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From the ArchivesNovember 1945: homeward bound
In November 1945, six months after the end of World War II, the units that
had taken part in liberating Czechoslovakia began their official
withdrawal. Various ceremonies were held, first on November 15, to say
farewell to the Red Army troops, who had fought their way in bitter
fighting through Slovakia all the way to Prague. Then a few days later, on
November 20, the withdrawal began of the American units that had liberated
Western Bohemia. More
From the ArchivesPrague Uprising: “Do not let Prague be destroyed!”
In last week’s From the Archives we heard about radio’s central role in
the Prague Uprising against the German occupation at the end of World War
II. Not only did the signal for the uprising to begin come over the air,
but the radio also helped to co-ordinate the fighting. It also played a
third role. At the time the Red Army was already approaching Prague from
the east, and General Patton’s Third Army was in Plzeň just a few dozen
kilometres to the west. Many of those fighting in the streets of Prague
were untrained and had few weapons, and the scale of the German resistance,
especially the SS units, took many by surprise. The radio appealed to the
Americans, British and Russians for help. More
From the ArchivesD-Day and Dukla: liberation draws closer
By 1944 Czechoslovakia’s liberation no longer seemed a distant prospect,
as Nazi Germany’s enemies closed in from East and West. On June 6 1944
over 130,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. Later that
same day, the Allied forces’ Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower, took to
the airwaves: More
Current AffairsHammer and sickle to come down from Brno war monument
The city of Brno has made up its mind on a contentious issue: the hammer
and sickle on a public monument to fallen Red Army soldiers from the
Second
World War is coming down. In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the city council
decided to end two years of protests and vandalism by removing the
still-controversial symbol for good. More
From the ArchivesNovember 1945: homeward bound
In November 1945, six months after the end of World War II, the units that
had taken part in liberating Czechoslovakia began their official
withdrawal. Various ceremonies were held, first on November 15, to say
farewell to the Red Army troops, who had fought their way in bitter
fighting through Slovakia all the way to Prague. Then a few days later, on
November 20, the withdrawal began of the American units that had liberated
Western Bohemia.
More
From the ArchivesPrague Uprising: “Do not let Prague be destroyed!”
In last week’s From the Archives we heard about radio’s central role in
the Prague Uprising against the German occupation at the end of World War
II. Not only did the signal for the uprising to begin come over the air,
but the radio also helped to co-ordinate the fighting. It also played a
third role. At the time the Red Army was already approaching Prague from
the east, and General Patton’s Third Army was in Plzeň just a few dozen
kilometres to the west. Many of those fighting in the streets of Prague
were untrained and had few weapons, and the scale of the German resistance,
especially the SS units, took many by surprise. The radio appealed to the
Americans, British and Russians for help.
More
From the ArchivesD-Day and Dukla: liberation draws closer
By 1944 Czechoslovakia’s liberation no longer seemed a distant prospect,
as Nazi Germany’s enemies closed in from East and West. On June 6 1944
over 130,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy. Later that
same day, the Allied forces’ Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower, took to
the airwaves:
More
MailboxMailbox
Topics discussed this week in Mailbox: response to our programmes about the
61st anniversary of the end of WWII; jaywalking in the Czech Republic;
reception conditions; largest telescope in the Czech Republic. We quote
from letters and e-mails sent by: Mike Koblizek, Canada; Raymond T. Tufo,
Scott McDonald, US; Atsuhisa Kageyama, Japan; Stephen Hogan, Australia.
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