Memorial of Prague uprising - Prague, Czech Republic
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The Prague uprising was an attempt by the Czech resistance to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation during World War II.
Waymark Code: WMDV3M
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/25/2012
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On May 5, Czech police officers burst into the radio station at Vinohradská Street and battled with the SS soldiers who were already occupying the building. The announcer, hearing the sounds of fighting, began to encourage the Czechs to rise against the Nazis. Resistance fighters in other parts of the city took over the Gestapo and SiPo headquarters. Civilians finally removed the hated German signs, and began to attack and disarm the Germans (at extreme risk of being shot). Barricades were built in the streets.
German bombers flew in on May 7 and bombed the city, causing the destruction of most of the Old Town Hall. Much to the surprise of both sides, a division of the Russian Liberation Army (ROA), which was strongly opposed to Communism and had been allied with the Third Reich, suddenly changed tactics and pitched in against the Germans.
On May 8, with Allied troops approaching from west and east, the Czechs negotiated a cease-fire with the Germans. The situation was now critical; the Czechs lacked the machinery and the weaponry to continue fighting the Germans, and the city’s Old Town was in flames.
A previous agreement between American and Russian forces stated that the Red Army would be the one to liberate Prague; however, some American Army forces had come as far as the suburbs of Prague. On May 9, 1945, the Red Army entered Prague and the city had been saved.
NA PAMÁTKU BOJOVNÍKU PRAŽSKÝCH BARIKÁD 5.5. - 9.5.1945
In memory of Prague's barricaders 5.5 - 9.5 1945
Name of the revolution that the waymark is related to:
Prague uprising
Adress of the monument:
near by most Barikádníků
Prague, Czech Republic
When was this memorial placed?: 05/03/1984
What was the role of this site in revolution?: Not listed
Link that comprove that role: Not listed
Who placed this monument?: Not listed
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