Cesis Battlefields Research team

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

LatviaAnno 2011

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LOGO

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NAME

• CĒSU KAUJAS LAUKA IZPĒTES KOPA (CĒSIS-KLIK)

VÕNNU LAHINGUVÄLJA UURIMISE MEESKOND (VÕNNU-LUM)

• DIE SCHLACHTFELDS VON WENDEN VORSHUNGS MANNSCHAFT

• CESIS BATTLEFIELD'S REASEARCH TEAM (CESIS-BRT) (Cesis-Be Right There)

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

MAIN GOAL:

CREATION OF CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S TOUR

MAP

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• BASIC PRINCIPLES – Informal– Voluntary – Private– Non-academic– Open minded – Apolitical– Open-ended– Self-financing– Non-profit (?)

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• WHY CESIS BATTLE?

– POLITICAL IMPACT;

– THE FIRST BATTLE OF MODERN COMBINED ARMS IN MOBILE WARFARE.

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• AND:

– WE ARE LOCALS– WE HAVE TO KNOW OWN HISTORY– WE HAVE TO TEACH OUR NEW GENERATION– WE HAVE TO ATTRACT TOURISTS TO OUR

REGION

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

WHY BATTLEFIELD?• WE HAVE

– MONUMENTS – CEREMONIES– PARADES– ROUTINE PUBLICATIONS– SCRAMBLED RESEARCH– LOTS OF CENSORED OR HIDDEN STORIES;– CONTROVERSIAL DETAILS

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We have the real history out there, not in libraries...

For Governmental use only ?For Average Joe !

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SCHEME 1

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TRUE OR FALSE?

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TRUE OR FALSE?

Die Eiserne Division. Estnishe gefangene...

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• WE DO NOT HAVE:– BATTLEFIELD’S MAPS– BATTLEFIELDS LANDMARKS– BATTLEFIELD’S TOUR GUIDES– MILITARY RESEARCH OF THE BATTLE

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• ORGANIZATION OF THE TEAM– A STAFF – B TASK TEAM– C TECHNICAL SUPPORT TEAM – D IT SUPPORT– E PATRONS– F PARTNERS– H LOCAL ENTERPRISES (ACCOMODATION)– M METAL DETECTIORS TEAM– SR SCHOLS

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• MEMBERSHIP • MEMBERS:

– EX-MILITARY– MILITARY– STUDENTS– POLICEMEN– EX-PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES– HISTORY TEACHERS– HISTORIANS,– LOCAL TOURISM ENTERPRISES– SPECIALISTS– ENTHUSIASTS

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• MILITARY RESEARCH 4W (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE) – LEADERS– MILITARY DECISION MAKING PROCESS– UNIT ORGANIZATION – TASK ORGANIZATION – WEAPONS– UNIFORMS– TACTICS

• TOPOGRAPHY – M 1:50 000 (WGS_84)– M 1;100 000 (ADMIN)

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• HISTORICAL RESEARCH– BOOKS– OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS– MEDIA PUBLICATIONS– OPEN SOURCES ON-LINE– LIVE MEMORIES

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• PRODUCTS:- THE FIRST IMPRESSION REPORTS ON-LINE in FACEBOOK;

– BATTLEFIELD’S LANDMARKS’ MAP;– BATTLE’S SITUATIONS’ OVERLAYS– CATALOGUE OF

• LEADERS• COMMANDERS• WEAPONS • UNIFORMS

– UNIT ORGANIZATION CHARTS;– FORCES TASK ORGANIZATION’S CHARTS,– BATTLEFIELD’S TOUR MAP

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• INCORPORATED IN:– TOURISM INFORMATION– MILITARY HISTORY TOURS;– HISTORY LESSONS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS– MILITARY HISTORY LESSONS IN MILITARY UNITS,

– MILITARY HISTORY SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS,– WAR GAMING;– LOCAL TOURIST BUSINESSES;

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• ACTIVITIES– ESTABLISHING CONTACTS WITH HISTORIANS– BATTLE FIELDS TRIPS– DIALOGUE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS– TO INVOLVE IN ACTIVITIES SCHOOL TEACHERS– TO INVOLVE IN FIELD ACTIVITIES

• YOUNG GUARDSMEN,• NATIONAL GUARDS• LOCALS

– COOPERATION WITH POLICE IN EOD CASES,– PUBLICATION OF ARTICLES IN LOCAL NEWS PAPERS,

MEDIA;– PARTICIPATION IN MILITARY-PATRIOTIC ACTIVITIES

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FIELD TRIPS

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EOD ACTIVITIES

WWII German ammunition storage?

In cooperation with police and 54. Eng Bn EOD squad

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EOD ACTIVITIES

Found and disposed one British 4,7” (120mm) shell

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NOVEMBER 11

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WORKSHOPS

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NOVEMBER 11

Tori, Estonia

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NOVEMBER 11

Vōru, Estonia

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NOVEMBER 11

2012. gada 6. marts. O.Kalpaka piemiņas pasākumi

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B-BEES

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B-BEES

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

• PROBLEMS– LACK OF ACADEMIC EDUCATION,– CHAOTIC MOVE TOWARDS ANSWERS,– LOTS OF SOURCES,– LOTS OF VIEWS AND OPINIONS, – TIME CONSUMING– SELF-FINANCING

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CESIS BATTLEFIELD`S RESEARCH TEAM (C-BRT)

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