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Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia

1968 CE

Soviet-led Warsaw Pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia to crush Alexander Dubček's liberalizing 'Prague Spring' reforms.

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1968 invasion led by the Soviet Union

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Conflict · Europe

Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia

1968 CE

Soviet-led Warsaw Pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia to crush Alexander Dubček's liberalizing 'Prague Spring' reforms. Half a million troops occupied the country overnight, ending hopes of 'socialism with a human face' for two decades.

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