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  2. List of wars involving the Czech lands - Wikipedia

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    Great Moravia war against East Francia Great Moravia Bohemia: East Francia: Victory 936-950 Bohemian-Saxon War Duchy of Bohemia: Holy Roman Empire: Defeat 975-978 War against Otto II. Duchy of Bohemia: Holy Roman Empire: Victory 988-990 Polish-Czech War: Duchy of Bohemia: Duchy of Poland Holy Roman Empire: Defeat 995 War against Slavník ...

  3. Lech, Czech, and Rus - Wikipedia

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    The brothers Lech and Czech, founders of West Slavic lands of Lechia and Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic) in "Chronica Polonorum" (1506). Lech, Czech and Rus (Czech pronunciation: [lɛx tʃɛx rus], Polish pronunciation: [lɛx t͡ʂɛx rus]) refers to a founding legend of three Slavic brothers who founded three Slavic peoples: the Poles, the Czechs, and the Ruthenians [1] (Belarusians ...

  4. List of wars involving Russia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of wars and armed conflicts involving Russia and its predecessors in chronological order, from the 9th to the 21st century.. The Russian military and troops of its predecessor states in Russia took part in a large number of wars and armed clashes in various parts of the world: starting from the princely squads, opposing the raids of nomads, and fighting for the expansion of the ...

  5. Revolt of the Czechoslovak Legion - Wikipedia

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    Initially, a force of four companies was raised. Russian victories over Austria-Hungary, particularly early in the war, soon yielded a pool of prisoners of war , and in 1916, Russian authorities began to recruit from Austro-Hungarian POW to grow the Czechoslovak Legion, adding two regiments. [6]

  6. Czechoslovak Legion - Wikipedia

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    "Prague to Its Victorious Sons", a monument to the Czechoslovak Legions at Palacký Square. The Czechoslovak Legion (Czech: Československé legie; Slovak: Československé légie) were volunteer armed forces consisting predominantly of Czechs and Slovaks [1] fighting on the side of the Entente powers during World War I and the White Army during the Russian Civil War until November 1919.

  7. Battle of White Mountain - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of White Mountain (Czech: Bitva na Bílé hoře; German: Schlacht am Weißen Berg) was an important battle in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War.It led to the defeat of the Bohemian Revolt and ensured Habsburg control for the next three hundred years.

  8. Ivan Chernyakhovsky - Wikipedia

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    Soviet 1960 commemorative stamp of Ivan Chernyakhovsky . In September 2015, a statue of Chernyakhovsky erected after the war in Pieniężno, Poland (former German name: Mehlsack), near where he was killed, was removed by local Polish authorities, prompting protests from the Russian government. [2]

  9. Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia - Wikipedia

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    The Soviet model of industrialization applied unsuccessfully since Czechoslovakia was already entirely industrialized before World War II, and the Soviet model mainly took into account less developed economies. Novotný's attempt at restructuring the economy, the 1965 New Economic Model, spurred increased demand for political reform as well.