Soviets Put Down Prague Spring 1968

Star Item

Description

The Soviets lead an invasion of Czechoslovakia in response to the liberalising effects of the Prague Spring reforms

Data

Cataloguer:
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
100056
Sort Number:
Time in/Out:
/
Canister:
Film ID:
ADTSTW057
Issue Date:
2011

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
Philip

Related Videos

Hide
English Girl Athletes

English Girl Athletes

The English Athletic Team enjoy great success at the 1st International Women's Athletic Meeting in Paris.

Shop Stewards Committe Meeting

Shop Stewards Committe Meeting

Meeting to discuss the aftermath of demonstrations in Scotland

Paris Ladies' Sports Meeting

Paris Ladies' Sports Meeting

Women's track meeting in Paris, France.

Mass Pro-Allies Meeting In Spain AKA Pro Ally Meeting In Madrid

Mass Pro-Allies Meeting In Spain AKA Pro Ally Meeting In Madrid

Mass pro-allies meeting held in a stadium in Madrid, Spain.

Grand International Sports Meeting

Grand International Sports Meeting

Opening ceremony of sports meeting with piping band and child dancers.

T.V. Lighting Tests

T.V. Lighting Tests

Lights tested at public meeting.

Men Meeting Re: 'britannia'

Men Meeting Re: 'britannia'

Item showing a government meeting.

Bonar Law's Cabinet Meeting At Foreign Office

Bonar Law's Cabinet Meeting At Foreign Office

Cabinet meeting at the Foreign Office.

 

 

On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
Emily
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
 Last_Words
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911