On #ThisDayinHistory 1968, approximately 200,000 Warsaw Pact troops and 5,000 tanks invade Czechoslovakia to crush the “Prague Spring”–a brief period of liberalization in the communist country. It was the largest deployment of military force in Europe since the end of World War II. | HISTORY

August 21, 1968: the last day of The Prague Spring. Eight months of economic and political liberalization in Czechoslovakia crushed by invading Soviet troops, causing mass protest and outrage from Czechs and Slovaks. 56 years later, and the history is still potent. 🇨🇿🇸🇰 If you are interested in learning more about The Prague Spring, we offer several books in our store detailing the history of those eight months, and the seven days after when Czech and Slovak citizens fought back against the

🇨🇿 On the night of August 20, 1968, Warsaw Pact troops and tanks invade Czechoslovakia to crush the “Prague Spring”. Czechoslovakians protested the invasion with public demonstrations and other non-violent tactics, but they were no match for the Soviet tanks. | Prague Morning