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21. 8. 1968

21.8. 1968 Occupation by Warsaw Pact troops

The occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops was the biggest shock to our country since the end of the Second World War. The invasion claimed the lives of 72 of our citizens.

22. 7. 1942

22.7. 1942 Deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto began

It looked like the usual raid and recruitment of new people into the forced labour units, but this time the atmosphere seemed to be charged with a premonition of disaster. In July 1942, the deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto began.

13. 7. 1943

13.7. 1943 The Nazis burned down Český Malín

Among the most famous villages murdered by the Germans during World War II are Lidice and Ležáky. However, the Nazi rampage in Český Malín, where 400 people, including young children, perished, also had a tragic end.

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.

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.

29. 4. 1945

29.4. 1945 Liberation of Dachau concentration camp

Over 200 000 people passed through the camp in Dachau, among them, for example, the writer Josef Čapek. The American army liberated the concentration camp on 29 April 1945. Inside, the soldiers found thirty thousand impoverished prisoners.

19. 4. 1945

19.4. 1945 The Nazis burned the settlement of Ploština

Burnt houses and dozens of victims. That was the end of the rampage of the anti-guerrilla forces in the settlement of Ploština, which took place on April 19, 1945. Only one person managed to escape from the burning house into the forest.

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.

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.

21. 3. 1933

21.3.1933 Completion of the Dachau concentration camp

It was a horrible sight, the barracks reeked of death and disease. This was the concentration camp at Dachau when it was liberated by the American army. The Germans built the death factory in just two months, completing it on March 21, 1933.

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