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On the Peaks and in the Hollows of the Balkans: War in South-Eastern Europe from the Middle Ages to the Third Reich
June 18, 2011 at 11:00
Lecture Hall of the “Walk of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation”
Organizer: Walks of Peace in the Soča Region Foundation
Lecturers:
Pavlina Bobič, Institute of Cultural History, SRC SASA, Ljubljana.
Igor Grdina, Institute of Cultural History, SRC SASA, Ljubljana.
Lothar Höbelt, Department of History, University of Vienna.
Peter Lieb, Department of War Studies,
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Sean McKnight, Director of Studies,
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Renato Podbersič, Study Centre for National Reconciliation, Ljubljana.
Chris Pugsley, Department of War Studies,
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Andrej Rahten, Historical Institute Milko Kos, SRC SASA, Ljubljana.
Hew Strachan, Faculty of Modern History, University of Oxford.
Matthias Strohn, Department of War Studies,
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Andreja Valič, Study Centre for National Reconciliation, Ljubljana.
The conference will be conducted in English.
The conference is financially supported by the Slovenian Research Agency.
SATURDAY, 18 June 2011
11.00 Words of welcome
11.10 Hew Strachan (Oxford), Lessons from the Balkans: The History of European Warfare from the East
11.50 Discussion
12.10 Coffee Break
12.20 Panel 1
Chair: Chris Pugsley (Sandhurst)
Sean McKnight (Sandhurst), The Medieval Military Rhythm of the Balkans: A Guide to the Present or Just an Historical Curiosity
Lothar Höbelt (Vienna), The Wild East of the Habsburg Monarchy: “Frontier” Problems of the Baroque
13.00 Discussion
13.20 Lunch Buffet
13.50 Panel 2
Chair: Peter Lieb (Sandhurst)
Andrej Rahten (Ljubljana), Balkans in the Plans of the Austro-Hungarian High Army Circles
Chris Pugsley (Sandhurst), The Gallipoli Campaign
Pavlina Bobič (Ljubljana), Enemy at the Gates: “Radiant May” 1915 and Italy's Entry into the War
Matthias Strohn (Sandhurst), The Bavarian Infanterie-Leib-Regiment in the 12th Isonzo Battle and Beyond
15.10 Discussion
15.40 Coffee Break
16.00 Panel 3
Chair: Matthias Strohn (Sandhurst)
Igor Grdina (Ljubljana), Sense and Nonsense of the April War, 1941
Peter Lieb (Sandhurst), Anti-Partisan Warfare in a Multi-Ethnic Environment: The Operation Zone of the Adriatic Littorals 1943–45
Renato Podbersič (Ljubljana), Communist Rule Established in Slovenia during the Second World War
Andreja Valič (Ljubljana), May 1945: The End of the War? The Case of Slovenia
17.20 Discussion
17. 45 Hew Strachan: Concluding remarks