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6 May. Konev's 1st Ukrainian Front opened the Prague Offensive with an attack by the 3rd and 4th Guard Tank Armies and the 13th, 3rd Guards, and 5th Guards combined-arms armies. This group of five armies was Konev's main attack and pushed south from the area around Riesa. [ 27] Facing Konev's thrust were troops of the German 4th Panzer Army.
The Defenestrations of Prague ( Czech: Pražská defenestrace, German: Prager Fenstersturz, Latin: Defenestratio Pragensis) were three incidents in the history of Bohemia in which people were defenestrated (thrown out of a window). Though already existing in Middle French, the word defenestrate ("out of the window") is believed to have first ...
Article 1 Subsection 1 of the Czech Firearms Act Cornerstones of current Czech gun law remain the same since the 1990s: precisely defined requirements that an applicant must meet in order to be granted a license. Once a person obtains the necessary license, the law is relatively permissive as regards both the type of firearms that become legally accessible, as well as possibility of their ...
Stone Bell House. / 50.0878000°N 14.422000°E / 50.0878000; 14.422000. The Stone Bell House ( Czech: Dům U Kamenného zvonu) is located at the Old Town Square in Prague. It is located next to the Kinský Palace, on the corner of Old Town Square and Týnská street.
The Church of the Mother of God before Týn(in CzechKostel Matky Boží před Týnem, also Týnský chrám("Týn Church") or just Týn), or Church of Our Lady before Týn, is a Gothicchurch and a dominant feature of the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic. It has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century.
Prague Castle at night Charles Bridge Bridges of Prague St. Vitus Cathedral Old Town Square in Prague, Town Hall Tower and astronomical clock The astronomical clock Vltava River Týn Church – a view from east of Prague The Church of St. Nicolas The Jerusalem Synagogue, built in 1905 to 1906 by Wilhelm Stiassny, of Bratislava, is the largest Jewish place of worship in Prague.
The Old Town of Prague ( Czech: Staré Město pražské, German: Prager Altstadt) is a medieval settlement of Prague, Czech Republic. It was separated from the outside by a semi-circular moat and wall, connected to the Vltava river at both of its ends. The moat is now covered up by the streets (from north to south-west) Revoluční, Na ...
Charles Bridge ( Czech: Karlův most [ˈkarluːf ˈmost] ⓘ) is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. [ 2 ] The bridge replaced the old Judith Bridge built 1158–1172 that had been ...