Czech Soldiers during the Great War (1914–1918)
The goal of this article is to objectively assess the conduct of Czech soldiers during the First World War. In the past, this issue was, for various ideological reasons, greatly oversimpliϐied. German national propaganda portrayed Czech soldiers ϐighting in the uniforms of the Austro-Hungarian Arm...
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Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije
2016-12-01
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| description | The goal of this article is to objectively assess the conduct of Czech soldiers during the First World War. In the past,
this issue was, for various ideological reasons, greatly oversimpliϐied. German national propaganda portrayed Czech soldiers
ϐighting in the uniforms of the Austro-Hungarian Army in the
period 1914–1918 as a very unreliable element, owing to their
Slavic sentiments. However, after 1918 the Czechoslovak Republic also adopted a very critical position toward these soldiers, as
the main credit for the founding of the independent state was
ascribed to the so-called legionnaires, i.e. to the soldiers who
fought on the side of the Allied states. In this article the author
reϐlects upon the Czech historiographic production on the First
World War at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries and attempts
to present a balanced (non-national) perspective on the subject. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-089cfb7633a549678e0a46fa473b57422022-12-22T02:38:02ZengInstitut za noviju istoriju SrbijeТокови историје0354-64972560-547X2016-12-01320167185Czech Soldiers during the Great War (1914–1918)Ladislav HLADKÝThe goal of this article is to objectively assess the conduct of Czech soldiers during the First World War. In the past, this issue was, for various ideological reasons, greatly oversimpliϐied. German national propaganda portrayed Czech soldiers ϐighting in the uniforms of the Austro-Hungarian Army in the period 1914–1918 as a very unreliable element, owing to their Slavic sentiments. However, after 1918 the Czechoslovak Republic also adopted a very critical position toward these soldiers, as the main credit for the founding of the independent state was ascribed to the so-called legionnaires, i.e. to the soldiers who fought on the side of the Allied states. In this article the author reϐlects upon the Czech historiographic production on the First World War at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries and attempts to present a balanced (non-national) perspective on the subject.http://tokovi.istorije.rs/cir/uploaded/3%202016/Hladky.pdfFirst World WarAustria-HungaryCzech soldiersEastern (Russian) frontSouthwest (Italian) frontCzechoslovak legionnaires |
| spellingShingle | Ladislav HLADKÝ Czech Soldiers during the Great War (1914–1918) Токови историје First World War Austria-Hungary Czech soldiers Eastern (Russian) front Southwest (Italian) front Czechoslovak legionnaires |
| title | Czech Soldiers during the Great War (1914–1918) |
| title_full | Czech Soldiers during the Great War (1914–1918) |
| title_fullStr | Czech Soldiers during the Great War (1914–1918) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Czech Soldiers during the Great War (1914–1918) |
| title_short | Czech Soldiers during the Great War (1914–1918) |
| title_sort | czech soldiers during the great war 1914 1918 |
| topic | First World War Austria-Hungary Czech soldiers Eastern (Russian) front Southwest (Italian) front Czechoslovak legionnaires |
| url | http://tokovi.istorije.rs/cir/uploaded/3%202016/Hladky.pdf |
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