的冲突,重点叙述了这些冲突的准军事性质,以及这些冲突如何影响了在交火中被俘的平民。与此同时,内部冲突威胁着国家的存在:其领导层准备发动一场国内战争,甚至1920年的苏联入侵也没有激励波兰农民加入军队。
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