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Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Rare Defenders of Prague Radio Armband 1945

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Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Rare Defenders of Prague Radio Armband 1945

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Czechoslovakia, Republic. A Rare Defenders of Prague Radio Armband 1945

Composed of two pieces, a 80 mm (w) x 32 mm (h) red cotton patch screen-printed with "BOJOVNICI ROZHLASU" (Radio Defenders) in black ink, with a Prague Radio stamp in black ink overlapping the text at the far right, the red cotton patch sewn in place to the front panel of its thick white cotton base, the edges turned up and stitched in blue threading, the ends of the armband not sewn together, measuring 330 mm (w) x 77 mm (h), lightly soiled, near extremely fine.

Footnote: An illicit broadcast from the radio studio in Prague helped spark the Prague uprising during the final days of the Second World War, but German counterattacks led to a pitched battle breaking out. The conflict became known as the Battle for Czech Radio. By controlling the radio, the Czech resistance was able to inform and inspire the people of Prague to effective action during the Prague uprising. German forces were unable to prevent the Czechs from broadcasting. However, the attempts to appeal to Russians and Americans for aid were unsuccessful. The main conflict took place on May 7, 1945.