National Content: Germany

Prague: Red Invasion
Soviets cross border

Details
SourceDüsseldorfer Express
Special Edition
Wednesday 21st August 1968
Event referred to20th of August 1968: USSR Invasion of Czech Republic
Technological characteristicsTIFF pictures 360 kb
Description of the sourceThe text is taken from a German boulevard newspaper published in Düsseldorf. It shows the typical big letters of this type of newspapers-
Contextualisation of the sourceThe text was published in the first hours after the invasion.
Interpretation of the sourceThe text reports about the event in clear words and in short way because it is characteristic for this type of newspaper.
Original ContentsPlease read the article.
Original Contents (English Translation)The text reports that troups from the Soviet Union, Poland, Hungary, bulgaria and DDR crossed the border to the CSSR. In the same time an endless stream of airplanes brought troups into the country.
The CSSR leaders were totally surprised and ordered their troups not to fight back.
CP of the CSSR stated that this event is a break of all contacts betweeen the states of the Warsaw Contract and the the rights of their sovereign state were not resptected.