Occupation of Liberec

Occupation of Liberec
Part of Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
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Date21 August 1968
Location
Liberec, Czechoslovakia
Result

Soviet victory

  • Occupation of Liberec by Soviet army
Belligerents
 Czechoslovakia  Soviet Union
Strength
Hundreds of unarmed people
Casualties and losses
9 killed
45 injured

Occupation of Liberec occurred on 21 August 1968 during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia.[1] In the early hours of the Soviet invasion, 4 people were shot dead by Soviet troops in the main square and 24 were injured, 2 of whom died later; a few hours after this, a Soviet tank rammed the arcade at the square[2] causing the immediate death of 2 people and injured 9 (1 died later);[3] Occupation of Liberec was second bloodiest event of the invasion after Battle for Czechoslovak Radio.[4]

  1. ^ "Obrazem: Osudný 21. srpen 1968 v Liberci. I zde umírali lidé, zranění mají traumata". Aktuálně.cz (in Czech). 21 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Liberec, Czech Republic – August 21, 2018: People Are Looking At The Famous Vaclav Touzimsky Photography Where Soviet Occupation T Editorial Photography – Image of europe, occupation: 124890507". Dreamstime.com. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  3. ^ Mikulička, Jan (21 August 2015). "Sovětští vojáci zabili v roce 1968 devět Liberečanů, nejvíc po Praze". iDnes.cz. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ^ "21. srpen 1968 byl v Liberci po Praze nejkrvavější". pametnaroda.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 September 2022.