Kočevarski krošnjarji in nacistična propaganda
The Gottscheer Peddlers and Nazi Propaganda

Summary/Abstract: Between the two world wars, the Kolevje region in southeast Slovenia was home to a German minority known as the Kočevje Gennans (Gottscheer). In the 1930s, they seasonally migrated to Germany where they worked as peddlers, plying their traditional trade in tropical fruits and confectionery and organising games of chance. Many were enthusiastic about the new Nazi regime, attended short political courses and gradually became exponents of Nazi propaganda. Nevertheless, their primary concern in the economically depressed Koeevje region remained the earning of income. The paper describes the attitude of the Yugoslav authorities towards the Gattscheer peddlers and the growing tension between them alld the local Slovenes. A preserved list of the peddlers from the 1936/37 season is also analysed.

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