The War is drawing to a close. The citizens of Prague are tearing down German flags and signs. A joyful mood also prevails in tram no. 12. Suddenly, shots ring out near Troja bridge and several people are lying in pools of blood. The people immediately start building a barricade in front of the bridge. They realize that armed members of Schörner's army are standing on the other side. The barricade-fighters, led by the Holešovice locksmith Hošek, wait for a tough battle. He is joined by a sergeant from the Czechoslovak army, a volunteer from the Spanish War, a Czech policeman, a coalman, a baker, the Polish woman Halina who survived Auschwitz, men, women and youths. Also Hošek's son Pepík who is able to destroy a tank with a bazooka he had found and thus deflects a German tank attack. There are also those among them who lose courage. The Germans step up their attack, the barricade-fighters defend themselves with all the strength they can muster. The situation becomes insurmountable but, fortunately, the Soviet tanks arrive. The Red Army enters Prague and its people welcome them waving lilac blossom.
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Československý Státní Film