Thanks to the Nazi obsession with "everything" mystical, Wewelsburg Castle has become one of the most famous sites on the old continent. The history of this building dates back to the 17th century, when Theodor von Fürstenberg used it as a holiday home...
Volunteer military units, called the Czechoslovak Legion, began to be formed by representatives of the Czech and Slovak nations as a specific manifestation of foreign resistance. The very name "Czechoslovak Legion" was not coined until after World War I, during which they were units of Czechoslovak foreign troops.
How did the different parts of the knight's armour evolve? How much did the armour cost? How much weight can a warhorse carry? And other interesting facts...
The Waffen-SS, which did not differ from the other units in terms of their weapons and equipment, eventually turned into a fighting forceto which the German arms industry supplied the most sophisticated combat equipment it could produce.
Archaeological excavations of Great Moravian hillforts and burial sites after the Second World War confirmed the existence of a permanentMojmírovci in the area north of the middle Danube and the discovery of an advanced material culture of the Great Moravians. The archaeological sources for the history of the Great Moravian Empire consist of hillforts, rural settlements andsettlements, burial sites, sacral buildings, mass finds and very numerous furnishings.The backbone of the power structure of Great Moravia was the fortress. Only in its original Moravian-West Slavic core are there over 40 known hillforts today.
It is incredible how far the threshold of human imagination reaches. And so many legends have been circulating about the Štěchovice treasure. In this article we will try to summarize at least the basic ones. In the next part, we will provide detailed topographical data and look at the place that was last marked as a guaranteed deposit.
After long discussions here and on other sites, I bring you advice on cleaning coins from a professional numismatist and I think it is advice and experienceand they will help even the beginner prospectors who have been blessed on Hunters lately and whose coins sometimes shine with incredible luster
The Edelweiss guerrilla units are also among the units that were characterized by their brutality and horrific actions. Although the focus of their attention was Slovakia, their cruelty was also felt by the inhabitants of Moravia...
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.