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20. 11. 1945

20.11.1945 The Nuremberg Trial began

The Nuremberg Trial began on 20 November 1945. Göring did not live to see the verdict, committing suicide in custody.

15. 11. 1939

11/15/1939 Funeral of Jan Opletal

Jan Opletal was shot dead by a German police during a demonstration in October 1939. His funeral turned into a large student demonstration against Nazi arbitrariness, for which the students subsequently paid a cruel tax. Some were executed, others were taken to a concentration camp.

13. 11. 1942

13.11.1942 Battle of Guadalcanal

The Battle of Guadalcanalis the name of the military operation of the Pacific Front that began with the landing of the U.S. Marines in August 1942. It culminated in a clash between the Japanese and American navies in November.

1. 11. 1914

1.11. 1914 Battle of Coronel

In the naval battle of Coronel, the Germans defeated the British.Vice-Admiral Maximilian von Spee forced the enemy to use their superior ship speed and better heightwith their ships looming on the horizon against the setting sun, and then he simply shot his opponent.

30. 9. 1941

30.9. 1941 Operation Typhoon

In October 1941, the second major German eastern offensive, dubbed Operation Typhoon, got underway. No second offensive was envisaged at the outset.

29. 9. 1938

29.9. 1938 Signing of the Munich Agreement

On the night of 29-30 September 1938, the Munich Agreement was signed in Munich, Bavaria. Subsequently, German troops were to occupy the Sudetenland.

13. 9. 1938

13.9. 1938 The Sudeten German Uprising began

In the autumn of 1938, an anti-Czech uprising broke out in the border region, initiated by the Henlein family and consisting of a series of demonstrations and provocations. The riots were sparked by Hitler's radio speech on the evening of 12 September.

8. 9. 1941

8.9. 1941 Beginning of the siege of Leningrad

The siege of Leningrad began in early September 1941. It lasted a full 900 days. The suffering of the local population was immeasurable. People died of hunger, cold, disease, bombing and sniping.

3. 9. 1915

3.9. 1915 The Czech Foreign Committee was founded

In 1915, the Czech Foreign Committee was founded, which was the first political body of the Czechoslovak resistance. Beneš, Masaryk and Štefánik were involved in its establishment.

1. 9. 1939

1.9. 1939 The Second World War began

When Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939, the French government declared a general mobilisation in accordance with the Allied agreement and prepared for war. The borders with Germany were closed and the evacuation of the civilian population from the border areas began.

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