Muzeum čs. opevnění – Pěchotní srub K-S 14 „U cihelny“

About the museum

Infantry bunker K-S 14 “U cihelny” was commissioned on 9 June 1936 as part of the fortification line near Králíky and was completed, equipped and armed by September 1938. During the evacuation of the fortifications by the Czechoslovak army, the corporal Arnošt Hrad, who refused to leave his bunker, fatally shot himself here on the night of 3 October 1938; his story remains the central theme of the museum to this day. In 1940 the German army used the structure to test fortress weapons, which considerably damaged both the building and the weapons.

In the 1950s the bunker lost its armoured bells, and it was later adapted several times for other purposes, most recently as a backup transmitting station of military intelligence. From 1998 the building has been restored and gradually opened to the public. Since 2002 it has been looked after by the Military History Club Erika Brno, which set up the museum in it.

The exhibitions cover the creation of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and the return of the legions, the beginnings of wartime surgery, the construction of the fortifications in 1935–1938, the Czechoslovak army up to 1938, and a unique exhibition on the Finance Guard (Finanční stráž) from 1918 to 1948. Visitors can also see the crew quarters, the engine room, the telephonist's station and the room dedicated to Corporal Hrad.

Highlights

• Infantry bunker with surviving fragments of its original equipment
• The only exhibition on the Finance Guard 1918–1948 in the Czech Republic
• Room of Corporal Arnošt Hrad and a memorial plaque from October 1938
• Exhibition on the Czechoslovak legions and on wartime surgery
• Possibility for groups to visit light fortification No. 112

Permanent exhibitions

• Finanční stráž 1918–1948 – A unique exhibition in the crew quarters dedicated to the Czechoslovak Finance Guard; it is the only one of its kind in the Czech Republic.
• Čs. opevnění, legie a armáda do roku 1938 – Exhibition on the creation of Czechoslovakia, the return of the legions, the beginnings of wartime surgery, the construction of the fortifications and the Czechoslovak army up to 1938.
• Síň četaře Arnošta Hrada – A memorial place dedicated to the corporal who fatally shot himself here in October 1938 when he refused to leave the bunker.

Founded

2002

Operated by

Vojensko-historický klub Erika Brno, z. s.

Admission & discounts

Admission includes a guide. Free admission for holders of AMG, VHKEB, ZTP and KPV cards, members of the Bouda club, the Orlicko Customs Officers Club and VKCV. Photography in the interiors costs CZK 20. For technical reasons, light fortification No. 112 is accessible only to coach groups and by prior arrangement. Card payment is not possible.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The upper floor of the building is step-free; assistance is recommended.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The bunker lies north of Králíky next to the grounds of the Military Museum Králíky in Prostřední Lipka. From the square in Králíky the road runs for about 1 km; after the grounds of the Military Museum, turn left.

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