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A short report on the deployment of volunteers from the ranks of Active Reserves in the Tatras
The damage caused by the recent storm in the High Tatras is likened by many people to our floods. Although the Slovak government did not ask for help, 37 AZD volunteers decided to help on their own.
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Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
The topic of weapons and armor is usually on the fringes of the historian's attention, however, his interest should not only be documents of a paper nature, but also material documents. And it is the weapons that testify to the mastery of our ancestors, just like paintings - they are often works of art. And this mastery is reflected not only in the beautifully decorated representative weapons, but also in the mass production of military weapons - just such weapons wrote history ...
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Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
The history of the military is undoubtedly one of the most interesting chapters in history. I will not be far from the truth if I dare say that wars have always been one of the main factors influencing development. Ancient historians have already placed great emphasis on the history of wars, and this is no different today.
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Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
The collection of weapons and armor located in the hunting lodge Chropyně belongs to the largest and most important collections not only in our republic, although it is overshadowed, for example, by the Konopiště collection of the D´Este family.
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Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
Otto's educational dictionary interprets the slogan Dragoons as follows: “A special kind of cavalry originally, which used long guns, even bayonets, and drums, and also had grenadier companies. Cavalry grenadiers later arose from these. The first traces of dragoons can already be found in the conquerors of America, of whom Pizarro the Younger began to use them for the first time, as he often mounted fast marches for each rider of his army on one infantry horse. Newer dragoons took the origin from spanish and french arkebusier and the name is said to be from here, that in France their banners depicted dragons, although, after all, the name is interpreted differently. In the second half of the XVIII. century, however, they lost their destiny to fight alternately as needed on horseback and on foot and became a kind of medium species between light and heavy riding."
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Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
Otto's encyclopedia defines the (country) defense in these words: "The people selected from the citizenry, and intended to defend the homeland and because the smaller more local circuit, threatened by the enemy. This was especially true from the earliest times until the end of the Middle Ages, until the formation of permanent troops, before which event public or state defense ( in Germany Heerbann, Aufgebot ) used to be the only force of any state ... "
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Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
Military musket from the 17th century and its parts. Military muskets as consumables had to be as simple, reliable and cheap as possible. Therefore, they often do without any decoration ...
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Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
The firearm of the dragoons of Moravian land cash was a musket. However, this seemingly primitive weapon required strict, complex and important training for precise movements. Some manuals list up to 143 commands. But why was the treatment so complicated? The musketeer was literally lined with gunpowder, which was in the gauges on the bandalier and in the dustbin, so when handling the still burning cigar, there was a constant danger of its initiation. Moreover, we cannot have great illusions about the intelligence of a farmer or peasant recruited into the army, who would inadvertently harm himself and his surroundings rather than the enemy, so hard training with a number of commands was appropriate. With the gradual professionalization of armies later, there is a significant reduction in these commands.
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Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
If we assess the armament and especially the armor of dragoons of Moravian land defense in the second half of the 17th century according to the collection in the Chropyně chateau, we must state that some of it goes beyond the customs of that time.
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Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
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Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
Armament and armor of dragoons within the Moravian Land Defense in the second half of the 17th century
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Army of Louis XIV. - part 1
Louis XIV he was the most powerful ruler of his time. In order to achieve this position, he had to build a magnificent army that surpassed any other military force in number and training. However, the beginnings were quite rough ...
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Army of Louis XIV. - part 2
Within twenty years, Louis managed to build the largest army since antiquity.
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Good hit
A good hit is the name of an exhibition, which you could visit until October 2, 2004 in the Dietrichstein Palace at "Zelňák" in Brno. Unique painted targets, uniforms, trophies and, of course, weapons were exhibited in the individual exhibitions.
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HMS Belfast
Visiting London and its surroundings offers many opportunities for those interested in military history.
One of the very interesting objects is located in close proximity to the Tower - it is a cruiser HMS Belfast, the only large warship from the 2nd WW located in Europe. -
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Humor and satire in war prose
Why did I choose humor in war prose as the topic of my work? I have been interested in the history of wars since childhood, especially in World War II. At first I looked at it only in terms of non-fiction, later I was also interested in fictionalized views, which can be very diverse. In Anglo-Saxon literature, for example, the reportage-based books by Cornelius Ryan, which masterfully combined non-fiction with fiction, Patrick Ryan's humorous view of How I Won the War, or Chris Ryan's immediate recollections; the almost chamber drama Christopher Lambert's Island of Fulakon, the adventurous and thrilling Dozen of filths by EM Nathanson, Churchill's factually valuable World War II, Clavell's gloomy drama The Rat King, etc. Humor in war prose is specific, with Patrick Ryan, Spike Milligan and Joseph Heller becoming not only in this regard really concepts.
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Humor and satire in war prose
Introduction At first glance, the terms humor and war are incompatible. However, only at first glance, because every war causes a number of absurd situations, which even the participant must laugh at - either as a direct and unwanted reaction to the situation, or as a way to relax. And it is literature that will allow the person in question to look at other people - readers of the problem from a different point of view than we are used to. After all, there is also the so-called black humor, which combines elements of tragedy and comedy.
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Humor and satire in war prose
I. Joseph Heller and his work
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Humor and satire in war prose
Catch XXII
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Humor and satire in war prose
Sources of inspiration and reality as the basis of Heller's work
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Humor and satire in war prose
A few glances at the Catch
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Humor and satire in war prose
Humor in the film adaptation of Catch XXII
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Humor and satire in war prose
Spike Milligan - Something from a knight's life
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Humor and satire in war prose
Spike Milligan and his work
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Humor and satire in war prose
How I contributed to Hitler's fall and I against Rommel
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Humor and satire in war prose
Conclusion
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Humor and satire in war prose
References
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IDET 2005
or the largest trade fair for defense technologies in Central Europe took place in the BVV complex from 3 to 5 May 2005.
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In the footsteps of the Czechoslovak legions in Italy
Sightseeing tour not only around the monuments of military history in September 2012 (paid advertisement)
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JAKUB KOLOSEUM helicopter and airborne simulator
At the end of June, the Czech Army presented a unique simulator in Vyškov, which has no equivalent in the world.
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Ladislav Potocký - Foreign Legion through my eyes
Recently, a colleague from Active Reserves lent me a book that already fascinated me with its title. When I asked him how he came to her, he replied that it had been written by a friend of his who was in the legion. Although the reader does not learn anything about Kolwezi-type actions in the book, he is allowed to look at the ordinary life of a legionnaire from his perspective. And whoever has undergone at least basic training in the Czech Army, will find that even the legion is just an army with all the flies. And here are a few snippets ...
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Olomouc Fortress - part 1
Few visitors to the center of Olomouc realize that it is located in the middle of the second largest fortress complex in our country.
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Olomouc Fortress - part 2
How Olomouc finally became an impregnable fortress.
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Orphan expeditions to Slovakia
Hussite expeditions abroad are very popular in our country due to their glorification. However, not every expedition had to end in a Hussite victory. This is doubly true of orphan expeditions to Slovakia.
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Přerov Open Airport Day 2005
The star of Open Airport Day was a brand new Gripen, which arrived accompanied by two MiGs 21.
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Rosenberg Fortress
The Bavarian town of Kronach is known in the world primarily as the birthplace of the famous painter Lucas Kronach, but less is known to be the largest German medieval castle (fortress) with an area of 23.6 hectares.
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Sion Castle - Legend and Reality or the Czech Little Big Horn
How Rohac's resistance was not as heroic as the legend has it.
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The fortification complex in Darkovičky and the World War II memorial in Hrabyně
The Ostrava region is not a very popular place for tourists, but those interested in military history have the opportunity to see at least three interesting places - the Darkovičky fortification complex, the World War II memorial in Hrabyně and the birthplace of General Píka.
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Vasa - Swedish Titanic
The first voyage of the largest and most beautiful ship of its time took an even shorter time than the voyage of the legendary Titanic.
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Vranova u Brna or Kharkiv 1943
Thursday 27.2. I'm looking at the clubhouse at Četnické humoresky when a colleague from fencing Baloun calls me if I don't want to go to Kharkov to fight for the weekend. Of course I want to, I just hope we fly that far.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
The military conflict that took place in Korea in 1950-53 was the first major clash between the totalitarian and democratic regimes after World War II. Although the war in Indochina has been going on ( or rather continued ) since 1945, the local population, albeit under communist leadership, fought against the French colonialists looting the country.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
The military conflict that took place in Korea in 1950-53 was the first major clash between the totalitarian and democratic regimes after World War II. Although the war in Indochina has been going on ( or rather continued ) since 1945, the local population, albeit under communist leadership, fought against the French colonialists looting the country.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
Basic political-historical-geographical data.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
Sunday morning on June 25 was rainy. There was a rumble of artillery on the border between North and South Korea - nothing out of the ordinary, as armed conflicts in the border area were the order of the day.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
The US Army was the strongest army in World War II and maintained this position ( at least on paper ) after the war. However, the actual state of the US Armed Forces was, to put it mildly, unsatisfactory. In 1950, the ground forces had only 10 divisions and 11 separate regiments, of which one infantry division, two infantry regiments and police units in the strength of the division were located in Europe.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
Defense of the Busan perimeter.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
Landing at Incheon.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
Progress to the Ja-lu river.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
China's entry into the war.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
Ridgway's arrival.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
Peace negotiations.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
Air war over Korea.
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War in Korea 1950-1953
The period after the war.
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Zarzecze Labor Camp near Nis in the system of Jewish forced labor camps
While we know quite a lot about the existence of Nazi concentration camps during World War II, labor camps that did not get along well with concentration camps (or were at the beginning) are still a little-published topic. One of those who sheds light on this topic is Józef Marszalek, whose paper with the above title was presented at a scientific conference in Ostrava in 1994 and published in an abbreviated title "Nisko 1939–44".
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Zborov
Perhaps we all know this poem by Rudolf Medek, but few people had the opportunity to read it all. So here it is.
