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Waffen-SS units in Mlada Boleslav...

First, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Peter Neubert and I was born on February 1, 1928 in Pirna near Drazdan. I would like to tell you a bit more about the Waffen-SS units in the Central Bohemian town of Mladá Boleslav, specifically in the barracks of Žižkov.

SVATOVÁCLAVSKÁ DOBROVOLNICÁ ROTA (SDR) - Freiwillige St. Wenzels-Rotte

The year was 1945, the war was slowly coming to an end and the days of the Third Reich were numbered. In spite of all the facts that predicted the Nazis' defeat, there were fanatics in their ranks who did not want to admit reality and invented ways to avert that unhappy end...

GALLERY OF MARKS - Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD)

Originally the Reichsarbeitsdienst was to serve as a preparation for service in the Wehrmacht, it was to be a kind of training centre, butbut was increasingly militarised, especially during the campaigns in Norway and the West.

BARIUM - Part One

In order to connect the guerrilla groups with London, during the Second World War, the Czechoslovakia, steamships with specially trained soldiers of the former Czechoslovak army were deployed. This is the story of one of them!

Battle of Dukla Pass

The Dukla Pass is the site of the largest battle in Slovakia during World War II. The Carpatho-Dukla operation, which included the battle for the Czechoslovak border, was intended to help the Slovak rebels. Originally it was supposed to last only 5 days, but in the end the fighting lasted 80 days.

Fortress Dobrošov

One of the stops on our four-day excursion was the Dobrošov Fortress. It is a dismantled artillery fortress, part of the Czechoslovak border fortifications from 1935-1938.

Why Sokolov was called Falknov

Where was Falknov or Birndorf? You might be interested in a list of the old original names of some villages in the west of our country....

Waffen SS in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

Fragments from a project that has not yet been realised. Which will probably be worth it...

I-52 Golden Submarine

I-52, also known as the Golden Submarine because of its latest cargo. However, the gold she carried in payment for technology and war materials never made it to occupied France.

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