Der schwer gefaßte Entschuluß
thursday. 5 may, 1945. sixty years ago on this very day, as the second world war was dwindling to a close, the german army stormed through the streets of prague and occupied the city. the radio station was in the midst of the violence and the angry fire of bullets could be heard in the background of the programme. "prague is in great danger. the germans are attacking with tanks and planes. we are calling urgently our allies to help. send immediately tanks and aircraft. help us defend prague. at present we are broadcasting from the station, and outside there is a battle raging." only a few hours after the invasion, radio prague went on the airwaves and defiant announcers repeated earnestly, "calling all czechs, calling all czechs!" over thirty thousand (30,000!) people took up arms to defend their city (to defend their ideals and futures) in what is now known as the Prague Uprising.
ignorance may be bliss, but apathy is lethal.