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Soviet ground-assault aircraft harassed German troops that were retreating in Czechoslovakia in a state of chaos to the west even on May 9, 1945. In the morning, for instance, many trucks, passenger cars, artillery prime movers, wagons and other vehicles loaded with ammunition, personal belongings etc. were destroyed in the vicinity of the town of Polna, which is located approx. 70 miles south-east of Prague – some of them at the main square.
Two of the vehicles that were hit at the town square
(Photo: courtesy of Mr. Jan Prchal)
Source: PRCHAL, Jan. Z historického kalendáře. Polenský zpravodaj [online]. 2005, č. 3 [cit. 2007-10-09]. Available at: ‹http://www.mesto-polna.cz/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?u=12549&id_org=12549&id=82124&p1=28689›.
