battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle for Czech Radio
Battle for Czech Radio was a battle fought on 5 May 1945 at Prague, in what is now Czech Republic; it lasted 4 days. It was part of the Prague Uprising. The recorded result: Czech victory. Recorded strength: 213 soldiers; 1 armoured train; Me 262 jet fighters; Fw 190 fighter-bombers against ± 1,104.
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Record
| Date | 5 May 1945 to 9 May 1945 | |
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| Place | Prague, Czech Republic 50.079N, 14.434E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 213 soldiers; 1 armoured train; Me 262 jet fighters; Fw 190 fighter-bombers | ± 1,104 |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown killed; 123 captured | 79–89 killed; 140 civilians killed |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle for Czechoslovak Radio 1968, same recorded site
- Battle of Prague (1179) 1179, 0.7 km SW
- Fight at the Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral 1942, 1.3 km W
- Siege of Prague 1757, 1.4 km W
- Siege of Prague 1742, 1.4 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 10 times between 1179 and 1968.
Elsewhere in 1945
- Battle of Berlin Germany
- Battle of Iwo Jima Japan
- Battle of Okinawa Japan
- Operation Ten-Go
- Battle of Castle Itter Austria
Battle for Czech Radio is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 172 in present-day Czech Republic.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870163, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle for Czech Radio, revision 1370430625, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.