Dukla -

After the war, the name "Dukla" was adopted by several sports clubs across Czechoslovakia to honor those who fell at the pass.

The town's identity changed forever in 1944 during the . This was one of the most brutal mountain battles of WWII, as Soviet and Czechoslovak forces fought to break through Nazi defenses to support the Slovak National Uprising. After the war, the name "Dukla" was adopted

The battle was so devastating that the area became known as the "Valley of Death". After the war