The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-15
NAZI TROOPS IN
 DREAD AT PRAGUE
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Cxechs Howl With Rage

Czechs Howl With Rage
 But the Czechs' attitude was one of hate hot patriotism. They gath cred in the Wenceslas Square by thousands to sing their anthem. Hundreds of time, in the streets, groups of Czechs spontaneously burst into the anthem, interspersing howls of rage, jeers and cries of "phooey" at the Germans.
 Troops in the first contingent in- cluded bicyclists, motorcychsts, and anti-tank gun units. Then came light motorized units and many light tanks. German airplanes flew over the city.
 By 12:30 p. m. (6:30 a. m. EST), two hours after the German occupa- tion, the situation had become dan- gerous.
 Czech police, who had wept as the Germans entered, feared an out break. As the German troops held their riot guns at the ready, the police cleared the streets. Mounted police rode up on the sidewalks. But the streets refilled as soon as they were emptied. Those who did not join crowds climbed on top of street cars, the better to jeer the Germans.
 Curfew Declared
 Then the Germans announced their p. m. @ p. m. EST) curfew. The view of observers was that the measure, taken to avoid congrega- tions at night and resulting dis turbances, was @ natural precaution. Disturbances seemed possible in view of the angry temper of the crowd at every sight of 8 German steel helmet.
 The Germans crossed the frontier 20 miles away in a binding snow storm shortly before 2 a. m. q a. m. EST They entered Prague at 10:20. Motorcycles leading the way, they entered the great Wenceslas Square in the center of the city and drew up in formation.
 The city had been in terror all night.
 About 5000 people massed so tightly at the bottom of the square that the German motorcyclists lead- ing the advance could hardly pass,
 As the German conquerors enter ed the square, hundreds of people burst into tears. They Sobbed for a few moments. Then someone start ed singing the Czech national an- them. Others took up the strains. In a few minutes thousands of peo- pie, tears running down their faces, joined in the ringing anthem and sang 1t again and again.
 They stopped singing only to boo and shout cat calls at the Ger mans. Many gave the clenched fist Communist salute in defiance.
 Tense Feeling Increases
 Isolated in the crowd at various points, groups of minority Germans, wearing Nazi swastika arm bands, gave the Hitler salute and threw little bouquets of violets at the troops.
 First fights broke up but Czech police, themselves red-eyed, stopped them.
 Crowds damned banks and travel bureaus, getting money and trying to arrang epassage abroad. None could be obtained.
 Jews telephoned foreigners, beg ging for asylum, or sat or stood hopelessly about waiting to see what the Germans would do to them. The occupation was effected without resistance.
 Czech troops had been ordered to offer no opposition, and the only Czech troops to be seen were un- armed and walking about as civil fans.
 German troops occupied Iglau, one of the big German language islands" of Moravia, this afternoon German troops also reached Rak- ersdorf, in Slovakia, five miles north ( Bratislava. They were en route to Bratislava, the capital. The Rakersdorf route presumably was chosen to prevent trouble with ti-German elements, which might have bene feared if the troops en- tered by the Danube bridge. Hitler Crosses Frontier
 Berlin, March 15-(P)-Adol1 Hitler crossed the frontier into Czechia en route to Prague at about p. m. (11 g. m. est), it was an nounced tonight in ofiicial sources Official Na1 sources said that the fuehrer had crossed the frontier near Boehmisch-Leipa, accompaniet by Foreign Minister Joachim vor Ribbentrop, Heinrich Himmler. heat of the Nazi police, and others. Also with Hitler's official party planning to make Q triumphal en. | try into the hostile city of Prague which already has been occupied by German troops, were Wilhelm Kei tel chief of the high command o the armed forces Of Germany, ant Otto Dietrich. Nazi press chief. ACTOR ALSO JUGGLER
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