Czech Death March Extreme (75k)

The Military Death March is a flexible distance challenge allowing participants worldwide to complete remotely and still earn the official medal and certificate.

Distances

EXTREME – 75 km
Completed within 24 Hours
Sleep allowed

Purpose (Translated from Czech)

The extreme long-distance MILITARY DEATH MARCH does not aim to celebrate death. It honors the innocent women and girls who died in the 1945 Death March. By participating in this ruck, you will financially contribute to the restoration of the volary cemetery graves, where the victims of the 1945 death march are buried, and to other projects.

The name itself suggests that completing the march in the main EXTREME category will not be easy. MILITARY DEATH MARCHE is designed for all those who want to find out what is really inside them.

Extreme Medal

Front side:

In the center is a skull and crossbones symbol – it symbolizes death, thus symbolizing the name of the march MILITARY DEATH MARCH. The barbed wire is intended to draw attention to the innocent women and girls who had to die in terrible conditions. 

Back side:

In the center is a tombstone with the inscription "RIP" - the Latin prayer Requiescat In Pace, you can find a modified English version, Rest In Peace. The upper inscription is the inscription "Dedicated to the victims of the death march" - in memory of the victims of the death march. The lower inscription is the number "1945" - the year in which the death march transports took place.

Ribbon:

Yellow color – symbolizes hope, warmth, faith to survive
Red color – symbolizes shed blood
Black color – symbolizes death
A Czech lion - a symbol of Bohemia