Vintír, Cimelice - Jihocesky kraj, Czech Republic
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N 49° 27.623 E 014° 03.292
33U E 431510 N 5479066
Memorial called "Vintýr" was erected in memory of French soldiers and officers who were at this point executed and buried.
Waymark Code: WMGVQ6
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/13/2013
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Památník zvaný "Vintýr" byl postaven na památku francouzských vojáku a dustojníku, kterí byli na tomto míste byli popraveni a pohrbeni. Historické prameny uvádejí, že se tak stalo roku 1741 a že vojáci byli potrestáni na hrdle za vzpouru. Jednalo o incident z francouzsko-rakouské války v letech 1741–43.
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Memorial called "Vintýr" was erected in memory of French soldiers and officers who were at this point were executed and buried. Historical sources indicate that it happened in 1741 and that the soldiers were punished to death for mutiny. It was the incident of the Franco-Austrian War in 1741-43.
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