60. výročí ukončení 2. sv. války
weight: 42 g
purity: 999/1000 Ag
edge plain
quality proof - limited mintage 500 pcs
Objednávkový kód: CRM51
II. World War - the largest and most destructive war in human history that has spread to three continents. The war has claimed more than 60 million lives, ravaged large populated area, damage to property and cultural heritage exceeded quantifiable value. The conflict began September 1, 1939 and in Europe officially ended on May 8, 1945 capitulation of Germany.
After the First World War, the defeated Germany in a deep economic and moral crisis. Lost some territory, was forced to pay astronomical amounts of war reparations, unemployment has reached critical levels. In such an environment managed various extremist groups. The greatest support gradually gained NSDAP, National Socialist Party led by Adolf Hitler, who promised work and the abolition of humiliating terms of the Versailles Treaty. On Hitler's party was inclined and large industrial enterprises, which his party generously sponsored.
NSDAP gradually destroyed all political competitors and using propaganda and violent acts seized power, and openly preached hatred against Jews and Communists. Increasingly promote Nazi ideology typical images of superior Germanic race.
Patience victorious powers tried Germans in 1936, the military occupation of the demilitarized Rhineland Industrial. France and the United Kingdom intervened. In the same year Germany engage in the Spanish Civil War, when coupled with Fascist Italy gave military support as well oriented Francisco Franco.
Already in 1937, the conflict flared up in Asia when Japan invaded China. In Europe, the bloodshed still brewing. Hitler in 1938 to join Germany Austria (Anschluss) and threatened war if he will not be passed Czechoslovakian Sudetenland. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain therefore initiated the meeting, which took place on 29 September in Munich. The representatives of France, Great Britain, Italy and Germany then called on the government to withdraw the Czechoslovak borderland. President Bene the call finally came. Already 15 March 1939 but the German troops occupied the rest of the country and from Bohemia and Moravia protectorate created. The Slovak Republic, an independent state headed puppet clerical government, which declared as an ally of Germany.
Hitler to eliminate any military response from the east, concluded with main rival Soviet Union agreement on non-aggression pact (the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact). At the same time both powers to arrange the division of spheres of influence in Poland and the Baltics.
Nazis invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The intervention justified the invasion of German transmitter Gleiwitz, which was to carry out propaganda by the Poles. In fact, they were members of the German special forces disguised in Polish uniforms who, because creating a pretext for aggression sacrificed their countrymen serving equipment. Despite the determined resistance, not the Polish Army tactically and technically better equipped German forces long resisted. In particular, when the eastern part of Poland occupied by the Soviet Union.
Hitler, encouraged by the success, began to challenge Western European countries and soon humbled and France. In contrast, the air campaign over England failed. Important role in the Battle of Britain played alongside domestic and foreign pilots, especially the Polish and Czechoslovak.
After the failure of England to Hitler turned east, with the UK humble after the destruction of the Soviet Union. Eastern campaign was conceived as an extension of the living space of the German people (Lebensraum) which according to Nazi ideology represented a superior race. This corresponded with unprecedented brutality with which the occupation troops in the conquered territories behaved. Only in Belarus was burned more than 600 villages, while 186 of them have never been restored.
The Soviet Army under concerted onslaught tactically and technically well-equipped German army retreated. Tens of thousands of soldiers died in captivity. On the often chaotic warfare is signed and Stalin's purges in the thirties, where the Red Army lost a number of experienced commanders.
Hitler's troops managed to stop in Moscow. The first major defeat suffered by the German Army at Stalingrad and turnover finished colossal clash at Kursk, where he also played the largest tank battle in the history of wars (Prochorovky). Germans started losing in North Africa, and when the June 6, 1944 Allied troops landed in Normandy forces was definitely taken over and has since Hitler's army prevented the attack from two directions.
April 16, 1945 attack was Konvovch and ukovovch armies launched the battle for Berlin. The city center Red Army soldiers entered April 30, the same day Adolf Hitler committed suicide. The unconditional surrender of German troops came into force on May 8, 1945, the day after tanks rolled into the Red Army to Prague, May 5 which rose against the occupiers. The last battle with the participation of tanks, artillery and Katyusha took place near the settlement Slivice u Milina in Pribram.