Prague Uprising (WFAC)

The Prague Uprising (Czech: Pražské povstání; German: Prager Aufstand) was a successful attempt by the Czech underground resistance, led by 'Defence of the Nation (Czech: Obrana národa'') to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation during World War II. The preceding seven years of occupation had fuelled anti-German sentiment and the approach of the Soviet Red Army and the US Third Army offered a chance of success.