HIB0333 Guerilla resistance in the Czech lands 1942-1945

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Vladimír Černý, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Malíř, CSc.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Hana Ambrožová
Timetable
Tue 18:20–19:55 A11 stara
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
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Course objectives
The course will focus on the guerilla resistance in the territory of Bohemia and Moravia during the WW II. Students will get a review of this kind of resistance in the Czech lands and they will learn about the specifics and effectiveness in comparison with other European countries that were occupied by the Nazi Germany.
Syllabus
  • 1. The term of "guerilla resistance" and its examples from the history of military conflicts in the nineteenth and twentieth century.
  • 2. The first resistance groups of the guerilla character in the Protectorate in 1942-1943.
  • 3. Organized paradrops from the Soviet Union and their impact on the development of the local resistance.
  • 4. The Nazi security machinery and the anti-guerilla units.
  • 5. The development in 1944-1945, a new stage of resistance activities.
  • 6. The Nazi terror against the guerilla collaborators among the local population.
  • 7. Partisans in the last weeks of the war and their role in the May Rising.
  • 8. The evaluation of the guerilla form of combat in Bohemia and Moravia in comparison with other countries occupied by the Nazi Germany.
Literature
  • BARTOŠ, Josef and Miloš TRAPL. Dějiny Moravy. Edited by Jaromír Kubíček - Vladimír Nekuda - Jan Janák - Zdeněk Měříns. V Brně: Muzejní a vlastivědná společnost, 2004, 287 stran. ISBN 8072750445. info
  • BRANDES, Detlef. Češi pod německým protektorátem :okupační politika, kolaborace a odboj 1939-1945. Translated by Petr Dvořáček. Vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 1999, 657 s. ISBN 80-7260-017-6. info
  • Čvanda, František: V nerovném boji. Ostrava 1990.
  • GEBHART, Jan and Ján ŠIMOVČEK. Partyzáni v Československu, 1941-1945. Vyd. 1. Bratislava: Pravda, 1984, 552 s. URL info
  • Gebhart, Jan - Kuklík, Jan: Velké dějiny zemí Koruny české. Svazek XVb, Praha-Litomyšl 2007.
  • HUŇÁČEK, Zdeněk. Český antifašismus a odboj : slovníková příručka. Vyd. 1. Praha: Naše vojsko, 1988, 558 s. URL info
  • Jakl, Tomáš: Květen 1945 v českých zemích. Pozemní operace vojsk Osy a Spojenců. Praha 2004.
  • Jelínek, Zdeněk: Leškovice. Z historie partyzánské brigády Mistra Jana Husa. Havlíčkův Brod 1994.
  • Jelínek, Zdeněk: Partyzánský oddíl zvláštního určení Zarevo. Kolín 1988.
  • Macksey, Kenneth: Zapalte Evropu! Partyzáni v Evropě za 2. světové války. Brno 2000.
  • Paul, Gerhard - Mallmann, Klaus Michael (eds.): Die Gestapo im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Heimatfront und besetztes Europa. Darmstadt 2000.
  • Pecka, Jindřich: Váleční zajatci na území Protektorátu Čechy a Morava. Praha 1995.
  • Sládek, Oldřich: Ve znamení smrtihlava. Nacistický protipartyzánský aparát v letech 1944-1945. Praha 1991.
  • Šolc, Jiří: Za frontou na východě. Českoslovenští parašutisté ve zvláštních operacích na východní frontě za druhé světové války. Cheb 2003.
Teaching methods
The course is carried out in form of lectures.
Assessment methods
The course is completed by a written test composed from questions focusing on elementary knowledge of the subject.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007.
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