Second World War

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• Hardware findings 1
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• War in the air 8
• War crimes 24
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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.

8. 4. 2020

8.4.1944 The Crimean offensive began

The Crimean offensive, which was to lead to the liberation of the island from Germany and its allies, began on 8 April 1944. According to some historians, this operation is one of the ten most important moments of World War II that decided the defeat of Adolf Hitler.

7. 4. 1944

7 April 1944 Escape of Vrba and Wetzler from Auschwitz

During the Second World War they were sent to Auschwitz, where they stayed for about two years. Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler managed to escape from the concentration camp on 7 April 1944. They gave testimony about the atrocities the Nazis committed against the Jews. This information was leaked to the BBC and the New York Times.

5. 4. 1938

5 April 1914 Sergeant Arnošt Hrad was born

He rejected the Munich Agreement and did not want to leave the fortress at the Polish border. Arnošt Hrad committed suicide as a twenty-four-year-old youth, before writing three suicide notes. He was born on April 5, 1914.

3. 4. 1977

3. 4. 1977 Wilhelm Friedrich Boger died

He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Wilhelm Friedrich Boger also died in prison on 3 April 1977. However, he managed to evade justice for many years.

1. 4. 1945

1.4. 1945 Battle of Okinawa begins

The fighting was so brutal that many soldiers had mental breakdowns. The Japanese committed suicide in large numbers because they didn't want to be captured by the Americans. The Battle of Okinawa lasted over three months, beginning on April 1, 1945.

31. 3. 1967

31.3. 1967 General Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky died

Soldiers under his command liberated Brno and other parts of South Moravia at the end of the Second World War. General Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky wanted to join the army as a young boy. He even became Minister of Defence. He held this post until his death on 31 March 1967.