Almost 300 soldiers take simultaneous oath

Almost 300 soldiers have taken a simultaneous oath of service in a ceremony that marked the Czechoslovak day of independence. The ceremony took place outside Prague Castle and was attended by the Czech president Václav Klaus. In total, 295 army students from Brno’ Military Academy joined the ranks of the Czech military. On the same day, president Klaus named two new generals Miroslav Žižka and Aleš Opata.