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Václav Morávek

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Václav Morávek (August 8, 1904, Kolín – March 21, 1942, Prague) was Czechoslovak Brigadier General and national hero, one of the best known personalities of Czech antinazi rezistance and member of famous resistance group called Three Kings. [1]

29 relations: Artillery battery, Berlin, Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof, Brigadier general, Colportage, Czechoslovak Army, Czechoslovakia, Demobilization, German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Gestapo, Heinrich Himmler, History of Czechoslovakia (1918–38), Josef Balabán, Josef Mašín, Kolín, Ministry of Aviation (Nazi Germany), Obrana národa, Olomouc, Paul Thümmel, Prague, Recruitment, Resistance in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Sabotage, Senior captain, Shooting sports, Three Kings (Czech anti-Nazi resistance), Three Kings (TV series), World War II, Yugoslavia.

Artillery battery

In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of artillery, mortars, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface to surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles etc, so grouped to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states.

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Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof

The Anhalter Bahnhof is a former railway terminus in Berlin, Germany, approximately 600 metres (0.5 mi) southeast of Potsdamer Platz.

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Brigadier general

Brigadier general (Brig. Gen.) is a senior rank in the armed forces.

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Colportage

Colportage is the distribution of publications, books, and religious tracts by carriers called "colporteurs" or "colporters".

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Czechoslovak Army

Czechoslovak Army (Czech and Slovak: Československá armáda) was the name of the armed forces of Czechoslovakia.

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Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko), was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the:Czech Republic and:Slovakia on 1 January 1993.

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Demobilization

Demobilization or demobilisation (see spelling differences) is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status.

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German occupation of Czechoslovakia

The German occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945) began with the German annexation of Czechoslovakia's northern and western border regions, formerly being part of German-Austria known collectively as the Sudetenland, under terms outlined by the Munich Agreement.

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Gestapo

The Gestapo, abbreviation of Geheime Staatspolizei (Secret State Police), was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe.

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Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron; SS), and a leading member of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) of Germany.

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History of Czechoslovakia (1918–38)

The Czechoslovak First Republic emerged from the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in October 1918.

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Josef Balabán

Josef Balabán (5 June 1894 – 3 October 1941) was a Czechoslovak soldier known for his involvement in the resistance movement against Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Josef Mašín

Josef Mašín (August 26, 1896 – June 30, 1942), was an army officer of Czechoslovakia and member of the underground resistance against the Nazis.

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Kolín

Kolín (Kolin) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic some east from Prague, lying on the Elbe River.

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Ministry of Aviation (Nazi Germany)

The Ministry of Aviation, December 1938 The Ministry of Aviation (Reichsluftfahrtministerium), abbreviated RLM, was a government department during the period of Nazi Germany (1933–45).

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Obrana národa

Obrana národa (ON) (English: Defence of the Nation) was a Czech resistance organization that existed from 1939 to 1945.

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Olomouc

Olomouc (locally Holomóc or Olomóc; Olmütz; Latin: Olomucium or Iuliomontium; Ołomuniec; Alamóc) is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic.

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Paul Thümmel

Paul Thümmel (15 January 1902 – 20 April 1945), aka Agent A-54, was a German double agent who spied for Czechoslovakia during World War II.

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Prague

Prague (Praha, Prag) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 14th largest city in the European Union and also the historical capital of Bohemia.

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Recruitment

Recruitment (hiring) refers to the overall process of attracting, shortlisting, selecting and appointing suitable candidates for jobs (either permanent or temporary) within an organization.

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Resistance in German-occupied Czechoslovakia

Resistance to German Nazi occupation in Czechoslovakia during World War II is a scarcely documented subject, by and large a result of little formal resistance and an effective German policy that deterred acts of resistance or annihilated organizations of resistance.

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Sabotage

Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort or organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption or destruction.

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Senior captain

Senior captain is a rare military rank which is used in some countries' armed forces, navies and merchant marines.

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Shooting sports

Shooting sports is a collective group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in using various types of ranged weapons, mainly referring to man-portable guns (firearms and airguns, in forms such as handguns, rifles and shotguns) and bows/crossbows.

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Three Kings (Czech anti-Nazi resistance)

Three Kings (Tři králové) was a Czech resistance group from 1939-1942.

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Three Kings (TV series)

Three kings (Tři králové) is Czech war series that was aired in 1998.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija/Југославија; Jugoslavija; Југославија; Pannonian Rusyn: Югославия, transcr. Juhoslavija)Jugosllavia; Jugoszlávia; Juhoslávia; Iugoslavia; Jugoslávie; Iugoslavia; Yugoslavya; Югославия, transcr. Jugoslavija.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Václav_Morávek

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