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11. 7. 2012 The sabre belonged to General Moravec 11. 7. 2012

11. 7. 2012 The sabre belonged to General Moravec

Viky
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Nine years ago, Bohuslav Veselý found a suitcase in the garden of his house containing items belonging to General František Moravec. The suitcase with uniforms and a sabre was buried on the property by a friend of his family. The general fled from the Nazis to England.
4. 7. 2010 283 German skulls buried 4. 7. 2010

4. 7. 2010 283 German skulls buried

Viky
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The remains of the original German inhabitants were buried near Deštné. It was speculated that they were murdered at the end of World War II. But their exact identities have not been established.
13. 5. 2013 Soldier's body found in the forest 13. 5. 2013

13. 5. 2013 Soldier's body found in the forest

Elmara
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Forty-five-year-old man discovered the body of a dead soldier from World War II in the woods near Oldřišov in the Opava region eight years ago. Police officers, technicians and an expert from the Archaeological Institute in Opava immediately went to the site.
8 May 2013 Mussolini's secret bunker

8 May 2013 Mussolini's secret bunker

Viky
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Eight years ago, the public was able to see Benito Mussolini's secret bunker for the first time, at least through photographs. He had it built under his Rome headquarters in the Palazzo Venezia during World War II.
2. 5. 2019 The RAF pilot was buried after 74 years 2. 5. 2019

2. 5. 2019 The RAF pilot was buried after 74 years

Viky
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After more than seventy years, Ensign John Henry Coates' relatives were finally able to bury his body. An RAF pilot was shot down during one of the missions in Italy. Archaeologists have found his remains with a damaged Spitfire plane near Venice.
April 24, 2014 Bodies of executed Germans 24. 4. 2014

April 24, 2014 Bodies of executed Germans

Viky
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Seven years ago, the Hradec Králové regional forensic scientists focused on an area that historical sources and witnesses describe as the site of the mass grave of five Germans shot in June 1945. It was located in the village of Rudník in the Trutnov region.
April 23, 2011 Ruined German fighter 23. 4. 2011

April 23, 2011 Ruined German fighter

Viky
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The torso of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, which crashed in August 1944, was discovered ten years ago near Deštná in the Jindřichův Hradec region. It was located under a layer of clay. According to historians, it was a unique find.

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