WWII's Forgotten First Battle - Czech Republic 1939

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WWII's first battle didn't take place in Poland on 1 September 1939, but rather six months earlier, in March 1939 when Czech soldiers clashed with German troops sent to disarm them after Hitler had invaded their country.

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