The Siege of Prague in 1938 was fought between the Czechoslovak Army garrisoned and entrenched in the capital of Czechoslovakia (Prague) and the invading German Army. It began with huge aerial bombardments initiated by the Luftwaffe starting on 1 October 1938 following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia. Land fighting started on 8 October, when the first German armored units reached the suburbs of the city. Despite German radio broadcasts claiming to have captured Prague, the initial enemy attack was repelled and soon afterwards Prague was placed under siege. The siege lasted until 21 October when the Czech garrison, officially capitulated. The following day approximately 80,000 Czechoslovak soldiers and troops left the city and were taken as prisoners of war. On 24 October the Wehrmach
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| - The Siege of Prague in 1938 was fought between the Czechoslovak Army garrisoned and entrenched in the capital of Czechoslovakia (Prague) and the invading German Army. It began with huge aerial bombardments initiated by the Luftwaffe starting on 1 October 1938 following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia. Land fighting started on 8 October, when the first German armored units reached the suburbs of the city. Despite German radio broadcasts claiming to have captured Prague, the initial enemy attack was repelled and soon afterwards Prague was placed under siege. The siege lasted until 21 October when the Czech garrison, officially capitulated. The following day approximately 80,000 Czechoslovak soldiers and troops left the city and were taken as prisoners of war. On 24 October the Wehrmach
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| Commander
| - Heinz Guderian
- Fedor von Bock
- Walther von Reichenau
- Cyril Langer
- Emil Linhart
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- 80000(xsd:integer)
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| Result
| - Decisive German victory, Nazi occupation of Prague until 1945.
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- Czechoslovakia
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| - Invasion of Czechoslovakia
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| - The Siege of Prague in 1938 was fought between the Czechoslovak Army garrisoned and entrenched in the capital of Czechoslovakia (Prague) and the invading German Army. It began with huge aerial bombardments initiated by the Luftwaffe starting on 1 October 1938 following the German invasion of Czechoslovakia. Land fighting started on 8 October, when the first German armored units reached the suburbs of the city. Despite German radio broadcasts claiming to have captured Prague, the initial enemy attack was repelled and soon afterwards Prague was placed under siege. The siege lasted until 21 October when the Czech garrison, officially capitulated. The following day approximately 80,000 Czechoslovak soldiers and troops left the city and were taken as prisoners of war. On 24 October the Wehrmacht entered Prague, which started a period of German occupation that lasted until 4 April 1945, when the city was liberated by the Allied forces. During the siege around 18,000 civilians of Prague perished. As a result of the air bombardments 10% of the city's buildings were entirely destroyed and further 40% were heavily damaged.
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