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CZECHOSLOVAK LEGION

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.

Waffen - SS: weapons and armament

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.

T-34 tank pickup in Russia

Photos from the T-34 tank pickup we got from our Russian club member Sazzky :). Unfortunately, it will not be found in the Czech Republic anymore.

FASCIST UNITS EDELWEISS

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...

Waffen-SS units in Mlada Boleslav...

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.

SVATOVÁCLAVSKÁ DOBROVOLNICÁ ROTA (SDR) - Freiwillige St. Wenzels-Rotte

The year was 1945, the war was slowly coming to an end and the days of the Third Reich were numbered. In spite of all the facts that predicted the Nazis' defeat, there were fanatics in their ranks who did not want to admit reality and invented ways to avert that unhappy end...

GALLERY OF MARKS - Reichsarbeitsdienst (RAD)

Originally the Reichsarbeitsdienst was to serve as a preparation for service in the Wehrmacht, it was to be a kind of training centre, butbut was increasingly militarised, especially during the campaigns in Norway and the West.

BARIUM - Part One

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!

Battle of Dukla Pass

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.

Fortress Dobrošov

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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