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• Czech meanings of Wehrmacht ranks

  Given that in many media people still have to deal with many different versions of the meanings of the ranks of German soldiers of World War II, I decided to write a simple table based on the logic of the hierarchy of military ranks, and is not tied only to Czech or Anglo-American equivalents, which bring only confusion to the whole issue.

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• František Fajtl

  He defended his homeland! He did not wait for his doom and, rather than work at home for Hitler's 'Third Reich', he fled across the border and joined the Royal Air Force, knowing that this was the only way to fight Nazi terror.

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• Junkers Ju 52

  Part of every war is occupying enemy positions. And it was the Junkers Ju 52 that served as a transport aircraft, the purpose of which was to transport the airdrop where it could not be landed.

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• Junkers Ju 87G

  This dive fighter was also called the "Stuka". What he did not destroy, at least he frightened by the sound of the engine combined with a special siren.

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• Maschinenpistole 43

  This classic assault rifle, which was given the name Sturmgewehr 44 better known to us from Hitler, also served to inspire Mikhail Kalashnikov in the production of the legendary AK-74.

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• Miles M-25 Martinet

  The planes of the Second World War were not just combat and still attract the most attention machines. There were also dozens, of lesser-known types known to the general public, made in thousands of pieces for all levels of training in a complex war system. The quality of training was very important and in the final phase of the war one of the decisive factors.

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• Mitsubishi A6M Reisen "Zero"

  The most famous Japanese fighter from the period of World War II was unrivaled the A6M called "Zeke" or "Zero".

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• MP 40

  Classic World War II submachine gun MP 40, also popularly called "schmeisser". But did this submachine gun have anything to do with the announced weapon inventor, Hugo Schmeisser?

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• Nuremberg Justice

  The Nuremberg Trials are still praised and criticized. But what was on the minds of those who were defendants in the process?

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• Omaha Beach today

  It has been almost 60 years since the United States military invaded occupied Europe by landing on the northwestern beaches of France. Probably the most famous of these is probably Omaha Beach. I had the honor of visiting it on August 9, 2003.

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• Parabellum P-08 ´Luger´

  The Parabellum P-08 handgun, also known as the "Luger", was created at the end of the 19th century. The author of the pistol is the German designer Georg Luger and its type designation P-08 is derived from the year of its introduction into the armament of the German army (1908).

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• A snippet from our navy (ZENTA Protected Cruiser)

  Towards the end of the second half of the 19th century, there was a general demand in the Navy for a ship capable of protecting convoys, threatening enemy trade, conducting reconnaissance, or quickly handing out traps — what existing armored cruisers could not do. This is due to its weakness or low speed.

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• Walther PPK

  This pistol became famous as a weapon associated with the fictitious agent 007 James Bond, but it has its origins in pre-war Germany.

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