Second World War

Subcategories

• Hardware findings 1
• War at sea 4
• War in the air 8
• War crimes 24
• Ammunition and weapons 0
• Remembrance events 0
• Period photographs 0
• The end of the war in the Czech Republic 2
• War treasures 4
• Nazi treasures 3
• Fortification 1

Thunderbolt

Thirty years ago I was digging up a war plane near Mariánské Lázně. The aim was to find out what kind of machine it was and who was its pilot. We succeeded.

4. 11. 2009

4. 11. 2009 War plane near Belotín

The downed war plane and the remains of the pilot were pulled out of the ground by the workers of the Suchdol museum twelve years ago. The wreckage was located in a field between Bělotín and Lučice in Hranice. The aircraft belonged to the 224th Battle Division of the 8th Air Army and was tasked with supporting the fighting Red Army.

29. 10. 2010

29.10.2010 Discovery of a mass grave near Dobronín

At least thirteen people were buried in a mass grave in Dobronín in the Jihlava region. This news was reported by the media eleven years ago. According to testimonies, the German inhabitants destined for removal were supposed to be buried in the grave.

27. 10. 2013

27.10.2013 Old walls found after a bomb attack

The preserved city walls were discovered eight years ago by conservationists in Opava. This happened a month after an aerial bomb from the Second World War was found in the same place. The walls were approximately 800 years old.

War veteran gets his bracelet after 76 years

It has been a month of research, disappointment with institutions, hopes and most of all emotions. The almost impossible has been achieved. To find a soldier by his signature and the name of his beloved girl on a silver bracelet. The reward was the most important thing. The war veteran is still alive!

19. 10. 2014

19.10.2014 Germany returns painting seized by Nazis

Almost 70 years after the war, Germany returned to Poland a rare painting that the Nazis stole for Hitler's museum. Specifically, it was a work by the Venetian painter Francesco Guardi, entitled "The Palace Staircase". But the search is still on for thousands of works of art that have disappeared to parts unknown.

Joe E. Esquibel war hero bracelet

My friend Václav dragged me to a search near Mariánské Lázně. A little while after turning on the detector, a nice signal came. And with it, a nice surprise. In one hole were a silver bracelet, a US collar badge, a ribbon with a bronze star and a Swiss 5 Rappen 1938...