Clash at Habersbirk

Battles involving CzechoslovakiaBattles involving GermanyConflicts in 1938Sudeten German peopleSudetenland

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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Clash at Habersbirk
Čs. armády, Sokolov District

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Čs. armády 811
357 09 Sokolov District, Úžlabí
Northwest, Czechia
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