Second World War

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• Hardware findings 1
• War at sea 5
• War in the air 8
• War crimes 24
• Ammunition and weapons 0
• Remembrance events 0
• Period photographs 0
• The end of the war in the Czech Republic 2
• War treasures 5
• Nazi treasures 5
• Fortification 1

24. 6. 1942

Recliners

Greetings to all fans of history and travellers against the flow of time. I think there is no one who does not know the fate of Ležáky and Lidice. Much has been written about them.

19. 6. 1944

19.6. 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea

The Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944 ended in disaster for the Japanese Air Force. The Japanese lost some 300 aircraft in a single day, in what became known as the "pigeon shoot in the Marianas."

Determination of ID

By way of my friend GM4PRO, I am writing to you in regards to identifying the stamp.

9. 6. 1942

9.6. 1942 The liquidation of Lidice began

78 years ago the Nazis burned the village of Lidice in Kladno. It was a cruel revenge for the assassination of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich. 340 people lost their lives.

6. 6. 1944

6.6.1944 Normandy landings

At the beginning of June 1944, the key operation of the Second World War began. Allied troops landed in Normandy. But many men drowned without making it ashore.

Nazi gold is in the well, says the daily

Researchers have declassified more information from an SS officer's diary, which is said to contain information about hidden Nazi treasures. Much of it is believed to be in a well at the Polish baroque Hochberg residence near the Czech border.

4. 6. 1942

4.6.1942 Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway was a decisive engagement in the Pacific during World War II. It ended with an Allied victory. Within five minutes, three Japanese aircraft carriers were turned into burning wrecks.