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Year 1945, Czechoslovakia, Prague
Czechoslovak policeman ("četník") is firing against German position in window during Prague uprising. About 700 police officers died during Prague uprising.
Source: VHÚ Praha
 
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A US airman embraces an English woman in the crowds at Piccadilly Circus after the news of Germany's surrender broke in London on May 7, 1945. No photo credit available.
I was watching recently recovered films of the VE Day celebrations and I was struck by how few British servicemen were present. Most young uniformed men were American.
 

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