Battle of Czajánek's barracks
| Battle of Czajánek's barracks | |||||||
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| Part of the German invasion of Czechoslovakia | |||||||
Čajánek's barracks in 1938 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Czechoslovakia | Germany | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Karel Pavlík | Paul Stoewer | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 250–300 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 3 wounded | 6–18 killed | ||||||
Battle location in modern Czech Republic | |||||||
The Battle of Czajánek's barracks (Czech: Bitva o Czajankovu kasárnu) was a confrontation between the Czechoslovak and German armies, which took place on 14 March 1939 in the course of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia. Together with a clash which allegedly took place at Moravská Třebová, this was the only known active Czechoslovak resistance to the German Army during the occupation of Bohemia and Moravia in March 1939. The battle took place simply because German forces cut Czechoslovak communication lines too early, and the army unit stationed in the barracks failed to receive the general order to surrender. At least six and up to 18 German soldiers were killed in the fighting.