Name: Man in iconic photograph from 1968 invasion of Prague identified 58 years later
Uploaded: 2026-10-02T14:24:18+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: A photograph of a wounded young man lying outside Czechoslovak Radio on August 21, 1968, became one of the striking images of the Soviet-led invasion. After 58 years, Memory of Nations organization has identified him as Jaroslav Mareček. The Soviet bullet remains lodged in his leg to this day, although for decades he did not

Photo: David Horák, Miroslav Hlaváček, Memory of Nations

A photograph of a wounded young man lying outside Czechoslovak Radio on August 21, 1968, became one of the striking images of the Soviet-led invasion. After 58 years, Memory of Nations organization has identified him as Jaroslav Mareček. The Soviet bullet remains lodged in his leg to this day, although for decades he did not know it was there.

Memory of Nations identified Jaroslav Mareček after appealing to the public for help.

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Author: Vít Pohanka