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22. 7. 1942

22.7. 1942 Deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto began

It looked like the usual raid and recruitment of new people into the forced labour units, but this time the atmosphere seemed to be charged with a premonition of disaster. In July 1942, the deportation of Jews from the Warsaw Ghetto began.

21. 7. 1718

21.7. 1718 Peace of Požarevac

Since 1776 the Ottoman Empire was again at war with the Habsburg Monarchy, itsthe last major fortress of the war in Hungary, Temesvár, was captured in the summer by its commander, Eugene of Savoy. Then Belgrade and invaded Serbia.

20. 7. 1944

20.7. 1944 Assassination of Hitler

The main actor in the assassination was Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg. Together with him, other opponents from the army also planned the coup. They were moved to action after the Normandy landings in June 1944.

19. 7. 1883

19.7. 1883 Legionnaire Josef Jiří Švec was born

Josef Jiří Švec became one of the icons of the first Czechoslovak foreign resistance. The native could not bear the weight of the moment and shot himself on October 25 at three o'clock in the morning.

17. 7. 1918

17.7.1918 Bolsheviks executed Tsar Nicholas II and his family

In mid-July 1918, the Bolsheviks executed the Russian Tsar Nicholas II, who was the first to die. Only then his wife and five children. The massacre ended in chaotic gunfire until the last victims fell.

16. 7. 1969

16.7. 1969 Apollo 11 heading for the Moon

On July 16, 1969, at precisely 4.32 p.m., the Apollo 11 crew launched on a historic journey to the Moon. The first to touch the lunar surface was Neil Amstrong.

15. 7. 1099

15.7. 1099 End of the First Crusade

Between 1096 and 1099, the First Crusade took place at the invitation of Urban II, in which many important lords took part. It ended with the conquest of Jerusalem.

14. 7. 1420

14.7. 1420 Battle of Vitkov

The first clash of the Hussite wars was the battle on Prague's Vítkov (the former Gallows Hill) on 14 July 1420. After about an hour of fighting, the first Crusader expedition was driven to flight.

13. 7. 1943

13.7. 1943 The Nazis burned down Český Malín

Among the most famous villages murdered by the Germans during World War II are Lidice and Ležáky. However, the Nazi rampage in Český Malín, where 400 people, including young children, perished, also had a tragic end.

12. 7. 1260

12.7. 1260 Battle of Kressenbrunn

The Battle of Kressenbrunn in mid-July 1260 earned Přemysl Otakar II the greatest glory and the nickname "Iron and Gold". The King of Hungary suffered a crushing defeat.

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