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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)
• 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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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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EOD ACTIVITIES
WWII German ammunition storage?
In cooperation with police and 54. Eng Bn EOD squad
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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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