Photo: Škoda Museum
April 1945 marked the final month of Allied bombing raids on Czechoslovakia. Among the targeted cities were Kladno, Chomutov, Karlovy Vary, and most notably Plzeň. In today’s episode of our series How did WWII end in the Czech lands?, we recall the last bombing raids on this West Bohemian city with historian Karel Foud.
Plzeň had been a consistent target of Allied attacks throughout the war due to the presence of the Škoda Works.
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Author: Klára Stejskalová, Ruth Fraňková