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Bruntal, Czechoslovak-Silesia 1938-09-24 (0 others)

Overview:

In mid September, the Germans formally took control of the Sudetendeutsche Freikorps, a para-military organization comprised of Sudeten Germans who had been conducting raids, murders and kidnappings on border towns and customs posts for months. On one such occasion, a raid was launched on Bruntal in Czech Silesia. The raiding parties typically fielded up to 200 combatants, armed with Great War-era small arms, with training from the SS over the border in Germany. With the Czechoslovak (CSR) military partially mobilized since May, the border towns were garrisoned by a mix of border guards, local police and soldiers. Aftermath: The raiders attacked the border post and infiltrated the town, from where they sniped the defenders, who barricaded themselves inside several buildings. The firefight raged sporadically for some time, with the Sudeten Germans finally withdrawing, leaving several dead and wounded behind. It's estimated Sudeten German casualties totaled around 80 killed or wounded.

Defender: Czechoslovakian (State Defence Guard)  

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