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JUNE, 2008 Battle of Dukla Pass -
Saturday July 26, 2008 - Munhall, Pennsylvania
The Pittsburgh chapter of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society
will host a lecture and slide presentation by noted historian, Bill
Tarkulich, about the significant yet little-known 1944
BATTLE OF THE DUKLA PASS.
The event will take place on Saturday afternoon July 26th, 2008 at 3:00
p. m., at the
Carpatho-Rusyn Society National Cultural Center in Munhall.
This World War II battle was fought at a
strategic Carpathian mountain pass, which became the first Slovakia
territory freed from German occupation. The focus of this presentation is a broad-brush
overview of the lands, the people, the strategic value of this region,
the events and their impacts. This is not a technical analysis of the
battle. Anyone with friends, family or research interest in Eastern
Slovakia will find this lecture to be of interest. The battle was
fought in and around Carpatho-Rusyn settlements in Slovakia and Poland.
This is the third presentation of this lecture.
The first two were in New Jersey and Connecticut.
The Carpatho-Rusyn
Society National Cultural Center was originally built in 1903 and in
1929 it was chosen as the cathedral for the Ruthenian Greek Catholic
Exarchate in America. The church was patterned after the Cathedral
of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Uzhorod, Ukraine, a major city in
the Rusyn homeland.
Location: 427 E 10th Ave Munhall, PA.
Munhall is 5 miles from downtown Pittsburgh.
More Information
Directions
Family History Center - Floodgates open for Slovak
Republic, Czech Republic and Ukraine records!
July, 2007 BIG NEWS! The FHL has signed an agreement to begin filming the Czech Republic Archives records
May, 2007 Snina Region Tourism Site - RECOMMENDED Nice descriptions of villages in this region, good map, Lists of hiking paths, tourist attractions including roadside monuments, lodging, restaurants, recreation, cemeteries, manor houses, folk architecture, brief history. A good resource for readers of these pages. NEW, 2007. (English, German, Slovak) Zakarpatská Oblast - Nice Photos from Rusky Potok, Nova Sedlica, Ubla, Ulicske Krive, Snina, Prislop, Stuzice (Ukraine). 5/2007  The Battle of Dukla Pass lecture was held on May 5th, 2007 in Bridgeport, CT. If you missed it or would like follow-up information, here are some short-cuts. Slovak Phone Book: Usage Note: The village "wildcard" character has changed to an underscore "_" placed in this field. This will yield results for all villages. April, 2007 Battle of Dukla Pass - 5/5/7 - Bridgeport, CT BATTLE OF THE DUKLA PASS LECTURE BRIDGEPORT, CT, APRIL 20, 2007: The New England Chapter of the Carpatho-Rusyn Society will host an interesting lecture and slide presentation by noted historian, BILL TARKULICH, about the famous BATTLE OF THE DUKLA PASS. The event will take place at St. John the Baptist Carpatho-Russian Church at 364 Mill Hill Ave. Bridgeport CT, at 1:30 PM on Saturday May 5th, 2007 The Battle of Dukla Pass occurred at the end of the Second World War in eastern Czechoslovakia. Many residents of southwestern Connecticut who are of Slovak, Carpatho-Rusyn or Czech descent will be interested in learning more about this event that took place in their parents’ homelands. As the Russian and First Czechoslovak Armies moved across Poland in 1944, they planned a quick diversion to aid the SNP-(Slovensko Narodne Povstanie / Slovak National Uprising) via the Dukla Pass. This diversion became one of the bloodiest conflagrations in Slovak history with casualties over 138,000. The combatants were Russian, Czechoslovak, and German. The lands were remote, wooded and sparsely populated. The Dukla Pass cuts through the Carpathian Mountains in Northeastern Slovakia- as a historic strategic pass way from Poland into the Hungarian Plains. The fighting occurred in a region populated by Rusyn villages. At one point more than 6O% of the First Czechoslovak Army were Rusyns. Special guest John Kulhan, a decorated member of the (Free) Czechoslovak Army Corps and one of the few remaining combatants will be in attendance. This very stirring lecture will take place at the Church Auditorium of St. John the Baptist Church Carpatho Russian Church at 364 Mill Hill Ave. Bridgeport Ct. at 1:30 PM on May 5, 2007. Admission is free! Refreshments served! Donations gratefully accepted. Special Guest We are honored that Mr. John Kulhan, who fought under Ludvik Svoboda in the Free Czechoslovak Army Corps and participated in the 1944 Dukla fighting will be in attendance. Mr. Kulhan has been asked to say a few words and will be available for questions afterwards. Village Content October, 2006 Village Content New! Carpatho-Dukla Operation - Narrative from the April CRS Presentation. Includes much more detail regarding military operations at Dukla Pass. Príslop Reprint - Nice short piece from Slovak Spectator
September, 2006 Village Content News: (August): The constitutional court has determined that the property of unknown land owners can not be nationalized. (Thanks to Peter Nagy for the tip.) The next steps have not been determined. If you want to see if your ancestors are still on any land title, Peter has provided excellent guidance to check the database yourself.
LINKS July, 2006 - Did you hear about the man who lived in six countries but never left his village? He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, christened in Ukraine, married in Czechoslovakia, had his first child in Hungary and his second in the USSR, and died in Ukraine without ever leaving his village.
April, 2006 March, 2006 December, 2005 Under the Carpathians - Home of a Forgotten People, published 1946 - Added chapters: Smugglers, Carpathian "Elephants", Precious Salt, The Capital, The Gipsies, Dethroned Capital, A Dynasty of Rabbis, Wine and Tobacco, An Emergency Capital, Past Without Glory, A New Era - From the perspective of a visitor who could not possibly imagine what the next 50 years would wrought.
October-November, 2005 October 2005 September, 2005 July/August, 2005 June, 2005 April, 2005 March, 2005 February, 2005 History of the Ulič Valley - A 2002 rewrite of the original 1996 work. Interesting insight into this poor eastern Slovakia region, past and present, written by a local resident. Brings to light some of the finer detail of the struggles and problems faced by impoverished, former peasants in this remote region. Expanded Coverage of Magyar Census - Updated with a report by Juraj Kumičák on his access of these documents at the Hungary National Archives. Includes examples an example discussion of 1715 census as well as 1787 census description and 1828 headers. Property Claims in Slovakia - Interesting news and database access to property records in Slovakia. Possibly helpful to genealogists. - Peter Nagy. Offsite
Feminine Slovak Surnames - Two surnames, same family Latin Words Mailing List - When your lists come up short Passenger Manifest Essays - Well-written articles on passenger lists from HeritageQuest magazine and the BCIS/INS, including "They Changed his name at Ellis Island" and "Morse's Code" Essays and Introductory Material on Church Records - Good overview material from HeritageQuest magazine, Hungary Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the titles: "How far to Church?", "Short Comment on the Second Copy Problem" Latin-English and Hungarian-English Dictionaries - from the GenealogyRO group.
Feudal Terminology - Dictionaries and descriptions of words often found in Land, Tax and Census Records Reading by the Fireplace: Some good writings about our lands from unexpected places: Felix Game - Austria Hungary - A professional genealogist, who has collected several well-written pieces on Hungary Military Service, genealogy issues specific to this region, social structure and history. (offsite) GenealogyRO Contributions - Romania Genealogy - Once a part of Hungary, many of these articles provide insight into how Hungary ruled and its' history. (offsite)
January, 2005 December, 2004 November, 2004 October, 2004 September, 2004 August, 2004 July, 2004 June, 2004 May, 2004 April, 2004 Added 1828 Census Sample Images Added Slovakia Travel Atlas link Index of Slovak State Archives Church Records - sample page added Place Names Terminology - updated March, 2004 1828 Tax Census Information Updates Winter 2004 in the Ulic Valley (Slovakia) Photos Phone Books Updated If your village is in the DUKLA/SVIDNIK region, Rich Custer is developing a new site for this region and is seeking contributions (letters, pictures, stories, histories, etc.) Updated - Tips for Using the Ellis Island Database Updated details & Galicia and Bukovina reference - History Updated Family History Center Library descriptions of Slovakia Holdings Updated 1869 Census Word lists Back to What's News Now! Links to off-site webs will open in a new window. Please disable your pop-up stopper.
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