CzechRepublic - Slovakia - Ukraine
Jul. 07, 1953 - The home-made tank in which eight Czechs broke through the Iron Curtain.: Week after week for two years a young Czech mechanic in Pilsen collected pieces of scrap iron a replica of an armoured vehicle of the Czech-army. then - the construction task completed and driving his own home made armoured car - he brought eight people to safety to the West - in one of the most smasing escapes from Czecho-Slovakia yest recorded. They were escorted to the U.S. Military authorities. Photo shows Mr. Uhlik and his home-made armoured ear - after his screening by the U.S. army authorities
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13165719
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46159427
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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