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BARIUM - Part One

BARIUM - Part One

wobber
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In order to connect the guerrilla groups with London, during the Second World War, the Czechoslovakia, steamships with specially trained soldiers of the former Czechoslovak army were deployed. This is the story of one of them!
Rare Czech Coins

Rare Czech Coins

bobanx
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It is undoubtedly the rarest Czechoslovak circulating coin, the price of which currently ranges from CZK 120,000 to 180,000. Why this small copper mintage survived in only a few dozen pieces is not known.
Battle of Dukla Pass

Battle of Dukla Pass

Viky
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The Dukla Pass is the site of the largest battle in Slovakia during World War II. The Carpatho-Dukla operation, which included the battle for the Czechoslovak border, was intended to help the Slovak rebels. Originally it was supposed to last only 5 days, but in the end the fighting lasted 80 days.
Armament of Hussites I.

Armament of Hussites I.

Viky
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Hussite military tactics marked a special epoch in the history of military. The superiority of the Hussite armies was due, among other things, to their high military morale, for they were all convinced that they were fighting for the right cause.
History of seals, seals II.

History of seals, seals II.

Viky
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Seals have been found in the Czech territory since the end of the 11th century, probably since the beginning of the 12th century. The question is whether the term "verisimila argumenta" for St. Vojtěch, the second archbishop of Prague (982-994), can be interpreted as a seal; it is an exception that had no immediate continuity.
The mysterious tomb of Methodius

The mysterious tomb of Methodius

Viky
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Methodius' grave, one of the most mysterious topics in Czech history. Both amateur researchers and serious archaeologists are searching for it. In the manuscript "Live Methodius" we read. On the 6th day of the month of April, in the 3rd indication of the year 6393 from the creation of the world...
Celts, Rome and Scotland

Celts, Rome and Scotland

bobanx
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In what is now Scotland, long before the birth of Christ, there were Celtic tribes, of whom we know almost nothing, yet we see references to their culture and traditions at every turn. The Roman conquerors called this territory Caledonia and it has gone down in history as such.
Battle of Hradec Kralove (1866)

Battle of Hradec Kralove (1866)

Viky
36075 2
The Battle of Hradec Králové can also be found under the name Battle of Chlum or Battle of Sadova. However, this does not detract from the fact that it was the decisive battle of the Prusso-Austrian War, which took place on July 3, 1866. It can be easily described as one of the bloodiest battles in our history.
Fortress Dobrošov

Fortress Dobrošov

Viky
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One of the stops on our four-day excursion was the Dobrošov Fortress. It is a dismantled artillery fortress, part of the Czechoslovak border fortifications from 1935-1938.

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