The rebellion that they ordered to forget about
In May 1945, an uprising broke out in Prague a few days before the onset of peace in Prague. Why did the Prague not wait for the arrival of the Soviet troops? Fighters on barricades during the uprising, Prague, May 1945 On the morning of May 5, 1945, Major Helmut Schwenger, the head of the German communication group of the 1st Vlasov division near Prague, heard a drum rotor, screams and greetings.