The monuments No. 49-51 - Vysokov, Czech Republic
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The Austro-Prussian War Memorial in Vysokov.
Waymark Code: WMM3DG
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/14/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member marfik
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The major battle of the Austro-Prussian war - Battle of Königgrätz (visit link) - was preceded by several other military clashes and minor skirmishes and battles. These skirmishes had their own victims and these victims have own a monuments.

The monuments outside the central battlefield (i.e. those that are not here (visit link) have their own number series.

This is the memorial of the victims of The Battle of Nachod [CZ: Náchod] (visit link) . It was the first major action of the Austro-Prussian War on June 27, 1866.

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Tri hroby na malém hrbituvku u trati:
- litinový pomník ve tvaru krychle s krížem a Kristem venovaný porucíku 79. peš. pluku Karlu Mayerovi
- mohutný žulový jehlan venovaný nadporucíku 79. peš. pluku Franzu von Oppelovi, který padl ve veku 27 let u Vysokova
- nižší stéla ze šedého mramoru postavená na památku Emila Neumanna, poddustojníka pruského 6. braniborského peš, pluku c. 52
Size / Velikost: medium

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