| CZECHS CELEBRATE LIBERATION DAY Celebrations of Liberation Day in Czechoslovakia with strong Russian presence. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 9059 |
| Catalog #: | 234354 | |
| Clip Number: | 234354-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 4447 H | |
| Timecode: | 01:47:46 - 01:50:28 | |
| Location: | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |
| Year Shot: | 1969 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Memorial LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia, Bohemia), Prague WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR: Soviet Block | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 91498 CZECHS CELEBRATE LIBERATION DAY Celebrations of Liberation Day in Czechoslovakia with strong Russian presence. Commentary on Czexh. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Various shots as wreaths are laid at a large war memorial in Prague which commemorates the liberation of Czechoslovakia by the Russians at the end the Second World War during Liberation Day anniversary celebrations. Czech dignitaries including Alexander Dubcek and Russian army leaders are present. Various shots as Czech president Svoboda accompanied by high ranking Russian army officers visit Russian army unit still camping in Prague area after the 1968 summer crisis. Ludvik Svoboda is shown around by Russian Colonel General Majorov and gifts are exchanged at the end of visit. Various shots of the firework display over the city of Prague at night. Field guns aid the display with a star shell barrage. | |
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