Operation Dunaj(2009)
Operation Danube was the cover name for the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact armies in August 1968. The fleet of Polish tanks which arrive to liberate their neighbor, ostensibly threatened by a counter-revolution, includes the old tank nicknamed Ladybird, which is the last to leave the barracks.
Movie: Operation Dunaj
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Andrea Čapkova
Oskar Hazuka
Florian Sapieżyński
Jasiu Jamroży
Romek Kwaśny
Jiři Holub
Gustav Kapsa
Cpt. Czesław Grążel
Ota
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Operation Danube was the cover name for the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact armies in August 1968. The fleet of Polish tanks which arrive to liberate their neighbor, ostensibly threatened by a counter-revolution, includes the old tank nicknamed Ladybird, which is the last to leave the barracks.
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2009-07-21
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