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Operation B (1940)
Operation B may refer to * Battle of Borneo (1941–1942) The Battle of Borneo was a successful campaign by Japanese Imperial forces for control of Borneo island and concentrated mainly on the subjugation of the Raj of Sarawak, Brunei, North Borneo, and the western part of Kalimantan that was pa ... - Military campaign by Japanese Imperial forces for control of Borneo island * Operation B (1945–1947) - Czechoslovak military operation aimed against Ukrainian Insurgent Army. ** Operation B (film) - 1951 film inspired by the operation. * Operation B (1952–1953) - centrally organized forced resettlement of people inconvenient to Czechoslovak communists from large cities to the countryside, often to ruins in the borderlands, unfit for housing. * Operation B (1953) - plan for the abolition of all Catholic women's orders and congregations, the mandatory dissolution of religious communities and the transition of nuns to civilian employment prepared by the communist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Borneo (1941–1942)
The Battle of Borneo was a successful campaign by Japanese Imperial forces for control of Borneo island and concentrated mainly on the subjugation of the Raj of Sarawak, Brunei, North Borneo, and the western part of Kalimantan that was part of the Dutch East Indies. The Japanese main unit for this mission was the 35th Infantry Brigade led by Major General Kiyotake Kawaguchi. Background In 1941, Borneo was divided between the Dutch East Indies and British protectorates (North Borneo, Sarawak and Brunei) and crown colonies (Labuan). The so-called "White Rajahs", the Brooke family, had ruled Sarawak, on the northwest of Borneo, for almost a century, first as Rajahs under the Sultanate of Brunei (a by then tiny but once powerful state entirely enclosed within the borders of Sarawak), and from 1888 as a protectorate of the British Empire. The northeast of the island comprised North Borneo, since 1882 another British protectorate under the British North Borneo Company. Offshor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation B (1945–1947)
Operation B was a name for Czechoslovak military operation aimed against members of Ukrainian Insurgent Army who entered Czechoslovak territory. Operation First members of Ukrainian Insurgent Army entered Czechoslovakia on 13 August 1945 near villages Spišská Stará Ves and Medzilaborce. There were reports of other groups attacking robbing villages near border with Poland. Czechoslovakia sent more units to the area that pushed Ukrainian insurgents back to Poland. Czechoslovak units were commanded by Colonel Jan Heřman. Polish army launched offensive against Ukrainian Insurgent Army in January 1946. Czechoslovakia reacted by sending more units near borders expecting more insurgents trying to enter Czechoslovakia. Ukrainian Insurgent Army became more active near Polish border with Slovakia and more units entered Czechoslovak territory there. In April 1946 units led by Colonel Heřman launched offensive against insurgents pushing them back to Poland. During late 1946 situation i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukrainian Insurgent Army
The Ukrainian Insurgent Army ( uk, Українська повстанська армія, УПА, translit=Ukrayins'ka povstans'ka armiia, abbreviated UPA) was a Ukrainian nationalist paramilitary and later partisan formation. During World War II, it was engaged in guerrilla warfare against the Soviet Union, the Polish Underground State, Communist Poland, and Nazi Germany. It was established by the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. The insurgent army arose out of separate militant formations of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists—Bandera faction (the OUN-B), other militant national-patriotic formations, some former defectors of the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police, mobilization of local populations and others.Vedeneyev, D. Military Field Gendarmerie – special body of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army'. "Voyenna Istoriya" magazine. 2002. The political leadership of the army belonged to the OUN-B. It was the primary perpetrator of the ethnic cleansing of Poles in Volhy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation B (film)
''Operation B'' (Czech: ''Akce B'') is a 1952 Czech war drama film directed by Josef Mach and starring Antonie Hegerlíková, Vlasta Chramostová and Josef Bek.Wohl & Păcurar p.349 It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art director Miroslav Pelc. It is set during Operation B, a military operation conducted by the Czechoslovak Army against the Ukrainian Insurgent Army in the aftermath of the Second World War. Cast * Antonie Hegerlíková as Mária * Vlasta Chramostová as Ofélie * Josef Bek as Capt. Synek * Svatopluk Cech as Lieutenant * Josef Chvalina as Fenda * Rudolf Deyl as Lt. Málek * Frantisek Holar as Gocen * Miloslav Holub as Boluk * Mikulás Huba as Police major * Stanislav Langer Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, a coastal village in Kherson, Ukrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation B (1952–1953)
Operation B may refer to * Battle of Borneo (1941–1942) - Military campaign by Japanese Imperial forces for control of Borneo island * Operation B (1945–1947) - Czechoslovak military operation aimed against Ukrainian Insurgent Army. ** Operation B (film) ''Operation B'' (Czech: ''Akce B'') is a 1952 Czech war drama film directed by Josef Mach and starring Antonie Hegerlíková, Vlasta Chramostová and Josef Bek.Wohl & Păcurar p.349 It was shot at the Barrandov Studios in Prague. The film' ... - 1951 film inspired by the operation. * Operation B (1952–1953) - centrally organized forced resettlement of people inconvenient to Czechoslovak communists from large cities to the countryside, often to ruins in the borderlands, unfit for housing. * Operation B (1953) - plan for the abolition of all Catholic women's orders and congregations, the mandatory dissolution of religious communities and the transition of nuns to civilian employment prepared by the communist re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
