T-62 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia

The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia refers to the events of 20–21 August 1968, when the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was jointly invaded by four Warsaw Pact countries: the Soviet Union, the Polish People's Republic, the People's Republic of Bulgaria and the Hungarian People's Republic. The invasion stopped Alexander Dubček's Prague Spring liberalisation reforms and strengthened the authoritarian wing of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ).

Occupation started on a night from 20th to 21th august. Whole power of invasion forces was 27 divisions consisted of more than 500 000 soldiers, 6 300 tanks, 2 000 howitzers and 800 aircraft. based on the latest research, the number of civilian casualties in Czechoslovakia is 108, 37 of them in Slovakia. The authorities told the nation to not to resistant the invasion in an effort to avoid casualities.

Until 1989 when “Velvet Revolution” happened and communism was defeated, it plunged our country into a 23-year-long dark period, the consequences of which are still felt even today on the country's economy and development.

In light of today’s events when Russia agressively invaded Ukraine and declared a democratic western world as enemy, we can’t forget what happended in also our’s - not so far history! we cannot forget the evil of authoritarian regimes and prevent history from repeating itself!