Czech Death March Extreme Symbol (87k)

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 SYMBOL – 87 km
Completed within 36 Hours
Sleep allowed

This category is a combination of the EXTREME and SYMBOLIC rucks. It is suitable mainly for advanced marchers.

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. The upper inscription “MILITARY DEATH MARCH” indicates the name of the march. The lower inscription “EXTREME” indicates the category of the march.

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 miniature of the head of a Czech lion - a symbol of Bohemia

Symbolic 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 middle is a portrait of Mrs. Jaroslava Krejsová, a collector of stories from this time. In her archive, you will find hundreds of stories of victims of the death march. By placing Mrs. Jaroslava Krejsová on the reverse side of the SYMBOLIC category medal, we would like to express our respect and thank this person for everything she has accomplished and how she has contributed to ensuring that the fates of individual women are not forgotten.

Ribbon:

Yellow color - symbolizes hope, warmth, faith to survive
Green color - symbolizes life, rebirth
Black color - symbolizes death
A Czech lion - a symbol of Bohemia