80 years ago: American bombs fell on Prague

Photo: IPR Praha

On February 14th 1945, a deadly bombing raid claimed hundreds of lives when the city of Prague became an unexpected target of the US Army Air Forces. In this first part of our series ’80 years ago: How did WWII end in the Czech lands?’, we examine the events of that terrible day in Prague’s twentieth-century history.

Unlike previous conflicts, victory in the Second World War was decided not only on land and at sea, but also in the skies.

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Author: Danny Bate