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Clash at Habersbirk 1938

Clash at Habersbirk: Habartov pomník zastřelených četníků
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date13 September 1938Wikidata
Year1938Wikidata P585 (point in time)
EraInterwar (1919–1938)derived from year
LocationCzechiaNatural Earth (modern borders)
ContinentEuropeNatural Earth
Coordinates50.1833, 12.5503Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Clash at Habersbirk (Czech: Habartov) was the first armed confrontation between the Czechoslovak gendarmerie and the Sudeten Germans. It is sometimes marked as the first battle of the Second World War.

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Location

50.1833, 12.5503 · Czechia

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