Archaeologists excavate Prague labour camp for “politically unreliable” conscripts who built giant Stalin statue

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:03:17 +0200Archaeologists excavate Prague labour camp for “politically unreliable” conscripts who built giant Stalin statuehttps://english.radio.cz/archaeologists-excavate-prague-labour-camp-politically-unreliable-conscripts-who-8712704© 2026 Radio Prague International Historians have long known that members of the infamous communist-era Auxiliary Technical Battalions (PTP), army units comprised of “politically unreliable” persons, helped build the Stalin monument in Prague’s Letná Park. But only recently has a labour camp housing them been revealed. Archaeologists now have a unique opportunity to examine the remains. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/5b2fce2c6b838aa2ec27e9f79f92b34c.jpg?timestamp=1617706699 Archaeologists excavate Prague labour camp for “politically unreliable” conscripts who built giant Stalin statue https://english.radio.cz/archaeologists-excavate-prague-labour-camp-politically-unreliable-conscripts-who-8712704 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9