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8. 2. 1944

8.2.1944 They approved the plan of Operation Overloard

It took over two years to prepare and is still one of the most important milestones of the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Overlord, the offensive has been mapped in detail by history, many books have been written about it and several films have been made. This plan to open the Western Front was finally approved on February 8, 1944.

1. 2. 1927

1.2.1927 - First RAF Squadron

Hundreds of Czechoslovaks passed through the Royal Air Force (RAF). Thirty of them belonged to the 1st Fighter Squadron, which was disbanded in the autumn of 1926, but was re-established on 1 February the following year.

31. 1. 1943

31.1.1943 - The Germans surrendered at Stalingrad

After a five-month battle that claimed nearly two million lives, Soviet troops regained control of Stalingrad on January 31, 1943, where German resistance collapsed. It was the turning point of World War II.

30. 1. 1933

30.1. 1933 - Hitler became Reich Chancellor

The election of Adolf Hitler as Reich Chancellor on 30 January 1933 marked a major turning point in events in Germany, but also abroad. After taking power, the Nazis immediately began to settle old scores, and tens of thousands of Jews fled abroad.

27. 1. 1945

27.1.1945 - Liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp

Hundreds of prisoners were waiting for the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp at the end of the Second World War. When the Nazis learned that the Red Army was approaching, many Jews were still shot.

26. 1. 1880

General Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur,(born January 26, 1880 in Arkansas) was a five-star general in the United States Army and a field marshal in the Philippine Army...

23. 1. 1919

23.01.1919 - Czechoslovak army invaded Těšín

It has claimed dozens of dead soldiers, and hundreds more missing. Although 101 years have passed since the Seven-Day War, there is still one incorrect claim in Polish literature...

22. 1. 1941

22.01. 1941 - Conquest of Tobruk

On June 10, 1940, Italian leader Benito Mussolini decided that the time was right for his brave and fearless army to go into battle and win some glorious victories.

21. 1. 1933

21.01.1933 - The only attempt at a fascist coup in our country ended in fiasco

At the same time that Hitler was taking power in Germany, a fascist coup was also being prepared in Czechoslovakia.

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