Clash At Habersbirk
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. Background In 1938, Habersbirk was inhabited by 3,135 people, of whom 207 were Czech. The population was overwhelmingly Sudeten German. The local gendarmerie was composed of four Czech men: chief (''praporčík'') Jan Koukol and sergeants Jan Pardus, Antonín Křepela and Matěj Příbek. During the year, the gendarmerie station received a number of threatening anonymous messages, mainly targeted at Pardus. The ordners set out to guard crossroads in the area. The clash The first incidents occurred in the morning of 13 September. Sergeant Pardus was intercepted by a crowd of Sudeten Germans on his way to purchase cigarettes, but only met with swear words. A swastika The swastika (卐 or 卍) is an ancient religious and cultural symbol, predominantly in vario ...
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Habartov
Habartov (german: Habersbirk) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,700 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Horní Částkov, Kluč, Lítov and Úžlabí are administrative parts of Habartov. Geography Habartov is situated about west of Sokolov and west of Karlovy Vary. The northern part of the municipal territory with the town proper lies in the southwestern tip of the Ore Mountains, the southern part of Habartov extends into the Sokolov Basin. The highest point is the hill Částkovský vrch at above sea level. Half of Medard Lake is situated in Habartov. History The first written mention of Habartov is from 1339. The most notable owners of the town were the Nostitz family, who held it from 1668 to 1719. Habartov grew thanks to coal mining and mineral processing near the village, and gradually became a town in the 19th century. After 1945, a large part of Habartov was demolished due to coal mining. Demog ...
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