The memories of the railwayman Václav Slezák highlight the significance of Czech Radio after noon on 5 May, which mobilised the citizens of Prague to fight in the uprising. However, they could not engage in combat with bare hands. Throughout the Nazi occupation, railway workers represented a professional group that displayed great courage by joining resistance activities, with many sacrificing their lives.
Despite this, the railwaymen of Bubny bravely carried out a bold action by disarming the transport of German soldiers, thereby seizing a substantial number of weapons. The surprise described at the end, involving vehicles with anti-aircraft weapons connected to a passenger train, underscores a broader issue faced by the fighting Praguers – the lack of up-to-date military information. The death of five railwaymen from Bubny due to unexpected gunfire was hardly the only tragedy of those dramatic days.
