Das Golem ETO (id:#62881)

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Prague, Czechoslovakia 1945-05-05 (4 others)

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Overview:

During Prague Uprising, Special Operations Gruppe Schoerner, Hauptmann Kurt Schenk’s unit, located at Hradcany Castle, received orders to rescue high ranking SS Officers located at the HQ of SS Gruppenführer von Pückler. Von Pückler’s HQ was situated in the building of Legal Faculty of Charles University in center of town. Beginning at 1:00 AM Czech resistance fighters successfully seized the Radio Station and began broadcasting for a general uprising against the Germans. Schenk noted that the Bells of the old city cathedral began tolling at midnight and continued until nearly dawn. At roughly 1:30 AM, Schenk and his combat group mounted their flakwagons and crossed the Charles Bridge into the Old City with the mission to reach Von Pückler’s HQ and effect a successful evacuation. Schenk and his men managed to make their way to the old city in spite of roadblocks and ambushes by the Czech Resistance Fighters. But upon entering the old city, all of Schenk’s vehicles mysteriously shut down. Schenk left a small force to get the vehicles restarted and made his way to the SS HQ. Schenk’s men found the SS men unwilling to leave due to “paranormal” activities, so Schenk made his way back to the stalled vehicles, restarted a few of them and made what he later described as a desperate escape back to Hradcany Castle. He was later reprimanded for failing to rescue the SS garrison. He was captured by the Americans and while under interrogation revealed what really happened that fateful night. His file remains classified “Top Secret” to this day.

Defender: Partisan / Paranormals (Czech Resistance Fighters / Das Golem and Cemetery Wraiths)  

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