World War II: The Prague uprising begins as an attempt by the Czech resistance to free the city from German occupation.
Partially successful 1945 rebellion in German-occupied Czechoslovakia
🗓️ 5 May 1945
The Prague uprising was a partially successful attempt by the Czech resistance movement to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation in May 1945, during the end of World War II. The preceding six years of occupation had fuelled anti-German sentiment and the rapid advance of Allied forces from the Red Army and the United States Army offered the resistance a chance of success.
