stations of encampment, and to keep in order the different bands when marching or in battle. In addition, it cannot be doubted that flags or their equivalents have often served, by reminding men of past resolves, past deeds and past heroes, to arouse to enthusiasm those sentiments ofesprit ...
of this, the Hungarians invited other European settlers which included the Germans, Vlachs from Romania and the Jews. Slovakia was part of the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918 when the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed. In 1918, following the collapse, Slovakia, Bohemia, Moravia, Czech Silesia, ...
theMunich Agreementof September 1938.Emasculated, Czechoslovakiasuccumbedto direct German invasion six months later. Bohemia and Moravia became a protectorate of the “Greater German Empire,” while Slovakia—whose Hungarian districts were ceded to Hungary—was induced by Hitler to proclaim its ...
The citizens of Hungary know their landlocked central European country as Magyarország, ‘Land of Magyars.’ They are unique among the nations of Europe in that they speak a language that is not related to any other major European language.
the adopted flag used the colors of the Habsburg House: yellow and black. In 1869, following the 1867 Commitment of Emperor Franz Joseph I, which gave rise to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria adopted the ancient imperial emblem as his own, while Hungary adopted its own flag. For matters...
Austria-Hungary. As it was not independent, it had no recognized need for a national flag. The lion emblem was used in flags for various purposes but had no international standing. When Czechs, Slovaks, and Ruthenians united in 1918 to formCzechoslovakia, a simple bicolour of white over re...
Bohemia and Moravia became a protectorate of the “Greater German Empire,” while Slovakia—whose Hungarian districts were ceded to Hungary—was induced by Hitler to proclaim its independence. Soviet invasion of PragueCzechoslovaks confronting Soviet troops in Prague, August 21, 1968. Soviet forces ...
Bohemia and Moravia became a protectorate of the “Greater German Empire,” while Slovakia—whose Hungarian districts were ceded to Hungary—was induced by Hitler to proclaim its independence. Soviet invasion of PragueCzechoslovaks confronting Soviet troops in Prague, August 21, 1968. Soviet forces ...
Dreikaiserbund, an alliance in the latter part of the 19th century of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Russia, devised by German chancellor Otto von Bismarck. It aimed at neutralizing the rivalry between Germany’s two neighbours by an agreement over their
thedomainsof Kyiv. Galicia-Volhynia reached its highest eminence under Roman’s son Danylo (Daniel Romanovich). New cities were founded, most importantlyLviv; trade—especially withPolandandHungary, as well as Byzantium—brought considerable prosperity; and culture flourished, with marked new influences ...