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They created an image of the plane that crashed 77 years ago

Scientists have created an image of a World War II TBF Avenger that crashed near Hawaii. The crew of three died. They were part of a squadron that took part in the Battle of Midway.

19. 1. 1862

19.01.1862 - General Kralíček

He was born on 19 January 1862 in Hustěnovice in the Uherské Hradiště region as the youngest of eight children and was orphaned as a boy. Life was not kind to him, yet General Rudolf Králíček ranked among the most important military leaders of the Austro-Habsburg army. He could have become even the most influential.

15. 1. 1950

15.1.1950 - Death of General Henry H. Arnold

In 1911, he became a student of the Wright Brothers Flight School, where he received his Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) pilot's certificate No. 29 and his military airman's certificate No. 2.

9. 1. 1916

9.1.1916 - End of the Battle of Gallipoli

The Ottoman Empire fought alongside the Central Powers against Tsarist Russia in the Caucasus, where Russian troops were numerically weaker and poorly supplied. Russia therefore asked Great Britain for help in this area on 2 January 1915.

Prison camps Jeseník 1941-1945

If you are interested in visiting Jeseniky you can visit the Museum of the history of the village and prison camps 1941-1945.

Search for Holocaust victims

Investigators from the Institute of National Memory (IPN) have announced the discovery of another massgrave near the site of the Treblinka I extermination camp during World War II. Scientists from other institutions were also invited to join the research. It is not yet clear how many of the dead are in the pit, which measures roughly 3.4 by 4.5 metres.

The story of the last battle

In the end, more than a third of both armies remained on the battlefield, i.e. over 7,000 dead

Sudetenland - Grulich

A short probe into this area with findings from the surroundings. This is my first article, so please be kind...

Buttons of the Austro-Hungarian Regiments

I think every searcher knows this. Finding a HAND knob with or without a number is a very common thing, but few people seem to know what is behind which number or even the color of the knob. I've managed to put together a little overview of how the regiments were. The information corresponds to the year 1914/1915. The button findings have been completed. Plus descriptions of the mountain hunting battalions and also the provincial gendarmerie headquarters.

Liberation of Havlíčkův Brod in May 1945

I am sending some photos from the days when Havlíčkuv Brod was liberated.

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