Czechast: Prague, Patton, and the price of peace in May 1945

Czechast, Radio Prague International
03/05/2025 51 min
Czechast: Prague, Patton, and the price of peace in May 1945

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In May 1945, World War II came to an end in Czechoslovakia with scenes of liberation and chaos. While most of western Bohemia was freed by the American army under General George S. Patton, Soviet forces took control of Prague and much of the rest of the country.

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