Czech participation in Great War

There are a number of open questions about our own history at the dramatic end of the 19th century. One of them still remains the evaluation of the active military participation of almost one million Czech soldiers gradually called. In history textbooks, it is completely overwhelmed by the depictions of militarily almost nicotal but politically important struggles of Czechoslovak legions (especially Zborov, Doss Alto etc.). There have also been numerous translations of foreign works devoted mainly to warfare on the Western Front. In spite of this extensive struggle on the Italian front, she did not do anything with these operations; are quite comparable to the so-called Verdun inferno; in some phases of combat it even exceeds its destructiveness.

For centuries, soldiers from the Crown lands had been an integral part of the military potential of the Austrian (then Austro-Hungarian) monarchy. Under its battalions, along with other peoples, they also defended their land against Ottoman invasions, Napoleonic invasions, Napoleonic imperialism, and Prussian aggression. In the World War, the disastrous policies of the Viennese governments have certainly changed. However, even the Czech men, in the vast majority of cases, obeyed the challenges, entered the field and stood under the banners until the end. They have been preserved, without enthusiasm and glory, as citizens of their own country of birth, brought up in a spirit of responsibility, loyalty, and commitment to their oath. This is understandable, for they and their families have been deeply rooted in their state, as are today's generations with their republic. The vision of an independent Czech state was far from real in 1917. Even then, in the critical days of the monarchy, when they have not yet squeezed their weapons, these soldiers from the front felt the responsibility to their fellow-men, solidarity and friendship, which he held alive after the endless month of war.

Their courage and perseverance are testified by the numerous graves fallen in battle, including in the border areas of Italy and today's Slovenia. Until recently, we could hear from the Slovenian party: "The Czechs are not interested in their fallen ones."

And now I would like to hear about you, why this course was interesting to you and whether you had someone in the family fighting on the Italian front, or you could share the stories and fates of your relatives with others.