Battle for Czech Radio

Battle for Czech Radio
	Part of the Prague uprising
	; ČROZH
Date	5–9 May 1945
Location	Czech Radio headquarters, Prague50°04′43″N 14°26′04″E / 50.07861°N 14.43444°E
Result	Czech victory
Belligerents
Germany	Czech resistance; Government Army (1st Battalion)
Commanders and leaders
Karl Hermann Frank	Jaroslav Záruba †; Václav Kopecký;
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

An illicit broadcast from the radio studio in Prague helped spark the Prague uprising during the final days of World War II, but German counterattacks led to a pitched battle breaking out. The conflict became known as the Battle for Czech Radio (Czech: Boj o Český rozhlas). By controlling the radio, the Czech resistance was able to inform and inspire the people of Prague to effective action during the Prague uprising. German forces were unable to prevent the Czechs from broadcasting. However, the attempts to appeal to Russians and Americans for aid were unsuccessful.

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^ ^a ^b "Padli v bitvě o rozhlas" (in Czech). Radio Prague. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
^ Vaughan, David (8 May 2003). "The Battle of the Airwaves: the extraordinary story of Czechoslovak Radio and the 1945 Prague Uprising". Radio Prague. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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[names-2] "Padli v bitvě o rozhlas" (in Czech). Radio Prague. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[airwaves-3] Vaughan, David (8 May 2003). "The Battle of the Airwaves: the extraordinary story of Czechoslovak Radio and the 1945 Prague Uprising". Radio Prague. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

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