On this day in 1944: Czechoslovak soldiers joined the Normandy invasion
Czech fighter squadrons, commanded by Major General Tomáš Vybíral, were crucial in providing air cover for the disembarking units.
Czech students complete card game recovered from WWII Terezín ghetto
Černý Petr (Black Peter), an incomplete card game created by an unknown author at the WWII ghetto, has been finished following a competition.
Eighty-five years on, Czech Senate looks back on lessons from Munich Agreement
The pre-World War II agreement forced Czechoslovakia to cede the Sudetenland territories to Germany, setting the stage for further Nazi expansion.
Children's opera staged in Terezín 80 years after premiere in Jewish ghetto
Hans Krása's Brundibár was performed at the Terezín Memorial yesterday by students of a German grammar school exactly 80 years after its premiere.
WEEKLY QUIZ: Test your knowledge of Czechoslovak World War II history
How well do you know key World War II events that affected Bohemia and Moravia, some of which are commemorated this month?
Žižkov street named after Soviet marshal could soon be renamed
Prague City Council will debate the change, which would require hundreds of residents and business owners to change their IDs.
Vandal defaces Prague mural honoring Operation Anthropoid
The Prague 8 Town Hall has filed a criminal complaint against the unknown vandal, who has damaged the mural for the third time.
Prague remembers WWII heroes who assassinated Reinhard Heydrich
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Today is the anniversary of the assassination of 'The Butcher of Prague' by Czech paratroopers who trained with Britain's RAF on May 27, 1942.
Pavel is second Czech president to attend memorial for Roma Holocaust victims
The Memorial to the Roma and Sinti Holocaust in the Czech Lands will open on the location in the first half of 2024.
Cities across Czechia commemorate 78 years since the end of World War II
High-ranking state officials took part in a memorial service held today at the National Memorial in Prague's Vítkov.
Witches Night 2023: Best bonfires for banishing winter in Prague
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The annual event falls on a Sunday this year, making it ideal for spending the day by a fire.
Czech cities to read out victims' names for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Tomorrow marks exactly 80 years since the start of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Today, Czech cities will unite in remembering Jews killed in the Holocaust.
King Charles congratulates Czech pilot on turning 100
Emil Boček is the last surviving Czech pilot who fought for the British Royal Air Force during World War II.
Prague skydivers honor 80th anniversary of Operation Anthropoid
Czechoslovak paratroopers who carried out the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich died at Prague's Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius on June 18, 1942.
On this day in 1945: The Prague Uprising fought for freedom
The attempt by the Czech resistance to liberate the city from German occupation at the end of WWII began 77 years ago today.
Czech daily news roundup: Thursday, January 13, 2022
Marathon session held for government confidence vote, Operation Anthropoid commemorated, Czech status as foreign film mecca threatened by cuts.
Prague villa walk reveals the fascinating history of a First Republic dynasty
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The palatial villas of Bubeneč, built by a Czechoslovak banking dynasty, are the subject of a new English-friendly tour.
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