Photo: Masarykovo muzeum v Hodoníně
World War II was longer for the Czechs than for most European nations. The Czech lands were occupied by Nazi Germany from as early as March 15, 1939, and the first Czech town was liberated from the Nazis on April 12, 1945, less than a month before the German surrender. That town was Hodonín in South Moravia.
The town of Hodonín, located about 50 km from Brno, lies on the right bank of the Morava River, which forms the Czech-Slovak border in the Lower Morava Valley.
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Author: Libor Kukal, Daniela Lazarová