Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
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The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia was a 1968 military intervention by Soviet-led Eastern Bloc forces that crushed the liberalizing Prague Spring reforms and reasserted hardline communist control.
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Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War event
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armed intervention → military invasion → |
| aircraftUsed |
Soviet Air Force aircraft
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| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Danube
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| casualtiesCiviliansKilled |
approximately 100
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| casualtiesCiviliansWounded |
hundreds
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| commandedBy |
Andrei Grechko
→
Ivan Yakubovsky NERFINISHED → Soviet High Command → |
| conflict |
Prague Spring
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| countryInvaded |
Czechoslovakia
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| endDate |
1968-08-21
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| followedBy |
Brezhnev Doctrine
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normalization in Czechoslovakia → |
| historicalSignificance |
damaged image of socialism worldwide
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deepened East–West tensions → demonstrated limits of reform within Soviet bloc → |
| invadingAlliance |
Warsaw Pact
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| invadingCountry |
Bulgaria
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East Germany → Hungary → Poland → Soviet Union → |
| justificationClaimedByUSSR |
defense of socialism
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request for fraternal assistance → |
| location |
Bratislava
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Czechoslovakia → Prague → |
| mediaCoverage |
extensive international condemnation
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| nonParticipatingWarsawPactMember |
Albania
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Romania → |
| notableEvent |
arrest and deportation of Alexander Dubček to Moscow
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occupation of Prague by Warsaw Pact troops → |
| opponent |
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic
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Czechoslovak citizens → Czechoslovakia → |
| opposedBy |
Czechoslovak public
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Romania → Western governments → Yugoslavia → |
| partOf |
Cold War
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| precededBy |
Action Programme of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
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Prague Spring reforms → |
| relatedDoctrine |
Brezhnev Doctrine
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| relatedTo |
Soviet intervention in Hungary in 1956
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| result |
long-term Soviet military presence in Czechoslovakia
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reimposition of hardline communist rule → strengthening of Brezhnev Doctrine → suppression of Prague Spring → |
| startDate |
1968-08-20
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| tankStrengthInvadingForces |
approximately 2000
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| targetGovernment |
Czechoslovak Communist Party leadership
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| targetLeader |
Alexander Dubček
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| troopStrengthInvadingForces |
approximately 200000
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over 200000 → |
| UNAction |
debated in United Nations Security Council
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vetoed by Soviet Union in Security Council → |
| year |
1968
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Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bulgarian People's Army
→
Bulgarian People's Army ("1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia") → Czechoslovak Army → LWP → |
participatedIn |
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Czechoslovakia
→
Układ Warszawski → |
significantEvent |
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Czechoslovak Air Force
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conflict |
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Prague Spring
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endedBy |
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Alexander Dubček
("Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968")
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|
event |
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Polish–Soviet relations
("1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia")
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hasKeyEvent |
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Alexander Dubček
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opposedBy |
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Ludvík Svoboda
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participantIn |
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Operation Whirlwind
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relatedTo |