The monument No. 84 - Václavice-Branka, Czech Republic
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1866 Austro-Prussian War Memorial - the monument No. 84.
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Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/15/2014
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The major battle of Austro-Prussian war (
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The monuments outside the central battlefield (i.e. those that are not here (
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This is the memorial of the victims of The Battle of Nachod [CZ: Náchod] (
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Pomník z cerveného pískovce s kamenným krížem s Kristem tzv. Wimpffenuv kríž. Nápis na bílé desce oznamuje, že je zde pohrbeno 52 dustojníku a vojínu od 20. peš. pluku
Umístení: na severovýchodním okraji lesíka nad Václavicemi.