After Jan Palach and Jan Zajic, he was torch No. 3, but he was different from the previous two. He was not in his student years, and even belonged to the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. Evžen Plocek burned himself to death on 4 April 1969 in Jihlava at the Plague Column.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Wilhelm Friedrich Boger also died in prison on 3 April 1977. However, he managed to evade justice for many years.
He promised not to stay in Rome for more than a day. Nevertheless, the coronation of Charles IV as Roman Emperor was spectacular. He appeared at the gates of the city on April 2, 1355.
The fighting was so brutal that many soldiers had mental breakdowns. The Japanese committed suicide in large numbers because they didn't want to be captured by the Americans. The Battle of Okinawa lasted over three months, beginning on April 1, 1945.
He was attracted to the war since childhood, growing up in a peasant family. During the First World War he took part in the battles at Zborov or Bachmač, and during the Second World War at Sokolov. Ludvík Svoboda became President of Czechoslovakia on 30 March 1968.
An Italian archaeologist discovered the rare sword in a monastery on the island of San Lazzaro. It was part of a gift from a leading civil engineer of the Ottoman Empire. The weapon is believed to be about 5,000 years old.
The greatest naval battle of the Second World War in the Mediterranean Sea is considered to be the Battle of Matapan. The British used an intelligence advantage to "scatter" the Italian fleet. The fighting lasted three days, ending on 29 March 1941.
He accompanied Napoleon into exile and remained with the French leader until his death. Already at the Battle of Austerlitz, General Henri-Gatien Bertrand became famous for his bravery. He was born on March 28, 1773.
He was the only Czechoslovak general to fall during the Second World War with a gun in his hand. To this day he is one of the most prominent natives of Uherský Brod. Legionnaire Vojtěch Boris Luža was born on 26 March 1891.
600 years ago Jan Žižka of Trocnov won the Battle of Sudoměř. He was helped by tactics in which he took advantage of the muddy terrain, but also the thick fog. The opponents practically fought each other.
