On #ThisDayinHistory 1968, approximately 200,000 Warsaw Pact troops and 5,000 tanks invade Czechoslovakia to crush the “Prague Spring”–a brief period of liberalization in the communist country. It was the largest deployment of military force in Europe since the end of World War II. | HISTORY

A brief spring of freedom in Czechoslovakia was crushed by Soviet tanks in 1968. #history #worldhistory #ColdWar | Revealed

🪖 When Warsaw Pact tanks crossed into Czechoslovakia on Aug. 21, 1968, the world was watching. ✊ "The current global mood, as well as history itself, constantly reminds us of how important it is to defend freedom, democracy, and values such as respect and esteem for the human person," says Tomáš Hübl, head of the Exhibition Grounds in Prague—hosting this year's NeverMore 68 festival. #nevermore68 #1968 #warsawpact #warsawpactinvasion #czechoslovakia #history #czechhistory #czechrepublic #prague