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At the camp

A few finds from the end of the war and a video

27. 4. 1939

27.4. 1939 New Protectorate Government with Elias

As the only chairman in occupied Europe, General Alois Elias ended up in front of a firing squad. "His" protectorate government was appointed on April 27, 1939. People saw him as a symbol of patriotism.

26. 4. 1917

26.4. 1917 Hunger demonstration in Prostějov

Critical food shortages caused so-called hunger storms during the First World War, as most of the food went to the front. So people took to the streets to demonstrate. Some of them were shot. In Prostějov on 26 April 1917, 23 locals lost their lives.

23. 4. 1945

23.4. 1945 Liberation of Brno began

A large part of Brno celebrated its liberation just three days after the Red Army arrived in the city. It happened on 23 April 1945, when Marshal Malinovsky himself gave the order for the final attack from Major General Afonin's observation post on the hill above Křepice.

19. 4. 1945

19.4. 1945 The Nazis burned the settlement of Ploština

Burnt houses and dozens of victims. That was the end of the rampage of the anti-guerrilla forces in the settlement of Ploština, which took place on April 19, 1945. Only one person managed to escape from the burning house into the forest.

16. 4. 1943

16.4. 1943 Poorly navigated raid on Skoda factory

Especially towards the end of the Second World War, the area of the Škodovka factory in Pilsen was the target of bomb attacks. However, on 16 April 1943, a mistake was made and bombs hit the nearby Dobřany, where a psychiatric hospital was located.

15. 4. 1944

15.4. 1944 General Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin died

He was respected for his originality of leadership and aggressiveness. Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin was one of the best generals of the Red Army and a favorite of Stalin. He died on April 15, 1944.

13. 4. 1945

13.4. 1945 Liberation of Vienna

The fighting for Vienna lasted over a week at the end of World War II. German soldiers loyal to Hitler were ready to defend the city to the last. The parliament building, the Burgtheater and the Naschmarkt went up in flames. The Vienna operation ended at 2 p.m. on April 13, 1945.

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