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Czechs in History"Calling all Czechs, calling all Czechs!" - the Prague Uprising remembered
Last week marked the 59th anniversary of the final days that led-up to the
end of the Second World War. In Bohemia those fateful days were defined by
the Prague Uprising, which saw some 30, 000 take up arms in the Czech
capital against their German occupiers. Though the Nazi grip on Bohemia
and Moravia began to weaken, the threat of newer Nazi atrocities grew with
every passing hour.
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Current AffairsMay 5th marks the 59th anniversary of the Prague Uprising
May 5th is the 59th anniversary of the Prague Uprising that saw Czechs
engage their German occupiers in deadly battle, in an attempt to take back
their city during the final days of the Second World War. At 12:33 on May
5th Prague radio called on all Czechs to take up arms in the organised
resistance: it was the beginning of five days of fierce fighting that
would see thousands lose their lives. More
Current AffairsThe Battle of the Airwaves: the extraordinary story of Czechoslovak Radio and the 1945 Prague Uprising
Welcome to a special programme to mark the 58th anniversary of the end of
the Second World War, a national holiday in the Czech Republic. The
anniversary has a special significance in Prague, because it was here that
some of the last shots of the war in Europe were fired, long after most
European cities had been freed. The liberation of Prague by the Red Army
on the 9th May 1945 was preceded by three days of fierce fighting in the
streets of the city, and over 3000 people lost their lives fighting for
Prague's freedom. In the uprising, the radio and the very building from
which we are now broadcasting, was right at the heart of events.
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