12-05-2008, 07:11 AM
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| WW2 Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England
Posts: 658
| Yes.... I know that this is "Then & Now for WW2" but I couldn't resist posting this one relating to the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1968.
On the 9th of May my wife & I returned from a trip to Prague. Whilst in Wenceslas Square I took a snap of the lesser known part of the square with one's back to the St.Wenceslas monument.
In the Sunday Times of May 11th, in the colour supplement, there was an article entitled "1968-The Summer of Hate" which featured photos by Josef Koudelka of the scene in Wenceslas Square.
Now see my "Then & Now" photo.
__________________ If I am not for myself, then who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Rabbi Hillel circa 30 BCE  I was "Called-up" in Oct 1942 Served as a Wireless-Op with the 49th LAA (78 Div) from Apr 1943 to Dec 1944 (North Africa,Sicily,Italy, Egypt). The Regiment was disbanded in Dec 1944 and I was retrained (in Italy) by the Royal Armoured Corps. Served as a Loader-Op with the 4th QOH from Mar 1945 to Jan 1946 (Italy, Austria, Germany)
Finished up as Tech Cpl for "A" Sqdrn.
I was "De-mobbed" in Apr 1947 |
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